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1.2.0-DFT - The specification is version 1.2.0-DFT of CA Core+ For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions

recordedGenderCode

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recorded-gender-vs

Description

The scope of this subset is to represent genders as used in healthcare data systems. This includes commonly used gender identities for administrative and clinical purposes. This resource is a draft informative value set; a normative subset containing the expanded values is pending, and will be added to Canada Health Infoway's Terminology Server once available.

Canonical URL

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

Definitions

Code definitions can be found on the Infoway Terminology Browser. If the code cannot be found on the Infoway Terminology Browser it may be pending an update. You may find the code on its source system look up e.g. SNOMED CT, LOINC, or HL7.

Resource content

The views below provide an HTML rendered, XML and JSON look at this ValueSet:

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This value set includes codes from the following code systems:

  • The following codes from system: http://loinc.org

    CodeDisplay
    LA13504-8F
    LA15170-6M
    LA32969-0X
  • The following codes from system: ASKU

    CodeDisplay
    UNKUnknown
    NINo Information
<ValueSet xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
<id value="recorded-gender-vs" />
<url value="https://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/ValueSet/recordedgender" />
<version value="1.2.0-dft-1" />
<name value="RecordedGenderValueSet" />
<title value="Recorded Gender Value Set" />
<status value="active" />
<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 represent genders as used in healthcare data systems. This includes commonly used gender identities for administrative and clinical purposes. This resource is a *draft* informative value set; a normative subset containing the expanded values is pending, and will be added to Canada Health Infoway's [Terminology Server](https://infocentral.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/tools/standards-tools/terminology-server) once available." />
<jurisdiction>
<coding>
<system value="urn:iso:std:iso:3166" />
<code value="CA" />
</coding>
</jurisdiction>
<copyright value="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 value="http://loinc.org" />
<concept>
<code value="LA13504-8" />
<display value="F" />
</concept>
<concept>
<code value="LA15170-6" />
<display value="M" />
</concept>
<concept>
<code value="LA32969-0" />
<display value="X" />
</concept>
</include>
<include>
<system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-NullFlavor" />
<concept>
<code value="UNK" />
<display value="Unknown" />
</concept>
<concept>
<code value="NI" />
<display value="No Information" />
</concept>
</include>
</compose>
</ValueSet>
{
"resourceType": "ValueSet",
"id": "recorded-gender-vs",
"url": "https://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/ValueSet/recordedgender",
"version": "1.2.0-dft-1",
"name": "RecordedGenderValueSet",
"title": "Recorded Gender Value Set",
"status": "active",
"experimental": false,
"date": "2025-03-31",
"publisher": "Canada Health Infoway",
"contact": [
{
"telecom": [
{
"system": "url",
"value": "http://www.infoway-inforoute.ca"
},
{
"system": "email",
"value": "standards@infoway-inforoute.ca"
}
]
}
],
"description": "The scope of this subset is to represent genders as used in healthcare data systems. This includes commonly used gender identities for administrative and clinical purposes. This resource is a *draft* informative value set; a normative subset containing the expanded values is pending, and will be added to Canada Health Infoway's [Terminology Server](https://infocentral.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/tools/standards-tools/terminology-server) once available.",
"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://loinc.org",
"concept": [
{
"code": "LA13504-8",
"display": "F"
},
{
"code": "LA15170-6",
"display": "M"
},
{
"code": "LA32969-0",
"display": "X"
}
]
},
{
"system": "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-NullFlavor",
"concept": [
{
"code": "UNK",
"display": "Unknown"
},
{
"code": "NI",
"display": "No Information"
}
]
}
]
}
}

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