CA Core+
1.2.0-dft-ballot 
DFT-Ballot - The specification is a DFT-Ballot version of CA Core+ for collecting ballot feedback. For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions
CommunicationBarrier
Links
Extension
Description
The extension is required to identify if the patient speaks/understands an offical language (english/french), or if an interpretor is required.
References to this Extension
| Standards Status | FMM |
|---|---|
| trial-use | 2 |
Resource Content
</extension>
</extension>
<url value="http://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/ca-ext/StructureDefinition/patient-communicationBarrier" />
</telecom>
</telecom>
</contact>
<description value="The extension is required to identify if the patient speaks/understands an offical language (english/french), or if an interpretor is required." />
</jurisdiction>
<copyright value="Copyright © 2025+ Canada Health Infoway. All rights reserved. [Terms of Use and License Agreements](https://ic.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/about/tou). [Privacy Policy](https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/legal/privacy-policy)." />
</context>
</base>
</constraint>
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<definition value="Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces." />
</base>
</extension>
</type>
</mapping>
</element>
</discriminator>
</slicing>
<definition value="May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension." />
<comment value="There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<comment value="The definition may point directly to a computable or human-readable definition of the extensibility codes, or it may be a logical URI as declared in some other specification. The definition SHALL be a URI for the Structure Definition defining the extension." />
</base>
</extension>
</type>
<fixedUri value="http://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/ca-ext/StructureDefinition/patient-communicationBarrier" />
</mapping>
</element>
</extension>
</extension>
</extension>
</extension>
</extension>
</extension>
<definition value="Value of extension - must be one of a constrained set of the data types (see [Extensibility](extensibility.html) for a list)." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
</binding>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
</snapshot>
</element>
<fixedUri value="http://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/ca-ext/StructureDefinition/patient-communicationBarrier" />
</element>
</extension>
</extension>
</extension>
</extension>
</extension>
</extension>
</type>
</binding>
</element>
</differential>
</StructureDefinition>
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"description": "The extension is required to identify if the patient speaks/understands an offical language (english/french), or if an interpretor is required.",
],
"copyright": "Copyright © 2025+ Canada Health Infoway. All rights reserved. [Terms of Use and License Agreements](https://ic.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/about/tou). [Privacy Policy](https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/legal/privacy-policy).",
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"definition": "Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.",
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},
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],
},
"definition": "May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.",
"comment": "There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone.",
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"comment": "The definition may point directly to a computable or human-readable definition of the extensibility codes, or it may be a logical URI as declared in some other specification. The definition SHALL be a URI for the Structure Definition defining the extension.",
},
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],
"fixedUri": "http://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/ca-ext/StructureDefinition/patient-communicationBarrier",
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"definition": "Value of extension - must be one of a constrained set of the data types (see [Extensibility](extensibility.html) for a list).",
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"ele-1"
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]
}
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},
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"fixedUri": "http://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/ca-ext/StructureDefinition/patient-communicationBarrier"
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}
}
Terminology bindings
| Path | Conformance | ValueSet |
|---|---|---|
| Extension.value[x] | extensible | https://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/ValueSet/ca-communicationbarrier |