EN 1068:2005

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative References
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations
4 Identification of health coding systems
5 User agreements
6 The Registration Authority
7 The Register of Health Coding Systems
8 Submitting Organisations
9 Responsible Organisations
10 Disputes
Annex A (normative) Specification of the Health Coding System
        Designator
Annex B (informative) Illustration of terms used in this
        document
Annex C (informative) Multiple registrations of health coding
        systems
Annex D (informative) Version control and changes to coding
        systems
Bibliography
Alphabetical Index

This European Standard specifies a procedure for the registration of coding schemes used in health for any purpose. It also specifies the allocation of a unique Health Coding Scheme Designator to each registered coding scheme. A code value can thus be given an unambiguous meaning by association with a HCD.The method by which a HCD and a code value are associated is not defined by this European Standard. The association is achieved in any manner appropriate to the syntax used.This European Standard does not specify the coding schemes to be used in health, give guidance on their selection nor describe methods of representing information in coded form.Coding schemes maintained by different Responsible Organisations may also be used in combinations. Such combinations can be considered as templates, and as such they lie outside the scope of the current document.