HL7® FHIR® New Zealand Base Implementation Guide
3.1.0 - Draft

HL7® FHIR® New Zealand Base Implementation Guide, published by HL7 New Zealand. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 3.1.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/daniel-thomson/nzbase/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

## : Information Source - XML Representation

Active as of 2026-03-12

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    <CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
      <id value="information-source"/>
      <text>
        <status value="generated"/>
        <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p class="res-header-id"><b>Generated Narrative: CodeSystem information-source</b></p><a name="information-source"> </a><a name="hcinformation-source"> </a><p>This case-sensitive code system <code>https://standards.digital.health.nz/ns/information-source-code</code> defines the following codes:</p><table class="codes"><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td><td><b>Definition</b></td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">BREG<a name="information-source-BREG"> </a></td><td>Birth Register</td><td>This code is added only after verification via MOH/DIA birth register matching</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">BRCT<a name="information-source-BRCT"> </a></td><td>Birth Certificate</td><td>Birth Certificate</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">NZCT<a name="information-source-NZCT"> </a></td><td>NZ Citizenship Certificate</td><td>New Zealand Citizenship Certificate issued by DIA</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">PPRT<a name="information-source-PPRT"> </a></td><td>Passport</td><td>Passport</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">NZCI<a name="information-source-NZCI"> </a></td><td>NZ Certificate of Identity</td><td>Certificate of Identity issued by DIA</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">NZRT<a name="information-source-NZRT"> </a></td><td>NZ Refugee Travel Document</td><td>Refugee Travel document issued by DIA</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">NZET<a name="information-source-NZET"> </a></td><td>NZ Emergency Travel Document</td><td>Emergency Travel document issued by DIA</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">OTHR<a name="information-source-OTHR"> </a></td><td>Other</td><td>Other official document provided that is not found in the list provided</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">NPRF<a name="information-source-NPRF"> </a></td><td>Proof not Sighted</td><td>Information (not proof) provided by the patient / whānau verbally communicated. No proof sighted</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">NZPV<a name="information-source-NZPV"> </a></td><td>NZ Permanent Resident Visa</td><td>A New Zealand Permanent Resident Visa (not time bound) issued by Immigration New Zealand</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">NZTV<a name="information-source-NZTV"> </a></td><td>NZ Resident Visa</td><td>A New Zealand Resident Visa (time bound) issued by Immigration New Zealand</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">NZMC<a name="information-source-NZMC"> </a></td><td>NZ Marriage Certificate</td><td/></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">NZCU<a name="information-source-NZCU"> </a></td><td>NZ Civil Union Certificate</td><td/></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">NZNC<a name="information-source-NZNC"> </a></td><td>NZ Name Change Certificate or Deed Poll</td><td>NZ Name Change Certificate effective from 25 January 2009, Name Change by Statutary Declaration Documents issued for names changes made between September 1995 and 25 January 2009, Deed Poll for name changes prior to September 1995</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">NZDL<a name="information-source-NZDL"> </a></td><td>NZ Driver Licence</td><td/></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">CSC<a name="information-source-CSC"> </a></td><td>Community Services Card</td><td/></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">HL7<a name="information-source-HL7"> </a></td><td>HL7 applied</td><td>Data has been applied via HL7 message</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">MIGR<a name="information-source-MIGR"> </a></td><td>Migrated</td><td>From the legacy NHI System with no known external source</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">DREG<a name="information-source-DREG"> </a></td><td>Death Register</td><td>The code is added only after MOH/DIA data matching</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">OSEA<a name="information-source-OSEA"> </a></td><td>Death Overseas</td><td>Indicates a non-New Zealand registered death advised by a third party or discovered by a media search</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">MCCOD<a name="information-source-MCCOD"> </a></td><td>Medical Certificate Cause of Death</td><td>Date of Death from a Medical Certificate Cause of  Death. Forms HP4720, HP4721 or BDM 50</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">CORONER<a name="information-source-CORONER"> </a></td><td>Coroner Notification</td><td>Date of death notified to the Ministry by a Coronial Office</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">OSEAOFF<a name="information-source-OSEAOFF"> </a></td><td>Death Overseas Official</td><td>Indicates a non-New Zealand registered death advised by an official source from another country.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">DIA<a name="information-source-DIA"> </a></td><td>DIA data share</td><td>The code is added only after DHB or MOH/DIA data matching</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">INZ<a name="information-source-INZ"> </a></td><td>ImmigrationNZ</td><td>The code is added only by the MoH or DHB from information provided by ImmigrationNZ data sharing</td></tr></table></div>
      </text>
      <url
           value="https://standards.digital.health.nz/ns/information-source-code"/>
      <version value="1.0.0"/>
      <name value="InformationSource"/>
      <title value="Information Source"/>
      <status value="active"/>
      <experimental value="false"/>
      <date value="2026-03-12T22:26:41+00:00"/>
      <publisher value="HL7 New Zealand"/>
      <contact>
        <name value="HL7 New Zealand"/>
        <telecom>
          <system value="email"/>
          <value value="mailto:admin@hl7.org.nz"/>
        </telecom>
      </contact>
      <description value="All possible sources of information"/>
      <caseSensitive value="true"/>
      <content value="complete"/>
      <count value="25"/>
      <concept>
        <code value="BREG"/>
        <display value="Birth Register"/>
        <definition
                    value="This code is added only after verification via MOH/DIA birth register matching"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="BRCT"/>
        <display value="Birth Certificate"/>
        <definition value="Birth Certificate"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="NZCT"/>
        <display value="NZ Citizenship Certificate"/>
        <definition value="New Zealand Citizenship Certificate issued by DIA"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="PPRT"/>
        <display value="Passport"/>
        <definition value="Passport"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="NZCI"/>
        <display value="NZ Certificate of Identity"/>
        <definition value="Certificate of Identity issued by DIA"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="NZRT"/>
        <display value="NZ Refugee Travel Document"/>
        <definition value="Refugee Travel document issued by DIA"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="NZET"/>
        <display value="NZ Emergency Travel Document"/>
        <definition value="Emergency Travel document issued by DIA"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="OTHR"/>
        <display value="Other"/>
        <definition
                    value="Other official document provided that is not found in the list provided"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="NPRF"/>
        <display value="Proof not Sighted"/>
        <definition
                    value="Information (not proof) provided by the patient / whānau verbally communicated. No proof sighted"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="NZPV"/>
        <display value="NZ Permanent Resident Visa"/>
        <definition
                    value="A New Zealand Permanent Resident Visa (not time bound) issued by Immigration New Zealand"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="NZTV"/>
        <display value="NZ Resident Visa"/>
        <definition
                    value="A New Zealand Resident Visa (time bound) issued by Immigration New Zealand"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="NZMC"/>
        <display value="NZ Marriage Certificate"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="NZCU"/>
        <display value="NZ Civil Union Certificate"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="NZNC"/>
        <display value="NZ Name Change Certificate or Deed Poll"/>
        <definition
                    value="NZ Name Change Certificate effective from 25 January 2009, Name Change by Statutary Declaration Documents issued for names changes made between September 1995 and 25 January 2009, Deed Poll for name changes prior to September 1995"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="NZDL"/>
        <display value="NZ Driver Licence"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="CSC"/>
        <display value="Community Services Card"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="HL7"/>
        <display value="HL7 applied"/>
        <definition value="Data has been applied via HL7 message"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="MIGR"/>
        <display value="Migrated"/>
        <definition
                    value="From the legacy NHI System with no known external source"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="DREG"/>
        <display value="Death Register"/>
        <definition value="The code is added only after MOH/DIA data matching"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="OSEA"/>
        <display value="Death Overseas"/>
        <definition
                    value="Indicates a non-New Zealand registered death advised by a third party or discovered by a media search"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="MCCOD"/>
        <display value="Medical Certificate Cause of Death"/>
        <definition
                    value="Date of Death from a Medical Certificate Cause of  Death. Forms HP4720, HP4721 or BDM 50"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="CORONER"/>
        <display value="Coroner Notification"/>
        <definition
                    value="Date of death notified to the Ministry by a Coronial Office"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="OSEAOFF"/>
        <display value="Death Overseas Official"/>
        <definition
                    value="Indicates a non-New Zealand registered death advised by an official source from another country."/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="DIA"/>
        <display value="DIA data share"/>
        <definition
                    value="The code is added only after DHB or MOH/DIA data matching"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="INZ"/>
        <display value="ImmigrationNZ"/>
        <definition
                    value="The code is added only by the MoH or DHB from information provided by ImmigrationNZ data sharing"/>
      </concept>
    </CodeSystem>