IHC Person characteristic
IHC Person characteristic
Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
010
Person characteristic code qualifier
String (AN)
Mandatory
1
3
-
Code qualifying a type of characteristic of a person.
020
Person inherited characteristic details
Composite (composite)
Conditional
1
010
Inherited characteristic description code
String (AN)
Conditional
1
8
-
Code specifying an inherited characteristic.
020
Code list identification code
String (AN)
Conditional
1
3
-
Code identifying a code list.
030
Code list responsible agency code
String (AN)
Conditional
1
3
-
Code specifying the agency responsible for a code list.
040
Inherited characteristic description
String (AN)
Conditional
1
70
-
Free form description of an inherited characteristic.