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Definition for Code System Identifier Type Codes
<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="identifier-type"/> <meta> <lastUpdated value="2016-08-11T17:02:54.322+10:00"/> <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/codesystem-shareable-definition"/> </meta> <text> <status value="generated"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <h2>Identifier Type Codes</h2> <div> <p>A coded type for an identifier that can be used to determine which identifier to use for a specific purpose.</p> </div> <p>This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/identifier-type defines the following codes:</p> <table class="codes"> <tr> <td> <b>Code</b> </td> <td> <b>Display</b> </td> <td> <b>Definition</b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>UDI <a name="identifier-type-UDI"> </a> </td> <td>Universal Device Identifier</td> <td>A identifier assigned to a device using the Universal Device Identifier framework as defined by FDA (http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/UniqueDeviceIdentification/).</td> </tr> <tr> <td>SNO <a name="identifier-type-SNO"> </a> </td> <td>Serial Number</td> <td>An identifier affixed to an item by the manufacturer when it is first made, where each item has a different identifier.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>SB <a name="identifier-type-SB"> </a> </td> <td>Social Beneficiary Identifier</td> <td>An identifier issued by a governmental organization to an individual for the purpose of the receipt of social services and benefits.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PLAC <a name="identifier-type-PLAC"> </a> </td> <td>Placer Identifier</td> <td>The identifier associated with the person or service that requests or places an order.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>FILL <a name="identifier-type-FILL"> </a> </td> <td>Filler Identifier</td> <td>The Identifier associated with the person, or service, who produces the observations or fulfills the order requested by the requestor.</td> </tr> </table> </div> </text> <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/identifier-type"/> <identifier> <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.identifier-type"/> </identifier> <version value="1.6.0"/> <name value="Identifier Type Codes"/> <status value="draft"/> <experimental value="true"/> <publisher value="HL7 (FHIR Project)"/> <contact> <telecom> <system value="other"/> <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/> </telecom> </contact> <description value="A coded type for an identifier that can be used to determine which identifier to use for a specific purpose."/> <caseSensitive value="true"/> <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/identifier-type"/> <content value="complete"/> <concept> <code value="UDI"/> <display value="Universal Device Identifier"/> <definition value="A identifier assigned to a device using the Universal Device Identifier framework as defined by FDA (http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/UniqueDeviceIdentification/)."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="SNO"/> <display value="Serial Number"/> <definition value="An identifier affixed to an item by the manufacturer when it is first made, where each item has a different identifier."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="SB"/> <display value="Social Beneficiary Identifier"/> <definition value="An identifier issued by a governmental organization to an individual for the purpose of the receipt of social services and benefits."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="PLAC"/> <display value="Placer Identifier"/> <definition value="The identifier associated with the person or service that requests or places an order."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="FILL"/> <display value="Filler Identifier"/> <definition value="The Identifier associated with the person, or service, who produces the observations or fulfills the order requested by the requestor."/> </concept> </CodeSystem>
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