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CER - Certificate Detail Segment

The CER segment adds detailed information regarding the formal authorizations to provide a service (e.g. licenses, certificates) held by the health professional identified by the STF segment.

HL7 Attribute Table - CER - Certificate Detail Segment
Seq# DataElement Description Must Implement Flags Cardinality Length C.LEN Vocabulary DataType
CER
1 01856 Set ID – CER SHALL [1..1] [1..4] SI
2 01857 Serial Number = [0..1] 80 ST
3 01858 Version = [0..1] 80 ST
4 01859 Granting Authority [0..1] XON
5 01860 Issuing Authority [0..1] XCN
6 01861 Signature [0..1] ED
7 01862 Granting Country [0..1] [3..3] ID
8 01863 Granting State/Province [0..1] CWE
9 01864 Granting County/Parish [0..1] CWE
10 01865 Certificate Type [0..1] CWE
11 01866 Certificate Domain [0..1] CWE
12

01867 Subject ID MAY
True:
False:
C
[1..1]
[0..1]
EI
13 01907 Subject Name SHALL = [1..1] 250 ST
14 01868 Subject Directory Attribute Extension [0..*] CWE
15 01869 Subject Public Key Info [0..1] CWE
16 01870 Authority Key Identifier [0..1] CWE
17 01871 Basic Constraint [0..1] [1..1] ID
18 01872 CRL Distribution Point [0..*] CWE
19 01875 Jurisdiction Country [0..1] [3..3] ID
20 01873 Jurisdiction State/Province [0..1] CWE
21 01874 Jurisdiction County/Parish [0..1] CWE
22 01895 Jurisdiction Breadth [0..*] CWE
23 01876 Granting Date [0..1] DTM
24 01877 Issuing Date [0..1] DTM
25 01878 Activation Date [0..1] DTM
26 01879 Inactivation Date [0..1] DTM
27 01880 Expiration Date [0..1] DTM
28 01881 Renewal Date [0..1] DTM
29 01882 Revocation Date [0..1] DTM
30 01883 Revocation Reason Code [0..1] CWE
31 01884 Certificate Status Code [0..1] CWE

CER-1: Set ID – CER (SI) 01856

Definition: This field contains the number that identifies this transaction. For the first occurrence of the segment, the sequence number shall be one; for the second occurrence, the sequence number shall be two; etc.

CER-2: Serial Number (ST) 01857

Definition: The serial number uniquely identifies the attribute certificate within the scope of its issuer. This field contains the number and/or characters that identify the certificate held by the health professional.

An attribute certificate is a data structure which certifies (either digitally or manually) that one or more attributes (e.g., descriptors, capabilities, qualifications, etc.) are associated with a particular entity as verified/certified by the attribute authority (e.g., Credentialing Organization (US), Physician Chamber "Ärztekammer" (D), Physicians Statutory Association "Kassenärztliche Vereinigung" (D)).

CER-3: Version (ST) 01858

Definition: The version number differentiates among different versions of the attribute certificate.

CER-4: Granting Authority (XON) 01859

Definition: It specifies the authority that granted the certificate to the person.

CER-5: Issuing Authority (XCN) 01860

Definition: Specifies the authority that issued the certificate to the person.

CER-6: Signature (ED) 01861

(Definition from CER.6 in Ch. 15)

Definition: Digital Signature of the certifying authority. The Digital Signature includes a seal concept and is verifiable.

(Definition from STF.41 in Ch. 15)

Definition: Digital Signature of the staff member. The Digital Signature includes a seal concept and is verifiable.

CER-7: Granting Country (ID) 01862

Definition: ID of the country granting the certificate. Refer to External Table 0399 – Country Code for valid values.

CER-8: Granting State/Province (CWE) 01863

Definition: State/province granting the certificate. Refer to User-defined Table 0347 – State/Province for valid values (in Chapter 2)

CER-9: Granting County/Parish (CWE) 01864

Definition: County/parish granting the certificate. Refer to User-defined Table 0289 – County/Parish for valid values (in Chapter 2).

CER-10: Certificate Type (CWE) 01865

Definition: This field specifies the certificate's classification, e.g., being a privilege, permission, or qualification certificate.

CER-11: Certificate Domain (CWE) 01866

Definition: This field specifies the subject area to which the certificate is applicable, e.g., administrative, medical, or nursing issues.

CER-12: Subject ID (EI) 01867

Definition: This field expresses the identifier of the certificate's subject as used by the certifying body. (The subject is the owner of the certificate, e.g., person, organization, device, application, component.) If the certificate is expressed as a X.509 document this field is required.

CER-13: Subject Name (ST) 01907

Definition: This field defines the name of the subject of the certificate as used by the certifying body.

CER-14: Subject Directory Attribute Extension (CWE) 01868

Definition: In individual identity certificates, this Subject Directory Attribute extension MAY contain a Healthcare Professional Role attribute and may contain a Qualified Certificate Statement attribute. In addition, Subject Directory Attributes MAY contain other attributes not specified by this technical specification.

CER-15: Subject Public Key Info (CWE) 01869

Definition: This field contains the algorithm identifier. Referred to this field, the X.509 extension field MAY contain a Subject Public Key Identifier to identify the public key used in the Subject Public Key Info.

X.509 is an ISO standard specifying certificates.

CER-16: Authority Key Identifier (CWE) 01870

Definition: The Authority Key Identifier extension SHALL identify the public key to be used to verify the signature of the certificate. It enables distinct keys, used by one CA, to be distinguished (e.g., as key updating occurs).

CER-17: Basic Constraint (ID) 01871

Definition: The Basic Constraints extension contains a boolean used to specify whether or not the subject can act as a CA (certificate authority), using the certified key to sign certificates.

CER-18: CRL Distribution Point (CWE) 01872

Definition: The Certificate Revocation List (CRL) Distribution Point extension SHALL identify the location of the associated CRL (or Authority Revocation List (ARL) for attribute certificates) in the PKI directory.

CER-19: Jurisdiction Country (ID) 01875

Definition: This field contains the country for which the qualification is valid. Refer to External Table 0399 – Country Code for valid values.

CER-20: Jurisdiction State/Province (CWE) 01873

Definition: This field contains the state for which the qualification is valid. HL7 suggests using values in User-defined Table 0347 – State/Province.

CER-21: Jurisdiction County/Parish (CWE) 01874

Definition: This field contains the county/parish for which the qualification is valid. HL7 suggests using values in User-defined Table 0289 – County/Parish.

CER-22: Jurisdiction Breadth (CWE) 01895

Definition: This field contains the breadth/extent of the jurisdiction where the qualification is valid. HL7 suggests using values in User-defined Table 0547 – Jurisdictional Breadth.

Refer to User-defined Table 0547 – Jurisdictional Breadth in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for valid values. This table contains values for County, Parish, County etc.

CER-23: Granting Date (DTM) 01876

Definition: This field contains the date when the certificate was granted.

CER-24: Issuing Date (DTM) 01877

Definition: This field contains the date/time when the certificate was issued.

CER-25: Activation Date (DTM) 01878

Definition: This field contains the date/time when the certificate became or will become active.

CER-26: Inactivation Date (DTM) 01879

Definition: This field contains the date/time when the certificate became or will become inactive.

CER-27: Expiration Date (DTM) 01880

Definition: This field contains the date/time when the certificate expires or will expire.

CER-28: Renewal Date (DTM) 01881

Definition: This field contains the date/time when the certificate must/will/ be / has been renewed.

CER-29: Revocation Date (DTM) 01882

Definition: This field contains the date/time when the certificate has been revoked.

CER-30: Revocation Reason Code (CWE) 01883

Definition: This field contains the reason for revoking the certificate (e.g., having been compromised, changes of conditions/environment, etc.)

CER-31: Certificate Status Code (CWE) 01884

Definition: This field contains the state of the certificate held by the health professional, such as provisional, revoked, etc. Refer to User-defined Table 0536 – Certificate Status in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values.