---
type: "codesystem"
title: "NHIN PurposeOfUse"
codesystem: "nhin-purposeofuse"
---
# NHIN PurposeOfUse

- **Official URL**: http://healthit.gov/nhin/purposeofuse
- **Version**: 2.0
- **Status**: active
- **Name**: NHINPurposeOfUse
- **Title**: NHIN PurposeOfUse
- **Publisher**: Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN)
- **Description**: This value set is suitable for use with the provenance resource. It is derived from, but not compatible with, the HL7 v3 Purpose of use Code system.
- **Case Sensitive**: true
- **Content**: complete

## Concepts

| Code | Display | Definition |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TREATMENT | Treatment | Treatment |
| PAYMENT | Payment | Payment |
| OPERATIONS | Operations | Healthcare Operations |
| SYSADMIN | Sysadmin | System Administration |
| FRAUD | Fraud | Fraud detection |
| PSYCHOTHERAPY | Psychotherapy | Use or disclosure of Psychotherapy Notes |
| TRAINING | Training | Use or disclosure by the covered entity for its own training programs |
| LEGAL | Legal | Use or disclosure by the covered entity to defend itself in a legal action |
| MARKETING | Marketing | Marketing |
| DIRECTORY | Directory | Use and disclosure for facility directories |
| FAMILY | Family | Disclose to a family member, other relative, or a close personal friend of the individual |
| PRESENT | Present | Uses and disclosures with the individual present. |
| EMERGENCY | Emergency | Permission cannot practicably be provided because of the individual's incapacity or an emergency. |
| DISASTER | Disaster | Use and disclosures for disaster relief purposes. |
| PUBLICHEALTH | Public Health | Uses and disclosures for public health activities. |
| ABUSE | Abuse | Disclosures about victims of abuse, neglect or domestic violence. |
| OVERSIGHT | Oversight | Uses and disclosures for health oversight activities. |
| JUDICIAL | Judicial | Disclosures for judicial and administrative proceedings. |
| LAW | Law Enforcement | Disclosures for law enforcement purposes. |
| DECEASED | Deceased | Uses and disclosures about decedents. |
| DONATION | Donation | Uses and disclosures for cadaveric organ,  eye or tissue donation purposes |
| RESEARCH | Research | Uses and disclosures for research purposes. |
| THREAT | Threat | Uses and disclosures to avert a serious threat to health or safety. |
| GOVERNMENT | Government | Uses and disclosures for specialized government functions. |
| WORKERSCOMP | Worker's Comp | Disclosures for workers' compensation. |
| COVERAGE | Coverage | Disclosures for insurance or disability coverage determination |
| REQUEST | Request | Request of the Individual |

## CodeSystem XML



```xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="nhin-purposeofuse"/>
  <url value="http://healthit.gov/nhin/purposeofuse"/>
  <identifier>
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.1825"/>
  </identifier>
  <version value="2.0"/>
  <name value="NHINPurposeOfUse"/>
  <title value="NHIN PurposeOfUse"/>
  <status value="active"/>
  <experimental value="true"/>
  <date value="2010-01-29"/>
  <publisher value="Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN)"/>
  <contact>
    <telecom>
      <system value="url"/>
      <value value="https://www.healthit.gov/sites/default/files/nhin-authorization-framework-production-specification-v2.0-1.pdf"/>
    </telecom>
  </contact>
  <description value="This value set is suitable for use with the provenance resource. It is derived from, but not compatible with, the HL7 v3 Purpose of use Code system."/>
  <caseSensitive value="true"/>
  <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/nhin-purposeofuse"/>
  <content value="complete"/>
  <concept>
    <code value="TREATMENT"/>
    <display value="Treatment"/>
    <definition value="Treatment"/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="PAYMENT"/>
    <display value="Payment"/>
    <definition value="Payment"/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="OPERATIONS"/>
    <display value="Operations"/>
    <definition value="Healthcare Operations"/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="SYSADMIN"/>
    <display value="Sysadmin"/>
    <definition value="System Administration"/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="FRAUD"/>
    <display value="Fraud"/>
    <definition value="Fraud detection"/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="PSYCHOTHERAPY"/>
    <display value="Psychotherapy"/>
    <definition value="Use or disclosure of Psychotherapy Notes"/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="TRAINING"/>
    <display value="Training"/>
    <definition value="Use or disclosure by the covered entity for its own training programs"/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="LEGAL"/>
    <display value="Legal"/>
    <definition value="Use or disclosure by the covered entity to defend itself in a legal action"/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="MARKETING"/>
    <display value="Marketing"/>
    <definition value="Marketing"/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="DIRECTORY"/>
    <display value="Directory"/>
    <definition value="Use and disclosure for facility directories"/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="FAMILY"/>
    <display value="Family"/>
    <definition value="Disclose to a family member, other relative, or a close personal friend of the individual"/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="PRESENT"/>
    <display value="Present"/>
    <definition value="Uses and disclosures with the individual present."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="EMERGENCY"/>
    <display value="Emergency"/>
    <definition value="Permission cannot practicably be provided because of the individual's incapacity or an emergency."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="DISASTER"/>
    <display value="Disaster"/>
    <definition value="Use and disclosures for disaster relief purposes."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="PUBLICHEALTH"/>
    <display value="Public Health"/>
    <definition value="Uses and disclosures for public health activities."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="ABUSE"/>
    <display value="Abuse"/>
    <definition value="Disclosures about victims of abuse, neglect or domestic violence."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="OVERSIGHT"/>
    <display value="Oversight"/>
    <definition value="Uses and disclosures for health oversight activities."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="JUDICIAL"/>
    <display value="Judicial"/>
    <definition value="Disclosures for judicial and administrative proceedings."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="LAW"/>
    <display value="Law Enforcement"/>
    <definition value="Disclosures for law enforcement purposes."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="DECEASED"/>
    <display value="Deceased"/>
    <definition value="Uses and disclosures about decedents."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="DONATION"/>
    <display value="Donation"/>
    <definition value="Uses and disclosures for cadaveric organ,  eye or tissue donation purposes"/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="RESEARCH"/>
    <display value="Research"/>
    <definition value="Uses and disclosures for research purposes."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="THREAT"/>
    <display value="Threat"/>
    <definition value="Uses and disclosures to avert a serious threat to health or safety."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="GOVERNMENT"/>
    <display value="Government"/>
    <definition value="Uses and disclosures for specialized government functions."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="WORKERSCOMP"/>
    <display value="Worker's Comp"/>
    <definition value="Disclosures for workers' compensation."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="COVERAGE"/>
    <display value="Coverage"/>
    <definition value="Disclosures for insurance or disability coverage determination"/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="REQUEST"/>
    <display value="Request"/>
    <definition value="Request of the Individual"/>
  </concept>
</CodeSystem>
```