Procedure Category Changes (Revised)
Proposed
This is a proposed change and is not in effect yet.
We received feedback that the sherpa° API is providing great detail of information, but it is hard to understand various procedure categories and subcategory combinations.
For example:
What's the difference between HEALTH_ASSESSMENT, and HEALTH_MEASURE?
Why is RE_ENTRY_PERMIT not a DOC_REQUIRED?
In hopes to simplify the information and introduce more consistency in the returned data, we are doing some clean up on Procedure Categories and SubCategories to leverage the new enforcement attribute.
Currently, there are 13 Procedure Categories. The proposed change will reduce it to 6.
| Old Category | New Category | Enforcement | New Document Type | New Medical Requirement Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QUARANTINE | QUARANTINE | Varies | ||
| NO_QUARANTINE | QUARANTINE | NOT_REQUIRED | ||
| COVID_19_TEST | COVID_19_TEST | Varies | ||
| NO_COVID_TEST | COVID_19_TEST | NOT_REQUIRED | ||
| HEALTH_MEASURES | HEALTH_MEASURES | Varies | ||
| HEALTH_ASSESSMENT | HEALTH_MEASURES | Varies | HEALTH_ASSESSMENT | |
| SANITIZATION | HEALTH_MEASURES | Varies | SANITIZATION | |
| PPE | PPE | Varies | ||
| DOC_REQUIRED | DOC_REQUIRED | Varies | Varies | |
| RE_ENTRY_PERMIT | DOC_REQUIRED | Varies | RE_ENTRY_PERMIT | |
| DEPOSIT_REQUIRED | DOC_REQUIRED | Varies | ||
| HEALTH_INSURANCE | DOC_REQUIRED | Varies | HEALTH_INSURANCE | |
| TRAVEL_INSURANCE | DOC_REQUIRED | Varies | TRAVEL_INSURANCE |
Recommendations
Use enforcement to communicate if a document or procedure is required or not to the traveller.
We added enforcement to all procedures to assist with this change.
Do not: rely on NO_QUARANTINE category
Do: rely on the enforcement, like NOT_REQUIRED