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Definition for Code System Identifier Type Codes
{
"resourceType": "CodeSystem",
"id": "identifier-type",
"meta": {
"lastUpdated": "2016-08-11T17:02:54.322+10:00",
"profile": [
"http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/codesystem-shareable-definition"
]
},
"text": {
"status": "generated",
"div": "<div>!-- Snipped for Brevity --></div>"
},
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/identifier-type",
"identifier": {
"system": "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
"value": "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.identifier-type"
},
"version": "1.6.0",
"name": "Identifier Type Codes",
"status": "draft",
"experimental": true,
"publisher": "HL7 (FHIR Project)",
"contact": [
{
"telecom": [
{
"system": "other",
"value": "http://hl7.org/fhir"
}
]
}
],
"description": "A coded type for an identifier that can be used to determine which identifier to use for a specific purpose.",
"caseSensitive": true,
"valueSet": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/identifier-type",
"content": "complete",
"concept": [
{
"code": "UDI",
"display": "Universal Device Identifier",
"definition": "A identifier assigned to a device using the Universal Device Identifier framework as defined by FDA (http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/UniqueDeviceIdentification/)."
},
{
"code": "SNO",
"display": "Serial Number",
"definition": "An identifier affixed to an item by the manufacturer when it is first made, where each item has a different identifier."
},
{
"code": "SB",
"display": "Social Beneficiary Identifier",
"definition": "An identifier issued by a governmental organization to an individual for the purpose of the receipt of social services and benefits."
},
{
"code": "PLAC",
"display": "Placer Identifier",
"definition": "The identifier associated with the person or service that requests or places an order."
},
{
"code": "FILL",
"display": "Filler Identifier",
"definition": "The Identifier associated with the person, or service, who produces the observations or fulfills the order requested by the requestor."
}
]
}
Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.