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Proposed NCPDP Standards Packet #WG110102

Proposed NCPDP Standards Packet #WG110102
WG11 ePrescribing & Related Transactions – Introduces enhancements to the SCRIPT Standard Implementation Guide©, Specialized Standard Implementation Guide© and JSON Standard Implementation Guide© (All to be Version 202Yxx# with the version number to be assigned after ballot is approved).

This proposed packet contains the following requests from the listed DERF(s):

  • DERF 002098 which requested updates to the SCRIPTSpecialized.JSON schema so Address is no longer required in AlternateContact and requests updates to the SCRIPT Standard Implementation Guide© to include guidance on the use of Patient CommunicationNumbers and AlternateContact.
  • DERF 002099 which requested updates to the SCRIPT Standard Implementation Guide©, schema and Data Dictionary© to remove the NDC length.
  • DERF 002100 which requested to remove the SCRIPT Standard Implementation Guide© recommendation to EHR and ePrescribing vendors.
  • DERF 002101 which requested modification to the definition of DigestValue and adds Secure Hash Algorithm values and guidance to DigestMethod in the SCRIPT Standard Implementation Guide©.
  • DERF 002111 which requested to add AllergyOrAdverseEvent as an optional property to PAInitiationRequest, PARequest, and PAAppealRequest in the SCRIPT Standard Implementation Guide©.
  • DERF 002112 which requested to update FollowUpRequest and MessageID references to Example 5 in Section 9.3: Trace Number Usage of the JSON Implementation Guide©.
  • DERF 002114 which requested to update Census in the Specialized Implementation Guide©.
  • DERF 002115 which requested to update TraceNumberUsage in JSON Implementation Guide©.
  • DERF 002116 which requested to add a new section to the JSON Implementation Guide© that defines each transaction-linking identifier, specify the mandatory/optional/conditional status of each applicable transaction type, clarify identifier population rules and includes transaction examples.
  • DERF 002118 which requested to create a new data element, ReasonForTransfer, and associated ECL values for use in the SCRIPT Standard©.

Approval of proposed packet #WG110102 SCRIPT Standard Implementation Guide©, Specialized Standard Implementation Guide © and JSON Standard Implementation Guide© to be known as Version 202Yxx# (Version number to be assigned once Board approval is obtained.)

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