00108

Patient Name

1999-04-14
Components: <family name (ST)> & <last name prefix (ST)> ^ <given name (ST)> ^ <middle initial or name (ST)> ^ <suffix (e.g., JR or III) (ST)> ^ <prefix (e.g., DR) (ST)> ^ <degree (e.g., MD) (IS)> ^ <name type code (ID) > ^ <name representation code (ID)>

Definition: This field contains the legal name of the patient. All other names for the patient should be sent in PID-9-patient alias. Therefore, the name type code in this field should be "L - Legal." Refer to HL7 table 0200 - Name type for valid values. Repetition of this field is allowed for representing the same name in different character sets. Please refer to the PN data type.

Length≤48
8 components
1O-family+last name
2O-given name
3O-middle initial or name
4O-suffix (e.g., JR or III)
5O-prefix (e.g., DR)
6O-degree (e.g., MD)
7O-name type code
8O-Name Representation code