00108

Patient Name

2007-05-08
Definition: This field contains the names of the patient, the primary or legal name of the patient is reported first. 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. Note that “last name prefix” is synonymous to “own family name prefix” of previous versions of HL7, as is “second and further given names or initials thereof” to “middle initial or name”. Multiple given names and/or initials are separated by spaces.

For animals, if a Name Type of “R” is used, use “Name Context” to identify the authority with which the animal's name is registered.

Length≤250
14 components
1O-Family Name
2O-Given Name
3O-Second and Further Given Names or Initials Thereof
4O-Suffix (e.g., JR or III)
5O-Prefix (e.g., DR)
6BDegree (e.g., MD)
7OName Type Code
8OName Representation Code
9OName Context
10B-Name Validity Range
11OName Assembly Order
12O-Effective Date
13O-Expiration Date
14O-Professional Suffix