Standard Companion Guide - Magellan provider website

MAGELLAN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COMPANION GUIDEPrefaceThe Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires that all covered entitiesas defined by HIPAA must comply with the electronic data interchange standards for health careas established by the Department of Health and Human Services.This document has been prepared as a Magellan Behavioral Health specific companiondocument to the HIPAA ANSI X12N Implementation Guides. The use of this document is solelyfor the purpose of clarification to identify codes and data elements that are required, situational,or that do not apply to MBH. The information contained in this companion guide does notcontradict any requirements in the X12N Implementation Guides.Revised: April 21, 2004 HIPAA X12 (004010 + Addenda) Version 1.16 Page 3 of 30