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Financial Management Work GroupMaturity Level: 2 Trial Use Compartments: Patient, Practitioner

Detailed Descriptions for the elements in the EligibilityRequest resource.

EligibilityRequest
Definition

The EligibilityRequest provides patient and insurance coverage information to an insurer for them to respond, in the form of an EligibilityResponse, with information regarding whether the stated coverage is valid and in-force and optionally to provide the insurance details of the policy.

Control1..1
EligibilityRequest.identifier
Definition

The Response business identifier.

NoteThis is a business identifer, not a resource identifier (see discussion)
Control0..*
TypeIdentifier
EligibilityRequest.status
Definition

The status of the resource instance.

Control0..1
Terminology BindingFinancial Resource Status Codes (Required)
Typecode
Is Modifiertrue
Requirements

This element is labeled as a modifier because the status contains codes that mark the request as not currently valid.

Summarytrue
EligibilityRequest.priority
Definition

Immediate (STAT), best effort (NORMAL), deferred (DEFER).

Control0..1
Terminology BindingProcess Priority Codes (Example)
TypeCodeableConcept
EligibilityRequest.patient
Definition

Patient Resource.

Control0..1
TypeReference(Patient)
Comments

1..1.

EligibilityRequest.serviced[x]
Definition

The date or dates when the enclosed suite of services were performed or completed.

Control0..1
Typedate|Period
[x] NoteSee Choice of Data Types for further information about how to use [x]
EligibilityRequest.created
Definition

The date when this resource was created.

Control0..1
TypedateTime
EligibilityRequest.enterer
Definition

Person who created the invoice/claim/pre-determination or pre-authorization.

Control0..1
TypeReference(Practitioner)
EligibilityRequest.provider
Definition

The practitioner who is responsible for the services rendered to the patient.

Control0..1
TypeReference(Practitioner)
EligibilityRequest.organization
Definition

The organization which is responsible for the services rendered to the patient.

Control0..1
TypeReference(Organization)
EligibilityRequest.insurer
Definition

The Insurer who is target of the request.

Control0..1
TypeReference(Organization)
EligibilityRequest.facility
Definition

Facility where the services were provided.

Control0..1
TypeReference(Location)
EligibilityRequest.coverage
Definition

Financial instrument by which payment information for health care.

Control0..1
TypeReference(Coverage)
Requirements

Need to identify the issuer to target for processing and for coordination of benefit processing.

Comments

1..1.

EligibilityRequest.businessArrangement
Definition

The contract number of a business agreement which describes the terms and conditions.

Control0..1
Typestring
EligibilityRequest.benefitCategory
Definition

Dental, Vision, Medical, Pharmacy, Rehab etc.

Control0..1
Terminology BindingBenefit Category Codes (Example)
TypeCodeableConcept
EligibilityRequest.benefitSubCategory
Definition

Dental: basic, major, ortho; Vision exam, glasses, contacts; etc.

Control0..1
Terminology BindingBenefit SubCategory Codes (Example)
TypeCodeableConcept
EligibilityRequest.authorization
Definition

A list of billable services for which an authorization prior to service delivery may be required by the payor.

Control0..*
EligibilityRequest.authorization.sequence
Definition

Sequence of procedures which serves to order and provide a link.

Control1..1
TypepositiveInt
EligibilityRequest.authorization.service
Definition

A code to indicate the Professional Service or Product supplied (eg. CTP, HCPCS,USCLS,ICD10, NCPDP,DIN,ACHI,CCI).

Control1..1
Terminology BindingUSCLS Codes (Example)
TypeCodeableConcept
EligibilityRequest.authorization.modifier
Definition

Item typification or modifiers codes, eg for Oral whether the treatment is cosmetic or associated with TMJ, or for medical whether the treatment was outside the clinic or out of office hours.

Control0..*
Terminology BindingModifier type Codes (Example)
TypeCodeableConcept
EligibilityRequest.authorization.unitPrice
Definition

The fee for an addittional service or product or charge.

Control0..1
TypeMoney
EligibilityRequest.authorization.facility
Definition

Facility where the services were provided.

Control0..1
TypeReference(Location | Organization)