<StructureDefinition xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <meta>
    <lastUpdated value="2026-04-01T09:39:28.4649241+00:00" />
  </meta>
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/HumanName" />
  <name value="HumanName" />
  <status value="draft" />
  <date value="2019-10-24T11:53:00+11:00" />
  <publisher value="HL7 FHIR Standard" />
  <contact>
    <telecom>
      <system value="url" />
      <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir" />
    </telecom>
  </contact>
  <description value="Base StructureDefinition for HumanName Type" />
  <purpose value="Need to be able to record names, along with notes about their use." />
  <fhirVersion value="3.0.2" />
  <mapping>
    <identity value="v2" />
    <uri value="http://hl7.org/v2" />
    <name value="HL7 v2 Mapping" />
  </mapping>
  <mapping>
    <identity value="rim" />
    <uri value="http://hl7.org/v3" />
    <name value="RIM Mapping" />
  </mapping>
  <mapping>
    <identity value="servd" />
    <uri value="http://www.omg.org/spec/ServD/1.0/" />
    <name value="ServD" />
  </mapping>
  <kind value="complex-type" />
  <abstract value="false" />
  <type value="HumanName" />
  <baseDefinition value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element" />
  <derivation value="specialization" />
  <differential>
    <element id="HumanName">
      <path value="HumanName" />
      <short value="Name of a human - parts and usage" />
      <definition value="A human's name with the ability to identify parts and usage." />
      <comment value="Names may be changed, or repudiated, or people may have different names in different contexts. Names may be divided into parts of different type that have variable significance depending on context, though the division into parts does not always matter. With personal names, the different parts may or may not be imbued with some implicit meaning; various cultures associate different importance with the name parts and the degree to which systems must care about name parts around the world varies widely." />
      <mapping>
        <identity value="v2" />
        <map value="XPN" />
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim" />
        <map value="EN (actually, PN)" />
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="servd" />
        <map value="ProviderName" />
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="HumanName.use">
      <path value="HumanName.use" />
      <short value="usual | official | temp | nickname | anonymous | old | maiden" />
      <definition value="Identifies the purpose for this name." />
      <comment value="This is labeled as &quot;Is Modifier&quot; because applications should not mistake a temporary or old name etc.for a current/permanent one. Applications can assume that a name is current unless it explicitly says that it is temporary or old." />
      <requirements value="Allows the appropriate name for a particular context of use to be selected from among a set of names." />
      <max value="1" />
      <type>
        <code value="code" />
      </type>
      <isModifier value="true" />
      <isSummary value="true" />
      <binding>
        <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-bindingName">
          <valueString value="NameUse" />
        </extension>
        <strength value="required" />
        <description value="The use of a human name" />
        <valueSetReference>
          <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/name-use" />
        </valueSetReference>
      </binding>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="v2" />
        <map value="XPN.7, but often indicated by which field contains the name" />
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim" />
        <map value="unique(./use)" />
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="servd" />
        <map value="./NamePurpose" />
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="HumanName.text">
      <path value="HumanName.text" />
      <short value="Text representation of the full name" />
      <definition value="A full text representation of the name." />
      <comment value="Can provide both a text representation and structured parts." />
      <requirements value="A renderable, unencoded form." />
      <max value="1" />
      <type>
        <code value="string" />
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true" />
      <mapping>
        <identity value="v2" />
        <map value="implied by XPN.11" />
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim" />
        <map value="./formatted" />
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="HumanName.family">
      <path value="HumanName.family" />
      <short value="Family name (often called 'Surname')" />
      <definition value="The part of a name that links to the genealogy. In some cultures (e.g. Eritrea) the family name of a son is the first name of his father." />
      <comment value="Family Name may be decomposed into specific parts using extensions (de, nl, es related cultures)." />
      <alias value="surname" />
      <max value="1" />
      <type>
        <code value="string" />
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true" />
      <mapping>
        <identity value="v2" />
        <map value="XPN.1/FN.1" />
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim" />
        <map value="./part[partType = FAM]" />
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="servd" />
        <map value="./FamilyName" />
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="HumanName.given">
      <path value="HumanName.given" />
      <short value="Given names (not always 'first'). Includes middle names" />
      <definition value="Given name." />
      <comment value="If only initials are recorded, they may be used in place of the full name.  Not called &quot;first name&quot; since given names do not always come first." />
      <alias value="first name" />
      <alias value="middle name" />
      <type>
        <code value="string" />
      </type>
      <orderMeaning value="Given Names appear in the correct order for presenting the name" />
      <isSummary value="true" />
      <mapping>
        <identity value="v2" />
        <map value="XPN.2 + XPN.3" />
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim" />
        <map value="./part[partType = GIV]" />
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="servd" />
        <map value="./GivenNames" />
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="HumanName.prefix">
      <path value="HumanName.prefix" />
      <short value="Parts that come before the name" />
      <definition value="Part of the name that is acquired as a title due to academic, legal, employment or nobility status, etc. and that appears at the start of the name." />
      <type>
        <code value="string" />
      </type>
      <orderMeaning value="Prefixes appear in the correct order for presenting the name" />
      <isSummary value="true" />
      <mapping>
        <identity value="v2" />
        <map value="XPN.5" />
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim" />
        <map value="./part[partType = PFX]" />
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="servd" />
        <map value="./TitleCode" />
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="HumanName.suffix">
      <path value="HumanName.suffix" />
      <short value="Parts that come after the name" />
      <definition value="Part of the name that is acquired as a title due to academic, legal, employment or nobility status, etc. and that appears at the end of the name." />
      <type>
        <code value="string" />
      </type>
      <orderMeaning value="Suffixes appear in the correct order for presenting the name" />
      <isSummary value="true" />
      <mapping>
        <identity value="v2" />
        <map value="XPN/4" />
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim" />
        <map value="./part[partType = SFX]" />
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="HumanName.period">
      <path value="HumanName.period" />
      <short value="Time period when name was/is in use" />
      <definition value="Indicates the period of time when this name was valid for the named person." />
      <requirements value="Allows names to be placed in historical context." />
      <max value="1" />
      <type>
        <code value="Period" />
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true" />
      <mapping>
        <identity value="v2" />
        <map value="XPN.13 + XPN.14" />
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim" />
        <map value="./usablePeriod[type=&quot;IVL&lt;TS&gt;&quot;]" />
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="servd" />
        <map value="./StartDate and ./EndDate" />
      </mapping>
    </element>
  </differential>
</StructureDefinition>