# Process HST Prior Authorization Patient

> Perform Process HST Prior Authorization Patient through Carelon.

Source: [https://genhealth.ai/docs/workflows/integrations/carelon/carelon_process_hst_prior_auth_patient](https://genhealth.ai/docs/workflows/integrations/carelon/carelon_process_hst_prior_auth_patient)

Integration: [Carelon](https://genhealth.ai/docs/workflows/integrations/carelon.md)

- Handler: `carelon_process_hst_prior_auth_patient`

## Inputs

- `patient_item` — Patient Item (expression, required)
  Required literal value or workflow expression.

## Outputs

- `success` — Success
- `error` — Error
- `failure_category` — Failure Category
- `status` — Status
- `reason_codes` — Reason Codes
- `candidate` — Candidate
- `review_note_written` — Review Note Written
- `completion_tag_repaired` — Completion Tag Repaired
- `authorization_confirmed` — Authorization Confirmed
- `patient_id` — Patient Id
- `carelon_order_id` — Carelon Order Id
- `outcome` — Outcome
- `operator_action` — Operator Action
- `dry_run` — Dry Run
- `is_authorized` — Is Authorized
- `retryable` — Retryable
- `manual_review` — Manual Review
- `observed_health_plan` — Observed Health Plan
- `submission_status` — Submission Status
- `valid_from` — Valid From
- `valid_through` — Valid Through
- `authorized_note_written` — Authorized Note Written
- `unanswered_question_id` — Unanswered Question Id
- `unanswered_question_text` — Unanswered Question Text
- `unanswered_question_kind` — Unanswered Question Kind
- `unanswered_question_options` — Unanswered Question Options
- `unanswered_question_exclusive_options` — Unanswered Question Exclusive Options
- `answered_question_count` — Answered Question Count
- `configured_answer_count` — Configured Answer Count
- `supplied_answer_count` — Supplied Answer Count
- `derived_answer_count` — Derived Answer Count
- `lowest_derived_confidence` — Lowest Derived Confidence
- `clinical_outcomes` — Clinical Outcomes
- `provider_substitution` — Provider Substitution
- `substituted_ordering_npi` — Substituted Ordering Npi
- `substituted_ordering_taxonomy_code` — Substituted Ordering Taxonomy Code
- `substituted_ordering_taxonomy_description` — Substituted Ordering Taxonomy Description
- `route` — Route
- `portal_message` — Portal Message
- `provider_resolution_reason` — Provider Resolution Reason
- `is_bcbs` — Is Bcbs

Output schema completeness: `best_effort_declared`

## Safety

- External effect: `write`
- Confirmation recommended: no
- Retry safe: no
- Dry run supported: no

## Schemas

These schemas are first-pass authoring guidance. Runtime validation remains authoritative.

### Input schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "patient_item"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "patient_item": {
      "description": "Required literal value or workflow expression.",
      "x-workflow-field-type": "expression"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
```

### Output schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "error": {},
    "route": {},
    "status": {},
    "dry_run": {},
    "is_bcbs": {},
    "outcome": {},
    "success": {},
    "candidate": {},
    "retryable": {},
    "patient_id": {},
    "valid_from": {},
    "reason_codes": {},
    "is_authorized": {},
    "manual_review": {},
    "valid_through": {},
    "portal_message": {},
    "operator_action": {},
    "carelon_order_id": {},
    "failure_category": {},
    "clinical_outcomes": {},
    "submission_status": {},
    "review_note_written": {},
    "derived_answer_count": {},
    "observed_health_plan": {},
    "provider_substitution": {},
    "supplied_answer_count": {},
    "unanswered_question_id": {},
    "answered_question_count": {},
    "authorization_confirmed": {},
    "authorized_note_written": {},
    "completion_tag_repaired": {},
    "configured_answer_count": {},
    "substituted_ordering_npi": {},
    "unanswered_question_kind": {},
    "unanswered_question_text": {},
    "lowest_derived_confidence": {},
    "provider_resolution_reason": {},
    "unanswered_question_options": {},
    "substituted_ordering_taxonomy_code": {},
    "unanswered_question_exclusive_options": {},
    "substituted_ordering_taxonomy_description": {}
  },
  "additionalProperties": true
}
```