1095-B Census Instructions

1095-B Census Instructions

Below are guidelines to successfully complete the 1095-B census upload sheet:



NOTE: You will first need to configure your 1095-B subgroups to access the "List" tab, where you will be able to download the 1095-B census upload sheet.

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  1. First Name (Column A)
    1. Maximum of 20 characters
      1. If the first name is longer than 20 characters, enter the first 20 characters, including spaces
    2. Leading space, trailing space, adjacent spaces, and any other symbols are not allowed
  2. Last Name (Column B)
    1. Maximum of 20 characters
      1. If the last name is longer than 20 characters, enter the first 20 characters, including spaces
    2. Leading space, trailing space, adjacent spaces, and any other symbols are not allowed
  3. Street Address (Column C)
    1. Maximum of 35 characters
    2. Hyphen, slash, and single spaces are allowed
    3. Leading space, trailing space, adjacent spaces, and any other symbols are not allowed
  4. City (Column D)
    1. Maximum of 22 characters
      1. If the city is longer than 22 characters, enter the first 22 characters, including spaces
  5. State (Abbreviation) (Column E)
  6. ZIP (Column F)
    1. 5-digits only
  7. Social security number (Column G)
  8. 1094 subgroup reference code (Column H)
    1. Found in the “Subgroups” area in BerniePortal
  9. Line 8 health coverage code (Column I)
    1. Must be one of the following: A, B, C, D, E, F, G
    2. Specific information about the codes can be found here
  10. Employee Self-Insured Information (Columns J-X)
    1. First Name (Column J)
      1. Only fill this out if the employee had medical coverage for at least one day of one month out of the year
    2. Last Name (Column K)
      1. Only fill this out if the employee had medical coverage for at least one day of one month out of the year
  11. SSN (Column L)
    1. Only fill this out if the employee had medical coverage for at least one month out of the year
  12. Coverage (Yes/No) (Columns M-X)
    1. Only fill this out if the employee had medical coverage for at least one month out of the year
      1. If all 12 boxes are NO, then you should not be entering in this information for the employee
  13. Dependents 1-10 Self-Insured Information
    1. First Name
      1. Only fill this out if the dependent had medical coverage for at least one month out of the year
    2. Last Name
      1. Only fill this out if the dependent had medical coverage for at least one month out of the year
    3. SSN
      1. Only fill this out if the dependent had medical coverage for at least one month out of the year
      2. If you do not have the SSN of the dependent, you can leave it blank and fill in the date of birth in the next cell
    4. DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)
      1. If you do not have the SSN of the dependent, you can include the date of birth and exclude the SSN for the dependent
    5. Coverage (Yes/No)
      1. Only fill this out if the dependent had medical coverage for at least one month out of the year
        1. If all 12 boxes are NO, then you should not be entering in this information for the dependent
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