Regulation .04 Designation Requirements.

The payer and its designated EHNs shall enter into a written agreement that shall address at minimum each of the following:

Transaction format specifications;

Transmission methods to be used;

Schedules of events, such as transmission cutoffs, acknowledgment requirements, reporting requirements, and scheduled outages, etc;

Editing requirements and schedules for changes or enhancements;

Charges and terms of payment; and

System access security requirements.