The RELIGIOUS OR OTHER BELIEF SYSTEM AFFILIATION of a PERSON, as specified by a PERSON.

Note: This is the Religious Affiliation of a PERSON, not their Religion.

Where applicable, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER BELIEF SYSTEM AFFILIATION CODE is aligned with descriptors for religious and other belief system affiliations in SNOMED CT® as follows:

• the SNOMED CT Subset:
  • original ID is 10791000000130 and
  • name is Religious or Other Belief System Affiliation.

National Codes:

Note:

*  Where the PATIENT has been asked for their RELIGIOUS OR OTHER BELIEF SYSTEM AFFILIATION but they are unsure what it is: Agnostic should be used

** Where the PATIENT has been asked for their RELIGIOUS OR OTHER BELIEF SYSTEM AFFILIATION and it is one that is not listed: Religion (Other Not Listed) should be used

*** Where the PATIENT has not been asked for their RELIGIOUS OR OTHER BELIEF SYSTEM AFFILIATION: Patient Religion Unknown should be used

This attribute is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
snomedctsubsetid	10791000000130
snomedctsubsetname	Religious or Other Belief System Affiliation
plural	RELIGIOUS OR OTHER BELIEF SYSTEMS AFFILIATION CODES