HL7.TERMINOLOGY\MaritalStatus

HL7 Terminology (THO)
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CodeSystem: MaritalStatus

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-MaritalStatus		Version: 2.1.0
Active as of 2019-03-20	Responsible: Health Level 7	Computable Name: MaritalStatus
Other Identifiers: id: urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.5.2

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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.

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

Code

URI

Type

Description

Specializes

Coding

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.

Generalizes

Coding

Inverse of Specializes. Only included as a derived relationship.

internalId

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

code

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

status

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

code

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

Concepts

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