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The GT1 segment contains guarantor (e.g., the person or the organization with financial responsibility for payment of a patient account) data for patient and insurance billing applications.

HL7 Attribute Table - GT1 - Guarantor Segment

Seq#	DataElement	Description	Must Implement	Flags	Cardinality	Length	C.LEN	Vocabulary	DataType
GT1
1	00405	Set ID - GT1	SHALL		[1..1]	[1..4]			SI
2	00406	Guarantor Number			[0..*]				CX
3	00407	Guarantor Name	SHALL		[1..*]				XPN
4	00408	Guarantor Spouse Name			[0..*]				XPN
5	00409	Guarantor Address			[0..*]				XAD
6	00410	Guarantor Ph Num – Home			[0..*]				XTN
7	00411	Guarantor Ph Num – Business			[0..*]				XTN
8	00412	Guarantor Date/Time Of Birth			[0..1]				DTM
9	00413	Guarantor Administrative Sex			[0..1]			0001 Administrative Sex	CWE
10	00414	Guarantor Type			[0..1]			0068	CWE
11	00415	Guarantor Relationship			[0..1]			0063 Relationship	CWE
12	00416	Guarantor SSN		=	[0..1]		11		ST
13	00417	Guarantor Date - Begin			[0..1]				DT
14	00418	Guarantor Date - End			[0..1]				DT
15	00419	Guarantor Priority			[0..1]	[1..2]			NM
16	00420	Guarantor Employer Name			[0..*]				XPN
17	00421	Guarantor Employer Address			[0..*]				XAD
18	00422	Guarantor Employer Phone Number			[0..*]				XTN
19	00423	Guarantor Employee ID Number			[0..*]				CX
20	00424	Guarantor Employment Status			[0..1]			0066 Employment Status	CWE
21	00425	Guarantor Organization Name			[0..*]				XON
22	00773	Guarantor Billing Hold Flag			[0..1]	[1..1]		0136 Yes/no Indicator	ID
23	00774	Guarantor Credit Rating Code			[0..1]			0341	CWE
24	00775	Guarantor Death Date And Time			[0..1]				DTM
25	00776	Guarantor Death Flag			[0..1]	[1..1]		0136 Yes/no Indicator	ID
26	00777	Guarantor Charge Adjustment Code			[0..1]			0218	CWE
27	00778	Guarantor Household Annual Income			[0..1]				CP
28	00779	Guarantor Household Size		=	[0..1]		3		NM
29	00780	Guarantor Employer ID Number			[0..*]				CX
30	00781	Guarantor Marital Status Code			[0..1]			0002 Marital Status	CWE
31	00782	Guarantor Hire Effective Date			[0..1]				DT
32	00783	Employment Stop Date			[0..1]				DT
33	00755	Living Dependency			[0..1]			0223 Living Dependency	CWE
34	00145	Ambulatory Status			[0..*]			0009 Ambulatory Status	CWE
35	00129	Citizenship			[0..*]			0171	CWE
36	00118	Primary Language			[0..1]			0296	CWE
37	00742	Living Arrangement			[0..1]			0220 Living Arrangement	CWE
38	00743	Publicity Code			[0..1]			0215 Publicity Code	CWE
39	00744	Protection Indicator			[0..1]	[1..1]		0136 Yes/no Indicator	ID
40	00745	Student Indicator			[0..1]			0231 Student Status	CWE
41	00120	Religion			[0..1]			0006 ReligionVersion Dependent	CWE
42	00109	Mother's Maiden Name			[0..*]				XPN
43	00739	Nationality			[0..1]			0212	CWE
44	00125	Ethnic Group			[0..*]			0189 Ethnic Group	CWE
45	00748	Contact Person's Name			[0..*]			0200 Name Type	XPN
46	00749	Contact Person's Telephone Number			[0..*]				XTN
47	00747	Contact Reason			[0..1]			0222	CWE
48	00784	Contact Relationship			[0..1]			0063 Relationship	CWE
49	00785	Job Title		#	[0..1]		20		ST
50	00786	Job Code/Class			[0..1]			0327	JCC
51	01299	Guarantor Employer's Organization Name			[0..*]				XON
52	00753	Handicap			[0..1]			0295	CWE
53	00752	Job Status			[0..1]			0311 Job Status	CWE
54	01231	Guarantor Financial Class			[0..1]				FC
55	01291	Guarantor Race			[0..*]			0005 Race	CWE
56	01851	Guarantor Birth Place		#	[0..1]		100		ST
57	00146	VIP Indicator			[0..1]			0099	CWE

Definition: GT1-1 - Set ID contains a number that identifies this transaction. For the first occurrence of the segment the sequence shall be 1, for the second occurrence it shall be 2, etc.

Definition: This field contains the primary identifier, or other identifiers, assigned to the guarantor. The assigning authority and identifier type code are strongly recommended for all CX data types.

Definition: This field contains the name of the guarantor. Multiple names for the same guarantor may be sent in this field. As of v 2.7, no assumptions can be made based on position or sequence. Specification of meaning based on sequence is deprecated.

Beginning with version 2.3, if the guarantor is an organization, send a Delete Indication value ("") in GT1-3 - Guarantor Name and put the organization name in GT1-21 - Guarantor Organization Name. Either guarantor name or guarantor organization name is required.

Definition: This field contains the name of the guarantor's spouse. Multiple names for the same guarantor spouse may be sent in this field. As of v 2.7, no assumptions can be made based on position or sequence. Specification of meaning based on sequence is deprecated.

Definition: This field contains the guarantor's address. Multiple addresses for the same person may be sent in this field. As of v 2.7, no assumptions can be made based on position or sequence. Specification of meaning based on sequence is deprecated.

Definition: This field contains the guarantor's home phone number. All personal phone numbers for the guarantor may be sent in this field. As of v 2.7, no assumptions can be made based on position or sequence. Specification of meaning based on sequence is deprecated. .

Definition: This field contains the guarantor's business phone number. All business phone numbers for the guarantor may be sent in this field. As of v 2.7, no assumptions can be made based on position or sequence. Specification of meaning based on sequence is deprecated.

Definition: This field contains the guarantor's date of birth.

Definition: This field contains the guarantor's gender. Refer to User-defined Table 0001 - Administrative Sex in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values.

Definition: This field indicates the type of guarantor, e.g., individual, institution, etc. Refer to User-defined Table 0068 - Guarantor Type in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values.

Definition: This field indicates the relationship of the guarantor with the patient, e.g., parent, child, etc. Refer to User-defined Table 0063 - Relationship in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values.

Definition: This field contains the guarantor's social security number.

Definition: This field contains the date that the guarantor becomes responsible for the patient's account.

Definition: This field contains the date that the guarantor stops being responsible for the patient's account.

Definition: This field is used to determine the order in which the guarantors are responsible for the patient's account.

• "1" = primary guarantor

• "2" = secondary guarantor, etc.

Definition: This field contains the name of the guarantor's employer, if the employer is a person. When the guarantor's employer is an organization, use GT1-51 - Guarantor Employer's Organization Name. Multiple names for the same person may be sent in this field, not multiple employers. As of v 2.7, no assumptions can be made based on position or sequence. Specification of meaning based on sequence is deprecated.

Definition: This field contains the guarantor's employer's address. Multiple addresses for the same employer may be sent in this field. As of v 2.7, no assumptions can be made based on position or sequence. Specification of meaning based on sequence is deprecated.

Definition: This field contains the guarantor's employer's phone number. Multiple phone numbers for the same employer may be sent in this field. As of v 2.7, no assumptions can be made based on position or sequence. Specification of meaning based on sequence is deprecated. .

Definition: This field contains the guarantor's employee number. The assigning authority and identifier type code are strongly recommended for all CX data types.

Definition: This field contains the code that indicates the guarantor's employment status. Refer to User-Defined Table 0066 - Employment Status in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values.

Definition: This field contains the name of the guarantor when the guarantor is an organization. Multiple names for the same guarantor may be sent in this field, not multiple guarantors. .Specification of meaning based on sequence is deprecated

Beginning with version 2.3, if the guarantor is a person, send a Delete Indication value ("") in GT1-21 - Guarantor Organization Name and put the person name in GT1-3 - Guarantor Name. Either guarantor person name or guarantor organization name is required.

Definition: Refer to HL7 Table 0136 - Yes/no Indicator in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for valid values. This field indicates whether or not a system should suppress printing of the guarantor's bills.

• Y    a system should suppress printing of guarantor's bills

• N    a system should not suppress printing of guarantor's bills

Definition: This field contains the guarantor's credit rating. Refer to User-defined Table 0341 - Guarantor Credit Rating Code in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values.

Definition: This field is used to indicate the date and time at which the guarantor's death occurred.

Definition: This field indicates whether or not the guarantor is deceased. Refer to HL7 Table 0136 - Yes/no Indicator in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for valid values.

• Y    the guarantor is deceased

• N    the guarantor is living

Definition: This field contains user-defined codes that indicate which adjustments should be made to this guarantor's charges. For example, when the hospital agrees to adjust this guarantor's charges to a sliding scale. Refer to User-defined Table 0218 - Patient Charge Adjustment in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values.

Example: This field would contain the value used for sliding-fee scale processing.

Definition: This field contains the combined annual income of all members of the guarantor's household.

Definition: This field specifies the number of people living at the guarantor's primary residence.

Definition: This is a code that uniquely identifies the guarantor's employer when the employer is a person. It may be a user-defined code or a code defined by a government agency (Federal Tax ID#).

When further breakdowns of employer information are needed, such as a division or plant, it is recommended that the coding scheme incorporate the relationships (e.g., define separate codes for each division). The assigning authority and identifier type code are strongly recommended for all CX data types.

Definition: This field contains the marital status of the guarantor. Refer to User-defined Table 0002 - Marital Status in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values.

Definition: This field contains the date that the guarantor's employment began.

(Definition from GT1.32 in Ch. 6)

Definition: This field indicates the date on which the guarantor's employment with a particular employer ended.

(Definition from IN2.45 in Ch. 6)

Definition: This field indicates the date on which the person's employment with a particular employer ended.

(Definition from NK1.17 in Ch. 3)

Definition: This field identifies specific living conditions (e.g., spouse dependent on patient, walk-up) that are relevant to an evaluation of the patient's healthcare needs. This information can be used for discharge planning. Examples might include Spouse Dependent, Medical Supervision Required, Small Children Dependent. This field repeats because, for example, "spouse dependent" and "medical supervision required" can apply at the same time. Refer to User-defined Table 0223 - Living Dependency in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values.

(Definition from PD1.1 in Ch. 3)

Definition: This field identifies specific living conditions (e.g., spouse dependent on patient, walk-up) that are relevant to an evaluation of the patient's healthcare needs. This information can be used for discharge planning. This field repeats because, for example, "spouse dependent" and "medical supervision required" can apply at the same time. Refer to User-defined Table 0223 - Living Dependency in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values.

(Definition from GT1.33 in Ch. 6)

Definition: Identifies the specific living conditions of the guarantor. Refer to User-defined Table 0223 - Living Dependency in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values.

(Definition from IN2.31 in Ch. 6)

Definition: This field identifies the specific living conditions for the insured. Refer to User-defined Table 0223 - Living Dependency in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values.

(Definition from PV1.15 in Ch. 3)

Definition: This field indicates any permanent or transient handicapped conditions. Refer to User-defined Table 0009 - Ambulatory Status in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested entries.

(Definition from NK1.18 in Ch. 3)

Definition: This field identifies the transient rate of mobility for the next of kin/associated party. Refer to User-defined Table 0009 - Ambulatory Status in Chapter 2C, Code Tables for suggested values.

(Definition from GT1.34 in Ch. 6)

Definition: Identifies the transient state of mobility for the guarantor. Refer to User-defined Table 0009 - Ambulatory Status in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values.

(Definition from IN2.32 in Ch. 6)

Definition: This field identifies the insured's state of mobility. Refer to User-defined Table 0009 - Ambulatory Status in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values.

(Definition from PID.26 in Ch. 3)

This field contains the information related to a person's country citizenship. For country citizenship HL7 recommends using ISO table 3166. For a local definition, User-defined Table 0171 - Citizenship in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, should be used.

This field repeats since persons can be citizens of more than one country. The Name of Coding System component(s) of the CWE datatype should be used to identify the table from which citizenship membership is drawn.

In the Netherlands, this field is used for "Nationaliteit".

(Definition from NK1.19 in Ch. 3)

Definition: This field contains the code to identify the next of kin/associated party's citizenship. HL7 recommends using ISO 3166 as the suggested values in User-defined Table 0171 - Citizenship in Chapter 2C, Code Tables.

(Definition from GT1.35 in Ch. 6)

Definition: This field contains the code to identify the guarantor's citizenship. HL7 recommends using ISO table 3166 as the suggested values in User-defined Table 0171 - Citizenship in Chapter 2C, Code Tables.

(Definition from IN2.33 in Ch. 6)

Definition: This field contains the code that identifies the insured's citizenship. HL7 recommends using ISO table 3166 as the suggested values in User-defined Table 0171 - Citizenship defined in Chapter 2C, Code Tables.

(Definition from STF.30 in Ch. 15)

Definition: This field contains the staff person's current country of citizenship. HL7 recommends using ISO table 3166 as the suggested values in User-defined Table 0171 - Citizenship (in Chapter 2C, Code Tables).

(Definition from PID.15 in Ch. 3)

Definition: This field contains the patient's primary language. HL7 recommends using ISO table 639 as the suggested values in User-defined Table 0296 - Primary Language within Chapter 2C, Code Tables.

(Definition from NK1.20 in Ch. 3)

Definition: This field identifies the next of kin/associated party's primary speaking language. HL7 recommends using ISO 639 as the suggested values in User-defined Table 0296 - Language in Chapter 2C, Code Tables.

(Definition from GT1.36 in Ch. 6)

Definition: This field identifies the guarantor's primary speaking language. HL7 recommends using ISO table 639 as the suggested values in User-defined Table 0296 - Primary Language defined in Chapter 2C, Code Tables.

(Definition from IN2.34 in Ch. 6)

Definition: This field identifies the insured's primary speaking language. HL7 recommends using ISO table 639 as the suggested values in User-defined Table 0296 - Primary Language defined in Chapter 2C, Code Tables.

(Definition from NK1.21 in Ch. 3)

Definition: This field identifies the situation that the associated party lives in at his/her residential address. Refer to User-defined Table 0220 - Living Arrangement in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values.

(Definition from PD1.2 in Ch. 3)

Definition: This field identifies the situation in which the patient lives at his residential address. Examples might include Alone, Family, Relatives, Institution, etc. Refer to User-defined Table 0220 - Living Arrangement in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values.

(Definition from GT1.37 in Ch. 6)

Definition: This field identifies the situation in which the person lives at his residential address. Refer to User-defined Table 0220 - Living Arrangement in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values.

(Definition from IN2.35 in Ch. 6)

Definition: This field indicates the situation in which the insured person lives at his primary residence. Refer to User-defined Table 0220 - Living Arrangement in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values.

(Definition from NK1.22 in Ch. 3)

Definition: This field indicates what level of publicity is allowed (e.g., No Publicity, Family Only) for the next of kin/associated party. Refer to User-defined Table 0215 - Publicity Code in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values.

(Definition from PD1.11 in Ch. 3)

Definition: This field contains a user-defined code indicating what level of publicity is allowed (e.g., No Publicity, Family Only) for the patient. Refer to User-defined Table 0215 - Publicity Code in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values. Refer to PV2-21 - Visit Publicity Code for visit level code.

(Definition from GT1.38 in Ch. 6)

Definition: This field contains a user-defined code indicating what level of publicity is allowed (e.g., No Publicity, Family Only) for a guarantor. Refer to User-defined Table 0215 - Publicity Code in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values.

(Definition from IN2.36 in Ch. 6)

Definition: This field contains a user-defined code indicating what level of publicity is allowed (e.g., No Publicity, Family Only) for the insured. Refer to User-defined Table 0215 - Publicity Code in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values.

(Definition from NK1.23 in Ch. 3)

Definition: This field identifies that next of kin/associated party's protection that determines, in turn, whether access to information about this person should be kept from users who do not have adequate authority. Refer to HL7 Table 0136 - Yes/No Indicator in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for valid values.

• Y    protect access to next-of-kin information

• N    normal access

(Definition from PD1.12 in Ch. 3)

Definition: From V2.6 onward, this field has been retained for backward compatibility only. Use the ARV segment instead. This field identifies the patient's protection that determines, in turn, whether access to information about this person should be kept from users who do not have adequate authority for the patient. Refer to HL7 Table 0136 - Yes/No Indicator in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for valid values.

• Y    protect access to information

• N    normal access

Refer to PV2-22 - Visit Protection Indicator for visit level code.

(Definition from GT1.39 in Ch. 6)

Definition: This field identifies the guarantor's protection, which determines whether or not access to information about this enrollee should be restricted from users who do not have adequate authority. Refer to HL7 Table 0136 - Yes/no Indicator for valid values.

• Y    restrict access

• N    do not restrict access

(Definition from IN2.37 in Ch. 6)

Definition: This field identifies the insured's protection, which determines whether or not access to information about this enrollee should be restricted from users who do not have adequate authority. Refer to HL7 Table 0136 - Yes/no Indicator in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for valid values.

• Y    Restrict access

• N    Do not restrict access

(Definition from NK1.24 in Ch. 3)

Definition: This field identifies whether the next of kin/associated party is currently a student or not, and whether the next of kin/associated party is a full- or a part-time student. This field does not indicate the degree (high school, college) of the student or the field of study. Refer to User-defined Table 0231 - Student Status in chapter 2C, for suggested values.

(Definition from PD1.5 in Ch. 3)

Definition: This field indicates if the patient is currently a student or not, and whether the patient is a full-time or a part-time student. This field does not indicate the student's degree level (high school, college, elementary) or the student's field of study (accounting, engineering, etc.). Refer to User-defined Table 0231 - Student Status in chapter 2C, for suggested values.

(Definition from GT1.40 in Ch. 6)

Definition: This field indicates whether the guarantor is currently a student, and whether the guarantor is a full-time or part-time student. This field does not indicate the degree level (high school, college) of the student, or his/her field of study (accounting, engineering, etc.). Refer to User-defined Table 0231- Student Status in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values.

(Definition from IN2.38 in Ch. 6)

Definition: This field identifies whether the insured is currently a student or not, and whether the insured is a full-time or a part-time student. This field does not indicate the degree level (high school, college) of student, or his/her field of study (accounting, engineering, etc.). Refer to User-defined Table 0231 - Student Status in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values.

(Definition from PID.17 in Ch. 3)

Definition: This field contains the patient's religion. Refer to User-defined Table 0006 - Religion in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values.

(Definition from NK1.25 in Ch. 3)

Definition: This field indicates the type of religion practiced by the next of kin/associated party. Refer to User-defined Table 0006 - Religion in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values.

(Definition from GT1.41 in Ch. 6)

Definition: This field indicates the type of religion practiced by the guarantor. Refer to User-defined Table 0006 - Religion in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values.

(Definition from IN2.39 in Ch. 6)

Definition: This field indicates the type of religion practiced by the insured. Refer to User-defined Table 0006 - Religion in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values.

(Definition from STF.40 in Ch. 15)

Definition: This field contains the staff member's religion. Refer to User-defined Table 0006 - Religion in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values.

(Definition from PID.6 in Ch. 3)

Definition: This field contains the family name under which the mother was born (i.e., before marriage). It is used to distinguish between patients with the same last name.

(Definition from NK1.26 in Ch. 3)

Definition: This field indicates the maiden name of the next of kin/associated party's mother.

(Definition from GT1.42 in Ch. 6)

Definition: This field indicates the guarantor's mother's maiden name.

(Definition from IN2.40 in Ch. 6)

Definition: This field indicates the insured's mother's maiden name.

(Definition from PID.28 in Ch. 3)

Attention: The PID-28 field was retained for backward compatibility only as of v 2.4 and was withdrawn and removed from this message structure as of v 2.7. It is recommended to refer to PID-10 - Race, PID-22 - Ethnic group and PID-26 - Citizenship.

(Definition from NK1.27 in Ch. 3)

Definition: This field identifies the nation or national group to which the next of kin/associated party belongs. This information may be different than the person's citizenship in countries in which multiple nationalities are recognized (e.g., Spain: Basque, Catalan, etc.). Refer to User-defined Table 0212 - Nationality in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values.

(Definition from GT1.43 in Ch. 6)

Definition: This field contains a code that identifies the nation or national grouping to which the person belongs. This may be different from a person's citizenship in countries in which multiple nationalities are recognized (for example, Spain: Basque, Catalan, etc.). HL7 recommends using ISO table 3166 as suggested values in User-defined Table 0212 - Nationality in Chapter 2C, Code Tables.

(Definition from IN2.41 in Ch. 6)

Definition: This field contains a code that identifies the nation or national grouping to which the insured person belongs. This information may be different from a person's citizenship in countries in which multiple nationalities are recognized (for example, Spain: Basque, Catalan, etc.). HL7 recommends using ISO table 3166 as the suggested values in User-defined Table 0212 - Nationality in Chapter 2C, Code Tables.

(Definition from PID.22 in Ch. 3)

Definition: This field further defines the patient's ancestry. Refer to User-defined Table 0189 - Ethnic Group in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values. The second triplet of the CWE data type for ethnic group (alternate identifier, alternate text, and name of alternate coding system) is reserved for governmentally assigned codes. In the US, a current use is to report ethnicity in line with US federal standards for Hispanic origin.

(Definition from NK1.28 in Ch. 3)

Definition: This field contains the next of kin/associated party's ethnic group. Refer to User-defined Table 0189 - Ethnic Group in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values. The second triplet of the CWE data type for ethnic group (alternate identifier, alternate text, and name of alternate coding system) is reserved for governmentally assigned codes. In the US, a current use is to report ethnicity in line with US federal standards for Hispanic origin.

(Definition from GT1.44 in Ch. 6)

Definition: This field contains the guarantor's ethnic group. Refer to User-defined Table 0189 - Ethnic Group in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values. The second triplet of the CE data type for ethnic group (alternate identifier, alternate text, and name of alternate coding system) is reserved for governmentally assigned codes. In the US, a current use is to report ethnicity in line with US federal standards for Hispanic origin.

(Definition from IN2.42 in Ch. 6)

Definition: This field indicates the insured's ethnic group. Refer to User-defined Table 0189 - Ethnic Group in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values. The second triplet of the CE data type for ethnic group (alternate identifier, alternate text, and name of alternate coding system) is reserved for governmentally assigned codes. In the US, a current use is to report ethnicity in line with US federal standards for Hispanic origin.

(Definition from STF.28 in Ch. 15)

• Definition: This field further defines the person's ancestry. Refer to User-defined Table 0189 - Ethnic Group in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values. The second couplet of the CWE data type for ethnic group (alternate identifier, alternate text, and name of alternate coding system) is reserved for governmentally assigned codes. In the United States, a current use is to report ethnicity in line with US federal standards for Hispanic origin.

(Definition from NK1.30 in Ch. 3)

Definition: This field contains one or more of the names of the person to contact, depending on the value of the relationship defined in NK1-3 - Relationship. This field is typically needed when the NK1 is an organization. The XPN.7 Name Type Code, and not the order, conveys how the name should be interpreted. As of v2.7, Name Type Code is required. Refer to HL7 Table 0200 - Name Type in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for valid values. Specification of meaning based on sequence is deprecated.

In addition to allowing repetition of this field for transmitting multiple names with different Name Type Codes, repetition also allows for representing the same name in different character sets based on the value in XPN.8 Name Representation Code.

(Definition from GT1.45 in Ch. 6)

Definition: This field contains the name of the person who should be contacted regarding the guarantor bills, etc. This may be someone other than the guarantor. (E.g., Contact guarantor's wife regarding all bills - guarantor lives out of country.)

This is a repeating field that allows for multiple names for the same person. As of v 2.7, no assumptions can be made based on position or sequence. Specification of meaning based on sequence is deprecated.

(Definition from NK1.31 in Ch. 3)

Attention: The NK1-31 field was retained for backward compatibility as of v2.7 and withdrawn as of v 2.9 The reader is referred to section 3.3.5.41 NK-41 Contact Person’s Telecommunication Information instead. This field contains the telephone numbers of the contact person depending on the value of the relationship defined in NK1-3 - Relationship. This field is typically needed when the NK1 is an organization. The primary telephone number must be sent in the first sequence. If the primary telephone number is not sent, then a repeat delimiter must be sent in the first sequence. Refer to HL7 Table 0201 - Telecommunication Use Code and HL7 Table 0202 - Telecommunication Equipment Type in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for valid values.

(Definition from GT1.46 in Ch. 6)

Definition: This field contains the telephone number of the guarantor (person) to contact regarding guarantor bills, etc. Multiple phone numbers for that person may be sent in this sequence. As of v 2.7, no assumptions can be made based on position or sequence. Specification of meaning based on sequence is deprecated.

(Definition from NK1.29 in Ch. 3)

Definition: This field identifies how the contact should be used (e.g., contact employer if patient is unable to work). Refer to User-defined Table 0222 - Contact Reason in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values.

(Definition from GT1.47 in Ch. 6)

Definition: This field contains a user-defined code that identifies the reason for contacting the guarantor, for example, to phone the guarantor if payments are late. Refer to User-defined Table 0222 - Contact reason in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values.

Definition: Identifies the guarantor relationship to the contact person specified above. Refer to User-defined Table 0063 - Relationship in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values. Examples include wife, attorney, power of attorney, self, and organization.

(Definition from GT1.49 in Ch. 6)

Definition: This field contains a descriptive name of the guarantor's occupation (e.g., Sr. Systems Analyst, Sr. Accountant).

(Definition from IN2.46 in Ch. 6)

Definition: This field contains a descriptive name for the insured's occupation (for example, Sr. Systems Analyst, Sr. Accountant).

(Definition from STF.18 in Ch. 15)

Definition: This field contains a descriptive name of the staff member's occupation (e.g., Sr. Systems Analyst, Sr. Accountant).

(Definition from GT1.50 in Ch. 6)

Definition: This field contains the guarantor's job code and employee classification.

(Definition from IN2.47 in Ch. 6)

Definition: This field indicates a code that identifies the insured's job code (for example, programmer, analyst, doctor, etc.).

(Definition from STF.19 in Ch. 15)

Definition: This field contains the staff member's job code and employee classification. Refer to User-defined Table 0327 - Job Code and User-defined Table 0328 - Employee Classification in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values.

Definition: This field contains the name of the guarantor's employer when the guarantor's employer is an organization. When the guarantor's employer is a person, use GT1-16 - Guarantor Employer Name. Multiple names for the same guarantor may be sent in this field Specification of meaning based on sequence is deprecated.

(Definition from NK1.36 in Ch. 3)

Definition: This field contains the code that describes an associated party's disability. Refer to User-defined Table 0295 - Handicap in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values.

(Definition from PD1.6 in Ch. 3)

Definition: This field indicates the nature of the patient's permanent handicapped condition (e.g., deaf, blind). A handicapped condition is defined as a physical or mental disability that is permanent. Transient handicapped conditions should be sent in the ambulatory status. Refer to User-defined Table 0295 - Handicap in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values.

(Definition from GT1.52 in Ch. 6)

Definition: This field contains a code to describe the guarantor's disability. Refer to User-defined Table 0295 - Handicap in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values.

(Definition from IN1.48 in Ch. 6)

Definition: This field contains a code to describe the insured's disability. Refer to User-defined Table 0295 - Handicap in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values.

(Definition from NK1.34 in Ch. 3)

Definition: This field identifies the next of kin/associated party's job status. Refer to User-defined Table 0311 - Job Status in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values.

(Definition from GT1.53 in Ch. 6)

Definition: This field contains a code that identifies the guarantor's current job status. Refer to User-defined Table 0311 - Job Status in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values.

(Definition from IN2.48 in Ch. 6)

Definition: This field indicates a code that identifies the insured's current job status. Refer to User-defined Table 0311 - Job Status in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values.

Definition: This field contains the financial class (FC) assigned to the guarantor for the purpose of identifying sources of reimbursement. It can be different than that of the patient. When the FC of the guarantor is different than the FC of the patient, and the guarantor's coverage for that patient has been exhausted, the source of reimbursement falls back onto the FC of the patient.

Definition: This field refers to the guarantor's race. Refer to User-defined Table 0005 - Race in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values. The second triplet of the CE data type for race (alternate identifier, alternate text, and name of alternate coding system) is reserved for governmentally assigned codes.

Definition: This field contains the description of the guarantor's birth place, for example "St. Francis Community Hospital of Lower South Side." The actual address is reported in GT1-5 – Guarantor Address with an identifier of "N".

(Definition from PV1.16 in Ch. 3)

Definition: This field identifies the type of VIP. Refer to User-defined Table 0099 - VIP Indicator in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values.

(Definition from NK1.39 in Ch. 3)

Definition: This field identifies the type of VIP for the next-of-kin. Refer to User-defined Table 0099 – VIP Indicator in Chapter 2C, Code Tables.

(Definition from GT1.57 in Ch. 6)

Definition: This field identifies the type of VIP for the guarantor. Refer to User-defined Table 0099 – VIP Indicator in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values.