Module for HIPAA 9.6.April 2016 | Understanding and Using HIPAA Module | Installing and Using HIPAA Module | HIPAA Acknowledgments | Technical Acknowledgment
 
Technical Acknowledgment
A Technical Acknowledgment (TA1) notifies the sender whether the X12 interchange is successfully received by the receiver. The acknowledgment reports any syntactic errors in the Interchange Control Header and Interchange Control Trailer.
The TA1 segment in the acknowledgment contains the same interchange control number as specified in the control header of the X12 interchange for which the acknowledgment is prepared.
The TA1 does not report the status of the functional groups and transaction sets within the interchange envelope.
The following table describes the fields of a TA1 segment.
Fields
Description
Interchange control number
The control number present in the control header envelope that uniquely identifies the X12 interchange.
Interchange date
Indicates the date, in YYMMDD format, when the X12 interchange was prepared. For example, if the interchange was prepared on January 2, 2014, the interchange date would be 140102.
Interchange time
Indicates the time, in 24-hour format (HHMM), when the X12 interchange was prepared. For example, if the interchange was prepared at 5 hours and 15 minutes, the interchange time would be 0515.
Interchange acknowledgement code
Indicates the Interchange Acknowledgment Code. Valid values are:
*A —Accepted
*E —Errors. The file contains errors.
Interchange error code
A three-digit number that corresponds to a TA1 code. For more information about TA1 codes, see TA1 Code.