LOC - Location Identification Segment

The Technical Steward for the LOC segment is Patient Administration.

The LOC segment can identify any patient location referenced by information systems. This segment gives physical set up information about the location. This is not intended to include any current occupant or current use information. There should be one LOC segment for each patient location. If desired, there can also be one LOC segment for each nursing unit and room.

HL7 Attribute Table - LOC - Location Identification Segment

Seq#	Data Element Name	DataType	Usage	Vocabulary	Cardinality	Item #	Length	C.LEN	Flags
LOC
1	Primary Key Value - LOC	PL	R		[1..1]	01307
2	Location Description	ST	O		[0..1]	00944		48	#
3	Location Type - LOC	CWE	R	0260 Patient Location Type	[1..*]	00945		1	#
4	Organization Name - LOC	XON	O		[0..*]	00947
5	Location Address	XAD	O		[0..*]	00948
6	Location Phone	XTN	O		[0..*]	00949
7	License Number	CWE	O	0461 License Number	[0..*]	00951
8	Location Equipment	CWE	O	0261 Location Equipment	[0..*]	00953		3	#
9	Location Service Code	CWE	O	0442 Location Service Code	[0..1]	01583		1	#

LOC-1: Primary Key Value - LOC (PL) 01307

Definition: This field contains the institution's identification code for the location. The identifying key value. Must match MFE-4 -Primary Key Value - MFE. This field has the same components as the patient location fields in the PV1 segment (except that bed status is not included here).

At least the first component of this field is required. The first component can be an identifying code for the nursing station for inpatient locations, or clinic, department or home for patient locations other than inpatient ones.

LOC-2: Location Description (ST) 00944

Definition: This field contains the optional free text description of the location, to elaborate upon LOC primary key value.

LOC-3: Location Type - LOC (CWE) 00945

Definition: This field contains the code identifying what type of location this is. Refer to User-defined Table 0260 - Patient Location Type in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values.

LOC-4: Organization Name - LOC (XON) 00947

Definition: This field contains the organization(s) of which this location is a part. For inpatient locations, this can be the hospital or institution name. For outpatient locations, this can be the clinic or office name.

LOC-5: Location Address (XAD) 00948

Definition: This field contains the address of the patient location, especially for use for outpatient clinic or office locations.

LOC-6: Location Phone (XTN) 00949

Definition: This field contains the phone number within the patient location, if any. For example, the room or bed phone for use by the patient.

LOC-7: License Number (CWE) 00951

Definition: This field contains the multiple license numbers for the facility. Refer to User-defined Table 0461 - License Number in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values.

LOC-8: Location Equipment (CWE) 00953

Definition: This repeating field indicates what types of equipment are built in. Applies only to room or bed locations. If LOC-3 - Location Type indicates that this is a room, this will be the equipment in the room which can be used by more than one bed. If LOC-3 - Location Type indicates this is a bed, this will be the bedside devices available to this bed. Refer to User-defined Table 0261 - Location Equipment in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values.

LOC-9: Location Service Code (CWE) 01583

Definition: This field categorizes the types of services provided by the location. Refer to User-defined Table 0442 - Location Service Code in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values.