ISO 20301:2006
(Main)Health informatics — Health cards — General characteristics
Health informatics — Health cards — General characteristics
ISO 20301:2006 is designed to confirm the identities of both the healthcare application provider and the healthcard holder in order that information may be exchanged by using cards issued for healthcare service. ISO 20301:2006 focuses on the machine-readable cards of ID-1 type defined in ISO/IEC 7810 that are issued for healthcare services provided in a service area that crosses the national borders of two or more countries/areas. ISO 20301:2006 applies to healthcare data cards where the issuer and the application provider are the same party. ISO 20301:2006 applies directly or refers to existing ISO standards for the physical characteristics and recording techniques. Security issues should follow the requirements of each healthcare data card system. In addition, this International Standard regulates the visual information written on the healthcare data card.
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INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 20301
First edition
2006-11-15
Health informatics — Health cards —
General characteristics
Informatique de santé — Cartes de santé — Caractéristiques générales
Reference number
ISO 20301:2006(E)
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ISO 20301:2006(E)
Contents Page
Foreword. iv
Introduction . v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions. 2
4 Abbreviations . 3
5 Physical characteristics. 3
6 Visually readable data . 3
6.1 Purposes of visually readable data. 3
6.2 Items of visually readable data. 4
6.3 Field identifier of visually readable data (optional).5
7 Recording technique . 5
7.1 Recording technique for visually readable data. 5
7.2 Magnetic stripe. 5
7.3 Integrated circuits with contacts. 5
7.4 Contactless integrated circuits . 6
7.5 Optical memory. 6
7.6 Other recording technique. 6
8 Test method. 6
Annex A (informative) Examples of field identifiers written in Latin-1 code. 7
Annex B (informative) Examples of healthcare data card layout . 8
Bibliography . 12
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ISO 20301:2006(E)
Foreword
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ISO 20301 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 215, Health informatics.
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Introduction
This International Standard describes general characteristics of machine-readable cards used in the field of
healthcare.
The purpose of using machine-readable cards in the field of healthcare is to improve the quality of health
service and the efficient use of healthcare resources in the field. The primary consideration in creating this
International Standard has been to improve patient service and patient safety, as well as improve the practical
use of healthcare data cards in clinical fields.
The main policy of this International Standard is as follows.
1) ISO/TC215 has agreed to exempt the following items from standardization efforts:
⎯ standardizing the clinical practice of medicine and
⎯ defining a standardized healthcare delivery service structure.
In past years, healthcare data cards have been used to exchange healthcare data by placing necessary and
appropriate information on the surface of the cards in order to implement the health service of each country.
However, as people now move more frequently across borders, healthcare data cards issued in one country
or area are increasingly being used in another, and with this consideration in mind this International Standard
has been designed to apply to healthcare data cards that will be used internationally.
2) This International Standard is applicable to healthcare data cards used for healthcare services
provided by the card issuer. Not only ISO/TC 215, but also ISO/IEC JTC1/SC17 should discuss the
standardization of the characteristics and operation of other cards, which are not covered by this
International Standard.
3) This International Standard is designed to accept relevant technologies and recording techniques for
healthcare data cards.
The data elements and data structures in healthcare data cards are under consideration within
ISO/TC215/WG 5.
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 20301:2006(E)
Health informatics — Health cards — General characteristics
1 Scope
This International Standard is designed to confirm the identities of both the healthcare application provider and
the healthcard holder in order that information may be exchanged by using cards issued for healthcare service.
This International Standard focuses on the machine-readable cards of ID-1 type defined in ISO/IEC 7810 that
are issued for healthcare services provided in a service area that crosses the national borders of two or more
countries/areas.
This International Standard applies to healthcare data cards where the issuer and the application provider are
the same party.
This International Standard applies directly or refers to existing ISO standards for the physical characteristics
and recording techniques. Security issues should follow the requirements of each healthcare data card system.
In addition, this International Standard regulates the visual information written on the healthcare data card.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 3166 (all parts), Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdisvisions
ISO/IEC 7810, Identification cards — Physical characteristics
ISO/IEC 7811 (all parts), Identification cards — Recording technique
ISO/IEC 7812-1, Identification cards — Identification of issuers — Part 1: Numbering system
ISO/IEC 7816 (all parts), Identification cards — Integrated circuit cards (with contacts)
ISO/IEC 10373 (all parts), Identification cards — Test methods
ISO/IEC 10536 (all parts), Identification cards — Contactless integrated circuit(s) cards (— Close-coupled
cards)
ISO/IEC 11693, Identification cards — Optical memory cards — General characteristics
ISO/IEC 14443 (all parts), Identification cards — Contactless integrated circuit(s) cards — Proximity cards
ISO/IEC 15420, Information technology — Automatic identification and data capture techniques — Bar code
symbology specification — EAN/UPC
ISO/IEC 15438, Information technology — Automatic identification and data capture techniques — PDF417
bar code symbology specification
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ISO/IEC 15693 (all parts), Identification cards — Contactless integrated circuit(s) cards — Vicinity cards
ISO 20302, Health informatics — Health cards — Numbering system and registration procedure for issuer
identifiers
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
application
that which is provided for specific services in healthcare fields and which could be carried out by using a
separate set of information stored in the healthcare data card
EXAMPLE An application for making appointments for medical treatment, an application for providing access to
medical records and an application for certifying health funding status are all examples of healthcare applications.
3.2
card issuer
entity that records the information to activate the card, register and distribute to the healthcard holder
EXAMPLE A hospital could be a card issuer of cards for handling appointments for medical treatment or for
accessing medical records. A health funding agency could be a card issuer of cards for health funding.
3.3
field identifier
character strings, numeric characters and/or icons placed near the visually readable data that help to identify
the visually readable data
3.4
front side of the card
back side of the card
see International Standards related to the applied recording techniques and card technologies, namely:
⎯ ISO/IEC 7811 for cards with embossing and/or magnetic stripe;
⎯ ISO/IEC 7816 for integrated circuit cards;
⎯ ISO/IEC 14443 for contactless integrated circuit cards(proximity cards);
⎯ ISO/IEC 11693 for optical memory cards
3.5
healthcare application provider
entity that provides healthcare services to the healthcard holder and in the course doing so, makes use of the
card and records the health care application information onto the cards
EXAMPLE A hospital could be a healthcare application provider by handling appointments for medical treatment or
by providing access control to medical records. A health funding agency could be a healthcare application provider by
issuing cards for health funding. A health funding agency could also be a healthcare application provider by certifying the
health funding status of the healthcard holder.
NOTE If the card contains an application for medical appointments, a hospital could be an application provider as it
provides appointment services to the patients, while it could also be a user of the card if the card contains an application
for health funding services, as the hospital may get reimbursed from the health funding agency.
3.6
healthcare data card
machine-readable card, conformant to ISO 7810 intended for use within the healthcare domain
[ISO 21549-1:2004, definition 3.2]
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3.7
healthcard holder
individual transporting a healthcare data card which contains a record with the individual identified as the
major record person
[ISO 21549-2:2004, definition 3.8]
3.8
item
single distinct part of the visually readable data
3.9
recording technique
technique to put visually readable data onto the card surface or to write data in non-volatile memories
3.10
service area
countries/areas where the healthcare data card is intended to be used and where the healthcare service
obtained by using the card is provided
3.11
visually readable data
data that are placed on the surface of the healthcare data card to be read visuall
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