01317
Alternate Character Set Handling Scheme
2007-05-08
Definition: When any alternative character sets are used (as specified in the second or later iterations of MSH-18 character sets), and if any special handling scheme is needed, this component is to specify the scheme used, according to HL7 Table 0356- Alternate character set handling scheme as defined below:
Length≤20
3 values
<null> | This is the default, indicating that there is no character set switching occurring in this message. | Deprecated |
2.3 | The character set switching mode specified in HL7 2.5, section 2.7.2, “Escape sequences supporting multiple character sets” and section 2.A.46, "XPN - extended person name". | |
ISO 2022-1994 | This standard is titled "Information Technology - Character Code Structure and Extension Technique". . |