0.    INTRODUCTION

       This specification provides the definition of the Person
       identification message (MEDPID) to be used in Electronic Data
       Interchange (EDI) between trading partners involved in
       administration, commerce and transport.

1.    SCOPE

1.1   Functional Definition

       The message is used to pass detailed information on persons
       from, for instance, health insurance agencies to local
       government in order to verify, add, change or delete person
       related data in information systems. The message may also be
       used to transfer person information between various application
       systems within one organisation (i.e hospital).
       
       Usually detailed person related information for one or more
       persons is sent from one organisation to another who will
       acknowledge the message that is sent and proceed with changing,
       adding or deleting person data in their own files or use the
       transferred information to check their own registers and send a
       verification message back.

1.2   Field of Application

       This message may be applied for transfer of person related data
       between organisations that operate on local, regional, national
       and/or international level. These organisations typically
       operate in the field of healthcare, health insurance,
       government and public affairs.

1.3   Principles

       Detailed person information may be transferred for more than
       one person.
       For each person additional information about related persons
       and related names may be included.
       The message may indicate the action that should be taken by the
       receiving party either to add, change, delete or verify the
       person information.

2.    REFERENCES

       See UNTDID, Part 4, Chapter 2.6 UN/ECE UNSM - General Introduction,
       Section 1.

3.    TERMS AND DEFINITIONS

       See UNTDID, Part 4, Chapter 2.6 UN/ECE UNSM - General Introduction,
       Section 2.

4.    MESSAGE DEFINITION

4.1   Data Segment Clarification

       This section should be read in conjunction with the Branching
       Diagram and the Segment Table which indicate mandatory,
       conditional and repeating requirements.

   UNH, Message header
       A service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message.
       The message type code for the Person identification message is
       MEDPID.
       
       Note: Person identification messages conforming to this
       document must contain the following data in segment UNH,
       composite S009:

       Data element  0065 MEDPID
                     0052 D
                     0054 95B
                     0051 UN

   BGM, Beginning of message
       A segment for specifying message name and function.

   DTM, Date/time/period
       This segment is used to specify the date and time for
       generation of the message.

   RFF, Reference
       This segment contains references to other related messages or
       documents concerning the whole message.

   FTX, Free text
       This segment is used to transfer textual information concerning
       the message itself.


   Segment group 1: PNA-ADR-CTA-COM-RFF-LAN
       This segment group is used to transfer information about the
       parties involved in the actual data interchange. Also
       information about parties to receive copies may be specified.

      PNA, Party name
          A segment identifying name and identification of a
          communication party (i.e. sender and receiver), and other
          parties associated with the message.

      ADR, Address
          A segment to specify the addresses of the actual
          communication party.

      CTA, Contact information
          A segment identifying a contact person or department for the
          actual communication party to whom communication should be
          directed.

      COM, Communication contact
          A segment identifying communication type(s) and number(s) of
          the actual communication party or contact person or
          department.

      RFF, Reference
          A segment specifying other identification numbers of the
          actual communication party.

      LAN, Language
          A segment specifying languages used by the actual
          communication party.


   Segment group 2: GIS-PNA-ADR-RFF-DTM-IHC-NAT-FTX-LAN-HAN-LOC-
                         FII-CTA-SG3-SG4-SG5
       This segment group contains information about a person.

      GIS, General indicator
          The segment is used to specify the type of data transferred
          and the subsequent action assumed to be taken by the
          receiver such as: 
          - new data to be added (i.e. birth) 
          - old data to be deleted (i.e. death) 
          - modified data (i.e. marriage, address changes) 
          - data to be verified.

      PNA, Party name
          A segment identifying a person.

      ADR, Address
          A segment specifying the addresses of the actual person. One
          person may have more addresses.

      RFF, Reference
          A segment to specify alternate identification numbers of the
          actual person.

      DTM, Date/time/period
          A segment identifying the date and time of birth and/or
          death of the actual person as well as the date to perform
          the requested action (add, delete, change, verify).

      IHC, Person characteristic
          A segment for specifying person inherited characteristics
          such as ethnic origin, hair colour, etc. of the actual
          person.

      NAT, Nationality
          A segment for specifying the nationality of the actual
          person.

      FTX, Free text
          A segment for free text information concerning the actual
          person such as further unstructured person information.

      LAN, Language
          A segment for specifying the languages used by the actual
          person.

      HAN, Handling instructions
          A segment for specifying confidentiality constraints
          concerning the data of the actual person.

      LOC, Place/location identification
          A segment specifying place of birth and/or death of the
          actual person.

      FII, Financial institution information
          A segment identifying the financial institution(s) and bank
          account number(s) associated with the actual person.

      CTA, Contact information
          A segment identifying a person that serves as a contact for
          the actual person.


      Segment group 3: PDI-DTM
          A segment group for specifying person demographic
          information valid at a specific date/time/period.

         PDI, Person demographic information
             A segment to specify the sex, marital status and religion
             of the actual person.

         DTM, Date/time/period
             A segment for specifying the valid date/time/period for
             the person demographic information.


      Segment group 4: COM-CTA
          A segment group for specifying communication numbers and
          contacts of the actual person.

         COM, Communication contact
             A segment identifying communication type(s) and number(s)
             of the actual person.

         CTA, Contact information
             A segment identifying a contact person or department at
             the specified communication number.


      Segment group 5: REL-PNA-ADR-RFF-DTM-PDI-IHC-NAT-LAN
          A segment group identifying any related person or additional
          names of the actual person.

         REL, Relationship
             A segment identifying the type of relationship of the
             related person or name to the actual person.

         PNA, Party name
             A segment identifying the related person or specifying
             related name(s).

         ADR, Address
             A segment for specifying address information of the
             related person.

         RFF, Reference
             A segment identifying additional identification numbers
             of the related person.

         DTM, Date/time/period
             A segment identifying the time of birth and/or death of
             the related person.

         PDI, Person demographic information
             A segment to specify the sex, marital status and religion
             of the related person.

         IHC, Person characteristic
             A segment for specifying person inherited characteristics
             such as ethnic origin, hair colour, etc. of the related
             person.

         NAT, Nationality
             A segment for specifying the nationality of the related
             person.

         LAN, Language
             A segment for specifying the languages used by the
             related person.


   Segment group 6: AUT-DTM
       A segment group specifying the authentication procedure
       applied.

      AUT, Authentication result
          A segment specifying details of any authentication
          (validation) procedure applied to the message.

      DTM, Date/time/period
          A segment for specifying the date/time of an authentication
          procedure.

   UNT, Message trailer
       A service segment ending a message, giving the total number of
       segments in the message and the control reference number of the
       message.

4.2   Data segment index (Alphabetical sequence by tag)

          ADR Address
          AUT Authentication result
          BGM Beginning of message
          COM Communication contact
          CTA Contact information
          DTM Date/time/period
          FII Financial institution information
          FTX Free text
          GIS General indicator
          HAN Handling instructions
          IHC Person characteristic
          LAN Language
          LOC Place/location identification
          NAT Nationality
          PDI Person demographic information
          PNA Party name
          REL Relationship
          RFF Reference
          UNH Message header
          UNT Message trailer

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