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| Vocabulary Work Group | Maturity Level: N/A | Ballot Status: Informative |
Definition for Code System NameUse
{
"resourceType": "CodeSystem",
"id": "name-use",
"meta": {
"lastUpdated": "2019-10-24T11:53:00+11:00"
},
"text": {
"status": "generated",
"div": "<div>!-- Snipped for Brevity --></div>"
},
"extension": [
{
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-ballot-status",
"valueString": "Informative"
},
{
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
"valueInteger": 0
},
{
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
"valueCode": "fhir"
}
],
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/name-use",
"identifier": {
"system": "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
"value": "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.59"
},
"version": "3.0.2",
"name": "NameUse",
"status": "draft",
"experimental": false,
"date": "2019-10-24T11:53:00+11:00",
"publisher": "HL7 (FHIR Project)",
"contact": [
{
"telecom": [
{
"system": "url",
"value": "http://hl7.org/fhir"
},
{
"system": "email",
"value": "fhir@lists.hl7.org"
}
]
}
],
"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.