CONTACT TYPE (426)    HL7 FIELD (771.1)

Name Value
NAME CONTACT TYPE
SAMPLE DHCP VALUE N/A
DESCRIPTION
This field will be passed to the segment and is used to return various
    3 = Emergency Contact                 .33
    4 = Second Emergency Contact          .331
    5 = Designee                          .34
PATIENT file nodes based on the CONTACT TYPE.  Table (A) below identifies
the various CONTACT TYPES and the corresponding DHCP PATIENT file node.
 
 TABLE A
 
    CONTACT TYPE                 DHCP PATIENT FILE NODE
    1 = Next of Kin                       .21
    2 = Second Next of Kin                .211
SEGMENT ZDP
SEQUENCE 2
VERSION
MAXIMUM LENGTH 1
DATA TYPE ID
REQUIRED? REQUIRED