STATUS: PROPOSAL , NOT IMPLEMENTED - UNDER DISCUSSION

Resource affected	Patient
Decision	Wycliffe Waweru on July 18th/ 2023 ????
Initial implementation	Expected early August
Last update	Jul 3/ 2023

Definition

An individual's physical and/or emotional attraction to another individual of the same gender, opposite gender, or both genders. Sexual orientation is independent of gender identity and biological sex.

Based on https://loinc.org/76690-7/

Initial standard values [July 2023]

Code	Display	Code Ref	LOINC
M	Male	http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/AdministrativeGender	LA2-8
F	Female	http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/AdministrativeGender	LA3-6
UNK	Unknown	http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/NullFlavor	LA4489-6

Values that we will add when the request is validated

Code	Answer	Code Ref	LOINC	SNOMED CT	ICD-10/11
I [?]	Intersex		n/a
N [?]	Decline to answer		n/a

Code (to assigned by PSI)	LOINC Answer ID	Answer	Aka
BSX	LA22877-7	Bisexual
HET	LA22876-9	Heterosexual
HOM	LA22875-1	Homosexual
OTH	LA46-8	Other
PNS	LA20384-6	Asked but unknown	Prefer not say?
UNK	LA4489-6	Unknown

Other possible value sets to consider:

Heterosexual or straight Gay, lesbian, or same-gender loving Bisexual Orientation not listed Questioning, unsure, or patient doesn't know Declined to answer Unknown	Asexual Bisexual or pansexual Gay or lesbian Straight (heterosexual) Queer I am questioning/not sure of my sexuality	Straight or heterosexual Lesbian or gay Bisexual Queer, pansexual, and/or questioning Something else Don’t know Decline to answer
Same-Gender Loving Lesbian Gay Bisexual Straight Pansexual Asexual Queer Questioning	Straight or Heterosexual Gay , Lesbian or Homosexual Bisexual Pansexual Queer Asexual Two-spirit Questioning/not sure Choose not to disclose Other, please describe

Release history

Version	Date	Released as
1.0		Deployment of XXXX

Sexual Orientation

Definition

Initial standard values [July 2023]

Values that we will add when the request is validated

Release history