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DBIA3499 ICR (3499)

DBIA3499    ICR (3499)

Name Value
NUMBER 3499
IA # 3499
DATE CREATED 2002/01/14
CUSTODIAL PACKAGE ENROLLMENT APPLICATION SYSTEM
CUSTODIAL ISC Albany
USAGE Supported
TYPE Routine
DBIC APPROVAL STATUS APPROVED
ROUTINE EASMTCHK
NAME DBIA3499
GENERAL DESCRIPTION 
The purpose of this API is to facilitate the check for
a required means test for a veteran during appointment management.  A
deficiency noted in the "Report of Task Force to Review Enrollment, Means
Testing and Income Verification", item #22, required VHA to identify a means
to acquire veterans' signatures on means tests at a local level.  This API
provides a procedure that when called will check on a veteran means test
status and return a flag on whether a means test is required or not, and
optionally, a related text message that can be displayed by the calling
procedure.  This API is provided in the Enrollment Application Systems
namespace.
STATUS Active
KEYWORDS
  • EAS
  • APPOINTMENT BLOCKING
DURATION Till Otherwise Agreed
ID EASMTCHK
COMPONENT/ENTRY POINT
COMPONENT/ENTRY POINT COMPONENT DESCRIPTION VARIABLES
MT(DFN,EASAPT,EASACT,EASDT,EASQT,EASMSG) 
The MT^EASMTCHK entry point returns a flag and alert
messgae if a means test update is required for the patient.  If a means test
update is not required, a "0" is returned.  The IEN in the PATIENT File, #2,
is passed into the call as variable DFN.  If DFN is not populated, the call
fails.   EASAPT is the IEN of the Appointment type in the APPOINTMENT TYPE
File, #409.1, and EASDT is the date of the appointment.  If the Appointment
type is not available, then the appointment date/time must be passed in.  When
the Appointment action flag is "C", the appointment date/time is used to
lookup the appointment and determine the appointment type for the MT status
determination.  Normally either the appointment type or the appointment
date/time will be available to the API.  If one or the other is not passed in,
the API will return "0".
VARIABLES TYPE VARIABLES DESCRIPTION
DFN Input 
Contains the Internal Entry Number of the patient in
the PATIENT File, #2.
EASAPT Input 
Contains the Internal Entry Number of the appointment
type from the APPOINTMENT TYPE, File #409.1.  Current requirements are for
action only on "Regular" type appointments.
EASACT Input 
Appointment action flag [Optional].  Used to specify
the appointment action being taken.  If not specified, a default of "Other" is
used.  Walk-In and Other appointment actions will not block an appointment
action, and may be used for returning a MT status message.
M - Make an appointment
C - Check In/Out an existing appointment
W - Unscheduled/Walk-In appointment
O - Other (Default)
EASDT Input 
Appointment Date/Time in FileMan format.  If the
appointment type is not available, then the appointment date/time must be
passed.
EASMSG Input 
Return array for alert message [Optional], if
defined, the alert text is copied to the array.  Can be used in conjunction
with EASQT to control how and when alert messages are displayed.
RSLT Output 

Outputcontains the results:
1 - MT Required
0 - MT Not required
EASQT Input 
Silent flag [Optional], if set, prevents display of
alert message.