$TXT Created by DAYT83.FO-BAYPINES.DOMAIN.EXT (KIDS) on Thursday, 01/31/19 at 16:01 ============================================================================= Run Date: DEC 05, 2019 Designation: IB*2*627 Package : IB - INTEGRATED BILLING Priority: Mandatory Version : 2 SEQ #596 Status: Released Compliance Date: JAN 05, 2020 ============================================================================= Associated patches: (v)IB*2*385 <<= must be installed BEFORE `IB*2*627' (v)DG*5.3*972 <<= must be installed BEFORE `IB*2*627' Subject: MEDAL OF HONOR COPAYMENT EXEMPTION Category: - Enhancement (Mandatory) - Routine Description: ============ Public Law 114-315 dated December 16, 2016, the Jeff Miller and Richard Blumenthal Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2016, makes Medal of Honor recipients eligible for Veterans Affairs: (1) hospital, nursing home, and domiciliary care; (2) extended care services for non-service-connected disabilities, with no copayment; and (3) medications, with no copayment. This patch will provide support to the Integrated Billing package for all current and future Medal of Honor (MOH) recipients to exempt them from copayments. IMPORTANT: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following patches, which all include functionality for Medal of Honor, will be released concurrently and should be installed in the following order: 1. Veterans Health Information System and Technology Architecture (VistA) Registration, Eligibility, & Enrollment (REE) Registration (DG) patch DG*5.3*972, released with Income Verification Match (IVM) patch IVM*2.0*183 in Host File DG_53_P972.KID, ensures Veterans awarded Medal of Honor are placed in Priority Group 1 and are exempt from copayments for health care and medications. 2. Patch IVM*2.0*183, released with DG*5.3*972 in Host File DG_53_P972.KID, modifies how VistA determines if an income test is the active current test per Veteran's Financial Assessment (VFA) rules and adds a condition that Medal of Honor recipients are not subject to income testing. 3. Patch EAS*1.0*174 ensures VistA users can exempt Veterans awarded Metal of Honor from Long Term Care (LTC) copayments and LTC income testing. 4. Integrated Billing (IB) patch IB*2.0*627 will need to be installed directly after EAS*1.0*174 as the full functionality of Medal of Honor will not be apparent until IB*2.0*627 is installed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ IB*2*627 patch provides the following enhancements: - A new MEDAL OF HONOR entry in the EXEMPTION REASON (#354.2) file is being added. - A new MEDAL OF HONOR entry in the IB CHARGE REMOVE REASONS (#350.3) file is being added. - Support for automatic exemption of Outpatient Medication Copayments is included when a Veteran is designated as Medal of Honor recipient in the Registration package. Patch Components: ----------------- Files & Fields Associated: File Name (Number) Field Name (Number) New/Modified/Deleted ------------------ ------------------- -------------------- N/A Options Associated: Option Name Type New/Modified/Deleted ----------- ---- -------------------- N/A Protocols Associated: Protocol Name New/Modified/Deleted ------------- -------------------- N/A Security Keys Associated: Security Key Name ----------------- N/A Templates Associated: Template Name Type File Name (Number) New/Mod/Del ------------- ---- ------------------ ----------- N/A New Service Requests (NSRs): ---------------------------- N/A Patient Safety Issues (PSIs): ------------------------------ N/A Defect Tracking System Ticket(s) & Overviews: ---------------------------------------------- N/A Test Sites: ---------- Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System (ECHCS), Aurora, CO James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, Tampa, FL Software and Documentation Retrieval Instructions: ---------------------------------------------------- This software is being released as a patch (PackMan) message. Updated documentation describing the new functionality introduced by this patch is available. The preferred method is to retrieve files from download.vista.domain.ext. This transmits the files from the first available server. Sites may also elect to retrieve files directly from a specific server. Sites may retrieve the documentation directly using Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) from the ANONYMOUS.SOFTWARE directory at the following OI Field Offices: Hines: domain.ext Salt Lake City: domain.ext Documentation can also be found on the VA Software Documentation Library at: http://www.domain.ext/vdl/ Title File Name SFTP Mode -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Integrated Billing (IB) User Guide IB_2_0_P627_UM.PDF (binary) Patch Installation: Pre/Post Installation Overview: ------------------------------ See the IMPORTANT note in the Description section - full functionality of Medal of Honor will not be apparent until Host File DG_53_P972.KID (DG*5.3*972 and IVM*2.0*183), patch EAS*1.0*174, and patch IB*2.0*627 are all installed. The post installation routine performs the following tasks: o Add the MEDAL OF HONOR entry to the EXEMPTION REASON (#354.2) file NAME: MEDAL OF HONOR LONG NAME: Patient awarded Medal of Honor TYPE: COPAY INCOME EXEMPTION STATUS: EXEMPT CODE: 50 o Add the MEDAL OF HONOR entry to the IB CHARGE REMOVE REASONS (#350.3) file NUMBER: 50 NAME: MEDAL OF HONOR ABBREVIATION: MOH LIMIT: GENERIC Pre-Installation Instructions: ------------------------------ Do not install the patch when prescriptions are being transmitted to Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy (CMOP). Check if the following transmission tasks are scheduled: PSXR AUTO TRANSMIT Setup Auto-transmission PSXR AUTO TRANSMIT CS Setup CS Auto-transmission Wait for the CMOP transmissions to finish or complete the installation before the transmission starts. Check with Pharmacy Service or your pharmacy Automated Data Processing Application Coordinator (ADPAC) to find out when CMOP transmissions occur and coordinate with the ADPAC to install the IB*2.0*627 patch. Installation Instructions ------------------------- This patch may be installed with users on the system although it is recommended that it be installed during non-peak hours to minimize potential disruption to users. This patch should take less than 2 minutes to install. 1 Do not install the patch when prescriptions are being transmitted to Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy (CMOP). Wait for the CMOP transmission to finish or complete the installation before the transmission starts. Check with Pharmacy Service or your pharmacy Automated Data Processing Application Coordinator (ADPAC) to find out when CMOP transmissions occur. 2. Choose the PackMan message containing this patch. 3. Choose the INSTALL/CHECK MESSAGE PackMan option. 4. From the Kernel Installation and Distribution System Menu, select the Installation Menu. From this menu, you may elect to use the following options: a. Backup a Transport Global - This option will create a backup message of any routines exported with this patch. It will not backup any other changes such as DD's or templates. b. Compare Transport Global to Current System - This option will allow you to view all changes that will be made when this patch is installed. It compares all components of this patch (routines, DD's, templates, etc.). c. Verify Checksums in Transport Global - This option will allow you to ensure the integrity of the routines that are in the transport global. 5. To Install the Patch, from the Installation Menu, select the Install Package(s) option and choose the patch to install. When prompted for the INSTALL NAME, enter the patch# (IB*2.0*627). 6. When prompted 'Want KIDS to INHIBIT LOGONs during the install? NO//, enter 'NO' 7. When prompted 'Want to DISABLE Scheduled Options, Menu Options, and Protocols? YES//', enter 'NO'. Post-Installation Instructions: ------------------------------- The post-installation routine IB20P627 should be manually deleted from your system using the KERNEL option Delete Routines [XTRDEL]. Sites are strongly encouraged to run the Print/Verify Patient Exemption Status [IB RX PRINT VERIFY EXEMP] option after this patch and all related Medal of Honor patches are installed to update the exemption status of Medal of Honor recipients. The option should be selected with a date range starting one year prior to installation, ending with today and with the selection of YES to Update Patient Status. Back-Out Plan ------------- In the event a site determines that this patch should be backed out, the site should submit a YOUR IT Services ticket with the Enterprise Service Desk (ESD) for assistance with the procedure. Any issues would need to be evaluated to determine if: a back-out of the software is appropriate; a new patch is needed; or if data requires correction or restoration. During installation, if the option to back up routines was run as directed, "Backup a Transport Global", then routines will have the ability to be restored from the "backup" MailMan message that was generated. However, the KIDS installation process does not perform a backup of other VistA software components, such as Data Dictionary, cross-reference, newly added data entries, and template changes. Routine Information: ==================== The second line of each of these routines now looks like: ;;2.0;INTEGRATED BILLING;**[Patch List]**;21-MAR-94;Build 21 The checksums below are new checksums, and can be checked with CHECK1^XTSUMBLD. Routine Name: IB20P627 Before: n/a After: B5004839 **627** Routine Name: IBARXEU1 Before: B18924658 After: B19452446 **26,112,74,275,367,449,385,627** Routine list of preceding patches: 385 ============================================================================= User Information: Entered By : Date Entered : JUL 19, 2018 Completed By: Date Completed: DEC 05, 2019 Released By : Date Released : DEC 05, 2019 ============================================================================= Packman Mail Message: ===================== $END TXT