Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) FHIR Implementation Guide
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Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) FHIR Implementation Guide, published by SBC FHIR Project. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 0.1.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/jdjkelly/fhir-sbc/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

Artifacts Summary

This page provides a list of the FHIR artifacts defined as part of this implementation guide.

Structures: Resource Profiles

These define constraints on FHIR resources for systems conforming to this implementation guide.

SBC Insurance Plan Profile

Profile of InsurancePlan resource for representing Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) documents as required under ACA Section 2715 and implementing regulations at 45 CFR 147.200, 29 CFR 2590.715-2715, and 26 CFR 54.9815-2715

Structures: Extension Definitions

These define constraints on FHIR data types for systems conforming to this implementation guide.

Benefit Limitation Extension

Extension for documenting limitations and exceptions that apply to specific benefits in the SBC

Excluded Services Extension

Extension for documenting services that are not covered by the health insurance plan, as required in SBC 'Excluded Services & Other Covered Services' section

SBC Metadata Extension

Extension containing regulatory metadata required for Summary of Benefits and Coverage documents

Terminology: Value Sets

These define sets of codes used by systems conforming to this implementation guide.

SBC Benefit Category Value Set

Value set containing all 27 benefit categories required in Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) documents

SBC Plan Type Value Set

Value set containing health insurance plan types for Summary of Benefits and Coverage documents

Terminology: Code Systems

These define new code systems used by systems conforming to this implementation guide.

SBC Benefit Category Code System

Code system for the 27 benefit categories required in Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) documents per ACA Section 2715 regulations

SBC Plan Type Code System

Code system for health insurance plan types displayed in Summary of Benefits and Coverage documents

Example: Example Instances

These are example instances that show what data produced and consumed by systems conforming with this implementation guide might look like.

Example Health Insurance Issuer

Example organization representing a health insurance issuer

Example SBC - Sample HMO Health Plan

Example Summary of Benefits and Coverage document represented as a FHIR InsurancePlan resource, demonstrating an HMO plan with multiple benefit categories and cost-sharing information