Section title: Requests for Interpretation
RFI #
2266
834: country code
Description

Element N404 in loop 2100A has following note:

Use the alpha-2 country codes from Part 1 of ISO 3166.

Is this a requirement or recommendation?

I.e. is it compliant to use 3-character country codes from ISO 3166?~
NM1*IL*1*MEMBER*LAURA~
DMB*D8*19530205*F~
DTP*291*D8*20180129~

and the member is eligible 02012018 today the response would be the member is ineligible with no benefits reflecting the impending eligibility.

RFI Response

Submitters are required to use the alpha-2 country code from part 1 of the ISO 3166. Substituting the 3-character country codes from ISO 3166 for the alpha-2 country codes is not compliant with the TR3.

DOCUMENT ID
005010X220