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18.8.51 FAC - Facility Segment (7.12.6)

This segment is maintained for backwards compatibility only as of V2.7.

HL7 Attribute Table - FAC - Facility

Base Framework
Seq#Data ElementDescriptionFlagsImplementCardinalityLengthC.LENVocabularyData Type
FAC
101262Facility ID-FAC SHOULD[1..1] 
EI

Entity Identifier

201263Facility Type MAY[0..1][1..1]univ: FacilityType (CD) hl7VS-facilityType (VS) facilityType (CS)
ID

Coded Value for HL7 Defined Tables

301264Facility Address SHOULD[1..*] 
XAD

Extended Address

401265Facility Telecommunication SHOULD[1..1] 
XTN

Extended Telecommunication Number

501266Contact Person MAY[0..*] 
XCN

Extended Composite ID Number and Name for Persons

601267Contact Title
=

Truncation not allowed!

MAY[0..*] 60
ST

String Data

701166Contact Address MAY[0..*] 
XAD

Extended Address

801269Contact Telecommunication MAY[0..*] 
XTN

Extended Telecommunication Number

901270Signature Authority SHOULD[1..*] 
XCN

Extended Composite ID Number and Name for Persons

1001271Signature Authority Title
=

Truncation not allowed!

MAY[0..1] 199
ST

String Data

1101272Signature Authority Address MAY[0..*] 
XAD

Extended Address

1201273Signature Authority Telecommunication MAY[0..1] 
XTN

Extended Telecommunication Number

Seq#Data ElementDescriptionFlagsImplementCardinalityLengthC.LENVocabularyData Type
FAC
101262Facility ID-FAC SHALL[1..1] 
EI

Entity Identifier

201263Facility Type MAY[0..1][1..1]univ: FacilityType (CD) hl7VS-facilityType (VS) facilityType (CS)
ID

Coded Value for HL7 Defined Tables

301264Facility Address SHALL[1..*] 
XAD

Extended Address

401265Facility Telecommunication SHALL[1..1] 
XTN

Extended Telecommunication Number

501266Contact Person MAY[0..*] 
XCN

Extended Composite ID Number and Name for Persons

601267Contact Title
=

Truncation not allowed!

MAY[0..*] 60
ST

String Data

701166Contact Address MAY[0..*] 
XAD

Extended Address

801269Contact Telecommunication MAY[0..*] 
XTN

Extended Telecommunication Number

901270Signature Authority SHALL[1..*] 
XCN

Extended Composite ID Number and Name for Persons

1001271Signature Authority Title
=

Truncation not allowed!

MAY[0..1] 199
ST

String Data

1101272Signature Authority Address MAY[0..*] 
XAD

Extended Address

1201273Signature Authority Telecommunication MAY[0..1] 
XTN

Extended Telecommunication Number

Base FrameworkBase Standard Profile
Seq#Data ElementDescriptionFlagsImplementCardinalityLengthC.LENVocabularyData TypeImplementVocabulary
FAC 
101262Facility ID-FAC SHOULD[1..1] 
EI

Entity Identifier

SHALL
201263Facility Type MAY[0..1][1..1]univ: FacilityType (CD) hl7VS-facilityType (VS) facilityType (CS)
ID

Coded Value for HL7 Defined Tables

MAY 
301264Facility Address SHOULD[1..*] 
XAD

Extended Address

SHALL
401265Facility Telecommunication SHOULD[1..1] 
XTN

Extended Telecommunication Number

SHALL
501266Contact Person MAY[0..*] 
XCN

Extended Composite ID Number and Name for Persons

MAY
601267Contact Title
=

Truncation not allowed!

MAY[0..*] 60
ST

String Data

MAY
701166Contact Address MAY[0..*] 
XAD

Extended Address

MAY
801269Contact Telecommunication MAY[0..*] 
XTN

Extended Telecommunication Number

MAY
901270Signature Authority SHOULD[1..*] 
XCN

Extended Composite ID Number and Name for Persons

SHALL
1001271Signature Authority Title
=

Truncation not allowed!

MAY[0..1] 199
ST

String Data

MAY
1101272Signature Authority Address MAY[0..*] 
XAD

Extended Address

MAY
1201273Signature Authority Telecommunication MAY[0..1] 
XTN

Extended Telecommunication Number

MAY
Base Framework Base Standard Profile
Seq# Data Element Description Flags Optionality Repetition Length C.LEN Table Data Type Optionality Table
FAC  
1 01262 Facility ID-FAC   O      
EI

Entity Identifier

 R  
2 01263 Facility Type   O   [1..1]  
ID

Coded Value for HL7 Defined Tables

   (0331)
3 01264 Facility Address   O Y    
XAD

Extended Address

 R  
4 01265 Facility Telecommunication   O      
XTN

Extended Telecommunication Number

 R  
5 01266 Contact Person   O Y    
XCN

Extended Composite ID Number and Name for Persons

    
6 01267 Contact Title   O Y   60=  
ST

String Data

    
7 01166 Contact Address   O Y    
XAD

Extended Address

    
8 01269 Contact Telecommunication   O Y    
XTN

Extended Telecommunication Number

    
9 01270 Signature Authority   O Y    
XCN

Extended Composite ID Number and Name for Persons

 R  
10 01271 Signature Authority Title   O     199=  
ST

String Data

    
11 01272 Signature Authority Address   O Y    
XAD

Extended Address

    
12 01273 Signature Authority Telecommunication   O      
XTN

Extended Telecommunication Number

    
Seq# Data Element Description Optionality Repetition Length C.LEN Table Data Type
FAC
1 01262 Facility ID-FAC R      
EI

Entity Identifier
2 01263 Facility Type O   [1..1] (0331)
ID

Coded Value for HL7 Defined Tables
3 01264 Facility Address R Y    
XAD

Extended Address
4 01265 Facility Telecommunication R      
XTN

Extended Telecommunication Number
5 01266 Contact Person O Y    
XCN

Extended Composite ID Number and Name for Persons
6 01267 Contact Title O Y   60=  
ST

String Data
7 01166 Contact Address O Y    
XAD

Extended Address
8 01269 Contact Telecommunication O Y    
XTN

Extended Telecommunication Number
9 01270 Signature Authority R Y    
XCN

Extended Composite ID Number and Name for Persons
10 01271 Signature Authority Title O     199=  
ST

String Data
11 01272 Signature Authority Address O Y    
XAD

Extended Address
12 01273 Signature Authority Telecommunication O      
XTN

Extended Telecommunication Number

18.8.51.1 FAC field definitions (7.12.6.0)

18.8.51.2 FAC-1 Facility ID-FAC (EI) 01262 (7.12.6.1)

Definition: This field contains the facility identifier.

18.8.51.3 FAC-2 Facility Type (ID) 01263 (7.12.6.2)

Definition: This field contains the type of facility. Refer to HL7 Table 0331 - Facility Type for valid values.

18.8.51.4 FAC-3 Facility Address (XAD) 01264 (7.12.6.3)

Definition: This field contains the facility's address.

18.8.51.5 FAC-4 Facility Telecommunication (XTN) 01265 (7.12.6.4)

Definition: This field contains the facility's telecommunication information.

18.8.51.6 FAC-5 Contact Person (XCN) 01266 (7.12.6.5)

Definition: This field contains the primary contact person's name.

18.8.51.7 FAC-6 Contact Title (ST) 01267 (7.12.6.6)

Definition: This field contains the primary contact person's title.

18.8.51.8 FAC-7 Contact Address (XAD) 01166 (7.12.6.7)

Definition: This field contains the primary contact person's address.

18.8.51.9 FAC-8 Contact Telecommunication (XTN) 01269 (7.12.6.8)

Definition: This field contains the primary contact person's telecommunication information.

18.8.51.10 FAC-9 Signature Authority (XCN) 01270 (7.12.6.9)

Definition: This field contains the name of the individual with signature authority or who is responsible for the report.

18.8.51.11 FAC-10 Signature Authority Title (ST) 01271 (7.12.6.10)

Definition: This field contains the title of the individual with signature authority or who is responsible for this report.

18.8.51.12 FAC-11 Signature Authority Address (XAD) 01272 (7.12.6.11)

Definition: This field contains the address of the individual with signature authority or who is responsible for this report.

18.8.51.13 FAC-12 Signature Authority Telecommunication (XTN) 01273 (7.12.6.12)

Definition: This field contains the telecommunication information of the individual with signature authority of who is responsible for this report.