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CodeSystem: PersonDisabilityType

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-PersonDisabilityType Version: 4.0.0
Responsible: Health Level Seven International Computable Name: PersonDisabilityType
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.5.93

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A code identifying a person's disability.

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

Language: en

Properties

This code system defines the following properties for its concepts

NameCodeURITypeDescription
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-PersonDisabilityType defines the following codes in a Is-A hierarchy:

LvlCodeDisplayDefinitionStatus
1 1 Vision impaired Vision impaired active
1 2 Hearing impaired Hearing impaired active
1 3 Speech impaired Speech impaired active
1 4 Mentally impaired Mentally impaired active
1 5 Mobility impaired active
2   CB Requires crib A crib is required to move the person active
2   CR Requires crutches Person requires crutches to ambulate active
2   G Requires gurney A gurney is required to move the person active
2   WC Requires wheelchair Person requires a wheelchair to be ambulatory active
2   WK Requires walker Person requires a walker to ambulate active

Description of the above table(s).

History

DateActionCustodianAuthorComment
2023-11-14reviseTSMGMarc DuteauAdd standard copyright and contact to internal content; up-476
2022-10-18reviseTSMGMarc DuteauFixing missing metadata; up-349
2022-02-17 00:00:32+1100reviseVocabulary WGGrahame GrievePopulate Missing caseSensitive property; UP-286
2020-05-06reviseVocabulary WGTed KleinMigrated to the UTG maintenance environment and publishing tooling.