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

## : Type of Alias - JSON Representation

Active as of 2023-10-25

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    {
      "resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
      "id" : "alias-type",
      "meta" : {
        "versionId" : "9",
        "lastUpdated" : "2026-05-07T20:10:43.324+12:00",
        "tag" : [
          {
            "system" : "https://standards.digital.health.nz/ns/nzhts-usage-tags",
            "code" : "NZBase"
          }
        ]
      },
      "text" : {
        "status" : "generated",
        "div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><h2>Type of Alias</h2><tt>https://standards.digital.health.nz/ns/alias-type-code</tt><p>Used in Organization and Location to indicate what is the type of Alias</p></div>"
      },
      "url" : "https://standards.digital.health.nz/ns/alias-type-code",
      "version" : "2.0.0",
      "name" : "AliasType",
      "title" : "Type of Alias",
      "status" : "active",
      "experimental" : false,
      "date" : "2023-10-25T11:59:31.000Z",
      "publisher" : "HL7 New Zealand",
      "contact" : [
        {
          "name" : "HL7 New Zealand",
          "telecom" : [
            {
              "system" : "email",
              "value" : "mailto:admin@hl7.org.nz"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "description" : "Used in Organization and Location to indicate what is the type of Alias",
      "caseSensitive" : true,
      "valueSet" : "https://nzhts.digital.health.nz/fhir/ValueSet/alias-type-code",
      "content" : "complete",
      "count" : 7,
      "concept" : [
        {
          "code" : "aka",
          "display" : "Aka",
          "definition" : "The name by which the organisation or facility is also known as."
        },
        {
          "code" : "old",
          "display" : "Old",
          "definition" : "The previous legal name(s) of the organisation/facility."
        },
        {
          "code" : "maori",
          "display" : "Māori",
          "definition" : "The Māori name of the organisation or facility."
        },
        {
          "code" : "legal",
          "display" : "Legal",
          "definition" : "The name as recorded in the official register eg Register of Companies."
        },
        {
          "code" : "short",
          "display" : "Short",
          "definition" : "An abbreviated name by which the organisation or facility is known."
        },
        {
          "code" : "trade-as",
          "display" : "Trading as",
          "definition" : "Used when the organisation/facility has a separate trading name."
        },
        {
          "code" : "current",
          "display" : "Current unverified or unofficial name",
          "definition" : "The name currently used for a facility."
        }
      ]
    }