Directories 4.6 ACR 2013-08-16

DIRECTORIES 4.
6 APPLICATION CERTIFICATION
REQUIREMENTS
Date: August 16, 2013
DIRECTORIES 4.6 APPLICATION CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

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Document Change Log

The table below tracks significant changes made to the document since it was last
published.
Section Title/#
Previous ACR#
New ACR#
Change Description
44D-001
N/A
Deleted.
44D-002
46D-002
Modified to accommodate Directory 4.6 changes

and assigned a new Application Certification
Requirement (ACR) #.
44D-003 & 44D004
N/A
Deleted.
44D-005
46D-005
No text change, only number update from 44 to 46.
44D-006, -007, 008, & -009
46D-006, -007, 008, & -009
Modified to accommodate Directory 4.6 changes

and assigned new ACR #s.
44D-010, -011
46D-010, -011
No text change, only number update from 44 to 46.
New
46D-012, -013,
& -014
New ACR (text and numbers)
New
46D-015
New
46D-016 & -017
General
Application
Certification
Requirements
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Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1
Overview ...................................................................................................... 7
Document Purpose ................................................................................................................... 7

Document References .............................................................................................................. 7
SECTION 2
General Requirements ................................................................................. 9
Directories General Application Certification Requirements ................................................. 9

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Directories 4.6-ACR
Overview
SECTION 1
OVERVIEW
DOCUMENT PURPOSE
This document presents Application Certification Requirements for Surescripts
participants. The audience for this document includes the participants
development, business analyst, product managers and implementation staff, and
representatives of the Surescripts implementation and certification staff.
The Application Certification Requirements are a set of requirements above those
mandated in the Surescripts Directories 4.6 Implementation Guide. These
application certification requirements include Directory 4.4 requirements that
include slight updates and/or updated application certification numbers to
correspond with the Directory 4.6 Implementation Guide. The change log notes the
modifications, removal, or addition of new requirements.
All of the application certification requirements must be met in order for a
participant to access the Surescripts production network.
DOCUMENT REFERENCES
The following documents were referenced in creating these application certification
requirements.
Document Title
Surescripts Directories 4.6 Implementation Guide

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Directories 4.6-ACR
Overview

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Directories 4.6-ACR
General Requirements
SECTION 2
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
DIRECTORIES GENERAL APPLICATION CERTIFICATION

REQUIREMENTS
1).
Participant shall*46D-002 not reject incoming (e-prescribing or clinical) messages due to

lack of appropriate entries within the participants local directories.
2).
In the event a participant has local prescriber/pharmacy directory information in

addition to the Surescripts prescriber/pharmacy directory information, the participant
shall*464D-005 utilize the Surescripts prescriber/pharmacy directory information for all
prescriptions routed through the Surescripts network.
3).
Prescriber participants: While integrating data from the Pharmacy Organization

directories, NCPDP ID shall*46D-006 be used as a key element for pharmacy records.
The following fields in the download shall*46D-007 remain non-editable.
4).
5).
NCPDP ID
Store Number
Store Name (A friendly store name for the pharmacy may be established but that
shall*46D-008 not replace or eliminate the pharmacy name as supplied in Surescripts
directory. Any updates received from Surescripts shall*46D-009 still be accepted at
the NCPDP level irrespective of the friendly store name applied).
Address
Fax
Service Level
Pharmacy participants: While integrating prescriber directories, prescriber NPI or

DEA shall*46D-010 be used as a key element for prescriber records. The following fields
in the downloaded Surescripts directory shall*46D-011 remain non-editable.
SPI
Prescriber First Name
Prescriber Last Name
NPI and/or DEA
Participants shall*46D-012 automate the process to download new and updated directory
information within 24 hours. Participants shall*46D-013 have a process to ensure that all
endpoints successfully receive the downloaded information within 24 hours. If a
manual matching process is required, directory information shall*46D-014 be updated
within 72 hours.

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General Requirements
6).
Participant directory information shall*46D-015 be uploaded within 24 hours of any

additions or changes to the participant (e.g. provider, organization) information utilizing
the Surescripts Admin Console or Directory Messaging.
7).
Participants shall*46D-016 check the service level of the intended receiver before routing
a message through Surescripts. The intended recipient shall*46D-017 have the service
level that enables them to receive the given message type.

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Date: August 16, 2013

DIRECTORIES 4.6 APPLICATION CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Copyright 2013 by Surescripts, LLC.

FOR SECTIONS OF THIS PARTICIPANT IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE

Document Change Log

Modified to accommodate Directory 4.6 changes

44D-003 & 44D004

No text change, only number update from 44 to 46.

44D-006, -007, 008, & -009

46D-006, -007, 008, & -009

Modified to accommodate Directory 4.6 changes

No text change, only number update from 44 to 46.

New ACR (text and numbers)

New ACR (text and numbers)

46D-016 & -017

New ACR (text and numbers)

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