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Work
Group
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Use Context : Country: World |
Official
URL
:
http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/name-use
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Version : 6.0.0-ballot3 | |||
|
active
as
of
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Computable Name : NameUse | |||
| Flags : Immutable | OID : 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.65 | |||
This value set is used in the following places:
The use of a human name.
Generated Narrative: ValueSet name-use
Last
updated:
2025-04-01T12:16:37.966+11:00
Profile:
Shareable
ValueSet
2025-11-14T20:54:02.388Z
http://hl7.org/fhir/name-use
version
📦6.0.0-ballot3
This
expansion
generated
01
Apr
14
Nov
2025
ValueSet
Expansion performed internally based on codesystem NameUse v6.0.0-ballot3 (CodeSystem)
This value set contains 7 concepts
| Level |
|
|
Display | Definition |
v2
map
for
NameUse
|
v3
map
for
NameUse
|
| 1 |
http://hl7.org/fhir/name-use
|
usual |
|
Known as/conventional/the one you normally use. |
~
|
~
|
| 1 |
http://hl7.org/fhir/name-use
|
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 |
http://hl7.org/fhir/name-use
|
temp |
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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 |
http://hl7.org/fhir/name-use
|
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 |
http://hl7.org/fhir/name-use
|
anonymous |
|
Anonymous assigned name, alias, or pseudonym (used to protect a person's identity for privacy reasons). |
~
|
~
|
| 1 |
http://hl7.org/fhir/name-use
|
old |
|
This name is no longer in use (or was never correct, but retained for records). |
>
(No
Use
Addresses
are
considered
to
be
old
records)
>
(bad
addresses
are
old
records)
|
~
|
| 2 |
http://hl7.org/fhir/name-use
|
maiden |
|
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. |
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| Definition | An explanation of the meaning of the concept |
| Comments | Additional notes about how to use the code |