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SexualOrientationCode

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sex-orientation-value-vs

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https://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/ValueSet/sexualorientationcode

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ValueSet 'SexualOrientationValueSet'

Published by	Canada Health Infoway
Status	Draft (since 2025-03-31)
Experimental	False

The scope of this subset is to specify codes that specifies how a person describes their sexuality or who a person is romantically or physically attracted to. This resource is an informative value set; a normative subset containing the expanded values can be found on Canada Health Infoway's Terminology Server.

Contact Information

Website: http://www.infoway-inforoute.c...
Email: standards@infoway-inforoute.ca

This value set includes codes from the following code systems:

The following codes from system: SNOMED_CT
Code Display
20430005 Heterosexual
89217008 Lesbian
38628009 Gay
42035005 Bisexual
765288000 Asexual
51431000087101 Pansexual
1064711000000108 Undecided
34071000087106 Queer
The following codes from system: v3.NullFlavor
Code Display
UNC Un-encoded
UNK Unknown
NI No Information
NASK Not asked
ASKU Asked but unknown
The following codes from system: DataAbsentReason
Code Display
asked-declined Asked but declined

Code	Display
20430005	Heterosexual
89217008	Lesbian
38628009	Gay
42035005	Bisexual
765288000	Asexual
51431000087101	Pansexual
1064711000000108	Undecided
34071000087106	Queer

Code	Display
UNC	Un-encoded
UNK	Unknown
NI	No Information
NASK	Not asked
ASKU	Asked but unknown

Code	Display
asked-declined	Asked but declined

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    <id value="sex-orientation-value-vs" />
    <url value="https://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/ValueSet/sexualorientationcode" />
    <name value="SexualOrientationValueSet" />
    <title value="Sex Orientation Value Set" />
    <status value="draft" />
    <experimental value="false" />
    <date value="2025-03-31" />
    <publisher value="Canada Health Infoway" />
    <contact>
        <telecom>
            <system value="url" />
            <value value="http://www.infoway-inforoute.ca" />
        </telecom>
        <telecom>
            <system value="email" />
            <value value="standards@infoway-inforoute.ca" />
        </telecom>
    </contact>
    <description value="The scope of this subset is to specify codes that specifies how a person describes their sexuality or who a person is romantically or physically attracted to. This resource is an informative value set; a normative subset containing the expanded values can be found on Canada Health Infoway&#39;s [Terminology Server](https://infocentral.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/tools/standards-tools/terminology-server)." />
    <jurisdiction>
        <coding>
            <system value="urn:iso:std:iso:3166" />
            <code value="CA" />
        </coding>
    </jurisdiction>
    <copyright value="Copyright &#169; 2025+ Canada Health Infoway. All rights reserved. [Terms of Use and License Agreements](https://ic.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/about/tou). [Privacy Policy](https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/legal/privacy-policy)." />
    <compose>
        <include>
            <system value="http://snomed.info/sct" />
            <concept>
                <code value="20430005" />
                <display value="Heterosexual" />
            </concept>
            <concept>
                <code value="89217008" />
                <display value="Lesbian" />
            </concept>
            <concept>
                <code value="38628009" />
                <display value="Gay" />
            </concept>
            <concept>
                <code value="42035005" />
                <display value="Bisexual" />
            </concept>
            <concept>
                <code value="765288000" />
                <display value="Asexual" />
            </concept>
            <concept>
                <code value="51431000087101" />
                <display value="Pansexual" />
            </concept>
            <concept>
                <code value="1064711000000108" />
                <display value="Undecided" />
            </concept>
            <concept>
                <code value="34071000087106" />
                <display value="Queer" />
            </concept>
        </include>
        <include>
            <system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-NullFlavor" />
            <concept>
                <code value="UNC" />
                <display value="Un-encoded" />
            </concept>
            <concept>
                <code value="UNK" />
                <display value="Unknown" />
            </concept>
            <concept>
                <code value="NI" />
                <display value="No Information" />
            </concept>
            <concept>
                <code value="NASK" />
                <display value="Not asked" />
            </concept>
            <concept>
                <code value="ASKU" />
                <display value="Asked but unknown" />
            </concept>
        </include>
        <include>
            <system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/data-absent-reason" />
            <concept>
                <code value="asked-declined" />
                <display value="Asked but declined" />
            </concept>
        </include>
    </compose>
</ValueSet>

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    "id": "sex-orientation-value-vs",
    "url": "https://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/ValueSet/sexualorientationcode",
    "name": "SexualOrientationValueSet",
    "title": "Sex Orientation Value Set",
    "status": "draft",
    "experimental": false,
    "date": "2025-03-31",
    "publisher": "Canada Health Infoway",
    "contact":  [
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            "telecom":  [
                {
                    "system": "url",
                    "value": "http://www.infoway-inforoute.ca"
                },
                {
                    "system": "email",
                    "value": "standards@infoway-inforoute.ca"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "description": "The scope of this subset is to specify codes that specifies how a person describes their sexuality or who a person is romantically or physically attracted to. This resource is an informative value set; a normative subset containing the expanded values can be found on Canada Health Infoway's [Terminology Server](https://infocentral.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/tools/standards-tools/terminology-server).",
    "jurisdiction":  [
        {
            "coding":  [
                {
                    "system": "urn:iso:std:iso:3166",
                    "code": "CA"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "copyright": "Copyright © 2025+ Canada Health Infoway. All rights reserved. [Terms of Use and License Agreements](https://ic.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/about/tou). [Privacy Policy](https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/legal/privacy-policy).",
    "compose": {
        "include":  [
            {
                "system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
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                    {
                        "code": "20430005",
                        "display": "Heterosexual"
                    },
                    {
                        "code": "89217008",
                        "display": "Lesbian"
                    },
                    {
                        "code": "38628009",
                        "display": "Gay"
                    },
                    {
                        "code": "42035005",
                        "display": "Bisexual"
                    },
                    {
                        "code": "765288000",
                        "display": "Asexual"
                    },
                    {
                        "code": "51431000087101",
                        "display": "Pansexual"
                    },
                    {
                        "code": "1064711000000108",
                        "display": "Undecided"
                    },
                    {
                        "code": "34071000087106",
                        "display": "Queer"
                    }
                ]
            },
            {
                "system": "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-NullFlavor",
                "concept":  [
                    {
                        "code": "UNC",
                        "display": "Un-encoded"
                    },
                    {
                        "code": "UNK",
                        "display": "Unknown"
                    },
                    {
                        "code": "NI",
                        "display": "No Information"
                    },
                    {
                        "code": "NASK",
                        "display": "Not asked"
                    },
                    {
                        "code": "ASKU",
                        "display": "Asked but unknown"
                    }
                ]
            },
            {
                "system": "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/data-absent-reason",
                "concept":  [
                    {
                        "code": "asked-declined",
                        "display": "Asked but declined"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ]
    }
}