I have the SNOMED CT Affiliate License, can I translate the contents of the SNOMED CT International Release?

Modified on Mon, 12 Aug at 4:36 PM

SNOMED CT has features that enable translations to be created and supported in clinical systems. However, to leverage translations requires: the following:


  • Prior consent from SNOMED International (refer to Clause 2.4 of the Affiliate License, available at https://www.snomed.org/get-snomed, under "Licensing")
  • Receiving a unique namespace for creating and publishing SNOMED CT identifiers for the translation terms from SNOMED International (Details can be found here - https://www.snomed.org/change-or-add, under "Namespace identifiers")
  • Following the guidelines for creating and managing the translations (Details can be found here on translation, translation management and quality assurance - https://www.snomed.org/use-snomed-ct, under "Translation")
  • Additional queries or clarifications should be directed to SNOMED International - info@snomed.org


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