diff --git a/operation/fhir-operation-member-match/pom.xml b/operation/fhir-operation-member-match/pom.xml
index 1178f8f783f..ec2073fe40c 100644
--- a/operation/fhir-operation-member-match/pom.xml
+++ b/operation/fhir-operation-member-match/pom.xml
@@ -73,6 +73,18 @@
             <type>test-jar</type>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
+            <artifactId>fhir-model</artifactId>
+            <version>${project.version}</version>
+            <type>test-jar</type>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.skyscreamer</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jsonassert</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.testng</groupId>
             <artifactId>testng</artifactId>
diff --git a/operation/fhir-operation-member-match/src/main/java/com/ibm/fhir/operation/davinci/hrex/provider/strategy/DefaultMemberMatchStrategy.java b/operation/fhir-operation-member-match/src/main/java/com/ibm/fhir/operation/davinci/hrex/provider/strategy/DefaultMemberMatchStrategy.java
index b1cd28b65de..ac6239b2568 100644
--- a/operation/fhir-operation-member-match/src/main/java/com/ibm/fhir/operation/davinci/hrex/provider/strategy/DefaultMemberMatchStrategy.java
+++ b/operation/fhir-operation-member-match/src/main/java/com/ibm/fhir/operation/davinci/hrex/provider/strategy/DefaultMemberMatchStrategy.java
@@ -1,18 +1,19 @@
 /*
- * (C) Copyright IBM Corp. 2021
+ * (C) Copyright IBM Corp. 2021, 2022
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
 package com.ibm.fhir.operation.davinci.hrex.provider.strategy;
 
-import java.time.temporal.ChronoField;
+import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;
 import java.time.temporal.TemporalAccessor;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
@@ -148,7 +149,9 @@ public MemberMatchResult executeMemberMatch() throws FHIROperationException {
             // defined by the customer, it's all in the Compiler.
             String type = "Patient";
             String requestUri = FHIRRequestContext.get().getOriginalRequestUri();
-            LOG.fine("SPs for Patient " + patientCompiler.getSearchParameters());
+            if (LOG.isLoggable(Level.FINE)) {
+                LOG.fine("SPs for Patient " + patientCompiler.getSearchParameters());
+            }
             Bundle patientBundle = resourceHelper()
                     .doSearch(type, null, null, patientCompiler.getSearchParameters(), requestUri, null);
             int size = patientBundle.getEntry().size();
@@ -172,7 +175,9 @@ public MemberMatchResult executeMemberMatch() throws FHIROperationException {
             coverageToMatch.accept(coverageCompiler);
 
             // essentially a search on beneficiary
-            LOG.info("SPs for Coverage " + coverageCompiler.getSearchParameters());
+            if (LOG.isLoggable(Level.FINE)) {
+                LOG.fine("SPs for Coverage " + coverageCompiler.getSearchParameters());
+            }
             Bundle coverageBundle = resourceHelper().doSearch(type, null, null, coverageCompiler.getSearchParameters(), requestUri, null);
 
             if (coverageBundle.getEntry().isEmpty()) {
@@ -320,6 +325,8 @@ public static class MemberMatchPatientSearchCompiler extends DefaultVisitor {
         private Set<String> addressPostalCode = new HashSet<>();
         private Set<String> addressCountry = new HashSet<>();
 
+        private DateTimeFormatter formatter = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("yyyy-MM-dd");
+
         /**
          * public constructor which automatically enables child element processing.
          */
@@ -456,8 +463,7 @@ public boolean visit(String elementName, int elementIndex, Date date) {
             // SearchParameter: birthdate
             if ("birthDate".equals(elementName) && date.getValue() != null) {
                 TemporalAccessor acc = date.getValue();
-                String searchVal = "eq" + acc.get(ChronoField.YEAR) + "-" + acc.get(ChronoField.MONTH_OF_YEAR) + "-" + acc.get(ChronoField.DAY_OF_MONTH);
-                searchParams.add("birthdate", searchVal);
+                searchParams.add("birthdate", "eq" + formatter.format(acc));
             }
             return false;
         }
diff --git a/operation/fhir-operation-member-match/src/test/java/com/ibm/fhir/operation/davinci/hrex/test/MemberMatchIssuesTest.java b/operation/fhir-operation-member-match/src/test/java/com/ibm/fhir/operation/davinci/hrex/test/MemberMatchIssuesTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..35621af75bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/operation/fhir-operation-member-match/src/test/java/com/ibm/fhir/operation/davinci/hrex/test/MemberMatchIssuesTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+ * (C) Copyright IBM Corp. 2022
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+package com.ibm.fhir.operation.davinci.hrex.test;
+
+import static org.testng.Assert.assertTrue;
+
+import org.testng.annotations.BeforeClass;
+import org.testng.annotations.Test;
+
+import com.ibm.fhir.config.FHIRConfiguration;
+import com.ibm.fhir.model.resource.Parameters;
+import com.ibm.fhir.model.resource.Patient;
+import com.ibm.fhir.model.test.TestUtil;
+import com.ibm.fhir.operation.davinci.hrex.provider.strategy.DefaultMemberMatchStrategy.MemberMatchPatientSearchCompiler;
+
+/**
+ * A set of tests used in debugging issues
+ */
+public class MemberMatchIssuesTest {
+    @BeforeClass
+    public void setup() {
+        FHIRConfiguration.setConfigHome("src/test/resources");
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Addresses issues: MemberMatch improperly generates date formats which are spec invalid #3252
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testCompilerForInteroperabilityUseCase() throws Exception {
+        Parameters parameters = TestUtil.readLocalResource("JSON/member-match-in.json");
+        Patient patient = parameters.getParameter().get(0).getResource().as(Patient.class);
+        MemberMatchPatientSearchCompiler compiler = new MemberMatchPatientSearchCompiler();
+        patient.accept(compiler);
+        assertTrue(compiler.getSearchParameters().get("birthdate").contains("eq1970-02-02"));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/operation/fhir-operation-member-match/src/test/resources/JSON/member-match-in.json b/operation/fhir-operation-member-match/src/test/resources/JSON/member-match-in.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3eab1a86120
--- /dev/null
+++ b/operation/fhir-operation-member-match/src/test/resources/JSON/member-match-in.json
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+{
+    "resourceType": "Parameters",
+    "id": "member-match-in",
+    "parameter": [
+        {
+            "name": "MemberPatient",
+            "resource": {
+                "resourceType": "Patient",
+                "id": "MASPatient",
+                "identifier": [
+                    {
+                        "system": "https://github.com/synthetichealth/synthea",
+                        "value": "12346"
+                    }
+                ],
+                "name": [
+                    {
+                        "use": "official",
+                        "family": "Meyer",
+                        "given": [
+                            "Kelly"
+                        ]
+                    }
+                ],
+                "gender": "female",
+                "birthDate": "1970-02-02"
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "CoverageToMatch",
+            "resource": {
+                "resourceType": "Coverage",
+                "id": "9876B1",
+                "contained": [
+                    {
+                        "resourceType": "Organization",
+                        "id": "payer",
+                        "identifier": [
+                            {
+                                "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/sid/us-npi",
+                                "value": "9876543210"
+                            }
+                        ],
+                        "active": true,
+                        "name": "Old Health Plan",
+                        "endpoint": [
+                            {
+                                "reference": "http://example.org/old-payer/fhir"
+                            }
+                        ]
+                    }
+                ],
+                "identifier": [
+                    {
+                        "system": "http://example.org/old-payer",
+                        "value": "DH10001235"
+                    }
+                ],
+                "status": "draft",
+                "beneficiary": {
+                    "reference": "Patient/1"
+                },
+                "period": {
+                    "start": "2011-05-23",
+                    "end": "2012-05-23"
+                },
+                "payor": [
+                    {
+                        "reference": "#payer"
+                    }
+                ],
+                "class": [
+                    {
+                        "type": {
+                            "coding": [
+                                {
+                                    "system": "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/coverage-class",
+                                    "code": "group"
+                                }
+                            ]
+                        },
+                        "value": "CB135"
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "type": {
+                            "coding": [
+                                {
+                                    "system": "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/coverage-class",
+                                    "code": "plan"
+                                }
+                            ]
+                        },
+                        "value": "B37FC"
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "type": {
+                            "coding": [
+                                {
+                                    "system": "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/coverage-class",
+                                    "code": "subplan"
+                                }
+                            ]
+                        },
+                        "value": "P7"
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "type": {
+                            "coding": [
+                                {
+                                    "system": "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/coverage-class",
+                                    "code": "class"
+                                }
+                            ]
+                        },
+                        "value": "SILVER"
+                    }
+                ]
+            }
+        }
+    ]
+}
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