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  • SCPQUAL 

    • Used to encode the degree or educational rank of a healthcare provider credential as defined by the various Royal Canadian Professional Medical Collages. It also supports the encoding “Expertise type” in the pan-Canadian version 3 messages
    • New versions are created as per stakeholder requirements and formal requests

    • Versions are identified by release date using the YYYYMMDD date format

  • SCPTYPE 

    • Used to encode and categorize an entity that delivers health care in an
      expected and professional manner to an entity in need of health care services
      Examples: Registered Nurse, Chiropractor, Physician, Custodial Care Clinic
    • Allows for the implementation of role-based access to clinical functions and data
    • Provisioning of clinical services is based on the role that a provider may play in the health system
    • New versions are created as per stakeholder requirements and formal requests.
      Versions are identified by release date using the YYYYMMDD date format

  • SCPTEMP ( Retired)

    • This Code system has been retired
    • The SCTEMP was a transitional or temporary CodeSystem supported and maintained by Canada Health Infoway.  
    • It houses the code(s) required and accepted by Canadian implementers if the implementation cannot wait for the code to be harmonized with the international terminology authority.
    • The SCTEMP CodeSystem also served as a  source for tracking submissions that need to be made to the various terminology authorities.
    • The SCTEMP CodeSystem applies to HL7, non-SNOMED CT and non-LOINC /pCLOCD used within pan-Canadian specifications.
    • The SCTEMP is not used for the Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM).

Valusets 

A value set is a uniquely identifiable set of valid concepts or terms, where any concept or term representation can be tested to determine whether or not it is a member of the value set.

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