837P Specification Does Not Include PER Segment For Loop 2010CA

[JeffFerguson]

The 837P specification for Loop 2010CA is as follows:

  <HierarchicalLoop LoopId="2000C" Usage="Situational" LevelCode="23">
    <Name>PATIENT HIERARCHICAL LOOP</Name>
    <Segment SegmentId="PAT" Usage="Required" Repeat="1"/>
    <Loop LoopId="2010CA" Usage="Required" LoopRepeat="1">
      <Name>PATIENT NAME</Name>
      <StartingSegment SegmentId="NM1" Usage="Required" Repeat="1">
        <EntityIdentifier Code="QC"/>
      </StartingSegment>
      <Segment SegmentId="N3" Usage="Situational" Repeat="1"/>
      <Segment SegmentId="N4" Usage="Situational" Repeat="1"/>
      <Segment SegmentId="DMG" Usage="Situational" Repeat="1"/>
      <Segment SegmentId="REF" Usage="Situational" Repeat="4"/>
      <Segment SegmentId="REF" Usage="Situational" Repeat="1"/>
    </Loop>

That specification does not support the PER segment as documented on page 157 of the 837P spec dated June 2014. Is there a reason for this omission?

[nwlynch]

Is this still an issue ?