SIST EN 1867:1998

Machine-readable cards - Health care applications - Numbering system and registration procedure for issuer identifiers

This European Standard specifies the application and registration procedures for numbers assignated to issuers of cards used for health care, health care coverage or health care entitlement, that comply with prEN 1387.

Maschinenlesbare Karten - Anwendungen im Gesundheitswesen - Benummerungssystem und Registrierverfahren für Kartenausgeberschlüssel

Diese Norm legt die Antrags- und die Registrierverfahren für Nummern, die an Herausgeber von Karten für eine Anwendung im Gesundheitswesen, in der Krankenversicherung und bei dessen Leistungsanspruch ausgegeben werden, und die prEN 1387 entsprechen, fest.

Cartes lisibles par machine - Applications pour la santé - Systeme de numérotation et procédure d'enregistrement pour les identificateurs d'émetteur

La présente norme préscrit les procédures de demande et d'enregistrement des numéros attribués aux émetteurs de cartes, conformes aux préscriptions du prEN 1387, utilisées pour gérer des soins et assurer la gestion administrative dans le domaine de la santé.

Machine-readable cards - Health care applications - Numbering system and registration procedure for issuer identifiers

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 31-May-1998
• ICS: 35.240.15 - Identification cards. Chip cards. Biometrics
• Technical Committee: BFS - Banking and related financial services
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 01-Jun-1998
• Due Date: 01-Jun-1998
• Completion Date: 01-Jun-1998
• Ref Project: EN 1867:1997 - Machine-readable cards - Health care applications - Numbering system and registration procedure for issuer identifiers

Overview

EN 1867:1997 - Machine-readable cards: Health care applications - defines the numbering system and registration procedure for issuer identifiers used on machine-readable health care cards. Published by CEN, the standard covers how issuer identifiers are assigned and registered for cards used for health care, health care coverage, or health care entitlement that comply with prEN 1387. The aim is consistent, unique issuer IDs to support interoperability and reliable identification across health systems.

Key topics and requirements

• Issuer identifier allocation: Procedures for assigning unique identifiers to organizations that issue health care cards (issuers), ensuring no conflicts between issuers.
• Registration process: Steps and responsibilities for registering issuer identifiers with the designated registration authority, including maintaining authoritative records.
• Identifier management: Requirements for updating, revoking, or reassigning identifiers and for ensuring continuity and traceability of issuer information.
• Interoperability and compliance: Ensures issuer IDs are compatible with machine-readable card formats used in health care applications and with prEN 1387-compliant cards.
• Operational governance: Roles for registration authorities, issuer obligations, and expected administrative controls to maintain an accurate registry.
• Security and integrity considerations: Emphasis on procedures that protect the integrity of the registration database and prevent duplicate or fraudulent issuer assignments (high-level - does not prescribe cryptographic mechanisms).

Applications

EN 1867:1997 is relevant wherever machine-readable health care cards are used to identify issuers and manage entitlements:

• Health authorities and ministries assigning national or regional issuer identifiers.
• Health insurers and payers that issue cards for coverage verification.
• Hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies that need to validate issuer identity for entitlement checks.
• Card manufacturers and system integrators building prEN 1387-compliant smart cards and card-reading systems.
• Registration bodies and trust authorities managing issuer registries to support interoperability across health systems.

Benefits include improved interoperability, reduced issuer ambiguity, streamlined entitlement verification, and a more robust administrative framework for health card ecosystems.

Related standards

• prEN 1387 (referenced in EN 1867:1997) - card application compatibility for health care.
• EN 1867 is a CEN standard intended to work alongside national implementations and other card identification standards to ensure coherent use of issuer identifiers in healthcare card systems.

Keywords: EN 1867:1997, machine-readable cards, health care applications, issuer identifiers, numbering system, registration procedure, healthcare cards, CEN, prEN 1387.

Standards Content (Sample)

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