OH1 - Person Employment Status Segment

The OH1 segment is a clinical statement about the subject’s state of being employed at the point in time the statement is recorded. Awareness of the subject’s Employment Status can assist in understanding the subject’s resources, access to benefits, and demands at home and work. If the subject is working (regardless of pay), information about their current job is communicated in OH2 Past or Present Job Segment. Information about volunteer work and past jobs can be collected in the Past or Present Job Segment regardless of current employment status, i.e., even if the subject is not employed at the time.

The intent is for the segment to be allowed to repeat within a message definition to allow a history of employment status for the patient.

This segment relates only to the patient and is not intended to relate to the Next of Kin.

Examples:

A person/patient may be currently employed following a period of choosing to not be in the labor force. This would be represented by a repeating OH1 segment.

HL7 Attribute Table - OH1 - Person Employment Status segment

Seq#	Data Element Name	DataType	Usage	Vocabulary	Cardinality	Item #	Length	C.LEN	Flags
OH1
1	Set ID	SI	R		[1..1]	03516
2	Action Code	ID	O	0206(R) Segment Action Code(Required)	[0..1]	00816	[2..2]
3	Employment Status	CWE	R	0957	[1..1]	03518
4	Employment Status Start Date	DT	O		[0..1]	03519
5	Employment Status End Date	DT	O		[0..1]	03520
6	Entered Date	DT	R		[1..1]	03521
7	Employment Status Unique Identifier	EI	O		[0..1]	02432

OH1-1: Set ID (SI) 03516

Definition: This field contains the number that identifies the OH1 segment instances in message structures where the OH1 segment repeats. For the first occurrence of the segment, the sequence number shall be one, for the second occurrence, the sequence number shall be two, etc.

OH1-2: Action Code (ID) 00816

Definition: This field contains a code defining the action to be taken for this segment. It allows this segment to be sent to delete or update, for example, previously sent information. Refer to HL7 Table 0206 – Segment Action Code in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for valid values.

OH1-3: Employment Status (CWE) 03518

Definition: This field contains a code defining the employment status of a person during the ssociated time. Refer to HL7 Table 0957 – Employment Status (ODH) in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values.

OH1-4: Employment Status Start Date (DT) 03519

Definition: This field asserts when the employment status began.

OH1-5: Employment Status End Date (DT) 03520

Definition: This field asserts when the employment status ended. If employment status is current, Employment Status End Date should be empty.

Note: The Employment Status End Date SHALL not be greater than the time the observation is made (OH1-6 Entered Date).

OH1-6: Entered Date (DT) 03521

Definition: This field records the date that the information was entered into the patient record.

OH1-7: Employment Status Unique Identifier (EI) 02432

Definition: This field contains a value that uniquely identifies a single employment status for a person.