HL7 - Version 2.7.1


Table 0200: Name Type

Interpretation: Namensart
OID Table: 2.16.840.1.113883.12.200
Codesystem OID: 2.16.840.1.113883.18.105 Version 2
Value Set OID: 2.16.840.1.113883.21.117
Binding: universal
Expansion: all codes from codesystem
Vocabulary Domain: tbd
Table Type: HL7
Case insensitive: Falsch
Steward: InM
Status: Active
Section 2.C.2.68

Value Description German Interpretation Comment Chapter
D Customary Name
Known as/conventional/the one you use 2.C.2.68
L Official Registry Name gesetzlicher Name The formal name as registered in an official (government) registry, but which name might not be commonly used. May correspond to legal name

For many people, customary name is also their official name

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TEMP Temporary Name temporärer Name A temporary name. Note that a name valid time can provide more detailed information. 2.C.2.68
NB Newborn Name Name zeitweise nicht verfügbar A name assigned on a temporary basis at birth. i.e. "Baby of Smith" 2.C.2.68
A Assigned
A name assigned to a person. Reasons some organizations assign alternate names may include not knowing the person's name, or to maintain anonymity. Some, but not necessarily all, of the name types that people call "alias" may fit into this category. 2.C.2.68
S Pseudonym Pseudonym (z.B. für Studien) Coded Pseudo-Name to ensure anonymity 2.C.2.68
T Indigenous/Tribal Stammesname Indigenous/Tribal/Community Name e.g. Chief Red Cloud 2.C.2.68
K Business name Geschäftsname A name used in a Professional or Business context. Also includes writer's pseudonym, artist's name, stage name, street name, etc

An example of use is where a person with multiple proper names (i.e. married) uses one of the particular names in a professi

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I Licensing Name

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N Nickname Spitzname Nickname /"Call me" Name/Street Name 2.C.2.68
REL Religious
e.g. Sister Mary Francis, Brother John 2.C.2.68
R Registered Name Zuchtname bei Tieren (animals only)

Retained for backwards compatibility only as of v2.7. Use "L" instead - has same meaning

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B Birth name Geburtsname A name that a person had shortly after being born. Usually for family names but may be used to mark given names at birth that may have changed later.

This is not for temporary names assigned at birth while a newborn is not yet named

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M Maiden Name Name als ledige Person (Ledigenname) A name you had just before you got married 2.C.2.68
C Adopted Name angenommener Name A name acquired by adoption 2.C.2.68
MSK Masked Name ist maskiert There is information on this item available but it has not been provided by the sender due to security, privacy or other reasons. There may be an alternate mechanism for gaining access to this information.

Note: using this null flavor does provide infor

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NAV Temporarily Unavailable Name zeitweise nicht verfügbar Information is not available at this time but it is expected that it will be available later.

Includes John or Jane Doe situations

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P Name of Partner/Spouse
Retained for backward compatibility only as of v2.7. 2.C.2.68
U Unknown Name unbekannt Unknown 2.C.2.68
BAD Bad Name ungültiger Name A name that was wrongly used in the past and is now maintained only for the purposes of searching 2.C.2.68
NOUSE No Longer To Be Used nicht länger in Benutzung Name not to be used anymore for personal reasons 2.C.2.68

Comments made by the German HL7 User Group:

Namensart

Used Within the following Data Elements

00108 Patient Name / Patientenname (2.B.8.2.5)
00191 Name / Name der Kontaktperson (3.4.5.2)
00748 Contact Person's Name / Ansprechpartner falls NK1 Organisation (3.4.5.30)
01281 Prior Patient Name / Früherer Patientenname (3.4.10.7)

Used Within the following Data Structures

PPN

XCN

XPN

Used Within the following Components

293 Name Type Code (Art des Namens)

425 Name Type Code (Art des Namens)

457 Name Type Code (Art des Namens)