BAS Basis

To describe the foundation or starting point.

Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
010
Basis code qualifier
String (AN)
Mandatory
1
3
1
Code qualifying the basis.
020
Basis type
Composite (composite)
Mandatory
1
010
Basis type description code
String (AN)
Conditional
1
3
-
Code specifying the type of basis.
020
Code list identification code
String (AN)
Conditional
1
3
-
Code identifying a code list.
030
Code list responsible agency code
String (AN)
Conditional
1
3
-
Code specifying the agency responsible for a code list.
040
Basis type description
String (AN)
Conditional
1
35
-
Free form description of the basis type.

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