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/hl7nz/nzbase/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

## CodeSystem: Type of Alias

Official URL: https://standards.digital.health.nz/ns/alias-type-code | Version: 1.0.0
Active as of 2026-03-08 | Computable Name: AliasType

Used in Organization and Location to indicate what is the type of Alias

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

- AliasType

This case-sensitive code system `https://standards.digital.health.nz/ns/alias-type-code` defines the following codes:

Code | Display | Definition
aka | Aka | The name by which the organisation or facility is also known as.
old | Old | The previous legal name(s) of the organisation/facility.
maori | Māori | The Māori name of the organisation or facility.
legal | Legal | The name as recorded in the official register eg Register of Companies.
short | Short | An abbreviated name by which the organisation or facility is known.
trade-as | Trading as | Used when the organisation/facility has a separate trading name.
current | Current | The name currently used for a facility.