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Definition for Code System NameUse
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"><id value="name-use"/><meta ><lastUpdated value="2019年11月01日T09:29:23.356+11:00"/></meta><text ><status value="generated"/><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><h2 >NameUse</h2><div ><p >The use of a human name.</p></div><p >This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/name-use defines the following codes:</p><table class="codes"><tr ><td ><b >Lvl</b></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><b >Code</b></td><td ><b >Display</b></td><td ><b >Definition</b></td></tr><tr ><td >1</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">usual <a name="name-use-usual"></a></td><td >Usual</td><td >Known as/conventional/the one you normally use.</td></tr><tr ><td >1</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">official <a name="name-use-official"></a></td><td >Official</td><td >The formal name as registered in an official (government) registry, but which name might not be commonly used. May be called "legal name".</td></tr><tr ><td >1</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">temp <a name="name-use-temp"></a></td><td >Temp</td><td >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.</td></tr><tr ><td >1</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">nickname <a name="name-use-nickname"></a></td><td >Nickname</td><td >A name that is used to address the person in an informal manner, but is not part of their formal or usual name.</td></tr><tr ><td >1</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">anonymous <a name="name-use-anonymous"></a></td><td >Anonymous</td><td >Anonymous assigned name, alias, or pseudonym (used to protect a person's identity for privacy reasons).</td></tr><tr ><td >1</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">old <a name="name-use-old"></a></td><td >Old</td><td >This name is no longer in use (or was never correct, but retained for records).</td></tr><tr ><td >2</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">Â Â maiden <a name="name-use-maiden"></a></td><td >Name changed for Marriage</td><td >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.</td></tr></table></div></text><extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg"><valueCode value="fhir"/></extension><extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status"><valueCode value="normative"/></extension><extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-normative-version"><valueCode value="4.0.0"/></extension><extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm"><valueInteger value="5"/></extension><url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/name-use"/><identifier ><system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/><value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.66"/></identifier><version value="4.0.1"/><name value="NameUse"/><title value="NameUse"/><status value="active"/><experimental value="false"/><date value="2019年11月01日T09:29:23+11:00"/><publisher value="HL7 (FHIR Project)"/><contact ><telecom ><system value="url"/><value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/></telecom><telecom ><system value="email"/><value value="fhir@lists.hl7.org"/></telecom></contact><description value="The use of a human name."/><caseSensitive value="true"/><valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/name-use"/><content value="complete"/><concept ><code value="usual"/><display value="Usual"/><definition value="Known as/conventional/the one you normally use."/></concept><concept ><code value="official"/><display value="Official"/><definition value="The formal name as registered in an official (government) registry, but which name might not be commonly used. May be called "legal name"."/></concept><concept ><code value="temp"/><display value="Temp"/><definition value="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."/></concept><concept ><code value="nickname"/><display value="Nickname"/><definition value="A name that is used to address the person in an informal manner, but is not part of their formal or usual name."/></concept><concept ><code value="anonymous"/><display value="Anonymous"/><definition value="Anonymous assigned name, alias, or pseudonym (used to protect a person's identity for privacy reasons)."/></concept><concept ><code value="old"/><display value="Old"/><definition value="This name is no longer in use (or was never correct, but retained for records)."/><concept ><code value="maiden"/><display value="Name changed for Marriage"/><definition value="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."/></concept></concept></CodeSystem>
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.