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

## : Type of Alias - JSON Representation

Active as of 2026-03-08

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    {
      "resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
      "id" : "alias-type",
      "text" : {
        "status" : "generated",
        "div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: CodeSystem alias-type</b></p><a name=\"alias-type\"> </a><a name=\"hcalias-type\"> </a><p>This case-sensitive code system <code>https://standards.digital.health.nz/ns/alias-type-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\">aka<a name=\"alias-type-aka\"> </a></td><td>Aka</td><td>The name by which the organisation or facility is also known as.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">old<a name=\"alias-type-old\"> </a></td><td>Old</td><td>The previous legal name(s) of the organisation/facility.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">maori<a name=\"alias-type-maori\"> </a></td><td>Māori</td><td>The Māori name of the organisation or facility.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">legal<a name=\"alias-type-legal\"> </a></td><td>Legal</td><td>The name as recorded in the official register eg Register of Companies.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">short<a name=\"alias-type-short\"> </a></td><td>Short</td><td>An abbreviated name by which the organisation or facility is known.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">trade-as<a name=\"alias-type-trade-as\"> </a></td><td>Trading as</td><td>Used when the organisation/facility has a separate trading name.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">current<a name=\"alias-type-current\"> </a></td><td>Current</td><td>The name currently used for a facility.</td></tr></table></div>"
      },
      "url" : "https://standards.digital.health.nz/ns/alias-type-code",
      "version" : "1.0.0",
      "name" : "AliasType",
      "title" : "Type of Alias",
      "status" : "active",
      "experimental" : false,
      "date" : "2026-03-08T04:41:56+00:00",
      "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,
      "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",
          "definition" : "The name currently used for a facility."
        }
      ]
    }