PERSON MARITAL STATUS should be used for all new and developing systems and for XML messages. PERSON MARITAL STATUS CODE carries codes for use in all new and developing systems and XML messages.

Commissioning Data Set Messages

Following the recommendation of the Data Protection Registrar, Marital Status should not be recorded by providers in the Commissioning Data Set except in respect of the psychiatric specialties in the Admitted Patient Care Commissioning Data Set. The data item remains in the data standards since it will be needed by the provider.

Mental Health Minimum Data Set Messages

For the Mental Health Minimum Data Set, MARITAL STATUS must be recorded and kept up to date for all psychiatric PATIENTS.

This data element is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	MARITAL STATUSES