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CodeSystem: languageAbility

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0403 Version: 2.0.0
Active as of 2019-12-01 Responsible: Health Level Seven International Computable Name: LanguageAbility
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.

Underlying Master Code System for V2 table 0403 (Language Ability)

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

Generated Narrative: CodeSystem v2-0403

Properties

This code system defines the following properties for its concepts

NameCodeURITypeDescription
status status http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/utg-concept-properties#status code Status of the concept
deprecated deprecated http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/utg-concept-properties#v2-table-deprecated code Version of HL7 in which the code was deprecated

Concepts

This case-sensitive code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0403 defines the following codes in a Is-A hierarchy:

CodeDisplayDefinition
1 Read Read
2 Write Write
3 Speak Speak
4 Understand Understand
5 Sign Sign

History

DateActionCustodianAuthorComment
2023-11-14reviseTSMGMarc DuteauAdd standard copyright and contact to internal content; up-476
2020-05-06reviseVocabulary WGTed KleinMigrated to the UTG maintenance environment and publishing tooling.