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Definition for Code System NameUse
{ "resourceType": "CodeSystem", "id": "name-use", "meta": { "lastUpdated": "2016-12-06T12:22:34.981+11:00" }, "text": { "status": "generated", "div": "<div>!-- Snipped for Brevity --></div>" }, "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/name-use", "identifier": { "system": "urn:ietf:rfc:3986", "value": "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.36" }, "version": "1.8.0", "name": "NameUse", "status": "draft", "experimental": false, "publisher": "HL7 (FHIR Project)", "contact": [ { "telecom": [ { "system": "url", "value": "http://hl7.org/fhir" }, { "system": "email", "value": "fhir@lists.hl7.org" } ] } ], "date": "2016-12-06T12:22:34+11:00", "description": "The use of a human name", "caseSensitive": true, "valueSet": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/name-use", "content": "complete", "concept": [ { "code": "usual", "display": "Usual", "definition": "Known as/conventional/the one you normally use" }, { "code": "official", "display": "Official", "definition": "The formal name as registered in an official (government) registry, but which name might not be commonly used. May be called \"legal name\"." }, { "code": "temp", "display": "Temp", "definition": "A temporary name. Name.period can provide more detailed information. This may also be used for temporary names assigned at birth or in emergency situations." }, { "code": "nickname", "display": "Nickname", "definition": "A name that is used to address the person in an informal manner, but is not part of their formal or usual name" }, { "code": "anonymous", "display": "Anonymous", "definition": "Anonymous assigned name, alias, or pseudonym (used to protect a person's identity for privacy reasons)" }, { "code": "old", "display": "Old", "definition": "This name is no longer in use (or was never correct, but retained for records)", "concept": [ { "code": "maiden", "display": "Name changed for Marriage", "definition": "A name used prior to changing name because of marriage. This name use is for use by applications that collect and store names that were used prior to a marriage. Marriage naming customs vary greatly around the world, and are constantly changing. This term is not gender specific. The use of this term does not imply any particular history for a person's name" } ] } ] }
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.