Codesystem-name-use.xml

Definition for Code System NameUse

<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="name-use"/>
  <meta>
    <lastUpdated value="2016-12-06T12:22:34.981+11:00"/>
  </meta>
  <text>
    <status value="generated"/>
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
      <h2>NameUse</h2>
      <div>
        <p>The use of a human name</p>

      </div>
      <p>This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/name-use defines the following codes:</p>
      <table class="codes">
        <tr>
          <td>
            <b>Lvl</b>
          </td>
          <td>
            <b>Code</b>
          </td>
          <td>
            <b>Display</b>
          </td>
          <td>
            <b>Definition</b>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>1</td>
          <td>usual
            <a name="name-use-usual"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Usual</td>
          <td>Known as/conventional/the one you normally use</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>1</td>
          <td>official
            <a name="name-use-official"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Official</td>
          <td>The formal name as registered in an official (government) registry, but which name might
             not be commonly used. May be called &quot;legal name&quot;.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>1</td>
          <td>temp
            <a name="name-use-temp"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Temp</td>
          <td>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.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>1</td>
          <td>nickname
            <a name="name-use-nickname"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Nickname</td>
          <td>A name that is used to address the person in an informal manner, but is not part of their
             formal or usual name</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>1</td>
          <td>anonymous
            <a name="name-use-anonymous"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Anonymous</td>
          <td>Anonymous assigned name, alias, or pseudonym (used to protect a person's identity for
             privacy reasons)</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>1</td>
          <td>old
            <a name="name-use-old"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Old</td>
          <td>This name is no longer in use (or was never correct, but retained for records)</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>  maiden
            <a name="name-use-maiden"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Name changed for Marriage</td>
          <td>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</td>
        </tr>
      </table>
    </div>
  </text>
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/name-use"/>
  <identifier>
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.36"/>
  </identifier>
  <version value="1.8.0"/>
  <name value="NameUse"/>
  <status value="draft"/>
  <experimental value="false"/>
  <publisher value="HL7 (FHIR Project)"/>
  <contact>
    <telecom>
      <system value="url"/>
      <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/>
    </telecom>
    <telecom>
      <system value="email"/>
      <value value="fhir@lists.hl7.org"/>
    </telecom>
  </contact>
  <date value="2016-12-06T12:22:34+11:00"/>
  <description value="The use of a human name"/>
  <caseSensitive value="true"/>
  <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/name-use"/>
  <content value="complete"/>
  <concept>
    <code value="usual"/>
    <display value="Usual"/>
    <definition value="Known as/conventional/the one you normally use"/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="official"/>
    <display value="Official"/>
    <definition value="The formal name as registered in an official (government) registry, but which name might
     not be commonly used. May be called &quot;legal name&quot;."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="temp"/>
    <display value="Temp"/>
    <definition value="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."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="nickname"/>
    <display value="Nickname"/>
    <definition value="A name that is used to address the person in an informal manner, but is not part of their
     formal or usual name"/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="anonymous"/>
    <display value="Anonymous"/>
    <definition value="Anonymous assigned name, alias, or pseudonym (used to protect a person's identity for
     privacy reasons)"/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="old"/>
    <display value="Old"/>
    <definition value="This name is no longer in use (or was never correct, but retained for records)"/>
    <concept>
      <code value="maiden"/>
      <display value="Name changed for Marriage"/>
      <definition value="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"/>
    </concept>
  </concept>
</CodeSystem>