| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| NAME | MARITAL STATUS |
| TABLE NUMBER | 0002 |
| SAMPLE DHCP VALUE | MARRIED |
| SAMPLE HL7 VALUE | M |
| ITEM NUMBER | 00046 |
| DESCRIPTION | The patient's current marital status (as found in field .05 of the
S Single Single (S)
W Widowed Widow/Widower (W)
PATIENT file via pointer to the MARITAL STATUS FILE) will be returned
in this field. The data will be returned as defined by HL7 Table 0002.
If the patient's marital status is listed as UNKNOWN, nothing will be
returned. The codes (as found in HL7 Table 0002-Marital Status) are:
HL7 VALUE DESCRIPTION EQUIVALENT DHCP CODE
A Separated Separated (S)
D Divorced Divorced (D)
M Married Married (M)
|
| SEGMENT | PID |
| SEQUENCE | 16 |
| VERSION |
|
| MAXIMUM LENGTH | 1 |
| DATA TYPE | ID |
| REQUIRED? | NOT REQUIRED |