FHIR 4.0.1 © HL7.org  |  FHIRsmith 0.8.5  |  Server Home  |  TX Home  |  Capability Statement  |  Terminology Capabilities  |  Operations  |  Problems  |   

TX: CodeSystem name-use

Properties

Defining URL http://hl7.org/fhir/name-use
Version 4.0.1
Name NameUse
Title NameUse
Status active
Definition

The use of a human name.
Publisher HL7 (FHIR Project)
Committee fhir
EXT_FMM_LEVEL 5
Value Set NameUse

This case-sensitive code system http://hl7.org/fhir/name-use defines the following codes in an undefined hierarchy:

CODESYSTEM_LVL Code Display Definition
1 usual Usual Known as/conventional/the one you normally use.
1 official Official The formal name as registered in an official (government) registry, but which name might not be commonly used. May be called "legal name".
1 temp Temp 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.
1 nickname Nickname A name that is used to address the person in an informal manner, but is not part of their formal or usual name.
1 anonymous Anonymous Anonymous assigned name, alias, or pseudonym (used to protect a person's identity for privacy reasons).
1 old Old This name is no longer in use (or was never correct, but retained for records).
2   maiden Name changed for Marriage 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.