CD.COM.07 relationship_type

Standardised Relationship Codes

This section outlines standardised codes and values that represent the relationships individuals have with other members in a family or household.

Reference: FamilyMember - HL7 Terminology (THO) v5.5.0 with self and primary spouse additions.

Code	Display	Definition
SELF	Self	Reference person
PRIMSPOUS	Primary Spouse	Primary spouse in case of polygamous relationships
FAMMEMB	family member	A relationship between two people characterising their 'familial' relationship
CHILD	child	A child of the scoping entity
CHLDADOPT	adopted child	A child taken into a family through legal means and raised by the scoping person (parent) as his or her own child
DAUADOPT	adopted daughter	A female child taken into a family through legal means and raised by the scoping person (parent) as his or her own child
SONADOPT	adopted son	A male child taken into a family through legal means and raised by the scoping person (parent) as his or her own child
CHLDFOST	foster child	A child receiving parental care and nurture from the scoping person (parent), but not related to him or her through legal or blood ties
DAUFOST	foster daughter	A female child receiving parental care and nurture from the scoping person (parent), but not related to him or her through legal or blood ties
SONFOST	foster son	A male child receiving parental care and nurture from the scoping person (parent), but not related to him or her through legal or blood ties
DAUC	daughter	A female child (of any type) of scoping entity (parent)
DAU	natural daughter	A female offspring of the scoping entity (parent)
STPDAU	stepdaughter	A daughter of the scoping person's spouse by a previous union
NCHILD	natural child	An offspring of the scoping entity as determined by birth
SON	natural son	A male offspring of the scoping entity (parent)
SONC	son	A male child (of any type) of scoping entity (parent)
STPSON	stepson	A son of the scoping person's spouse by a previous union
STPCHLD	step child	A child of the scoping person's spouse by a previous union
EXT	extended family member	A family member not having an immediate genetic or legal relationship e.g., aunt, cousin, great grandparent, grandchild, grandparent, niece, nephew or uncle
AUNT	aunt	A sister of the scoping person's mother or father
MAUNT	maternal aunt	A biological sister of the scoping person's biological mother
PAUNT	paternal aunt	A biological sister of the scoping person's biological father.
COUSN	cousin	A relative of the scoping person descended from a common ancestor, such as a grandparent, by two or more steps in a diverging line
MCOUSN	maternal cousin	A biological relative of the scoping person descended from a common ancestor on the scoping person's mother's side, such as a grandparent, by two or more steps in a diverging line
PCOUSN	paternal cousin	A biological relative of the scoping person descended from a common ancestor on the player's father's side, such as a grandparent, by two or more steps in a diverging line
GGRPRN	great grandparent	A parent of the scoping person's grandparent
GGRFTH	great grandfather	The father of the scoping person's grandparent
MGGRFTH	maternal great-grandfather	The biological father of the scoping person's biological mother's parent
PGGRFTH	paternal great-grandfather	The biological father of the scoping person's biological father's parent
GGRMTH	great grandmother	The mother of the scoping person's grandparent
MGGRMTH	maternal great-grandmother	The biological mother of the scoping person's biological mother's parent
PGGRMTH	paternal great-grandmother	The biological mother of the scoping person's biological father's parent
MGGRPRN	maternal great-grandparent	A biological parent of the scoping person's biological mother's parent
PGGRPRN	paternal great-grandparent	A biological parent of the scoping person's biological father's parent
GRNDCHILD	grandchild	A child of the scoping person's son or daughter
GRNDDAU	granddaughter	A daughter of the scoping person's son or daughter
GRNDSON	grandson	A son of the scoping person's son or daughter
GRPRN	grandparent	A parent of the scoping person's mother or father
GRFTH	grandfather	The father of the scoping person's mother or father
MGRFTH	maternal grandfather	The biological father of the scoping person's biological mother
PGRFTH	paternal grandfather	The biological father of the scoping person's biological father
GRMTH	grandmother	The mother of the scoping person's mother or father
MGRMTH	maternal grandmother	The biological mother of the scoping person's biological mother
PGRMTH	paternal grandmother	The biological mother of the scoping person's biological father
MGRPRN	maternal grandparent	The biological parent of the scoping person's biological mother
PGRPRN	paternal grandparent	The biological parent of the scoping person's biological father
INLAW	inlaw	A relationship between an individual and a member of their spousal partner's immediate family
CHLDINLAW	child-in-law	The spouse of scoping person's child
DAUINLAW	daughter in-law	The wife of scoping person's son
SONINLAW	son in-law	The husband of scoping person's daughter
PRNINLAW	parent in-law	The parent of scoping person's husband or wife
FTHINLAW	father-in-law	The father of the scoping person's husband or wife
MTHINLAW	mother-in-law	The mother of the scoping person's husband or wife
MTHINLOAW	mother-in-law	The mother of the scoping person's husband or wife
SIBINLAW	sibling in-law	(1) a sibling of the scoping person's spouse, or (2) the spouse of the scoping person's sibling, or (3) the spouse of a sibling of the scoping person's spouse
BROINLAW	brother-in-law	(1) a brother of the scoping person's spouse, or (2) the husband of the scoping person's sister, or (3) the husband of a sister of the scoping person's spouse
SISINLAW	sister-in-law	(1) a sister of the scoping person's spouse, or (2) the wife of the scoping person's brother, or (3) the wife of a brother of the scoping person's spouse
SISLINLAW	sister-in-law	(1) a sister of the scoping person's spouse, or (2) the wife of the scoping person's brother, or (3) the wife of a brother of the scoping person's spouse
NIENEPH	niece/nephew	A child of scoping person's brother or sister or of the brother or sister of the scoping person's spouse
NEPHEW	nephew	A son of the scoping person's brother or sister or of the brother or sister of the scoping person's spouse
NIECE	niece	A daughter of the scoping person's brother or sister or of the brother or sister of the scoping person's spouse
UNCLE	uncle	A brother of the scoping person's mother or father
MUNCLE	maternal uncle	A biological brother of the scoping person's biological mother
PUNCLE	paternal uncle	A biological brother of the scoping person's biological father
PRN	parent	One who begets, gives birth to, or nurtures and raises the scoping entity (child)
ADOPTP	adoptive parent	A person (parent) who has taken the scoping person (child) into their family through legal means and raises them as his or her own child
ADOPTF	adoptive father	A person (father) who is a male who has taken the scoping person (child) into their family through legal means and raises them as his own child
ADOPTM	adoptive mother	A person (mother) who is a female who has taken the scoping person (child) into their family through legal means and raises them as her own child
FTH	father	A male who begets or raises or nurtures the scoping entity (child)
FTHFOST	foster father	A person (parent) who is a male state-certified caregiver responsible for the scoping person (child) who has been placed in the parent's care. The placement of the child is usually arranged through the government or a social-service agency, and temporary. The state, via a jurisdiction-recognised child protection agency, stands as in loco parentis to the child, making all legal decisions, while the foster parent is responsible for the day-to-day care of the specified child.
NFTH	natural father	A male who begets the scoping entity (child)
NFTHF	natural father of fetus	The biological male parent of a fetus
STPFTH	stepfather	The husband of the scoping person's mother and not the scoping person's natural father
MTH	mother	A female who conceives, gives birth to, or raises and nurtures the scoping entity (child)
GESTM	gestational mother	A female whose womb carries the fetus of the scoping person (generally used when the gestational mother and natural mother are not the same)
MTHFOST	foster mother	A person (parent) who is a female state-certified caregiver responsible for the scoping person (child) who has been placed in the parent's care. The placement of the child is usually arranged through the government or a social-service agency, and is temporary. The state, via a jurisdiction-recognised child protection agency, stands as in loco parentis to the child, making all legal decisions, while the foster parent is responsible for the day-to-day care of the specified child.
NMTH	natural mother	A female who conceives or gives birth to the scoping entity (child)
NMTHF	natural mother of fetus	The biological female parent of the scoping fetus
STPMTH	stepmother	The wife of scoping person's father and not the scoping person's natural mother
NPRN	natural parent
PRNFOST	foster parent	A person (parent) who is a state-certified caregiver responsible for the scoping person (child) who has been placed in the parent's care. The placement of the child is usually arranged through the government or a social-service agency, and is temporary. The state, via a jurisdiction-recognised child protection agency, stands as in loco parentis to the child, making all legal decisions, while the foster parent is responsible for the day-to-day care of the specified child.
STPPRN	step parent	The spouse of the scoping person's parent and not the scoping person's natural parent
SIB	sibling	A person who shares one or both parents in common with the scoping person
BRO	brother	A male sharing one or both parents in common with the scoping person
HBRO	half-brother	A male related to the scoping person by sharing only one biological parent
NBRO	natural brother	A male having the same biological parents as the scoping person
TWINBRO	twin brother	A male who was carried in the same womb as the scoping person and shares common biological parents
FTWINBRO	fraternal twin brother	A male who was carried in the same womb as the scoping person and shares common biological parents, but is the product of a distinct egg/sperm pair
ITWINBRO	identical twin brother	A male who is an offspring of the same egg-sperm pair as the scoping person
STPBRO	stepbrother	A son of the scoping person's stepparent
HSIB	half-sibling	A person who is related to the scoping person by sharing only one biological parent
HSIS	half-sister	A female related to the scoping person by sharing only one biological parent
NSIB	natural sibling	A person who has both biological parents in common with the scoping person
NSIS	natural sister	A female having the same biological parents as the scoping person
TWINSIS	twin sister	A female who was carried in the same womb as the scoping person and shares common biological parents
FTWINSIS	fraternal twin sister	A female who was carried in the same womb as the scoping person and shares common biological parents, but is the product of a distinct egg/sperm pair
ITWINSIS	identical twin sister	A female who is an offspring of the same egg-sperm pair as the scoping person.
TWIN	twin	A person who was carried in the same womb as the scoping person and shared common biological parents
FTWIN	fraternal twin	A person who was carried in the same womb as the scoping person and who shares common biological parents, but who is the product of distinct egg/sperm pairs
ITWIN	identical twin	A person who is offspring of the same egg-sperm pair as the scoping person
SIS	sister	A female sharing one or both parents in common with the scoping person
STPSIS	stepsister	A daughter of the scoping person's stepparent
STPSIB	step sibling	A child of the scoping person's stepparent
SIGOTHR	significant other	A person who is important to the scoping person's well being, especially a spouse or one in a similar relationship
DOMPART	domestic partner	A person who cohabits with the scoping person, but is not the scoping person's spouse
FMRSPS	former spouse	A person who was previously joined to the scoping person in marriage and this marriage is now dissolved and inactive. Usage note: This is significant to indicate, as some jurisdictions have different legal requirements for former spouses to access the patient's record, from a general friend.
SPS	spouse	A marriage partner of the scoping person
HUSB	husband	A man who is joined to a female scoping person in marriage
WIFE	wife	A woman who is joined to a male scoping person in marriage