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Version: v0.0.6

Variable: SAFE_HARBOR_CATEGORIES

const SAFE_HARBOR_CATEGORIES: object

The stable registry of the 18 Safe Harbor identifier categories. key === value so the set survives an Object.values(...) snapshot into a stability tripwire. Renaming a category is a breaking change - consumers branch on these in policies and manifests.

Type Declaration

ACCOUNT

readonly ACCOUNT: "ACCOUNT" = "ACCOUNT"

(J) Account numbers.

BIOMETRIC

readonly BIOMETRIC: "BIOMETRIC" = "BIOMETRIC"

(P) Biometric identifiers, including finger and voice prints.

CERTIFICATE_LICENSE

readonly CERTIFICATE_LICENSE: "CERTIFICATE_LICENSE" = "CERTIFICATE_LICENSE"

(K) Certificate / license numbers.

DATES

readonly DATES: "DATES" = "DATES"

(C) All elements of dates (except year) directly related to the individual, and all ages > 89.

DEVICE

readonly DEVICE: "DEVICE" = "DEVICE"

(M) Device identifiers and serial numbers.

EMAIL

readonly EMAIL: "EMAIL" = "EMAIL"

(F) Email addresses.

FAX

readonly FAX: "FAX" = "FAX"

(E) Fax numbers.

FULL_FACE_PHOTO

readonly FULL_FACE_PHOTO: "FULL_FACE_PHOTO" = "FULL_FACE_PHOTO"

(Q) Full-face photographs and any comparable images.

GEOGRAPHIC

readonly GEOGRAPHIC: "GEOGRAPHIC" = "GEOGRAPHIC"

(B) All geographic subdivisions smaller than a state - street, city, county, precinct, ZIP, geocodes.

HEALTH_PLAN_BENEFICIARY

readonly HEALTH_PLAN_BENEFICIARY: "HEALTH_PLAN_BENEFICIARY" = "HEALTH_PLAN_BENEFICIARY"

(I) Health plan beneficiary numbers.

IP_ADDRESS

readonly IP_ADDRESS: "IP_ADDRESS" = "IP_ADDRESS"

(O) IP addresses.

MRN

readonly MRN: "MRN" = "MRN"

(H) Medical record numbers.

NAMES

readonly NAMES: "NAMES" = "NAMES"

(A) Names - patient, relatives, employers, household members.

OTHER_UNIQUE_ID

readonly OTHER_UNIQUE_ID: "OTHER_UNIQUE_ID" = "OTHER_UNIQUE_ID"

(R) Any other unique identifying number, characteristic, or code - the open-ended catch-all.

PHONE

readonly PHONE: "PHONE" = "PHONE"

(D) Telephone numbers.

SSN

readonly SSN: "SSN" = "SSN"

(G) Social Security numbers.

URL

readonly URL: "URL" = "URL"

(N) Web URLs.

VEHICLE

readonly VEHICLE: "VEHICLE" = "VEHICLE"

(L) Vehicle identifiers and serial numbers, including license plates.

Example

import { SAFE_HARBOR_CATEGORIES } from "@cosyte/deid";

SAFE_HARBOR_CATEGORIES.MRN; // => "MRN"