<status value="draft" /> <date value="2026-01-09" /> <publisher value="HL7 Canada - FHIR Implementation Work Group" /> <contact> <telecom> <system value="url" /> <value value="https://infocentral.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/collaboration/wg/fhir-implementations" /> </telecom> </contact> <description value="Proposed constraints and extensions on the Encounter Resource" /> <jurisdiction> <coding> <system value="urn:iso:std:iso:3166" /> <code value="CA" /> </coding> </jurisdiction> <fhirVersion value="4.0.1" /> <mapping> <identity value="workflow" /> <uri value="http://hl7.org/fhir/workflow" /> <name value="Workflow Pattern" /> </mapping> <mapping> <identity value="rim" /> <uri value="http://hl7.org/v3" /> <name value="RIM Mapping" /> </mapping> <mapping> <identity value="w5" /> <uri value="http://hl7.org/fhir/fivews" /> <name value="FiveWs Pattern Mapping" /> </mapping> <mapping> <identity value="v2" /> <uri value="http://hl7.org/v2" /> <name value="HL7 v2 Mapping" /> </mapping> <kind value="resource" /> <abstract value="false" /> <type value="Encounter" /> <baseDefinition value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Encounter" /> <derivation value="constraint" /> <differential> <element id="Encounter"> <path value="Encounter" /> <short value="Encounter Profile" /> <definition value="The Encounter Profile is based upon the core FHIR Encounter Resource" /> </element> <element id="Encounter.type"> <path value="Encounter.type" /> <comment value="The binding strength of this element is [Preferred](https://www.hl7.org/fhir/terminologies.html#strength), meaning that codes are encouraged to draw from the SNOMED CT code system for interoperability purposes but are not required to do so to be considered conformant." /> <type> <code value="CodeableConcept" /> </type> <binding> <strength value="preferred" /> <description value="Valueset to describe the Encounter Type" /> <valueSet value="https://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/ValueSet/encountertype" /> </binding> </element> <element id="Encounter.subject"> <path value="Encounter.subject" /> <short value="The patient present at the encounter" /> <min value="1" /> <type> <code value="Reference" /> <targetProfile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ca/baseline/StructureDefinition/profile-patient" /> </type> </element> <element id="Encounter.participant.individual"> <path value="Encounter.participant.individual" /> <type> <code value="Reference" /> <targetProfile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ca/baseline/StructureDefinition/profile-practitioner" /> <targetProfile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ca/baseline/StructureDefinition/profile-practitionerrole" /> </type> </element> <element id="Encounter.reasonReference"> <path value="Encounter.reasonReference" /> <type> <code value="Reference" /> <targetProfile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ca/baseline/StructureDefinition/profile-condition" /> <targetProfile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ca/baseline/StructureDefinition/profile-procedure" /> <targetProfile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ca/baseline/StructureDefinition/profile-observation" /> <targetProfile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ca/baseline/StructureDefinition/profile-immunizationrecommendation" /> </type> </element> <element id="Encounter.diagnosis.condition"> <path value="Encounter.diagnosis.condition" /> <type> <code value="Reference" /> <targetProfile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ca/baseline/StructureDefinition/profile-condition" /> <targetProfile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ca/baseline/StructureDefinition/profile-procedure" /> </type> </element> <element id="Encounter.hospitalization.origin"> <path value="Encounter.hospitalization.origin" /> <type> <code value="Reference" /> <targetProfile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ca/baseline/StructureDefinition/profile-location" /> <targetProfile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ca/baseline/StructureDefinition/profile-organization" /> </type> </element> <element id="Encounter.hospitalization.destination"> <path value="Encounter.hospitalization.destination" /> <type> <code value="Reference" /> <targetProfile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ca/baseline/StructureDefinition/profile-location" /> <targetProfile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ca/baseline/StructureDefinition/profile-organization" /> </type> </element> <element id="Encounter.hospitalization.dischargeDisposition"> <path value="Encounter.hospitalization.dischargeDisposition" /> <type> <code value="CodeableConcept" /> </type> <binding> <strength value="preferred" /> <description value="Discharge Disposition." /> <valueSet value="https://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/ValueSet/encounterdischargedisposition" /> </binding> </element> <element id="Encounter.location.location"> <path value="Encounter.location.location" /> <type> <code value="Reference" /> <targetProfile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ca/baseline/StructureDefinition/profile-location" /> </type> </element> <element id="Encounter.serviceProvider"> <path value="Encounter.serviceProvider" /> <type> <code value="Reference" /> <targetProfile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ca/baseline/StructureDefinition/profile-organization" /> </type> </element> <element id="Encounter.partOf"> <path value="Encounter.partOf" /> <type> <code value="Reference" /> <targetProfile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ca/baseline/StructureDefinition/profile-encounter" /> </type> </element> </differential> </StructureDefinition>