MaritalStatus - HL7 Terminology (THO) v7.1.0

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CodeSystem: MaritalStatus

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-MaritalStatus	Version: 4.0.0	Highlight text changes?
	Responsible: Health Level Seven International	Computable Name: MaritalStatus
Other Identifiers: 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 definition of the following value sets:

MaritalStatus

Language: en

Properties

This code system defines the following properties for its concepts

Name

Code

URI

Type

Description

Status

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 case-sensitive code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-MaritalStatus defines the following codes in a Is-A hierarchy:

Lvl	Code	Display	Definition	Status
1	A	Annulled	Marriage contract has been declared null and to not have existed	active
1	D	Divorced	Marriage contract has been declared dissolved and inactive	active
1	I	Interlocutory	Subject to an Interlocutory Decree.	active
1	L	Legally Separated		active
1	M	Married	A current marriage contract is active	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.	active
1	P	Polygamous	More than 1 current spouse	active
1	T	Domestic partner	Person declares that a domestic partner relationship exists.	active
1	U	unmarried	Currently not in a marriage contract.	active
2	S	Never Married	No marriage contract has ever been entered	active
1	W	Widowed	The spouse has died	active