Identifier Type

https://publicschema.org/vocab/identifier-type

normative

Categories of identifier values used to distinguish entities within identification schemes. Covers coded values assigned to persons, groups, locations, and administrative areas across administrative, civil registration, and service delivery systems.

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Values

Code Label Standard code Definition
national_id_number National ID number A government-issued national identification number assigned to an individual.
social_security_number Social security number A number assigned by a social security or social insurance administration, distinct from a national identity number in many countries.
tax_id_number Tax ID number A tax identification number assigned by a revenue or fiscal authority.
program_id_number Program ID number A beneficiary identifier assigned by a specific program.
household_id_number Household ID number An identifier assigned to a household rather than to an individual person.
passport_number Passport number The number printed in a passport that identifies the holder within the issuing country's travel document scheme.
drivers_license_number Driver's license number The number printed on a driver's license, assigned by the licensing authority.
voter_id_number Voter ID number The number assigned to a voter by an electoral registration authority.
birth_registration_number Birth registration number The number assigned to a birth record by a civil registration authority.
marriage_registration_number Marriage registration number The number assigned to a marriage record by a civil registration authority.
death_registration_number Death registration number The number assigned to a death record by a civil registration authority.
country_code Country code A country identifier from an international classification such as ISO 3166-1.
subdivision_code Subdivision code A sub-national administrative area identifier from an international classification such as ISO 3166-2.
postal_code Postal code A code assigned by a postal authority to identify a delivery area.
p_code P-code A humanitarian place code, typically assigned by a national statistics office or by UN OCHA's HDX to identify administrative areas below the country level.
fips_code FIPS code A geographic code from the U.S. Federal Information Processing Standards, historically used to identify countries and sub-national areas.
hasc_code HASC code A hierarchical administrative subdivision code (HASC), a community-maintained system for naming sub-national administrative areas.
un_locode UN/LOCODE A United Nations code for trade and transport locations, covering seaports, airports, and inland freight terminals.
transaction_reference Transaction reference A reference code assigned to a payment transaction by the payment rail (for example, a mobile money operator, a bank, or an agent network). Used to trace or reconcile the payment with the rail that executed it.
other Other An identifier type not covered by the other categories.

System mappings

OpenSPP

System vocabulary: ID Type

System code System label identifier-type value
national_id National ID national_id_number
passport Passport passport_number
tax_id Tax ID tax_id_number
birth_certificate Birth Certificate birth_registration_number

Not covered by OpenSPP: social_security_number, program_id_number, household_id_number, drivers_license_number, voter_id_number, marriage_registration_number, death_registration_number, country_code, subdivision_code, postal_code, p_code, fips_code, hasc_code, un_locode, transaction_reference, other

openIMIS

System code System label identifier-type value
N National ID national_id_number
P Passport passport_number
V Voter ID voter_id_number
D Driver's License drivers_license_number

Not covered by openIMIS: social_security_number, tax_id_number, program_id_number, household_id_number, birth_registration_number, marriage_registration_number, death_registration_number, country_code, subdivision_code, postal_code, p_code, fips_code, hasc_code, un_locode, transaction_reference, other

FHIR R4

System vocabulary: Identifier Type Codes

System code System label identifier-type value
PPN Passport Number passport_number
DL Driver's License Number drivers_license_number
TAX Tax ID Number tax_id_number
SB Social Beneficiary Identifier program_id_number
BRN Breed Registry Number out of scope
MR Medical Record Number out of scope
MCN Microchip Number out of scope
EN Employer Number out of scope
NIIP National Insurance Payor Identifier out of scope
PRN Provider Number out of scope
MD Medical License Number out of scope
DR Donor Registration Number out of scope
ACSN Accession ID out of scope
UDI Universal Device Identifier out of scope
SNO Serial Number out of scope
PLAC Placer Identifier out of scope
FILL Filler Identifier out of scope
JHN Jurisdictional Health Number not yet mapped

Not covered by FHIR R4: national_id_number, social_security_number, household_id_number, voter_id_number, birth_registration_number, marriage_registration_number, death_registration_number, country_code, subdivision_code, postal_code, p_code, fips_code, hasc_code, un_locode, transaction_reference, other

DCI

System vocabulary: IdentifierTypeEnum

System code System label identifier-type value
UIN Unique Identification Number national_id_number
BRN Birth Registration Number birth_registration_number
MRN Marriage Registration Number marriage_registration_number
DRN Death Registration Number death_registration_number

Not covered by DCI: social_security_number, tax_id_number, program_id_number, household_id_number, passport_number, drivers_license_number, voter_id_number, country_code, subdivision_code, postal_code, p_code, fips_code, hasc_code, un_locode, transaction_reference, other

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