Category User guide Organisation Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC) Type Standard Version 2021 Access Open Status Active Updated Jun-21 This document is the eleventh section of the Users' Guide for LOINC. LOINC is an international standard for identifying health measurements, observations and documents such as laboratory and clinical test results. Section 11 explains how LOINC handles changes in the standards and publishes LOINC codes. Main sections:- Concept orientation and LOINC name changes- Classification of LOINC term status- Concept persistence and term deprecation- Publication of LOINC codes in advance of official releases- File versioning and naming Access Users' Guide: 11 - Editorial policies and procedures v2021 By accessing this content, you are leaving this website. The Agency takes no responsibility for the accuracy of content on the destination page.