FHIR Extensions Pack
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CodeSystem: language preference type code system

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/language-preference-type Version: 5.1.0
Standards status: Trial-use Maturity Level: 3 Responsible: HL7 International / Patient Administration Computable Name: LanguagePreferenceType
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.1023

This code system defines a defines the set of codes for describing the type or mode of the patient’s preferred language.

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

Changes since version 1.0.0:

  • The resource metadata has changed (title, publisher)

    • Generated Narrative: CodeSystem language-preference-type

    Last updated: 2023-01-31 07:07:38+1100

    Profile: Shareable CodeSystem

    This case-sensitive code system http://hl7.org/fhir/language-preference-type defines the following codes:

    CodeDefinition
    verbal The patient prefers to verbally communicate with the associated language.
    written The patient prefers to communicate in writing with the associated language.