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Type:
Change Request
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Resolution: Persuasive
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Priority:
Medium
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FHIR Core (FHIR)
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R4
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Financial Mgmt
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Coverage
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Mary Kay McDaniel / Celine Lefebvre : 5-0-1
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Enhancement
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Compatible, substantive
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R5
Changes to Coverage Resource:
ADD:
Coverage.kind 1..1 Code
Self-Pay, Insurance, Other
“Other” is the escape, when not self-pay or insurance. No use case for other currently
Coverage.type 0..1 Code
Optional, but required when Kind=Insurance
Vocabulary: remove self-pay codes
Change:
.payor 0..1 Resource (Organization)
Require when .kind=Insurance
Change Resource list to allow only Organization (Remove person and related person)
ADD:
.paymentBy 0..* Reference (Patient | RelatedPerson | Organization)
Specify invariants (Business Rules)
- If Coverage.kind = self-pay then .payor does not exist and .paymentBy must exist
- If Coverage.kind = insurance then .payor must exist and .paymentBy must not exist