4.0 document updates

The following sections provide the history of all changes made to this document.

4.1 December 10, 2008

The changes in this construct address the following comments received during the Public Comment and Inspection Testing period (September 29 October 24, 2008).

No comments were received.

4.2 December 18, 2008

Upon approval by the HITSP Panel on December 18, 2008, this document is now Released for Implementation.

4.3 June 30, 2009

Minor editorial changes were made to this document. Removed boilerplate text for simplification. The term actor was replaced with interface.

4.4 July 8, 2009

Upon approval by the HITSP Panel on July 8, 2009, this document is now Released for Implementation.



[1] Optionality = R for Required, R2 for Required if Known, O for Optional, or C for Conditional

[2] Includes the Prior Authorization Suite of Transactions that provide standards to accommodate the exchange of information between an information requester (pharmacy settings) and any information source such as a review entity, utilization management organization, health plan, an insurance company or a third-party administrator.