{
"description": "The use of a human name.",
"_filename": "CodeSystem-name-use.json",
"package_name": "hl7.fhir.r6.core",
"date": "2025-04-01T12:16:37+11:00",
"meta": {
"lastUpdated": "2025-04-01T12:16:37.966+11:00"
},
"publisher": "HL7 International / FHIR Infrastructure",
"jurisdiction": [ {
"coding": [ {
"code": "001",
"system": "http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm",
"display": "World"
} ]
} ],
"content": "complete",
"name": "NameUse",
"type": null,
"experimental": "false",
"resourceType": "CodeSystem",
"title": "NameUse",
"package_version": "6.0.0-ballot3",
"extension": [ {
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
"valueCode": "fhir"
}, {
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
"valueCode": "normative"
}, {
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-normative-version",
"valueCode": "4.0.0"
}, {
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
"valueInteger": 5
} ],
"status": "active",
"id": "43f82d1a-e739-4e9d-993e-9b85d4e04baa",
"valueSet": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/name-use",
"kind": null,
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/name-use",
"identifier": [ {
"value": "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.66",
"system": "urn:ietf:rfc:3986"
} ],
"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",
"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."
} ],
"display": "Old",
"definition": "This name is no longer in use (or was never correct, but retained for records)."
} ],
"caseSensitive": true,
"version": "6.0.0-ballot3",
"contact": [ {
"telecom": [ {
"value": "http://hl7.org/fhir",
"system": "url"
}, {
"value": "fhir@lists.hl7.org",
"system": "email"
} ]
}, {
"telecom": [ {
"value": "http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/fiwg",
"system": "url"
} ]
} ]
}