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FAC - Facility Segment

This segment is maintained for backwards compatibility only as of V2.7.

HL7 Attribute Table - FAC - Facility Segment
Seq# DataElement Description Must Implement Flags Cardinality Length C.LEN Vocabulary DataType
FAC
1 01262 Facility ID-FAC SHALL [1..1]
EI
2 01263 Facility Type [0..1] [1..1]
0331 Facility Type
ID
3 01264 Facility Address SHALL [1..*]
XAD
4 01265 Facility Telecommunication SHALL [1..1]
XTN
5 01266 Contact Person [0..*]
XCN
6 01267 Contact Title = [0..*] 60
ST
7 01166 Contact Address [0..*]
XAD
8 01269 Contact Telecommunication [0..*]
XTN
9 01270 Signature Authority SHALL [1..*]
XCN
10 01271 Signature Authority Title = [0..1] 199
ST
11 01272 Signature Authority Address [0..*]
XAD
12 01273 Signature Authority Telecommunication [0..1]
XTN

FAC-1: Facility ID-FAC (EI) 01262

Definition: This field contains the facility identifier.

FAC-2: Facility Type (ID) 01263

Definition: This field contains the type of facility. Refer to HL7 Table 0331 - Facility Type for valid values.

FAC-3: Facility Address (XAD) 01264

Definition: This field contains the facility's address.

FAC-4: Facility Telecommunication (XTN) 01265

Definition: This field contains the facility's telecommunication information.

FAC-5: Contact Person (XCN) 01266

Definition: This field contains the primary contact person's name.

FAC-6: Contact Title (ST) 01267

Definition: This field contains the primary contact person's title.

FAC-7: Contact Address (XAD) 01166

(Definition from FAC.7 in Ch. 7)

Definition: This field contains the primary contact person's address.

(Definition from CTD.3 in Ch. 11)

Definition: This field contains the mailing address of the contact person identified in this segment. One of the key components for completing the "circle of care" and provider/institution bonding is the issuance of follow-up correspondence to the referring provider.

FAC-8: Contact Telecommunication (XTN) 01269

Definition: This field contains the primary contact person's telecommunication information.

FAC-9: Signature Authority (XCN) 01270

Definition: This field contains the name of the individual with signature authority or who is responsible for the report.

FAC-10: Signature Authority Title (ST) 01271

Definition: This field contains the title of the individual with signature authority or who is responsible for this report.

FAC-11: Signature Authority Address (XAD) 01272

Definition: This field contains the address of the individual with signature authority or who is responsible for this report.

FAC-12: Signature Authority Telecommunication (XTN) 01273

Definition: This field contains the telecommunication information of the individual with signature authority of who is responsible for this report.