HL7 v2.9 Vocabulary
0.1.0 - ci-build

HL7 v2.9 Vocabulary, published by HL7/FO. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 0.1.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/frankoemig/hl7.v2.terminology.v29/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

CodeSystem: Living Will Code (2.9 - 1.0.0) (Experimental)

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/livingWillCodes Version: 1.0.0
Active as of 2026-01-27 Computable Name: LivingWillCodes
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.18.190

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Code system of concepts specifying whether or not the patient has a living will and, if so, whether a copy fo the living will is on file at the healthcare facility. If the patient does not have a living will, the value of this field indicates whether the patient was provided information on living wills. Used in HL7 Version 2.x messaging in the Patient Visit - Additional Information ( PV2) and Patient Additional Demographic (PD1) segments.

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

Properties

This code system defines the following properties for its concepts

NameCodeURITypeDescription
versionIntroduced versionIntroduced http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#versionIntroduced string version when was this code introduced
versionDeprecated versionDeprecated http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#versionDeprecated string version when was this code deprecated
status status http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#status code A code that indicates the status of the concept. Typical values are active, experimental, deprecated, and retired
comment comment http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#comment string A string that provides additional detail pertinent to the use or understanding of the concept
usage usage http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#usage string usage notes for this code
modified modified http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#modified dateTime date of last modification

Concepts

This case-sensitive code system http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/livingWillCodes defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinitionversionIntroducedmodified
F Yes, patient has a living will but it is not on file Yes, patient has a living will but it is not on file 2.3 2015-07-13
I No, patient does not have a living will but information was provided No, patient does not have a living will but information was provided 2.3 2015-07-13
N No, patient does not have a living will and no information was provided No, patient does not have a living will and no information was provided 2.3 2015-07-13
U Unknown Unknown 2.3 2015-07-13
Y Yes, patient has a living will Yes, patient has a living will 2.3 2015-07-13