CER Certification
To provide information of the certification agency identified for the recognition, endorsement or certification of the product.
Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
CER-01
Agency Qualifier Code
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
2
2
-
Code identifying the agency assigning the code values
CER-02
Name Last or Organization Name
String (AN)
Conditional
1
80
-
Individual last name or organizational name
CER-03
Description
String (AN)
Optional
1
80
-
A free-form description to clarify the related data elements and their content
CER03 is the description of the certification program.
CER-04
Reference Identification
String (AN)
Optional
1
80
-
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
CER04 is the certificate number correlating to CER01 or CER02.
CER-05
Identification Code Qualifier
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
1
2
-
Code specifying the system/method of code structure used for Identification Code (67)
CER-06
Identification Code
String (AN)
Conditional
2
80
-
Code identifying a party or other code
CER-07
Date
Date (DT)
Optional
8
8
-
Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year
CER07 is the effective date of the certificate
CER-08
Date
Date (DT)
Optional
8
8
-
Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year
CER08 is the expiration date of the certificate