HL7.TERMINOLOGY\MaritalStatus

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CodeSystem: MaritalStatus

Summary

Defining URL:

http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-MaritalStatus

Version:

2.0.0

Name:

MaritalStatus

Status:

Active as of 2019-03-20

Definition:

* * * No description supplied * * *

Open Issue: The specific meanings of these codes can vary somewhat by jurisdiction and implementation so caution should be used when determining equivalency.

Open Issue: fixing and completion of the hierarchy and proper good definitions of all the concepts is badly needed.

Publisher:

Health Level 7

Content:

Complete: All the concepts defined by the code system are included in the code system resource

OID:

2.16.840.1.113883.5.2 (for OID based terminology systems)

Source Resource:

XML / JSON / Turtle

This Code system is referenced in the content logical definition of the following value sets:

Properties

Code

URL

Description

Type

Specializes

The child code is a more narrow version of the concept represented by the parent code. I.e. Every child concept is also a valid parent concept. Used to allow determination of subsumption. Must be transitive, irreflexive, antisymmetric.

Coding

Generalizes

Inverse of Specializes. Only included as a derived relationship.

Coding

internalId

http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/utg-concept-properties#v3-internal-id

The internal identifier for the concept in the HL7 Access database repository.

code

status

http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#status

Designation of a concept's state. Normally is not populated unless the state is retired.

code

This code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-MaritalStatus defines the following codes:

Lvl	Code	Display	Definition	internalId	status
1	A	Annulled	Marriage contract has been declared null and to not have existed	12213	active
1	D	Divorced	Marriage contract has been declared dissolved and inactive	12214	active
1	I	Interlocutory	Subject to an Interlocutory Decree.	12215	active
1	L	Legally Separated		12216	active
1	M	Married	A current marriage contract is active	12217	active
2	C	Common Law	a marriage recognized in some jurisdictions and based on the parties' agreement to consider themselves married and can also be based on documentation of cohabitation. This definition was based on https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/common-law%20marriage.	24122	active
1	P	Polygamous	More than 1 current spouse	12220	active
1	T	Domestic partner	Person declares that a domestic partner relationship exists.	15981	active
1	U	unmarried	Currently not in a marriage contract.	23624	active
2	S	Never Married	No marriage contract has ever been entered	12218	active
1	W	Widowed	The spouse has died	12219	active

History

Date

Action

Custodian

Author

Comment

2020-05-06

revise

Vocabulary WG

Ted Klein

Migrated to the UTG maintenance environment and publishing tooling.