"U" is allowed. see IG 837P, page 116 Martin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher J. Feahr, OD" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Hope Furtado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 6:23 PM Subject: RE: Trading Partner/code values question
> Hope, > It's very possible that I'm confused on this, but your example appears to > be one of what is *not* permitted. I.e., if "U" is part of the standard > codeset, then it would have to be accepted. I was under the impression > that a "companion guide" or "TPA" could list the codes normally used (as a > kind of "serving suggestion") but could not require *only* that subset be > used, rejecting transactions that contained other valid codes... such as > the "U" in your example. > > Regards, > Chris > > At 08:48 AM 6/4/02 -0400, Hope Furtado wrote: > >A simple example would be Sex Code which under HIPAA allows for the > >following codes: > > > > M - for Male > > F - for Female > > U - for Unknown > > > >A Payor or Provider cannot require that an organization only send "F" or > >"M", thus not accepting "U" based on an agreement outside the standards of > >HIPAA. > > > >Please feel free to contact me if you still have any questions or concerns. > > > >Hope > > > >Hope Furtado > >Corporate Information Architect > >TM Floyd & Company, Inc. > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >(800)780-1170 extension 129 > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Mimi Hart [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 4:24 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Trading Partner/code values question > > > > > > I apologize up front if this is the wrong set to send this question to: > > > > > > I have read and reread the Wedi Trading Partner White Paper and I am > > > still struggling with the following: > > > > > > "informational subsets of valid code values that are used in any of the > > > receiver's systems or business processes" are okay... > > > > > > but > > > > > > "explicit requirements to only submit certain code values which are a > > > subset of the values permitted in the IGs" are not... > > > > > > can someone help me get this straight? another example perhaps? Thanks > > > MIMI > > > > > > Mimi Hart > > > Research Analyst, HIPAA > > > Iowa Health System > > > 319-369-7767 (phone) > > > 319-369-8365 (fax) > > > 319-490-0637 (pager) > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Christopher J. Feahr, OD > http://visiondatastandard.org > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cell/Pager: 707-529-2268 >
