157 - Notice of Power of Attorney

FUNCTIONAL GROUP=NP

This X12 Transaction Set contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Notice of Power of Attorney Transaction Set (157) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. This bi-directional transaction set can be used to notify entities of the existence of a power of attorney and to provide information as to its applicability. The transaction set may also be used to acknowledge powers of attorney or their cancellation.

SCHEMA

ST

Segment	Name	Position
ST	Transaction Set Header	0100
BGN	Beginning Segment	0200

N1

Segment	Name	Position
N1	Party Identification	0300
N2	Additional Name Information	0400
N3	Party Location	0500
N4	Geographic Location	0600
PER	Administrative Communications Contact	0700
REF	Reference Information	0800

HL

Segment	Name	Position
HL	Hierarchical Level	0100

NM1

Segment	Name	Position
NM1	Individual or Organizational Name	0200
N2	Additional Name Information	0300
IN2	Individual Name Structure Components	0400
N3	Party Location	0500
N4	Geographic Location	0600
PER	Administrative Communications Contact	0700
REF	Reference Information	0800
DTM	Date/Time Reference	0900

SPY

Segment	Name	Position
SPY	Scope of Power of Attorney	1000
N1	Party Identification	1100
N2	Additional Name Information	1200
N3	Party Location	1300
N4	Geographic Location	1400
PER	Administrative Communications Contact	1500
DTM	Date/Time Reference	1600
SE	Transaction Set Trailer	1700

COMMENTS

Notes
1/0300	The N1 loop identifies the sender and receiver of the transaction set.
2/0100	HL01 (Hierarchical ID Number) will be assigned sequentially within the hierarchy starting with one and incremented by one for each HL segment.
2/0100	HL03 (Hierarchical Level Code) may only contain the codes: AG (Agent Level) and PR (Principal Level), where the Agent is the party to whom Power of Attorney is being granted, modified, or revoked, and the Principal is the party on behalf of whom Power of Attorney is being granted, modified, or revoked. The Principal Level is always subordinate to the Agent Level.
2/0100	Each transaction set must contain at least one HL loop at the Agent Level. Each HL loop at the Agent Level must have at least one subordinate HL loop at the Principal Level.
2/0200	The NM1 segment describes the Agent to whom Power of Attorney is being granted, modified, or revoked, when occurring within an HL loop at Agent Level. The NM1 loop describes the Principal, who is the party on whose behalf Power of Attorney is being granted, modified, or revoked, when used within an HL loop at Principal Level.
2/1000	The SPY loop identifies the scope of the power of attorney, and the action requested.

rev 25/11/2024