An unsolicited 271, which is what you have described below, is not a designated standard transaction, per the Regs.
Margaret Murphey (206)268-2348 -----Original Message----- From: Paul Costello [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 2:31 PM To: WEDI SNIP Transactions Workgroup List Cc: WEDI SNIP Transactions Workgroup List Subject: Re: RE: RE: 835 All I am saying is that similar to the 837 / 835 relationship, the method in which a claim status inquiry or eligibility benefit inquiry is conducted does not necessarily dictate the method used to respond. I would argue that if a provider called a health plan or sent it a paper list of 10 patients wanting eligibility benefit information, the provider could request that the health plan respond with a 271, and the health plan would have to abide by the request and create a HIPAA- compliant 271 transaction based on the paper / phone call inquiry. Paul - CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. --- 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/. These listservs should not be used for commercial marketing purposes or discussion of specific vendor products and services. They also are not intended to be used as a forum for personal disagreements or unprofessional communication at any time. You are currently subscribed to wedi-transactions as: [email protected] To unsubscribe from this list, go to the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org or send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you need to unsubscribe but your current email address is not the same as the address subscribed to the list, please use the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org
