| .001 | number | | 11 | | | Internal reference number assigned automatically as each new entry
is placed in the file. |
| .01 | name(+) | 0;1 | FREE TEXT | | B | Name of the appointment type, i.e. Class II Dental is designated for
veterans who are scheduling an appointment to be treated for a
dental condition that was related to active duty. |
| 2 | ignore means test billing | 0;2 | SET OF CODES | 1:IGNORE
| | A '1' placed in this field denotes that any veteran who is categorized
by this particular appointment type will be exempt for having to
complete and Means Test and from any form of billing for care received. |
| 3 | inactive | 0;3 | SET OF CODES | 1:INACTIVE
| | A '1' indicates that this particular appointment type is inactive and
no longer used per instructions from VA Central Office. |
| 4 | synonym | 0;4 | FREE TEXT | | | A similar name or abbreviation to identify this appointment type. |
| 5 | dual eligibility allowed | 0;5 | BOOLEAN | 1:YES
| | If an appointment type will allow dual eligibility for this particular
appointment type. Dual eligibility is when a veteran has a primary
eligibility, i.e. NSC VETERAN, but is also a VA employee and will
have a second or dual eligibility of EMPLOYEE. |
| 6 | default eligibility | 0;6 | POINTER | 8 | | A specific eligibility code can be entered in this field as the
default eligibility allowed for this appointment type. If a veteran
is for example WWII and the default eligibility for appointment type
is WWI, user will be unable to schedule this visit utilizing this
appointment type. |
| 10 | description | 1;0 | WORD-PROCESSING | | | A word-processing field describing the definition and/or use of
each appointment type in this file. |