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CodeSystem: languageProficiency

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0404 Version: 2.0.0
Active as of 2019-12-01 Responsible: Health Level Seven International Computable Name: LanguageProficiency
Other Identifiers: urn:ietf:rfc:3986#Uniform Resource Identifier (URI)#urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.18.253

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HL7-defined code system of concepts which specify a level of knowledge that a Staff Member possesses with respect to their language ability. Used in HL7 Version 2 messaging in the LAN segment.

Underlying Master Code System for V2 table 0404 (Language Proficiency)

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

CodeURITypeDescription
statushttp://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/utg-concept-properties#statuscodeStatus of the concept
deprecatedhttp://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/utg-concept-properties#v2-table-deprecatedcodeVersion of HL7 in which the code was deprecated

Concepts

This case-sensitive code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0404 defines the following codes in a Is-A heirarchy:

CodeDisplayDefinition
1 ExcellentExcellent
2 GoodGood
3 FairFair
4 PoorPoor
5 Some (level unknown)Some (level unknown)
6 NoneNone

History

DateActionAuthorCustodianComment
2023-11-14reviseMarc DuteauTSMGAdd standard copyright and contact to internal content; up-476
2020-05-06reviseTed KleinVocabulary WGMigrated to the UTG maintenance environment and publishing tooling.