Janie, A companion document may indeed require those situational elements, but only when the situation occurs. The situational criteria is defined within each implementation guide. As far as requiring a NOT USED field, a NOT USED field is just that, it MAY NOT BE USED under any circumstances. In the implementation guides there are two separate but distinct definitions of segments and fields. First there is the X.12 Standard which defines all fields, second there is the "Implementation of the full X.12 Standard". HIPAA only allows the "Implementation" set to be used to be compliant.
Each segment in a IG is displayed 4 ways. 1. IMPLEMENTATION 2. STANDARD 3. DIAGRAM 4. ELEMENT SUMMARY Mandatory in the STANDARD means Required in the IMPLEMENTATION. Optional in the STANDARD means Situational in the IMPLEMENTATION. In the Diagram portion: Boxes outlined in bold indicate REQUIRED elements. Required: You MUST use this element Other elements are situational. Situational: Read the BOLD print to determine in which situation the segment, element, or code becomes required or not used. Elements crossed out indicate NOT USED elements. Not Used: Do NOT use this element Bob Huffman RealMed Corporation Indianapolis, Indiana -----Original Message----- From: Janie Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 3:02 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: req vs. situation - companion documents Probably ignorant questions, but I must clarify for my own sanity: In a companion document, is it HIPAA compliant for a covered entity to "require" certain "situational" loops/segments/data elements of its trading partner(s)? What about when the covered entity wants to "require" certain specific data in "NOT USED" description fields? ********************************************************************** To be removed from this list, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that it may take up to 72 hours to process your request. ====================================================== The WEDI SNIP listserv to which you are subscribed is not moderated. The discussions on this listserv therefore represent the views of the individual participants, and do not necessarily represent the views of the WEDI Board of Directors nor WEDI SNIP. If you wish to receive an official opinion, post your question to the WEDI SNIP Issues Database at http://snip.wedi.org/tracking/. Posting of advertisements or other commercial use of this listserv is specifically prohibited. ********************************************************************** To be removed from this list, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that it may take up to 72 hours to process your request. =====================================================The WEDI SNIP listserv to which you are subscribed is not moderated. The discussions on this listserv therefore represent the views of the individual participants, and do not necessarily represent the views of the WEDI Board of Directors nor WEDI SNIP. If you wish to receive an official opinion, post your question to the WEDI SNIP Issues Database at http://snip.wedi.org/tracking/. Posting of advertisements or other commercial use of this listserv is specifically prohibited.
