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Patient Administration Work Group | Maturity Level: N/A | Standards Status: Informative | Compartments: Patient, Practitioner, RelatedPerson |
Raw XML (canonical form + also see XML Format Specification)
Transgender Person Example (id = "patient-example-sex-and-gender")
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Patient xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="patient-example-sex-and-gender"/> <text> <status value="generated"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> <b> Patricia Roth </b> male, DoB: 1974-12-25 ( Medical record number: 12345 (USUAL))</p> </div> </text> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/individual-genderIdentity"> <extension url="value"> <valueCodeableConcept> <coding> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="446141000124107"/> <display value="Identifies as female gender (finding)"/> </coding> </valueCodeableConcept> </extension> <extension url="period"> <valuePeriod> <start value="2001-05-06"/> </valuePeriod> </extension> <extension url="comment"> <valueString value="Patient transitioned from male to female in 2001."/> </extension> </extension> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/individual-pronouns"> <extension url="value"> <valueCodeableConcept> <coding> <system value="http://loinc.org"/> <code value="LA29519-8"/> <display value="she/her/her/hers/herself"/> </coding> </valueCodeableConcept> </extension> <extension url="period"> <valuePeriod> <start value="2001-05-06"/> </valuePeriod> </extension> <extension url="comment"> <valueString value="Patient transitioned from male to female in 2001."/> </extension> </extension> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/individual-recordedSexOrGender"> <extension url="value"> <valueCodeableConcept> <coding> <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/administrative-gender"/> <code value="male"/> <display value="Male"/> </coding> </valueCodeableConcept> </extension> <extension url="internationalEquivalent"> <valueCodeableConcept> <coding> <system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/icaosex"/> <code value="M"/> <display value="Male"/> </coding> </valueCodeableConcept> </extension> <extension url="type"> <valueCodeableConcept> <coding> <system value="http://loinc.org"/> <code value="76689-9"/> <display value="Sex Assigned At Birth"/> </coding> </valueCodeableConcept> </extension> <extension url="effectivePeriod"> <valuePeriod> <start value="1974-12-25"/> </valuePeriod> </extension> <extension url="acquisitionDate"> <valueDateTime value="2005-12-06"/> </extension> <extension url="sourceDocument"> <!-- Reference to a scan of the birth certificate --> <valueCodeableReference> <reference> <reference value="DocumentReference/1"/> </reference> </valueCodeableReference> </extension> <extension url="sourceField"> <valueString value="SEX"/> </extension> <extension url="jurisdiction"> <valueCodeableConcept> <coding> <system value="https://www.usps.com/"/> <code value="OH"/> <display value="Ohio"/> </coding> </valueCodeableConcept> </extension> <extension url="comment"> <valueString value="Patient transitioned from male to female in 2001, but their birth certificate still indicates male."/> </extension> </extension> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/individual-recordedSexOrGender"> <extension url="value"> <valueCodeableConcept> <coding> <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/administrative-gender"/> <code value="male"/> <display value="Male"/> </coding> </valueCodeableConcept> </extension> <extension url="internationalEquivalent"> <valueCodeableConcept> <coding> <system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/icaosex"/> <code value="M"/> <display value="Male"/> </coding> </valueCodeableConcept> </extension> <extension url="type"> <valueCodeableConcept> <coding> <system value="http://local-code-system.org/recorded-sex-or-gender-type"/> <code value="insurance-card"/> <display value="Insurance Card"/> </coding> </valueCodeableConcept> </extension> <extension url="effectivePeriod"> <valuePeriod> <start value="2021-05-25"/> </valuePeriod> </extension> <extension url="acquisitionDate"> <valueDateTime value="2021-06-06"/> </extension> <extension url="sourceDocument"> <!-- Reference to a scan of the insurance card --> <valueCodeableReference> <reference> <reference value="DocumentReference/2"/> </reference> </valueCodeableReference> </extension> <extension url="sourceField"> <valueString value="SEX"/> </extension> <extension url="jurisdiction"> <valueCodeableConcept> <coding> <system value="http://local-code-system.org/recorded-sex-or-gender-jurisdiction"/> <code value="ICCA-P"/> <display value="Indigo Crucifix Cobalt Aegis Payer"/> </coding> </valueCodeableConcept> </extension> <extension url="comment"> <valueString value="Patient transitioned from male to female in 2001, but their insurance card still indicates male."/> </extension> </extension> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/individual-recordedSexOrGender"> <extension url="value"> <valueCodeableConcept> <coding> <system value="http://ohio.example.gov/drivers-license-sex"/> <code value="M"/> <display value="Male"/> </coding> </valueCodeableConcept> </extension> <extension url="internationalEquivalent"> <valueCodeableConcept> <coding> <system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/icaosex"/> <code value="M"/> <display value="Male"/> </coding> </valueCodeableConcept> </extension> <extension url="type"> <valueCodeableConcept> <coding> <system value="http://jurisdiction-specific.example.com/document-type-code-system"/> <code value="drivers-license"/> <display value="Driver's License"/> </coding> </valueCodeableConcept> </extension> <extension url="effectivePeriod"> <valuePeriod> <start value="1974-12-25"/> </valuePeriod> </extension> <extension url="acquisitionDate"> <valueDateTime value="2005-12-06"/> </extension> <extension url="sourceDocument"> <!-- Reference to a scan of the driver's license --> <valueCodeableReference> <reference> <reference value="DocumentReference/1"/> </reference> </valueCodeableReference> </extension> <extension url="jurisdiction"> <valueCodeableConcept> <coding> <system value="https://www.usps.com/"/> <code value="OH"/> <display value="Ohio"/> </coding> </valueCodeableConcept> </extension> <extension url="comment"> <valueString value="Patient transitioned from male to female in 2001, but their driver's license still indicates male."/> </extension> </extension> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-sexForClinicalUse"> <extension url="value"> <valueCodeableConcept> <coding> <system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/sex-for-clinical-use"/> <code value="specified"/> <display value="Specified sex for clinical use"/> </coding> </valueCodeableConcept> </extension> <extension url="period"> <valuePeriod> <start value="2002-07-13"/> </valuePeriod> </extension> <extension url="comment"> <valueString value="Patient transitioned from male to female in 2001."/> </extension> <extension url="supportingInfo"> <!-- Observation about an organ inventory (prostate) --> <valueCodeableReference> <reference> <reference value="Observation/1"/> </reference> </valueCodeableReference> </extension> <extension url="supportingInfo"> <!-- MedicationUsage indicating patient underwent hormone therapy --> <valueCodeableReference> <reference> <reference value="MedicationUsage/2"/> </reference> </valueCodeableReference> </extension> </extension> <identifier> <use value="usual"/> <type> <coding> <system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203"/> <code value="MR"/> </coding> </type> <system value="urn:oid:1.2.36.146.595.217.0.1"/> <value value="12345"/> </identifier> <active value="true"/> <!-- Legal Name: Patrick Roth, goes by Patricia (formally), but also Pat (informally) --> <name> <use value="official"/> <family value="Roth"/> <given value="Patrick"/> </name> <name> <use value="usual"/> <family value="Roth"/> <given value="Patricia"/> </name> <name> <use value="nickname"/> <given value="Pat"/> </name> <gender value="male"/> <birthDate value="1974-12-25"> </birthDate> <deceasedBoolean value="false"/> <managingOrganization> <reference value="Organization/1"/> </managingOrganization> </Patient>
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.