> My opinion (based on the current HIPAA IG), is that the Check/Trace > Number must be unique within a Trading Partner (TP) relationship.
You said "TRN01" but you meant TRN02, and if you read the X091 IG it says clearly: " This number must be unique within the sender/receiver relationship. The number is assigned by the sender. For example, if a payment is made by check, this number should be the check number." So, you are pretty much correct that the payer is breaking some rules. However, this number is NOT NECESSARILY THE CHECK NUMBER . Reading the IG further here we find: " There may be a number of uses for the trace number. If payment and remittance detail are separated, this number is used to reassociate data to dollars. See 2.2.3, Reassociation of Data and Dollars." And of course, there is always the possibility there is no check number, when the remittance advice is informational only (see: BPR01 purpose code). In this case the onus is on the payer to provide some unique identifier. Michael Mattias Tal Systems, Inc. Racine WI [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ProviderPaymentPartner.com . Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Access the list online at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
