US Public Health Profiles Library
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CodeSystem: US Public Health CodeSystem - Jurisdiction Types Example

Official URL: http://example.org/fhir/CodeSystem/us-ph-codesystem-jurisdiction-types-example Version: 2.0.0
Standards status: Informative Active as of 2025-10-23 Computable Name: USPublicHealthCodeSystemJurisdictionTypesExample
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.40.58.16.2

This example code system describes the possible types of jurisdictions that require public health reporting.

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

  • This CodeSystem is not used here; it may be used elsewhere (e.g. specifications and/or implementations that use this content)

This case-sensitive code system http://example.org/fhir/CodeSystem/us-ph-codesystem-jurisdiction-types-example defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinition
pha-state PHA State A state-level public health agency/jurisdiction
pha-county PHA County A county-level public health agency/jurisdiction
pha-city PHA City A city-level public health agency/jurisdiction
pha-district PHA District A district-level public health agency/jurisdiction
pha-borough PHA Borough A borough-level public health agency/jurisdiction
pha-parish PHA Parish A parish/neighborhood-level public health agency/jurisdiction

Description of the above table(s).