NK1 — Next of Kin / Associated Parties
HL7 v2.5.1 Next of Kin / Associated Parties segment reference
Information about the patient’s family members, contacts, or associated parties. Repeats for each contact.
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The table below lists the commonly used fields of the NK1 (Next of Kin / Associated Parties) segment. Field positions follow the HL7 v2.5.1 specification.
| Field | Name | Type | Len | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NK1-1 | Set ID | SI | 4 | R | Sequence number starting at 1 for each NK1 occurrence.e.g. 1 |
| NK1-2 | Name | XPN | 250 | O | Name of the next of kin or contact.e.g. DOE^JOHN |
| NK1-3 | Relationship | CE | 250 | O | Relationship to patient: SPO (spouse), CHD (child), PAR (parent), etc.e.g. SPO^Spouse HL7 table 0063 |
| NK1-5 | Phone Number | XTN | 250 | O | Contact phone.e.g. 402-555-0190 |
| NK1-7 | Contact Role | CE | 250 | O | Role of this contact: E (emergency), F (federally required), etc.e.g. E^Emergency |
Use column: R Required · C Conditional · O Optional. Type column uses HL7 data-type codes (ST = string, NM = numeric, TS = timestamp, CX = extended composite ID, XPN = extended person name, and so on).