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Product Code Requests
An on-line form for requesting a new Product Description Code (Blood) is available in the Registered Users section. Countries are encouraged to appoint an individual or committee to manage code requests on a national basis in order to retain consistency within the country. A listing of countries with individuals identified to ICCBBA who may request additions is maintained as a drop-down menu on the electronic request form. Facilities should complete one request form for each new product code desired. New Product Description Codes must be compatible with the existing system. Codes that represent new combinations of existing Classes, Modifiers, or Attributes will be added without delay. If a new Class or Modifier, a new Attribute group, or a new variable within an existing Attribute group is included in the Product Description, the request must be accompanied by appropriate definitions. If there is a question of consistency, the request may be referred to an ICCBBA Technical Advisory Group. Updates to the Product Description Codes will be regularly posted in the Registered Users section and made apparent by a change in the Version Number of the Product Code Database. Version control sheets describing the changes are published with each update.
Completing the Request Form The form for requesting new product codes is found in the Registered Users area. One completed form is required for each new Product Description Code requested. Complete the header information (Facility Identification Number, contact name, and contact e-mail address) Minimally, the request must include a Class and Core Conditions. Select one Class from the dropdown list. If needed, select one Modifier from the dropdown list. Select Core Conditions (Anticoagulant-Additive, Volume, and Storage Temperature) from the drop down lists. Select Attributes from each Attribute group where needed (only one per Attribute group) from the dropdown lists. In the Select National Representative field, click to view the drop down menu. Select the appropriate country. Countries not represented in the listing should select the “Not Listed” option. If a new Class, Modifier, Attribute group, or variable within an Attribute group is needed, please contact the ICCBBA Technical Director. A definition compatible with the format of those in the Standard Terminology for Blood, Cellular Therapy, and Tissue Product Descriptions must accompany such a request.
Submitting the Request Clicking on the “Submit to National Representative” button will result in the form being submitted to the appropriate individual. You will receive an automated acknowledgement of the submission. Questions should be submitted to the ICCBBA technical director.
Updated: 13 August 2008 |
