File Information

Pos: 185

Max: 10

Detail - Optional

Loop: 2300

Elements: 1

	Ref	Id	Element Name	Req	Type	Min/Max	Usage
	K301	449	Fixed Format Information Description: Data in fixed format agreed upon by sender and receiver NSF Reference: HA0-05.0	M	AN	1/80	Required

Notes:

1. At the time of publication K3 segments have no specific use. However, they have been included in this implementation guide to be used as an emergency kludge (fix-it) in the case of an unexpected data requirement by a state regulatory authority. This data element can only be required if the specific use is a result of a state law or a regulation issued by a state agency after the publication of this implementation guide, and only if the appropriate national body (X12N, HCPCS, NUBC, NUCC, etc) cannot offer an alternative solution within the current structure of the implementation guide.
2. This segment may only be required if a state concludes it must use the K3 to meet an emergency legislative requirement AND the administering state agency or other state organization has contacted the X12N workgroup, requested a review of the K3 data requirement to ensure there is not an existing method within the implementation guide to meet this requirement, and X12N determines that there is no method to meet the requirement. Only then may the state require the temporary use of the K3 to meet the requirement. X12N will submit the necessary data maintenance and refer the request to the appropriate data content committee.

Example:

K3*STATE DATA REQUIREMENT~