Type 7 Companion Guide Testing
Some HIPAA specific Medicare, Medicaid and Indian Health requirements are contained in the HIPAA Implementation Guides. Not all trading partners, however, require compliance with these requirements. If a trading partner wants to exchange transactions with one of these payers, Type 7 validation is required.
When a trading partner is certified for compliance, the certification service must indicate whether or not the payer specific requirements are met.
Trading partners can have their own business requirements, but the requirements must be listed in the HIPAA Implementation Guides in order to meet HIPAA requirements.