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: Code System - Race Recode 40 Vital Records

Active as of 2026-10-16

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@prefix fhir: <http://hl7.org/fhir/> .
@prefix owl: <http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#> .
@prefix rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> .
@prefix xsd: <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#> .

# - resource -------------------------------------------------------------------

<http://hl7.org/fhir/CodeSystem/CodeSystem-race-recode-40-vr> a fhir:CodeSystem ;
  fhir:nodeRole fhir:treeRoot ;
  fhir:Resource.id [ fhir:value "CodeSystem-race-recode-40-vr"] ;
  fhir:Resource.language [ fhir:value "en"] ;
  fhir:DomainResource.text [
     fhir:Narrative.status [ fhir:value "generated" ] ;
     fhir:Narrative.div "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: CodeSystem CodeSystem-race-recode-40-vr</b></p><a name=\"CodeSystem-race-recode-40-vr\"> </a><a name=\"hcCodeSystem-race-recode-40-vr\"> </a><p>This case-sensitive code system <code>http://hl7.org/fhir/us/vr-common-library/CodeSystem/CodeSystem-race-recode-40-vr</code> defines the following codes:</p><table class=\"codes\"><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">01<a name=\"CodeSystem-race-recode-40-vr-01\"> </a></td><td>White</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">02<a name=\"CodeSystem-race-recode-40-vr-02\"> </a></td><td>Black</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">03<a name=\"CodeSystem-race-recode-40-vr-03\"> </a></td><td>American Indian or Alaskan Native (AIAN)</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">04<a name=\"CodeSystem-race-recode-40-vr-04\"> </a></td><td>Asian Indian</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">05<a name=\"CodeSystem-race-recode-40-vr-05\"> </a></td><td>Chinese</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">06<a name=\"CodeSystem-race-recode-40-vr-06\"> </a></td><td>Filipino</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">07<a name=\"CodeSystem-race-recode-40-vr-07\"> </a></td><td>Japanese</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">08<a name=\"CodeSystem-race-recode-40-vr-08\"> </a></td><td>Korean</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">09<a name=\"CodeSystem-race-recode-40-vr-09\"> </a></td><td>Vietnamese</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">10<a name=\"CodeSystem-race-recode-40-vr-10\"> </a></td><td>Other or Multiple Asian</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">11<a name=\"CodeSystem-race-recode-40-vr-11\"> </a></td><td>Hawaiian</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">12<a name=\"CodeSystem-race-recode-40-vr-12\"> </a></td><td>Guamanian</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">13<a name=\"CodeSystem-race-recode-40-vr-13\"> </a></td><td>Samoan</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">14<a name=\"CodeSystem-race-recode-40-vr-14\"> </a></td><td>Other or Multiple Pacific Islander</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">15<a name=\"CodeSystem-race-recode-40-vr-15\"> </a></td><td>Black and White</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">16<a name=\"CodeSystem-race-recode-40-vr-16\"> </a></td><td>Black and AIAN</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">17<a name=\"CodeSystem-race-recode-40-vr-17\"> </a></td><td>Black and Asian</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">18<a name=\"CodeSystem-race-recode-40-vr-18\"> </a></td><td>AIAN and NHOPI</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">19<a name=\"CodeSystem-race-recode-40-vr-19\"> </a></td><td>NHOPI and White</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">20<a name=\"CodeSystem-race-recode-40-vr-20\"> </a></td><td>AIAN and Asian</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">21<a name=\"CodeSystem-race-recode-40-vr-21\"> </a></td><td>AIAN and NHOPI 2</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">22<a name=\"CodeSystem-race-recode-40-vr-22\"> </a></td><td>Asian and White</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">23<a name=\"CodeSystem-race-recode-40-vr-23\"> </a></td><td>Asian and NHOPI</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">24<a name=\"CodeSystem-race-recode-40-vr-24\"> </a></td><td>NHOPI and White 2</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">25<a name=\"CodeSystem-race-recode-40-vr-25\"> </a></td><td>Black, AIAN and White</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">26<a name=\"CodeSystem-race-recode-40-vr-26\"> </a></td><td>Black, AIAN and Asian</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">27<a name=\"CodeSystem-race-recode-40-vr-27\"> </a></td><td>Black, AIAN and NHOPI</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">28<a name=\"CodeSystem-race-recode-40-vr-28\"> </a></td><td>Black, Asian and White</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">29<a name=\"CodeSystem-race-recode-40-vr-29\"> </a></td><td>Black, Asian and NHOPI</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">30<a name=\"CodeSystem-race-recode-40-vr-30\"> </a></td><td>Black, NHOPI and White</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">31<a name=\"CodeSystem-race-recode-40-vr-31\"> </a></td><td>AIAN, Asian and White</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">32<a name=\"CodeSystem-race-recode-40-vr-32\"> </a></td><td>AIAN, NHOPI and White</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">33<a name=\"CodeSystem-race-recode-40-vr-33\"> </a></td><td>AIAN, Asian and NHOPI</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">34<a name=\"CodeSystem-race-recode-40-vr-34\"> </a></td><td>Asian, NHOPI and White</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">35<a name=\"CodeSystem-race-recode-40-vr-35\"> </a></td><td>Black, AIAN, Asian and White</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">36<a name=\"CodeSystem-race-recode-40-vr-36\"> </a></td><td>Black, AIAN, Asian and NHOPI</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">37<a name=\"CodeSystem-race-recode-40-vr-37\"> </a></td><td>Black, AIAN, NHOPI and White</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">38<a name=\"CodeSystem-race-recode-40-vr-38\"> </a></td><td>Black, Asian, NHOPI and White</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">39<a name=\"CodeSystem-race-recode-40-vr-39\"> </a></td><td>AIAN, Asian, NHOPI and White</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">40<a name=\"CodeSystem-race-recode-40-vr-40\"> </a></td><td>Black, AIAN, Asian, NHOPI and White</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">99<a name=\"CodeSystem-race-recode-40-vr-99\"> </a></td><td>Unknown and Other Race</td></tr></table></div>"
  ] ;
  fhir:DomainResource.extension [
     fhir:index -1 ;
     fhir:Extension.url [ fhir:value "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg" ] ;
     fhir:Extension.valueCode [ fhir:value "pher" ]
  ] ;
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  fhir:CodeSystem.version [ fhir:value "2.0.0"] ;
  fhir:CodeSystem.name [ fhir:value "CodeSystemRaceRecode40VitalRecords"] ;
  fhir:CodeSystem.title [ fhir:value "Code System - Race Recode 40 Vital Records"] ;
  fhir:CodeSystem.status [ fhir:value "active"] ;
  fhir:CodeSystem.experimental [ fhir:value "false"^^xsd:boolean] ;
  fhir:CodeSystem.date [ fhir:value "2026-10-16T18:03:27+00:00"^^xsd:dateTime] ;
  fhir:CodeSystem.publisher [ fhir:value "HL7 International / Public Health"] ;
  fhir:CodeSystem.contact [
     fhir:index -1 ;
     fhir:ContactDetail.name [ fhir:value "HL7 International / Public Health" ] ;
     fhir:ContactDetail.telecom [
       fhir:index -1 ;
       fhir:ContactPoint.system [ fhir:value "url" ] ;
       fhir:ContactPoint.value [ fhir:value "http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/pher" ]
     ]
  ] ;
  fhir:CodeSystem.description [ fhir:value "Race Recode 40\r\nThis codesystem is only for use in the vital records use cases supported by this Implementation guide, and should not be used elsewhere."] ;
  fhir:CodeSystem.jurisdiction [
     fhir:index -1 ;
     fhir:CodeableConcept.coding [
       fhir:index -1 ;
       fhir:Coding.system [ fhir:value "urn:iso:std:iso:3166" ] ;
       fhir:Coding.code [ fhir:value "US" ] ;
       fhir:Coding.display [ fhir:value "United States of America" ]
     ]
  ] ;
  fhir:CodeSystem.caseSensitive [ fhir:value "true"^^xsd:boolean] ;
  fhir:CodeSystem.content [ fhir:value "complete"] ;
  fhir:CodeSystem.count [ fhir:value "41"^^xsd:nonNegativeInteger] ;
  fhir:CodeSystem.concept [
     fhir:index -1 ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.code [ fhir:value "01" ] ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.display [ fhir:value "White" ]
  ], [
     fhir:index -1 ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.code [ fhir:value "02" ] ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.display [ fhir:value "Black" ]
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     fhir:index -1 ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.code [ fhir:value "03" ] ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.display [ fhir:value "American Indian or Alaskan Native (AIAN)" ]
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     fhir:index -1 ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.code [ fhir:value "04" ] ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.display [ fhir:value "Asian Indian" ]
  ], [
     fhir:index -1 ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.code [ fhir:value "05" ] ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.display [ fhir:value "Chinese" ]
  ], [
     fhir:index -1 ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.code [ fhir:value "06" ] ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.display [ fhir:value "Filipino" ]
  ], [
     fhir:index -1 ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.code [ fhir:value "07" ] ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.display [ fhir:value "Japanese" ]
  ], [
     fhir:index -1 ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.code [ fhir:value "08" ] ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.display [ fhir:value "Korean" ]
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     fhir:index -1 ;
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     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.display [ fhir:value "Vietnamese" ]
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     fhir:index -1 ;
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     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.display [ fhir:value "Hawaiian" ]
  ], [
     fhir:index -1 ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.code [ fhir:value "12" ] ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.display [ fhir:value "Guamanian" ]
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     fhir:index -1 ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.code [ fhir:value "13" ] ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.display [ fhir:value "Samoan" ]
  ], [
     fhir:index -1 ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.code [ fhir:value "14" ] ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.display [ fhir:value "Other or Multiple Pacific Islander" ]
  ], [
     fhir:index -1 ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.code [ fhir:value "15" ] ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.display [ fhir:value "Black and White" ]
  ], [
     fhir:index -1 ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.code [ fhir:value "16" ] ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.display [ fhir:value "Black and AIAN" ]
  ], [
     fhir:index -1 ;
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     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.display [ fhir:value "Black and Asian" ]
  ], [
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     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.display [ fhir:value "AIAN and NHOPI" ]
  ], [
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     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.code [ fhir:value "19" ] ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.display [ fhir:value "NHOPI and White" ]
  ], [
     fhir:index -1 ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.code [ fhir:value "20" ] ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.display [ fhir:value "AIAN and Asian" ]
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     fhir:index -1 ;
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     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.display [ fhir:value "Asian and White" ]
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     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.display [ fhir:value "Asian and NHOPI" ]
  ], [
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     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.display [ fhir:value "NHOPI and White 2" ]
  ], [
     fhir:index -1 ;
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     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.display [ fhir:value "Black, AIAN and White" ]
  ], [
     fhir:index -1 ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.code [ fhir:value "26" ] ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.display [ fhir:value "Black, AIAN and Asian" ]
  ], [
     fhir:index -1 ;
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     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.display [ fhir:value "Black, AIAN and NHOPI" ]
  ], [
     fhir:index -1 ;
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     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.display [ fhir:value "Black, Asian and White" ]
  ], [
     fhir:index -1 ;
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     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.display [ fhir:value "Black, Asian and NHOPI" ]
  ], [
     fhir:index -1 ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.code [ fhir:value "30" ] ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.display [ fhir:value "Black, NHOPI and White" ]
  ], [
     fhir:index -1 ;
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     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.display [ fhir:value "AIAN, Asian and White" ]
  ], [
     fhir:index -1 ;
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     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.display [ fhir:value "AIAN, NHOPI and White" ]
  ], [
     fhir:index -1 ;
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     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.display [ fhir:value "AIAN, Asian and NHOPI" ]
  ], [
     fhir:index -1 ;
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     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.display [ fhir:value "Black, AIAN, Asian and White" ]
  ], [
     fhir:index -1 ;
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     fhir:index -1 ;
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     fhir:index -1 ;
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     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.display [ fhir:value "Black, Asian, NHOPI and White" ]
  ], [
     fhir:index -1 ;
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     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.display [ fhir:value "AIAN, Asian, NHOPI and White" ]
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     fhir:index -1 ;
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     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.display [ fhir:value "Black, AIAN, Asian, NHOPI and White" ]
  ], [
     fhir:index -1 ;
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     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.display [ fhir:value "Unknown and Other Race" ]
  ] .

# - ontology header ------------------------------------------------------------

<http://hl7.org/fhir/CodeSystem/CodeSystem-race-recode-40-vr.ttl> a owl:Ontology ;
  owl:imports fhir:fhir.ttl ;
  owl:versionIRI <http://build.fhir.org/CodeSystem/CodeSystem-race-recode-40-vr.ttl> .