# Person Location Type (2.8.1 - 1.0.0) - HL7 v2.8.1 Vocabulary v0.1.0

* [**Table of Contents**](toc.md)
* [**Artifacts Summary**](artifacts.md)
* **Person Location Type (2.8.1 - 1.0.0)**

## CodeSystem: Person Location Type (2.8.1 - 1.0.0) (Experimental) 

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| *Official URL*:http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/personLocationType | *Version*:1.0.0 |
| Active as of 2026-01-27 | *Computable Name*:PersonLocationType |
| *Other Identifiers:*OID:2.16.840.1.113883.18.187 | |
| **Copyright/Legal**: HL7 Inc., 2026 | |

 
Code system of concepts specifying the categorization of the person's location. Used in HL7 Version 2.x messaging datatypes that contain location identifiers such as Person Location (PL), Location with address variation (LA) and Name with date and location (NDL). 

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

* [Hl7VSpersonLocationType](ValueSet-hl7VSpersonLocationType.md)



## Resource Content

```json
{
  "resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
  "id" : "personLocationType",
  "extension" : [
    {
      "url" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/StructureDefinition/codesystem-v2versionCreated",
      "valueString" : "2.8.1"
    },
    {
      "url" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/StructureDefinition/codesystem-versionHistory",
      "valueString" : "generate correct history somehow"
    },
    {
      "url" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/StructureDefinition/codesystem-tableNo",
      "valueString" : "0305"
    }
  ],
  "url" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/personLocationType",
  "identifier" : [
    {
      "system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
      "value" : "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.18.187"
    }
  ],
  "version" : "1.0.0",
  "name" : "PersonLocationType",
  "title" : "Person Location Type (2.8.1 - 1.0.0)",
  "status" : "active",
  "experimental" : true,
  "date" : "2026-01-27T19:45:38+00:00",
  "publisher" : "HL7/FO",
  "contact" : [
    {
      "name" : "HL7/FO",
      "telecom" : [
        {
          "system" : "url",
          "value" : "http://www.hl7.org"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "description" : "Code system of concepts specifying the categorization of the person's location.  Used in HL7 Version 2.x messaging datatypes that contain location identifiers such as Person Location (PL), Location with address variation (LA) and Name with date and location (NDL).",
  "copyright" : "HL7 Inc., 2026",
  "caseSensitive" : true,
  "compositional" : false,
  "content" : "complete",
  "property" : [
    {
      "code" : "versionIntroduced",
      "uri" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#versionIntroduced",
      "description" : "version when was this code introduced",
      "type" : "string"
    },
    {
      "code" : "versionDeprecated",
      "uri" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#versionDeprecated",
      "description" : "version when was this code deprecated",
      "type" : "string"
    },
    {
      "code" : "status",
      "uri" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#status",
      "description" : "A code that indicates the status of the concept. Typical values are active, experimental, deprecated, and retired",
      "type" : "code"
    },
    {
      "code" : "comment",
      "uri" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#comment",
      "description" : "A string that provides additional detail pertinent to the use or understanding of the concept",
      "type" : "string"
    },
    {
      "code" : "usage",
      "uri" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#usage",
      "description" : "usage notes for this code",
      "type" : "string"
    },
    {
      "code" : "modified",
      "uri" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#modified",
      "description" : "date of last modification",
      "type" : "dateTime"
    }
  ],
  "concept" : [
    {
      "code" : "C",
      "display" : "Clinic",
      "definition" : "Clinic",
      "designation" : [
        {
          "language" : "de",
          "value" : "Klinik"
        }
      ],
      "property" : [
        {
          "code" : "versionIntroduced",
          "valueString" : "2.4"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code" : "D",
      "display" : "Department",
      "definition" : "Department",
      "designation" : [
        {
          "language" : "de",
          "value" : "Abteilung"
        }
      ],
      "property" : [
        {
          "code" : "versionIntroduced",
          "valueString" : "2.4"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code" : "H",
      "display" : "Home",
      "definition" : "Home",
      "designation" : [
        {
          "language" : "de",
          "value" : "zu Hause"
        }
      ],
      "property" : [
        {
          "code" : "versionIntroduced",
          "valueString" : "2.4"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code" : "N",
      "display" : "Nursing Unit",
      "definition" : "Nursing Unit",
      "designation" : [
        {
          "language" : "de",
          "value" : "Station"
        }
      ],
      "property" : [
        {
          "code" : "versionIntroduced",
          "valueString" : "2.4"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code" : "O",
      "display" : "Provider's Office",
      "definition" : "Provider's Office",
      "designation" : [
        {
          "language" : "de",
          "value" : "Sprechzimmer"
        }
      ],
      "property" : [
        {
          "code" : "versionIntroduced",
          "valueString" : "2.4"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code" : "P",
      "display" : "Phone",
      "definition" : "Phone",
      "designation" : [
        {
          "language" : "de",
          "value" : "Telefon(zelle)"
        }
      ],
      "property" : [
        {
          "code" : "versionIntroduced",
          "valueString" : "2.4"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code" : "S",
      "display" : "SNF",
      "definition" : "SNF",
      "property" : [
        {
          "code" : "versionIntroduced",
          "valueString" : "2.4"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

```
