v2+ Vocabulary
0.3.0 - Working Draft to present the concept ideas (FO)
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| Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/languageAbilityV100 | Version: 1.0.0 | |||
| Active as of 2025-08-05 | Computable Name: LanguageAbilityV100 | |||
| Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.18.252 | ||||
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Code system of concepts which specify codes that indicate the ability that a Staff Member possesses with respect to the language. Used in HL7 Version 2.x messaging in the LAN segment.
This Code system is referenced in the content logical definition of the following value sets:
Properties
This code system defines the following properties for its concepts
| Name | Code | URI | Type | Description |
| version introduced | versionIntroduced | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#versionIntroduced | string | version when was this code introduced |
| version deprecated | versionDeprecated | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#versionDeprecated | string | version when was this code deprecated |
| status | status | http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#status | code | A code that indicates the status of the concept. Typical values are active, experimental, deprecated, and retired |
| comment, to suppress IG-publisher warning, to be replaced with standard later | comment | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#comment | string | A string that provides additional detail pertinent to the use or understanding of the concept |
| usage | usage | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#usage | string | usage notes for this code |
| modified | modified | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#modified | dateTime | date of last modification |
Concepts
This case-sensitive code system http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/languageAbilityV100 defines the following codes:
| Code | Display | Definition | version introduced |
| 1 | Read | Read | 2.4 |
| 2 | Write | Write | 2.4 |
| 3 | Speak | Speak | 2.4 |
| 4 | Understand | Understand | 2.4 |
| 5 | Sign | Sign | 2.4 |