The ABSP Eligibility field is use to store the outgoing E1 transmission and the incoming E1 response message. When this file was originally created, it was to be used solely for the purpose of working with the Medicare Part D TrOOP facilitator to help determine which Medicare Part D plan (if any) a patient had enrolled in. In the future, there is a possibility that IHS and other payors will want to expand and incorporate the E1 into their processes as well. It was determined that only the most recent E1 transmission and response need to be stored for a patient. This decision was based on no regulatory requirements being identified for retention of the eligiblity information, coupled with the fact that eligibility information is very fluid and could alter at any time. (Indicating that it should be checked frequently.) About the layout of this file - the outgoing transmission will be stored in raw form, and split out into individual fields. The transmission fields will be stored on TRANS (multiple of raw transmission), TINSSG (transmission insurance segment) and TPATSG (transmission patient segment). The response fields will be stored in RESP (multiple of raw transmission), RINSSG (response insurance segment), RMSGSG (response message segment), RSTSSG (response status segment), 511 (multiple for rejects), 526 (additional message information) and 548 (multiple for approval codes). Unfortunately, 511, 626 and 548 had to be stored separately from the response status segment (on which they return) because of their length and/or repeative nature. (The header records will only appear in the raw form. The raw data is stored to make debugging of the messages easier should problems occur with field placement, value, or field/group/segment identifiers.
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 1 character in length.
DESCRIPTION:
Code indicating the status of the transaction. This field is a mandatory field for the NPCPD 5.1 response message, and it will reside on the response status segment.
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 1-15 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION: ID assigned to the cardholder group or employer group. This field's number should truly be 301, but since the same field is used for the transmission and the response, and we need to keep them separately, the .01 was
added to the response group id. This field is an optional field, and when it is returned on the response, it will appear on the insurance segment.
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 1-14 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION:
Indiviual first name. (May not be the same as patient first name.) When required by the processor, this field will appear on the insurance segment of the transmission.
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 1-17 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION:
Individual last name. (May not be the same as the patient last name.) When required by the processor, this field will appear on the insurance segment of the transmission.
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 1-5 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION: Code identifying the Blue Cross or Blue Shield plan ID which indicates where the member's coverage has been designated. Usually where the member lives or purchased their coverage. When required by the processor, this
field will appear on the insurance segment of the transmission.
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 1-4 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION:
Standard State/Province Code as defined by appropriate government agency. When required by the processor, it will appear on the patient segment of the transmission.
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 1-15 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION:
Code defining international postal zone excluding punctuation and blanks (zip code for US). When required by the processor, this field will appear on the patient segment of the transmission.
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 2 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION: Code qualifying the "Patient ID" - field 332-CY. Values for this field include: blank = not specified; 01 = social security number; 02 = driver's license number; 03 = U.S. military id; and 99 = other. Whe required by
the processor, this field will appear on the patient segment of the transmission.
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 20 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION:
ID assigned to the patient. Used in conjunction with the 331-CX field. When required by the processor, this field will appear on the patient segment of the transmission.
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 14-20 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION:
Number assigned by the processor to identify an authorized transaction. When returned by the processor, it will appear on the response status segment of the response.
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 2 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION: Count of "reject code" (511-FB) occurences. When returned by the processor, this field will appear on the response status segment. This field is used in conjunction with the 511 rejection mulitple that stores the
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 8 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION: Assigned by the processor to idenify a set of parameters, benefit, or coverage criteria used to adjudicate a claim. For the E1, this may help to identify the patient's insurance plan for proper patient matching. When
required by the processor, this field will appear on the insurance segment of the transmission.
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 8 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION: Assigned by the processor to identify a set of parameters, benefit, or coverage criteria used to adjudicate a claim. For the E1 this may be used to help fully identify the patient. This plan id is really field 524, but
because the field is used for transmission and response, we had to increase the field number for the response to 524.01.
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 1-10 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION: Field defined by the processor. It identifies the network, for the covered member, used to calculate the reimbursement to the pharmacy. If this field is returned as part of the E1, it will appear on the response status
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 1 character in length.
DESCRIPTION: Count of the "Approved Message Code" (548-6F) occurrences. This field is used in conjunction with the 548 multiple which will store the actual occurences. When returned by the processor, this field will appear on the
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 1-2 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION: Code qualifying the phone number in te "Help Desk Phone Number" (550-8F) Possible values for this field are: blank - not specified; 01 - switch; 02 - intermediary; 03 - processor/PBM; 99 - other. When returned by the
processor, it will appear within the response status segment.
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 1-18 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION:
Ten digit phone number of the help desk. This field is used in conjunction with the help desk phone number qualifier. When returned by the processor, this field appears on the response status segment.
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 1-2 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION: Code indicating the type of payer ID (used in conjunction with the 569-J8 Payer ID field). Possible values for this field are: blank - not specified; 01 - national payer id; 02 - health industry number (HIN); 03 - bank
information number (BIN); 04 - National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC); 99 - other. When returned by the processor, this field will appear in the insurance segment of the response.
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 1-10 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION:
ID of the payer. This field is used in conjunction with the Payer ID Qualifier (568-J7) field. When returned by the processor, this field will be on the insurance segment of the response.