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FHIR Value set/code system definition for HL7 v2 table 0203 ( Identifier Type)

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      <p> Identifier Type</p> 

      <table class="grid">
        <tr> 
          <td> 
            <b> Code</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Description</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Comment</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Version</b> 
          </td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> ACSN
            <a name="ACSN"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Accession ID</td> 
          <td> Accession Identifier</td> 
          <td> added v2.7</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> AM
            <a name="AM"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> American Express</td> 
          <td> Deprecated and replaced by BC in v 2.5.</td> 
          <td> added v2.3</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> AMA
            <a name="AMA"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> American Medical Association Number</td> 
          <td> A physician identifier assigned by the AMA.</td> 
          <td> added v2.6</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> AN
            <a name="AN"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Account number</td> 
          <td> An identifier that is unique to an account.</td> 
          <td> added v2.3</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> An identifier for a provi
            <a name="Anidentifierforaprovi"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td/>  
          <td> deprecated</td> 
          <td> added v2.7.1, removed after v2.7.1</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> An Identifier for a provider a
            <a name="AnIdentifierforaprovidera"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td/>  
          <td/>  
          <td> added v2.8</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> An identifier for a provider r
            <a name="Anidentifierforaproviderr"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td/>  
          <td/>  
          <td> added v2.8</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> ANC
            <a name="ANC"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Account number Creditor</td> 
          <td> Class: Financial&lt;p&gt;A more precise definition of an account number: sometimes two
               distinct account numbers must be transmitted in the same message, one as the creditor,
               the other as the debitor.&lt;p&gt;Kreditorenkontonummer</td> 
          <td> added v2.5</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> AND
            <a name="AND"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Account number debitor</td> 
          <td> Class: Financial&lt;p&gt;A more precise definition of an account number: sometimes two
               distinct account numbers must be transmitted in the same message, one as the creditor,
               the other as the debitor.&lt;p&gt;Debitorenkontonummer</td> 
          <td> added v2.5</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> ANON
            <a name="ANON"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Anonymous identifier</td> 
          <td> An identifier for a living subject whose real identity is protected or suppressed&lt;p&gt;Justificat
              ion: For public health reporting purposes, anonymous identifiers are occasionally used
               for protecting patient identity in reporting certain results. For instance</td> 
          <td> added v2.5</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> ANT
            <a name="ANT"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Temporary Account Number</td> 
          <td> Class: Financial&lt;p&gt;Temporary version of an Account Number.&lt;p&gt;Use Case: An
               ancillary system that does not normally assign account numbers is the first time to register
               a patient. This ancillary system will generate a temporary account number that will only</td> 
          <td> added v2.5</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> APRN
            <a name="APRN"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Advanced Practice Registered Nurse number</td> 
          <td> An identifier that is unique to an advanced practice registered nurse within the jurisdiction
               of a certifying board</td> 
          <td> added v2.5</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> ASID
            <a name="ASID"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Ancestor Specimen ID</td> 
          <td> A unique identifier for the ancestor specimen. All child, grandchild, etc. specimens of
               the ancestor specimen share the same Ancestor Specimen ID.</td> 
          <td> added v2.7</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> BA
            <a name="BA"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Bank Account Number</td> 
          <td> Class: Financial</td> 
          <td> added v2.4</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> BC
            <a name="BC"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Bank Card Number</td> 
          <td> Class: Financial&lt;p&gt;An identifier that is unique to a person's bank card. Replaces
               AM, DI, DS, MS, and VS beginning in v 2.5.</td> 
          <td> added v2.5</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> BCT
            <a name="BCT"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Birth Certificate</td> 
          <td> A number associated with a document identifying the event of a person's birth.</td> 
          <td> added v2.6</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> BR
            <a name="BR"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Birth registry number</td> 
          <td> An identifier unique within the Assigning Authority that is the official legal record
               of a person's birth.</td> 
          <td> added v2.3</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> BRN
            <a name="BRN"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Breed Registry Number</td> 
          <td/>  
          <td> added v2.4</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> BSNR
            <a name="BSNR"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Primary physician office number</td> 
          <td> Betriebsstättennummer - for use in the German realm.</td> 
          <td> added v2.7</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> CC
            <a name="CC"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Cost Center number</td> 
          <td> Class: Financial&lt;p&gt;Use Case: needed especially for transmitting information about
               invoices.</td> 
          <td> added v2.5</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> CONM
            <a name="CONM"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Change of Name Document</td> 
          <td> A number associated with a document identifying a person's legal change of name.</td> 
          <td> added v2.6</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> CY
            <a name="CY"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> County number</td> 
          <td/>  
          <td> added v2.5</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> CZ
            <a name="CZ"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Citizenship Card</td> 
          <td> A number assigned by a person's country of residence to identify a person's citizenship.</td> 
          <td> added v2.6</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> DDS
            <a name="DDS"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Dentist license number</td> 
          <td> An identifier that is unique to a dentist within the jurisdiction of the licensing board</td> 
          <td> added v2.5</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> DEA
            <a name="DEA"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Drug Enforcement Administration registration number</td> 
          <td> An identifier for an individual or organization relative to controlled substance regulation
               and transactions.&lt;p&gt;Use case: This is a registration number that identifies an individual
               or organization relative to controlled substance regulation and transacti</td> 
          <td> added v2.5</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> DFN
            <a name="DFN"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Drug Furnishing or prescriptive authority Number</td> 
          <td> An identifier issued to a health care provider authorizing the person to write drug orders&lt;p&gt;U
              se Case: A nurse practitioner has authorization to furnish or prescribe pharmaceutical
               substances; this identifier is in component 1.</td> 
          <td> added v2.5</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> DI
            <a name="DI"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Diner's Club card</td> 
          <td> Deprecated and replaced by BC in v 2.5.</td> 
          <td> added v2.3</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> DL
            <a name="DL"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Driver's license number</td> 
          <td/>  
          <td> added v2.3</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> DN
            <a name="DN"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Doctor number</td> 
          <td/>  
          <td> added v2.3</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> DO
            <a name="DO"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Osteopathic License number</td> 
          <td> An identifier that is unique to an osteopath within the jurisdiction of a licensing board.</td> 
          <td> added v2.5</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> DP
            <a name="DP"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Diplomatic Passport</td> 
          <td> A number assigned to a diplomatic passport.</td> 
          <td> added v2.6</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> DPM
            <a name="DPM"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Podiatrist license number</td> 
          <td> An identifier that is unique to a podiatrist within the jurisdiction of the licensing
               board.</td> 
          <td> added v2.5</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> DR
            <a name="DR"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Donor Registration Number</td> 
          <td/>  
          <td> added v2.4</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> DS
            <a name="DS"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Discover Card</td> 
          <td> Deprecated and replaced by BC in v 2.5.</td> 
          <td> added v2.3</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> EI
            <a name="EI"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Employee number</td> 
          <td> A number that uniquely identifies an employee to an employer.</td> 
          <td> added v2.3</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> EN
            <a name="EN"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Employer number</td> 
          <td/>  
          <td> added v2.3</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> ESN
            <a name="ESN"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Staff Enterprise Number</td> 
          <td> An identifier that is unique to a staff member within an enterprise (as identified by
               the Assigning Authority).</td> 
          <td> added v2.6</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> FI
            <a name="FI"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Facility ID</td> 
          <td/>  
          <td> added v2.3.1</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> GI
            <a name="GI"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Guarantor internal identifier</td> 
          <td> Class: Financial</td> 
          <td> added v2.3</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> GL
            <a name="GL"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> General ledger number</td> 
          <td> Class: Financial</td> 
          <td> added v2.5</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> GN
            <a name="GN"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Guarantor external  identifier</td> 
          <td> Class: Financial</td> 
          <td> added v2.3</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> HC
            <a name="HC"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Health Card Number</td> 
          <td/>  
          <td> added v2.4</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> IND
            <a name="IND"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Indigenous/Aboriginal</td> 
          <td> A number assigned to a member of an indigenous or aboriginal group outside of Canada.</td> 
          <td> added v2.5</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> JHN
            <a name="JHN"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Jurisdictional health number (Canada)</td> 
          <td> Class: Insurance&lt;p&gt;2 uses: a) UK jurisdictional CHI number; b) Canadian provincial
               health card number:</td> 
          <td> added v2.4</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> LACSN
            <a name="LACSN"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Laboratory Accession ID</td> 
          <td> A laboratory accession id is used in the laboratory domain. The concept of accession is
               used in other domains such as radiology, so the LACSN is used to distinguish a lab accession
               id from an radiology accession id</td> 
          <td> added v2.7</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> LANR
            <a name="LANR"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Lifelong physician number</td> 
          <td> Lebenslange Arztnummer - for use in German realm.</td> 
          <td> added v2.7</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> LI
            <a name="LI"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Labor and industries number</td> 
          <td/>  
          <td> added v2.5</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> LN
            <a name="LN"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> License number</td> 
          <td/>  
          <td> added v2.3.1</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> LR
            <a name="LR"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Local Registry ID</td> 
          <td/>  
          <td> added v2.3.1</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> MA
            <a name="MA"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Patient Medicaid number</td> 
          <td> Class: Insurance</td> 
          <td> added v2.3</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> MB
            <a name="MB"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Member Number</td> 
          <td> An identifier for the insured of an insurance policy (this insured always has a subscriber),
               usually assigned by the insurance carrier.&lt;p&gt;Use Case: Person is covered by an insurance
               policy. This person may or may not be the subscriber of the policy.</td> 
          <td> added v2.5</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> MC
            <a name="MC"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Patient's Medicare number</td> 
          <td> Class: Insurance</td> 
          <td> added v2.3</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> MCD
            <a name="MCD"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Practitioner Medicaid number</td> 
          <td> Class: Insurance</td> 
          <td> added v2.5</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> MCN
            <a name="MCN"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Microchip Number</td> 
          <td/>  
          <td> added v2.4</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> MCR
            <a name="MCR"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Practitioner Medicare number</td> 
          <td> Class: Insurance</td> 
          <td> added v2.5</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> MCT
            <a name="MCT"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Marriage Certificate</td> 
          <td> A number associated with a document identifying the event of a person's marriage.</td> 
          <td> added v2.6</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> MD
            <a name="MD"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Medical License number</td> 
          <td> An identifier that is unique to a medical doctor within the jurisdiction of a licensing
               board.&lt;p&gt;Use Case: These license numbers are sometimes used as identifiers. In some
               states, the same authority issues all three identifiers, e.g. medical, osteopathic</td> 
          <td> added v2.5</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> MI
            <a name="MI"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Military ID number</td> 
          <td> A number assigned to an individual who has had military duty, but is not currently on
               active duty. The number is assigned by the DOD or Veterans' Affairs (VA).</td> 
          <td> added v2.5</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> MR
            <a name="MR"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Medical record number</td> 
          <td> An identifier that is unique to a patient within a set of medical records, not necessarily
               unique within an application.</td> 
          <td> added v2.3</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> MRT
            <a name="MRT"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Temporary Medical Record Number</td> 
          <td> Temporary version of a Medical Record Number&lt;p&gt;Use Case: An ancillary system that
               does not normally assign medical record numbers is the first time to register a patient.
               This ancillary system will generate a temporary medical record number that will only</td> 
          <td> added v2.5</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> MS
            <a name="MS"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> MasterCard</td> 
          <td> Deprecated and replaced by BC in v 2.5.</td> 
          <td> added v2.3</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> NBSNR
            <a name="NBSNR"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Secondary physician office number</td> 
          <td> Nebenbetriebsstättennummer - for use in the German realm.</td> 
          <td> added v2.7</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> NCT
            <a name="NCT"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Naturalization Certificate</td> 
          <td> A number associated with a document identifying a person's retention of citizenship in
               a particular country.</td> 
          <td> added v2.6</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> NE
            <a name="NE"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> National employer identifier</td> 
          <td> In the US, the Assigning Authority for this value is typically CMS, but it may be used
               by all providers and insurance companies in HIPAA related transactions.</td> 
          <td> added v2.3.1</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> NH
            <a name="NH"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> National Health Plan Identifier</td> 
          <td> Class: Insurance&lt;p&gt;Used for the UK NHS national identifier.&lt;p&gt;In the US, the
               Assigning Authority for this value is typically CMS, but it may be used by all providers
               and insurance companies in HIPAA related transactions.</td> 
          <td> added v2.3.1</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> NI
            <a name="NI"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> National unique individual identifier</td> 
          <td> Class: Insurance&lt;p&gt;In the US, the Assigning Authority for this value is typically
               CMS, but it may be used by all providers and insurance companies in HIPAA related transactions.</td> 
          <td> added v2.3.1</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> NII
            <a name="NII"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> National Insurance Organization Identifier</td> 
          <td> Class: Insurance&lt;p&gt;In Germany a national identifier for an insurance company. It
               is printed on the insurance card (health card). It is not to be confused with the health
               card number itself.&lt;p&gt;Krankenkassen-ID der KV-Karte</td> 
          <td> added v2.5</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> NIIP
            <a name="NIIP"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> National Insurance Payor Identifier (Payor)</td> 
          <td> Class: Insurance&lt;p&gt;In Germany the insurance identifier addressed as the payor.&lt;p&gt;Kranken
              kassen-ID des Rechnungsempfängers&lt;p&gt;Use case: a subdivision issues the card with
               their identifier, but the main division is going to pay the invoices.</td> 
          <td> added v2.5</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> NNxxx
            <a name="NNxxx"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> National Person Identifier where the xxx is the ISO table 3166 3-character (alphabetic)
               country code</td> 
          <td/>  
          <td> added v2.3.1</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> NP
            <a name="NP"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Nurse practitioner number</td> 
          <td> An identifier that is unique to a nurse practitioner within the jurisdiction of a certifying
               board.</td> 
          <td> added v2.5</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> NPI
            <a name="NPI"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> National provider identifier</td> 
          <td> Class: Insurance&lt;p&gt;In the US, the Assigning Authority for this value is typically
               CMS, but it may be used by all providers and insurance companies in HIPAA related transactions.</td> 
          <td> added v2.3.1</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> OD
            <a name="OD"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Optometrist license number</td> 
          <td> A number that is unique to an individual optometrist within the jurisdiction of the licensing
               board.</td> 
          <td> added v2.5</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> PA
            <a name="PA"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Physician Assistant number</td> 
          <td> An identifier that is unique to a physician assistant within the jurisdiction of a licensing
               board</td> 
          <td> added v2.5</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> PC
            <a name="PC"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Parole Card</td> 
          <td> A number identifying a person on parole.</td> 
          <td> added v2.6</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> PCN
            <a name="PCN"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Penitentiary/correctional institution Number</td> 
          <td> A number assigned to individual who is incarcerated.</td> 
          <td> added v2.5</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> PE
            <a name="PE"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Living Subject Enterprise Number</td> 
          <td> An identifier that is unique to a living subject within an enterprise (as identified by
               the Assigning Authority).</td> 
          <td> added v2.5</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> PEN
            <a name="PEN"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Pension Number</td> 
          <td/>  
          <td> added v2.4</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> PI
            <a name="PI"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Patient internal identifier</td> 
          <td> A number that is unique to a patient within an Assigning Authority.</td> 
          <td> added v2.3</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> PN
            <a name="PN"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Person number</td> 
          <td> A number that is unique to a living subject within an Assigning Authority.</td> 
          <td> added v2.3.1</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> PNT
            <a name="PNT"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Temporary Living Subject Number</td> 
          <td> Temporary version of a Lining Subject Number.</td> 
          <td> added v2.5</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> PPIN
            <a name="PPIN"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Medicare/CMS Performing Provider Identification Number</td> 
          <td> Class:  Insurance</td> 
          <td> added v2.6</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> PPN
            <a name="PPN"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Passport number</td> 
          <td> A unique number assigned to the document affirming that a person is a citizen of the country.
               In the US this number is issued only by the State Department.</td> 
          <td> added v2.5</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> PRC
            <a name="PRC"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Permanent Resident Card Number</td> 
          <td/>  
          <td> added v2.5</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> PRN
            <a name="PRN"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Provider number</td> 
          <td> A number that is unique to an individual provider, a provider group or an organization
               within an Assigning Authority.&lt;p&gt;Use case: This allows PRN to represent either an
               individual (a nurse) or a group/organization (orthopedic surgery team).</td> 
          <td> added v2.3.1</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> PT
            <a name="PT"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Patient external identifier</td> 
          <td/>  
          <td> added v2.3</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> QA
            <a name="QA"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> QA number</td> 
          <td/>  
          <td> added v2.5</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> RI
            <a name="RI"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Resource identifier</td> 
          <td> A generalized resource identifier.&lt;p&gt;Use Case: An identifier type is needed to accommodate
               what are commonly known as resources. The resources can include human (e.g. a respiratory
               therapist), non-human (e.g. a companion animal), inanimate object (e.g. </td> 
          <td> added v2.5</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> RN
            <a name="RN"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Registered Nurse Number</td> 
          <td> An identifier that is unique to a registered nurse within the jurisdiction of the licensing
               board.</td> 
          <td> added v2.5</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> RPH
            <a name="RPH"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Pharmacist license number</td> 
          <td> An identifier that is unique to a pharmacist within the jurisdiction of the licensing
               board.</td> 
          <td> added v2.5</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> RR
            <a name="RR"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Railroad Retirement number</td> 
          <td> An identifier for an individual enrolled with the Railroad Retirement Administration.
                Analogous to, but distinct from, a Social Security Number</td> 
          <td> added v2.3</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> RRI
            <a name="RRI"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Regional registry ID</td> 
          <td/>  
          <td> added v2.3.1</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> RRP
            <a name="RRP"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Railroad Retirement Provider</td> 
          <td> Class:  Insurance</td> 
          <td> added v2.6</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> SID
            <a name="SID"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Specimen ID</td> 
          <td> Identifier for a specimen. Used when it is not known if the specimen ID is a unique specimen
               ID (USID) or an ancestor ID (ASID).</td> 
          <td> added v2.7</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> SL
            <a name="SL"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> State license</td> 
          <td/>  
          <td> added v2.3.1</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> SN
            <a name="SN"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Subscriber Number</td> 
          <td> Class: Insurance&lt;p&gt;An identifier for a subscriber of an insurance policy which is
               unique for, and usually assigned by, the insurance carrier.&lt;p&gt;Use Case: A person
               is the subscriber of an insurance policy. The person's family may be plan members, but
               are n</td> 
          <td> added v2.5</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> SP
            <a name="SP"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Study Permit</td> 
          <td> A number associated with a permit identifying a person who is a resident of a jurisdiction
               for the purpose of education.</td> 
          <td> added v2.6</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> SR
            <a name="SR"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> State registry ID</td> 
          <td/>  
          <td> added v2.3.1</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> SS
            <a name="SS"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Social Security number</td> 
          <td/>  
          <td> added v2.3</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> TAX
            <a name="TAX"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Tax ID number</td> 
          <td/>  
          <td> added v2.5</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> TN
            <a name="TN"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Treaty Number/ (Canada)</td> 
          <td> A number assigned to a member of an indigenous group in Canada.&lt;p&gt;Use Case: First
               Nation.</td> 
          <td> added v2.5</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> TPR
            <a name="TPR"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Temporary Permanent Resident (Canada)</td> 
          <td> A number associated with a document identifying a person's temporary permanent resident
               status.</td> 
          <td> added v2.6</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> U
            <a name="U"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Unspecified identifier</td> 
          <td/>  
          <td> added v2.3.1</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> UPIN
            <a name="UPIN"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Medicare/CMS (formerly HCFA)'s Universal Physician Identification numbers</td> 
          <td> Class: Insurance&lt;p&gt;An identifier for a provider within the CMS/Medicare program.
                A globally unique identifier for the provider in the Medicare program.</td> 
          <td> added v2.3.1</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> USID
            <a name="USID"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Unique Specimen ID</td> 
          <td> A unique identifier for a specimen.</td> 
          <td> added v2.7</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> VN
            <a name="VN"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Visit number</td> 
          <td/>  
          <td> added v2.3</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> VP
            <a name="VP"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Visitor Permit</td> 
          <td> A number associated with a document identifying a person as a visitor of a jurisdiction
               or country.</td> 
          <td> added v2.6</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> VS
            <a name="VS"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> VISA</td> 
          <td> Deprecated and replaced by BC in v 2.5.</td> 
          <td> added v2.3</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> WC
            <a name="WC"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> WIC identifier</td> 
          <td/>  
          <td> added v2.3.1</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> WCN
            <a name="WCN"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Workers' Comp Number</td> 
          <td/>  
          <td> added v2.4</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> WP
            <a name="WP"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Work Permit</td> 
          <td> A number associated with a permit for a person who is granted permission to work in a
               country for a specified time period.</td> 
          <td> added v2.6</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> XX
            <a name="XX"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Organization identifier</td> 
          <td/>  
          <td> added v2.3</td> 
        </tr> 
      </table> 

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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.