CA Core+
1.2.0-dft 
1.2.0-DFT - The specification is version 1.2.0-DFT of CA Core+ For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions
Practitioner (CA-Core)
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Profile
Derived from
http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Practitioner
Examples
example-practitioner-ca-core, example-practitioner-ca-core-2, example-practitioner-ca-core-3
Description
This profile applies constraints to the Patient resource for CA Core+ to support identity, demographics, and administrative data in the pan-Canadian context.
References to this resource
AllergyIntoleranceCACore, AppointmentCACore, CommunicationCACore, ConditionCACore, CopiedParticipants, DiagnosticReportCACore, DocumentReferenceCACore, EncounterCACore, ExampleProcedureProfile, ImmunizationCACore, ObservationCACore, ObservationLaboratoryPathologyResultCACore, PatientCACore, PractitionerRoleCACore, ServiceRequestCACore, TaskCACoreeRec
CFMM: 2
Resource Content
| PractitionerCACore (Practitioner) | C | Practitioner | |
| id | Σ | 0..1 | id |
| meta | Σ | 0..1 | Meta |
| implicitRules | Σ ?! | 0..1 | uri |
| language | 0..1 | codeBinding | |
| text | 0..1 | Narrative | |
| contained | 0..* | Resource | |
| extension | C | 0..* | Extension |
| modifierExtension | ?! C | 0..* | Extension |
| identifier | Σ | 0..* | Identifier |
| id | 0..1 | string | |
| extension | C | 0..* | Extension |
| use | Σ ?! | 0..1 | codeBinding |
| type | Σ | 0..1 | CodeableConceptBinding |
| system | Σ | 0..1 | uri |
| value | Σ | 0..1 | string |
| period | Σ C | 0..1 | Period |
| id | 0..1 | string | |
| extension | C | 0..* | Extension |
| start | Σ C | 0..1 | dateTime |
| end | Σ C | 0..1 | dateTime |
| assigner | Σ C | 0..1 | Reference(Organization) |
| active | Σ | 0..1 | boolean |
| name | Σ | 0..* | HumanName |
| id | 0..1 | string | |
| extension | C | 0..* | Extension |
| use | Σ ?! | 0..1 | codeBinding |
| text | Σ | 0..1 | string |
| family | Σ | 0..1 | string |
| given | Σ | 0..* | string |
| prefix | Σ | 0..* | string |
| suffix | Σ | 0..* | string |
| period | Σ C | 0..1 | Period |
| telecom | Σ C | 0..* | ContactPoint |
| id | 0..1 | string | |
| extension | C | 0..* | Extension |
| system | Σ C | 0..1 | codeBinding |
| value | Σ | 0..1 | string |
| use | Σ ?! | 0..1 | codeBinding |
| rank | Σ | 0..1 | positiveInt |
| period | Σ C | 0..1 | Period |
| id | 0..1 | string | |
| extension | C | 0..* | Extension |
| start | Σ C | 0..1 | dateTime |
| end | Σ C | 0..1 | dateTime |
| address | Σ | 0..* | Address |
| id | 0..1 | string | |
| extension | C | 0..* | Extension |
| preferred | C | 0..1 | Extension(boolean) |
| use | Σ ?! | 0..1 | codeBinding |
| type | Σ | 0..1 | codeBinding |
| text | Σ | 0..1 | string |
| line | Σ | 0..* | string |
| city | Σ | 0..1 | string |
| district | Σ | 0..1 | string |
| state | Σ | 0..1 | string |
| postalCode | Σ | 0..1 | string |
| country | Σ | 0..1 | string |
| period | Σ C | 0..1 | Period |
| gender | Σ | 0..1 | codeBinding |
| birthDate | Σ | 0..1 | date |
| photo | C | 0..* | Attachment |
| qualification | 0..* | BackboneElement | |
| id | 0..1 | string | |
| extension | C | 0..* | Extension |
| modifierExtension | Σ ?! C | 0..* | Extension |
| identifier | 0..* | Identifier | |
| code | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | |
| period | C | 0..1 | Period |
| issuer | C | 0..1 | Reference(Organization) |
| communication | 0..* | CodeableConceptBinding |
| PractitionerCACore (Practitioner) | C | Practitioner | |
| id | Σ | 0..1 | id |
| meta | Σ | 0..1 | Meta |
| implicitRules | Σ ?! | 0..1 | uri |
| language | 0..1 | codeBinding | |
| text | 0..1 | Narrative | |
| contained | 0..* | Resource | |
| extension | C | 0..* | Extension |
| modifierExtension | ?! C | 0..* | Extension |
| identifier | Σ | 0..* | Identifier |
| id | 0..1 | string | |
| extension | C | 0..* | Extension |
| use | Σ ?! | 0..1 | codeBinding |
| type | Σ | 0..1 | CodeableConceptBinding |
| system | Σ | 0..1 | uri |
| value | Σ | 0..1 | string |
| period | Σ C | 0..1 | Period |
| id | 0..1 | string | |
| extension | C | 0..* | Extension |
| start | Σ C | 0..1 | dateTime |
| end | Σ C | 0..1 | dateTime |
| assigner | Σ C | 0..1 | Reference(Organization) |
| active | Σ | 0..1 | boolean |
| name | Σ | 0..* | HumanName |
| id | 0..1 | string | |
| extension | C | 0..* | Extension |
| use | Σ ?! | 0..1 | codeBinding |
| text | Σ | 0..1 | string |
| family | Σ | 0..1 | string |
| given | Σ | 0..* | string |
| prefix | Σ | 0..* | string |
| suffix | Σ | 0..* | string |
| period | Σ C | 0..1 | Period |
| telecom | Σ C | 0..* | ContactPoint |
| id | 0..1 | string | |
| extension | C | 0..* | Extension |
| system | Σ C | 0..1 | codeBinding |
| value | Σ | 0..1 | string |
| use | Σ ?! | 0..1 | codeBinding |
| rank | Σ | 0..1 | positiveInt |
| period | Σ C | 0..1 | Period |
| id | 0..1 | string | |
| extension | C | 0..* | Extension |
| start | Σ C | 0..1 | dateTime |
| end | Σ C | 0..1 | dateTime |
| address | Σ | 0..* | Address |
| id | 0..1 | string | |
| extension | C | 0..* | Extension |
| preferred | C | 0..1 | Extension(boolean) |
| use | Σ ?! | 0..1 | codeBinding |
| type | Σ | 0..1 | codeBinding |
| text | Σ | 0..1 | string |
| line | Σ | 0..* | string |
| city | Σ | 0..1 | string |
| district | Σ | 0..1 | string |
| state | Σ | 0..1 | string |
| postalCode | Σ | 0..1 | string |
| country | Σ | 0..1 | string |
| period | Σ C | 0..1 | Period |
| gender | Σ | 0..1 | codeBinding |
| birthDate | Σ | 0..1 | date |
| photo | C | 0..* | Attachment |
| qualification | 0..* | BackboneElement | |
| id | 0..1 | string | |
| extension | C | 0..* | Extension |
| modifierExtension | Σ ?! C | 0..* | Extension |
| identifier | 0..* | Identifier | |
| code | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | |
| period | C | 0..1 | Period |
| issuer | C | 0..1 | Reference(Organization) |
| communication | 0..* | CodeableConceptBinding |
</extension>
</telecom>
</telecom>
</contact>
<description value="This profile applies constraints to the Patient resource for CA Core+ to support identity, demographics, and administrative data in the pan-Canadian context." />
</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)." />
</mapping>
<short value="A person with a formal responsibility in the provisioning of healthcare or related services" />
<definition value="A person who is directly or indirectly involved in the provisioning of healthcare." />
</base>
<human value="If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources" />
</constraint>
<human value="If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated" />
<xpath value="not(exists(f:contained/*/f:meta/f:versionId)) and not(exists(f:contained/*/f:meta/f:lastUpdated))" />
</constraint>
<human value="If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource" />
<expression value="contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().as(canonical) | %resource.descendants().as(uri) | %resource.descendants().as(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()" />
<xpath value="not(exists(for $id in f:contained/*/f:id/@value return $contained[not(parent::*/descendant::f:reference/@value=concat('#', $contained/*/id/@value) or descendant::f:reference[@value='#'])]))" />
</constraint>
</extension>
<extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-bestpractice-explanation">
<valueMarkdown value="When a resource has no narrative, only systems that fully understand the data can display the resource to a human safely. Including a human readable representation in the resource makes for a much more robust eco-system and cheaper handling of resources by intermediary systems. Some ecosystems restrict distribution of resources to only those systems that do fully understand the resources, and as a consequence implementers may believe that the narrative is superfluous. However experience shows that such eco-systems often open up to new participants over time." />
</extension>
</constraint>
<human value="If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label" />
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<definition value="The logical id of the resource, as used in the URL for the resource. Once assigned, this value never changes." />
<comment value="The only time that a resource does not have an id is when it is being submitted to the server using a create operation." />
</base>
</extension>
</type>
</constraint>
</mapping>
</element>
<definition value="The metadata about the resource. This is content that is maintained by the infrastructure. Changes to the content might not always be associated with version changes to the resource." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<definition value="A reference to a set of rules that were followed when the resource was constructed, and which must be understood when processing the content. Often, this is a reference to an implementation guide that defines the special rules along with other profiles etc." />
<comment value="Asserting this rule set restricts the content to be only understood by a limited set of trading partners. This inherently limits the usefulness of the data in the long term. However, the existing health eco-system is highly fractured, and not yet ready to define, collect, and exchange data in a generally computable sense. Wherever possible, implementers and/or specification writers should avoid using this element. Often, when used, the URL is a reference to an implementation guide that defines these special rules as part of it's narrative along with other profiles, value sets, etc." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
<isModifierReason value="This element is labeled as a modifier because the implicit rules may provide additional knowledge about the resource that modifies it's meaning or interpretation" />
</mapping>
</element>
<comment value="Language is provided to support indexing and accessibility (typically, services such as text to speech use the language tag). The html language tag in the narrative applies to the narrative. The language tag on the resource may be used to specify the language of other presentations generated from the data in the resource. Not all the content has to be in the base language. The Resource.language should not be assumed to apply to the narrative automatically. If a language is specified, it should it also be specified on the div element in the html (see rules in HTML5 for information about the relationship between xml:lang and the html lang attribute)." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
</extension>
</extension>
</binding>
</mapping>
</element>
<definition value="A human-readable narrative that contains a summary of the resource and can be used to represent the content of the resource to a human. The narrative need not encode all the structured data, but is required to contain sufficient detail to make it "clinically safe" for a human to just read the narrative. Resource definitions may define what content should be represented in the narrative to ensure clinical safety." />
<comment value="Contained resources do not have narrative. Resources that are not contained SHOULD have a narrative. In some cases, a resource may only have text with little or no additional discrete data (as long as all minOccurs=1 elements are satisfied). This may be necessary for data from legacy systems where information is captured as a "text blob" or where text is additionally entered raw or narrated and encoded information is added later." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<definition value="These resources do not have an independent existence apart from the resource that contains them - they cannot be identified independently, and nor can they have their own independent transaction scope." />
<comment value="This should never be done when the content can be identified properly, as once identification is lost, it is extremely difficult (and context dependent) to restore it again. Contained resources may have profiles and tags In their meta elements, but SHALL NOT have security labels." />
</base>
</type>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
</discriminator>
</slicing>
<definition value="May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the resource. 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>
</discriminator>
</slicing>
<definition value="May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the resource and that modifies the understanding of the element that contains it and/or the understanding of the containing element's descendants. Usually modifier elements provide negation or qualification. 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 is allowed to define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension. Applications processing a resource are required to check for modifier extensions.\n\nModifier extensions SHALL NOT change the meaning of any elements on Resource or DomainResource (including cannot change the meaning of modifierExtension itself)." />
<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." />
<requirements value="Modifier extensions allow for extensions that *cannot* be safely ignored to be clearly distinguished from the vast majority of extensions which can be safely ignored. This promotes interoperability by eliminating the need for implementers to prohibit the presence of extensions. For further information, see the [definition of modifier extensions](extensibility.html#modifierExtension)." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
</constraint>
<isModifierReason value="Modifier extensions are expected to modify the meaning or interpretation of the resource that contains them" />
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<comment value="pCHDCF modelling for care team concepts (including provider identifiers) is still underway. The requirements to support certain types of identifiers (e.g., province/territory registration identifiers) across all use cases and decisions on whether the identifier requirements should apply to both Practitioner and PractitionerRole are still undefined. Furthermore, the ways that these identifiers will be differentiated for conformance testing purposes is still undefined (see comment on identifier.type). For this reason, slice modelling and application of obligations towards certain identifiers is not currently expressed in this profile. The profile will continue to evolve as care team details undergo data modelling in the pCHDCF." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
<map value="II - The Identifier class is a little looser than the v3 type II because it allows URIs as well as registered OIDs or GUIDs. Also maps to Role[classCode=IDENT]" />
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</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="Applications can assume that an identifier is permanent unless it explicitly says that it is temporary." />
<requirements value="Allows the appropriate identifier for a particular context of use to be selected from among a set of identifiers." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
<isModifierReason value="This is labeled as "Is Modifier" because applications should not mistake a temporary id for a permanent one." />
</extension>
</binding>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<definition value="A coded type for the identifier that can be used to determine which identifier to use for a specific purpose." />
<comment value="The value in identifier.type is typically used to differentiate between identifiers that serve distinct purposes (e.g., Medical License Number, Regional Registry ID, Health Plan Identifier). Profiles typically use the identifier.type to differentiate between expectations that are expressed for some identifier types but not others. However, current implementations of practitioner identifiers in Canada use the identifier.type of 'Provider Number' (coded as 'PRN') to convey a number of different types of identifiers (e.g., registration number, license numbers, and billing numbers). Should there be expectations in the future for this profile to differentiate between these identifiers, current typing practices may need to change and/or further details may need to be used (e.g., identifier.system) to differentiate between concepts like registration number, license number, and billing number." />
<requirements value="Allows users to make use of identifiers when the identifier system is not known." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
</extension>
<description value="A coded type for an identifier that can be used to determine which identifier to use for a specific purpose." />
</binding>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<definition value="Establishes the namespace for the value - that is, a URL that describes a set values that are unique." />
<requirements value="There are many sets of identifiers. To perform matching of two identifiers, we need to know what set we're dealing with. The system identifies a particular set of unique identifiers." />
</base>
</type>
</example>
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<definition value="The portion of the identifier typically relevant to the user and which is unique within the context of the system." />
<comment value="If the value is a full URI, then the system SHALL be urn:ietf:rfc:3986. The value's primary purpose is computational mapping. As a result, it may be normalized for comparison purposes (e.g. removing non-significant whitespace, dashes, etc.) A value formatted for human display can be conveyed using the [Rendered Value extension](extension-rendered-value.html). Identifier.value is to be treated as case sensitive unless knowledge of the Identifier.system allows the processer to be confident that non-case-sensitive processing is safe." />
</base>
</type>
</example>
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
<map value="II.extension or II.root if system indicates OID or GUID (Or Role.id.extension or root)" />
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<comment value="A Period specifies a range of time; the context of use will specify whether the entire range applies (e.g. "the patient was an inpatient of the hospital for this time range") or one value from the range applies (e.g. "give to the patient between these two times").\n\nPeriod is not used for a duration (a measure of elapsed time). See [Duration](datatypes.html#Duration)." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
<xpath value="not(exists(f:start/@value)) or not(exists(f:end/@value)) or (xs:dateTime(f:start/@value) <= xs:dateTime(f:end/@value))" />
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
<map value="IVL<TS>[lowClosed="true" and highClosed="true"] or URG<TS>[lowClosed="true" and highClosed="true"]" />
</mapping>
</mapping>
</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="If the low element is missing, the meaning is that the low boundary is not known." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<definition value="The end of the period. If the end of the period is missing, it means no end was known or planned at the time the instance was created. The start may be in the past, and the end date in the future, which means that period is expected/planned to end at that time." />
<comment value="The high value includes any matching date/time. i.e. 2012-02-03T10:00:00 is in a period that has an end value of 2012-02-03." />
</base>
</type>
<meaningWhenMissing value="If the end of the period is missing, it means that the period is ongoing" />
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<comment value="The Identifier.assigner may omit the .reference element and only contain a .display element reflecting the name or other textual information about the assigning organization." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
<expression value="reference.exists() implies (reference.startsWith('#').not() or (reference.substring(1).trace('url') in %rootResource.contained.id.trace('ids')) or (reference='#' and %rootResource!=%resource))" />
<xpath value="not(starts-with(f:reference/@value, '#')) or exists(ancestor::*[self::f:entry or self::f:parameter]/f:resource/f:*/f:contained/f:*[f:id/@value=substring-after(current()/f:reference/@value, '#')]|/*/f:contained/f:*[f:id/@value=substring-after(current()/f:reference/@value, '#')])" />
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
<map value="II.assigningAuthorityName but note that this is an improper use by the definition of the field. Also Role.scoper" />
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<comment value="If the practitioner is not in use by one organization, then it should mark the period on the PractitonerRole with an end date (even if they are active) as they may be active in another role." />
<requirements value="Need to be able to mark a practitioner record as not to be used because it was created in error." />
</base>
</type>
<meaningWhenMissing value="This resource is generally assumed to be active if no value is provided for the active element" />
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<comment value="The selection of the use property should ensure that there is a single usual name specified, and others use the nickname (alias), old, or other values as appropriate. \n\nIn general, select the value to be used in the ResourceReference.display based on this:\n\n1. There is more than 1 name\n2. Use = usual\n3. Period is current to the date of the usage\n4. Use = official\n5. Other order as decided by internal business rules." />
<requirements value="The name(s) that a Practitioner is known by. Where there are multiple, the name that the practitioner is usually known as should be used in the display." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</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="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." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
<isModifierReason value="This is labeled as "Is Modifier" because applications should not mistake a temporary or old name etc.for a current/permanent one" />
</extension>
</binding>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<definition value="Text representation of the full name. Due to the cultural variance around the world a consuming system may not know how to present the name correctly; moreover not all the parts of the name go in given or family. Creators are therefore strongly encouraged to provide through this element a presented version of the name. Future versions of this guide may require this element" />
<comment value="Can provide both a text representation and parts. Applications updating a name SHALL ensure that when both text and parts are present, no content is included in the text that isn't found in a part." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<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)." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<comment value="If only initials are recorded, they may be used in place of the full name parts. Initials may be separated into multiple given names but often aren't due to paractical limitations. This element is not called "first name" since given names do not always come first." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<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." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<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." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<comment value="A Period specifies a range of time; the context of use will specify whether the entire range applies (e.g. "the patient was an inpatient of the hospital for this time range") or one value from the range applies (e.g. "give to the patient between these two times").\n\nPeriod is not used for a duration (a measure of elapsed time). See [Duration](datatypes.html#Duration)." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
<xpath value="not(exists(f:start/@value)) or not(exists(f:end/@value)) or (xs:dateTime(f:start/@value) <= xs:dateTime(f:end/@value))" />
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
<map value="IVL<TS>[lowClosed="true" and highClosed="true"] or URG<TS>[lowClosed="true" and highClosed="true"]" />
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<definition value="A contact detail for the practitioner, e.g. a telephone number or an email address." />
<comment value="Although the provider phone number and provider email concepts are expressed in the pCHDCF materials, their current definition does not distinctly identify the resource target(s) where it has to be applied (e.g., Practitioner vs PractitionerRole). The mappings and obligations for these details have been removed from the profile to avoid unintentional placement of these requirements until further pCHDCF data modelling for care team details is complete. Reviewers are encouraged to provide feedback on the potential impact of applying a 'no-error' obligation on this element for clients." />
<requirements value="Need to know how to reach a practitioner independent to any roles the practitioner may have." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</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>
<definition value="Telecommunications form for contact point - what communications system is required to make use of the contact." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
</extension>
</binding>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<definition value="The actual contact point details, in a form that is meaningful to the designated communication system (i.e. phone number or email address)." />
<comment value="Additional text data such as phone extension numbers, or notes about use of the contact are sometimes included in the value." />
<requirements value="Need to support legacy numbers that are not in a tightly controlled format." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<comment value="Applications can assume that a contact is current unless it explicitly says that it is temporary or old." />
<requirements value="Need to track the way a person uses this contact, so a user can choose which is appropriate for their purpose." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
<isModifierReason value="This is labeled as "Is Modifier" because applications should not mistake a temporary or old contact etc.for a current/permanent one" />
</extension>
</binding>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<definition value="Specifies a preferred order in which to use a set of contacts. ContactPoints with lower rank values are more preferred than those with higher rank values." />
<comment value="Note that rank does not necessarily follow the order in which the contacts are represented in the instance." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<comment value="A Period specifies a range of time; the context of use will specify whether the entire range applies (e.g. "the patient was an inpatient of the hospital for this time range") or one value from the range applies (e.g. "give to the patient between these two times").\n\nPeriod is not used for a duration (a measure of elapsed time). See [Duration](datatypes.html#Duration)." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
<xpath value="not(exists(f:start/@value)) or not(exists(f:end/@value)) or (xs:dateTime(f:start/@value) <= xs:dateTime(f:end/@value))" />
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
<map value="IVL<TS>[lowClosed="true" and highClosed="true"] or URG<TS>[lowClosed="true" and highClosed="true"]" />
</mapping>
</mapping>
</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="If the low element is missing, the meaning is that the low boundary is not known." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<definition value="The end of the period. If the end of the period is missing, it means no end was known or planned at the time the instance was created. The start may be in the past, and the end date in the future, which means that period is expected/planned to end at that time." />
<comment value="The high value includes any matching date/time. i.e. 2012-02-03T10:00:00 is in a period that has an end value of 2012-02-03." />
</base>
</type>
<meaningWhenMissing value="If the end of the period is missing, it means that the period is ongoing" />
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<short value="Address(es) of the practitioner that are not role specific (typically home address)" />
<definition value="Address(es) of the practitioner that are not role specific (typically home address). \nWork addresses are not typically entered in this property as they are usually role dependent." />
<comment value="The PractitionerRole does not have an address value on it, as it is expected that the location property be used for this purpose (which has an address)." />
<requirements value="The home/mailing address of the practitioner is often required for employee administration purposes, and also for some rostering services where the start point (practitioners home) can be used in calculations." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</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>
<definition value="Flag denoting whether parent item is preferred - e.g., a preferred address or telephone number." />
<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="Applications can assume that an address is current unless it explicitly says that it is temporary or old." />
</base>
</type>
</example>
</constraint>
<isModifierReason value="This is labeled as "Is Modifier" because applications should not mistake a temporary or old address etc.for a current/permanent one" />
</extension>
</binding>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<definition value="Distinguishes between physical addresses (those you can visit) and mailing addresses (e.g. PO Boxes and care-of addresses). Most addresses are both." />
<comment value="The definition of Address states that "address is intended to describe postal addresses, not physical locations". However, many applications track whether an address has a dual purpose of being a location that can be visited as well as being a valid delivery destination, and Postal addresses are often used as proxies for physical locations (also see the [Location](location.html#) resource)." />
</base>
</type>
</example>
</constraint>
</extension>
</binding>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<definition value="Specifies the entire address as it should be displayed e.g. on a postal label. This may be provided instead of or as well as the specific parts." />
<comment value="Can provide both a text representation and parts. Applications updating an address SHALL ensure that when both text and parts are present, no content is included in the text that isn't found in a part." />
</base>
</type>
</example>
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<definition value="This component contains the house number, apartment number, street name, street direction, P.O. Box number, delivery hints, and similar address information." />
</base>
</type>
</example>
</constraint>
</mapping>
<map value="XAD.1 + XAD.2 (note: XAD.1 and XAD.2 have different meanings for a company address than for a person address)" />
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<definition value="The name of the city, town, suburb, village or other community or delivery center." />
</base>
</type>
</example>
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<comment value="District is sometimes known as county, but in some regions 'county' is used in place of city (municipality), so county name should be conveyed in city instead." />
</base>
</type>
</example>
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<definition value="Sub-unit of a country with limited sovereignty in a federally organized country. A code may be used if codes are in common use (e.g. US 2 letter state codes)." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
</base>
</type>
</example>
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<comment value="A Period specifies a range of time; the context of use will specify whether the entire range applies (e.g. "the patient was an inpatient of the hospital for this time range") or one value from the range applies (e.g. "give to the patient between these two times").\n\nPeriod is not used for a duration (a measure of elapsed time). See [Duration](datatypes.html#Duration)." />
</base>
</type>
</valuePeriod>
</example>
</constraint>
<xpath value="not(exists(f:start/@value)) or not(exists(f:end/@value)) or (xs:dateTime(f:start/@value) <= xs:dateTime(f:end/@value))" />
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
<map value="IVL<TS>[lowClosed="true" and highClosed="true"] or URG<TS>[lowClosed="true" and highClosed="true"]" />
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<definition value="Administrative Gender - the gender that the person is considered to have for administration and record keeping purposes." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
</extension>
</binding>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<comment value="When providing a summary view (for example with Observation.value[x]) Attachment should be represented with a brief display text such as "Signed Procedure Consent"." />
<requirements value="Many EHR systems have the capability to capture an image of patients and personnel. Fits with newer social media usage too." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<definition value="The official certifications, training, and licenses that authorize or otherwise pertain to the provision of care by the practitioner. For example, a medical license issued by a medical board authorizing the practitioner to practice medicine within a certian locality." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</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>
<definition value="May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element and that modifies the understanding of the element in which it is contained and/or the understanding of the containing element's descendants. Usually modifier elements provide negation or qualification. 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. Applications processing a resource are required to check for modifier extensions.\n\nModifier extensions SHALL NOT change the meaning of any elements on Resource or DomainResource (including cannot change the meaning of modifierExtension itself)." />
<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." />
<requirements value="Modifier extensions allow for extensions that *cannot* be safely ignored to be clearly distinguished from the vast majority of extensions which can be safely ignored. This promotes interoperability by eliminating the need for implementers to prohibit the presence of extensions. For further information, see the [definition of modifier extensions](extensibility.html#modifierExtension)." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
</constraint>
<isModifierReason value="Modifier extensions are expected to modify the meaning or interpretation of the element that contains them" />
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
<map value="II - The Identifier class is a little looser than the v3 type II because it allows URIs as well as registered OIDs or GUIDs. Also maps to Role[classCode=IDENT]" />
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<comment value="Not all terminology uses fit this general pattern. In some cases, models should not use CodeableConcept and use Coding directly and provide their own structure for managing text, codings, translations and the relationship between elements and pre- and post-coordination." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
</extension>
</binding>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<comment value="A Period specifies a range of time; the context of use will specify whether the entire range applies (e.g. "the patient was an inpatient of the hospital for this time range") or one value from the range applies (e.g. "give to the patient between these two times").\n\nPeriod is not used for a duration (a measure of elapsed time). See [Duration](datatypes.html#Duration)." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
<xpath value="not(exists(f:start/@value)) or not(exists(f:end/@value)) or (xs:dateTime(f:start/@value) <= xs:dateTime(f:end/@value))" />
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
<map value="IVL<TS>[lowClosed="true" and highClosed="true"] or URG<TS>[lowClosed="true" and highClosed="true"]" />
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<comment value="References SHALL be a reference to an actual FHIR resource, and SHALL be resolveable (allowing for access control, temporary unavailability, etc.). Resolution can be either by retrieval from the URL, or, where applicable by resource type, by treating an absolute reference as a canonical URL and looking it up in a local registry/repository." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
<expression value="reference.exists() implies (reference.startsWith('#').not() or (reference.substring(1).trace('url') in %rootResource.contained.id.trace('ids')) or (reference='#' and %rootResource!=%resource))" />
<xpath value="not(starts-with(f:reference/@value, '#')) or exists(ancestor::*[self::f:entry or self::f:parameter]/f:resource/f:*/f:contained/f:*[f:id/@value=substring-after(current()/f:reference/@value, '#')]|/*/f:contained/f:*[f:id/@value=substring-after(current()/f:reference/@value, '#')])" />
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<comment value="The structure aa-BB with this exact casing is one the most widely used notations for locale. However not all systems code this but instead have it as free text. Hence CodeableConcept instead of code as the data type." />
<requirements value="Knowing which language a practitioner speaks can help in facilitating communication with patients." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
</extension>
</extension>
</binding>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
</snapshot>
<comment value="pCHDCF modelling for care team concepts (including provider identifiers) is still underway. The requirements to support certain types of identifiers (e.g., province/territory registration identifiers) across all use cases and decisions on whether the identifier requirements should apply to both Practitioner and PractitionerRole are still undefined. Furthermore, the ways that these identifiers will be differentiated for conformance testing purposes is still undefined (see comment on identifier.type). For this reason, slice modelling and application of obligations towards certain identifiers is not currently expressed in this profile. The profile will continue to evolve as care team details undergo data modelling in the pCHDCF." />
</mapping>
</element>
<comment value="The value in identifier.type is typically used to differentiate between identifiers that serve distinct purposes (e.g., Medical License Number, Regional Registry ID, Health Plan Identifier). Profiles typically use the identifier.type to differentiate between expectations that are expressed for some identifier types but not others. However, current implementations of practitioner identifiers in Canada use the identifier.type of 'Provider Number' (coded as 'PRN') to convey a number of different types of identifiers (e.g., registration number, license numbers, and billing numbers). Should there be expectations in the future for this profile to differentiate between these identifiers, current typing practices may need to change and/or further details may need to be used (e.g., identifier.system) to differentiate between concepts like registration number, license number, and billing number." />
</mapping>
</element>
</mapping>
</element>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
</mapping>
</element>
</mapping>
</element>
<definition value="Text representation of the full name. Due to the cultural variance around the world a consuming system may not know how to present the name correctly; moreover not all the parts of the name go in given or family. Creators are therefore strongly encouraged to provide through this element a presented version of the name. Future versions of this guide may require this element" />
</element>
<comment value="Although the provider phone number and provider email concepts are expressed in the pCHDCF materials, their current definition does not distinctly identify the resource target(s) where it has to be applied (e.g., Practitioner vs PractitionerRole). The mappings and obligations for these details have been removed from the profile to avoid unintentional placement of these requirements until further pCHDCF data modelling for care team details is complete. Reviewers are encouraged to provide feedback on the potential impact of applying a 'no-error' obligation on this element for clients." />
</mapping>
</element>
</mapping>
</element>
</mapping>
</element>
</mapping>
</element>
</mapping>
</element>
</mapping>
</element>
</mapping>
</element>
</type>
</element>
</mapping>
</element>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
</binding>
</element>
</binding>
</element>
</differential>
</StructureDefinition>
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}
],
"description": "This profile applies constraints to the Patient resource for CA Core+ to support identity, demographics, and administrative data in the pan-Canadian context.",
],
"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).",
],
{
"short": "A person with a formal responsibility in the provisioning of healthcare or related services",
},
{
},
{
"human": "If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated",
"xpath": "not(exists(f:contained/*/f:meta/f:versionId)) and not(exists(f:contained/*/f:meta/f:lastUpdated))",
},
{
"human": "If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource",
"expression": "contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().as(canonical) | %resource.descendants().as(uri) | %resource.descendants().as(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()",
"xpath": "not(exists(for $id in f:contained/*/f:id/@value return $contained[not(parent::*/descendant::f:reference/@value=concat('#', $contained/*/id/@value) or descendant::f:reference[@value='#'])]))",
},
{
{
},
{
"valueMarkdown": "When a resource has no narrative, only systems that fully understand the data can display the resource to a human safely. Including a human readable representation in the resource makes for a much more robust eco-system and cheaper handling of resources by intermediary systems. Some ecosystems restrict distribution of resources to only those systems that do fully understand the resources, and as a consequence implementers may believe that the narrative is superfluous. However experience shows that such eco-systems often open up to new participants over time."
}
],
},
{
}
],
{
},
{
},
{
},
{
}
]
},
{
"definition": "The logical id of the resource, as used in the URL for the resource. Once assigned, this value never changes.",
"comment": "The only time that a resource does not have an id is when it is being submitted to the server using a create operation.",
},
{
{
}
],
}
],
"ele-1"
],
{
}
],
]
},
{
"definition": "The metadata about the resource. This is content that is maintained by the infrastructure. Changes to the content might not always be associated with version changes to the resource.",
},
],
"ele-1"
],
{
}
],
]
},
{
"definition": "A reference to a set of rules that were followed when the resource was constructed, and which must be understood when processing the content. Often, this is a reference to an implementation guide that defines the special rules along with other profiles etc.",
"comment": "Asserting this rule set restricts the content to be only understood by a limited set of trading partners. This inherently limits the usefulness of the data in the long term. However, the existing health eco-system is highly fractured, and not yet ready to define, collect, and exchange data in a generally computable sense. Wherever possible, implementers and/or specification writers should avoid using this element. Often, when used, the URL is a reference to an implementation guide that defines these special rules as part of it's narrative along with other profiles, value sets, etc.",
},
],
"ele-1"
],
{
}
],
"isModifierReason": "This element is labeled as a modifier because the implicit rules may provide additional knowledge about the resource that modifies it's meaning or interpretation",
]
},
{
"comment": "Language is provided to support indexing and accessibility (typically, services such as text to speech use the language tag). The html language tag in the narrative applies to the narrative. The language tag on the resource may be used to specify the language of other presentations generated from the data in the resource. Not all the content has to be in the base language. The Resource.language should not be assumed to apply to the narrative automatically. If a language is specified, it should it also be specified on the div element in the html (see rules in HTML5 for information about the relationship between xml:lang and the html lang attribute).",
},
],
"ele-1"
],
{
}
],
{
},
{
}
],
},
]
},
{
"definition": "A human-readable narrative that contains a summary of the resource and can be used to represent the content of the resource to a human. The narrative need not encode all the structured data, but is required to contain sufficient detail to make it \"clinically safe\" for a human to just read the narrative. Resource definitions may define what content should be represented in the narrative to ensure clinical safety.",
"comment": "Contained resources do not have narrative. Resources that are not contained SHOULD have a narrative. In some cases, a resource may only have text with little or no additional discrete data (as long as all minOccurs=1 elements are satisfied). This may be necessary for data from legacy systems where information is captured as a \"text blob\" or where text is additionally entered raw or narrated and encoded information is added later.",
"narrative",
"html",
"xhtml",
"display"
],
},
],
"ele-1"
],
{
}
],
{
},
{
},
{
}
]
},
{
"definition": "These resources do not have an independent existence apart from the resource that contains them - they cannot be identified independently, and nor can they have their own independent transaction scope.",
"comment": "This should never be done when the content can be identified properly, as once identification is lost, it is extremely difficult (and context dependent) to restore it again. Contained resources may have profiles and tags In their meta elements, but SHALL NOT have security labels.",
"inline resources",
"anonymous resources",
"contained resources"
],
},
],
]
},
{
],
},
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"requirements": "Modifier extensions allow for extensions that *cannot* be safely ignored to be clearly distinguished from the vast majority of extensions which can be safely ignored. This promotes interoperability by eliminating the need for implementers to prohibit the presence of extensions. For further information, see the [definition of modifier extensions](extensibility.html#modifierExtension).",
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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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{
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{
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"comment": "Applications can assume that an identifier is permanent unless it explicitly says that it is temporary.",
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"ele-1"
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{
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"definition": "A coded type for the identifier that can be used to determine which identifier to use for a specific purpose.",
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"definition": "The portion of the identifier typically relevant to the user and which is unique within the context of the system.",
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{
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{
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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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"definition": "The end of the period. If the end of the period is missing, it means no end was known or planned at the time the instance was created. The start may be in the past, and the end date in the future, which means that period is expected/planned to end at that time.",
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{
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{
"comment": "The Identifier.assigner may omit the .reference element and only contain a .display element reflecting the name or other textual information about the assigning organization.",
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{
}
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{
},
{
"expression": "reference.exists() implies (reference.startsWith('#').not() or (reference.substring(1).trace('url') in %rootResource.contained.id.trace('ids')) or (reference='#' and %rootResource!=%resource))",
"xpath": "not(starts-with(f:reference/@value, '#')) or exists(ancestor::*[self::f:entry or self::f:parameter]/f:resource/f:*/f:contained/f:*[f:id/@value=substring-after(current()/f:reference/@value, '#')]|/*/f:contained/f:*[f:id/@value=substring-after(current()/f:reference/@value, '#')])",
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{
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{
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{
"map": "II.assigningAuthorityName but note that this is an improper use by the definition of the field. Also Role.scoper"
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}
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},
{
"comment": "If the practitioner is not in use by one organization, then it should mark the period on the PractitonerRole with an end date (even if they are active) as they may be active in another role.",
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{
}
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{
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{
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{
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]
},
{
"comment": "The selection of the use property should ensure that there is a single usual name specified, and others use the nickname (alias), old, or other values as appropriate. \n\nIn general, select the value to be used in the ResourceReference.display based on this:\n\n1. There is more than 1 name\n2. Use = usual\n3. Period is current to the date of the usage\n4. Use = official\n5. Other order as decided by internal business rules.",
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
{
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],
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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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{
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{
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],
]
},
{
"comment": "Applications can assume that a name is current unless it explicitly says that it is temporary or old.",
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],
{
}
],
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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]
},
{
"definition": "Text representation of the full name. Due to the cultural variance around the world a consuming system may not know how to present the name correctly; moreover not all the parts of the name go in given or family. Creators are therefore strongly encouraged to provide through this element a presented version of the name. Future versions of this guide may require this element",
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{
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{
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{
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{
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},
{
"definition": "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.",
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
}
]
},
{
"comment": "If only initials are recorded, they may be used in place of the full name parts. Initials may be separated into multiple given names but often aren't due to paractical limitations. This element is not called \"first name\" since given names do not always come first.",
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"middle name"
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{
}
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{
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{
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{
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{
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},
{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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]
},
{
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{
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],
{
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{
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{
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]
},
{
"comment": "A Period specifies a range of time; the context of use will specify whether the entire range applies (e.g. \"the patient was an inpatient of the hospital for this time range\") or one value from the range applies (e.g. \"give to the patient between these two times\").\n\nPeriod is not used for a duration (a measure of elapsed time). See [Duration](datatypes.html#Duration).",
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{
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{
"xpath": "not(exists(f:start/@value)) or not(exists(f:end/@value)) or (xs:dateTime(f:start/@value) <= xs:dateTime(f:end/@value))",
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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]
},
{
"definition": "A contact detail for the practitioner, e.g. a telephone number or an email address.",
"comment": "Although the provider phone number and provider email concepts are expressed in the pCHDCF materials, their current definition does not distinctly identify the resource target(s) where it has to be applied (e.g., Practitioner vs PractitionerRole). The mappings and obligations for these details have been removed from the profile to avoid unintentional placement of these requirements until further pCHDCF data modelling for care team details is complete. Reviewers are encouraged to provide feedback on the potential impact of applying a 'no-error' obligation on this element for clients.",
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
{
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],
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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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{
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],
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},
{
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{
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],
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{
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{
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{
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},
{
"definition": "The actual contact point details, in a form that is meaningful to the designated communication system (i.e. phone number or email address).",
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{
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],
{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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]
},
{
"comment": "Applications can assume that a contact is current unless it explicitly says that it is temporary or old.",
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],
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],
{
}
],
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],
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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]
},
{
"definition": "Specifies a preferred order in which to use a set of contacts. ContactPoints with lower rank values are more preferred than those with higher rank values.",
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{
}
],
{
},
{
},
{
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]
},
{
"comment": "A Period specifies a range of time; the context of use will specify whether the entire range applies (e.g. \"the patient was an inpatient of the hospital for this time range\") or one value from the range applies (e.g. \"give to the patient between these two times\").\n\nPeriod is not used for a duration (a measure of elapsed time). See [Duration](datatypes.html#Duration).",
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{
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{
"xpath": "not(exists(f:start/@value)) or not(exists(f:end/@value)) or (xs:dateTime(f:start/@value) <= xs:dateTime(f:end/@value))",
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{
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{
},
{
"map": "IVL<TS>[lowClosed=\"true\" and highClosed=\"true\"] or URG<TS>[lowClosed=\"true\" and highClosed=\"true\"]"
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{
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{
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{
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{
"xmlAttr"
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],
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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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"per-1"
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{
"definition": "The end of the period. If the end of the period is missing, it means no end was known or planned at the time the instance was created. The start may be in the past, and the end date in the future, which means that period is expected/planned to end at that time.",
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{
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{
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{
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{
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]
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{
"definition": "Address(es) of the practitioner that are not role specific (typically home address). \nWork addresses are not typically entered in this property as they are usually role dependent.",
"comment": "The PractitionerRole does not have an address value on it, as it is expected that the location property be used for this purpose (which has an address).",
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
"xmlAttr"
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{
{
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],
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],
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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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{
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{
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],
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},
{
"definition": "Flag denoting whether parent item is preferred - e.g., a preferred address or telephone number.",
"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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{
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{
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],
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{
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],
{
}
],
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],
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{
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{
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{
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{
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]
},
{
"definition": "Distinguishes between physical addresses (those you can visit) and mailing addresses (e.g. PO Boxes and care-of addresses). Most addresses are both.",
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{
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],
{
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],
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{
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{
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{
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{
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]
},
{
"definition": "Specifies the entire address as it should be displayed e.g. on a postal label. This may be provided instead of or as well as the specific parts.",
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{
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],
{
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{
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{
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{
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]
},
{
"definition": "This component contains the house number, apartment number, street name, street direction, P.O. Box number, delivery hints, and similar address information.",
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],
{
}
],
{
},
{
"map": "XAD.1 + XAD.2 (note: XAD.1 and XAD.2 have different meanings for a company address than for a person address)"
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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},
{
"Municpality"
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
}
]
},
{
"comment": "District is sometimes known as county, but in some regions 'county' is used in place of city (municipality), so county name should be conveyed in city instead.",
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{
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{
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{
},
{
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]
},
{
"definition": "Sub-unit of a country with limited sovereignty in a federally organized country. A code may be used if codes are in common use (e.g. US 2 letter state codes).",
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"comment": "The structure aa-BB with this exact casing is one the most widely used notations for locale. However not all systems code this but instead have it as free text. Hence CodeableConcept instead of code as the data type.",
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"comment": "pCHDCF modelling for care team concepts (including provider identifiers) is still underway. The requirements to support certain types of identifiers (e.g., province/territory registration identifiers) across all use cases and decisions on whether the identifier requirements should apply to both Practitioner and PractitionerRole are still undefined. Furthermore, the ways that these identifiers will be differentiated for conformance testing purposes is still undefined (see comment on identifier.type). For this reason, slice modelling and application of obligations towards certain identifiers is not currently expressed in this profile. The profile will continue to evolve as care team details undergo data modelling in the pCHDCF.",
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"comment": "The value in identifier.type is typically used to differentiate between identifiers that serve distinct purposes (e.g., Medical License Number, Regional Registry ID, Health Plan Identifier). Profiles typically use the identifier.type to differentiate between expectations that are expressed for some identifier types but not others. However, current implementations of practitioner identifiers in Canada use the identifier.type of 'Provider Number' (coded as 'PRN') to convey a number of different types of identifiers (e.g., registration number, license numbers, and billing numbers). Should there be expectations in the future for this profile to differentiate between these identifiers, current typing practices may need to change and/or further details may need to be used (e.g., identifier.system) to differentiate between concepts like registration number, license number, and billing number.",
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Terminology bindings
| Path | Conformance | ValueSet |
|---|---|---|
| Practitioner.qualification.code | example | http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v2-2.7-0360 |
| Practitioner.communication | preferred | http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/languages |
Additional Terminology Bindings
These bindings may be used in lieu of the primary bindings in the table above.
Mappings to CACDI
The following tables list how the data elements from CA Core+ map to CACDI. For more information visit Mapping Logic.
| FHIR Profile Element | CACDI Element(s) |
|---|---|
| Practitioner.identifier | Health Care Provider Identifier Information |
| Practitioner.identifier.type | Party Non-Health Identifier Type |
| Practitioner.identifier.system | Party Non-Health Identifier System |
| Practitioner.identifier.value | Health Care Provider Licence Number, Party Non-Health Identifier |
| Practitioner.identifier.period.start | Health Care Provider Licence Effective Date, Party Non-Health Identifier Effective Date |
| Practitioner.identifier.period.end | Health Care Provider Licence Expiry Date, Party Non-Health Identifier Expiry Date |
| Practitioner.name | Health Care Provider Name Information |
| Practitioner.name.use | Name Type |
| Practitioner.telecom | Health Care Provider Telecom Information |
| Practitioner.telecom.value | Contact Mechanism Value |
| Practitioner.telecom.use | Contact Mechanism Type Code |
| Practitioner.telecom.rank | Contact Mechanism Rank |
| Practitioner.telecom.period.start | Contact Mechanism Effective Date |
| Practitioner.telecom.period.end | Contact Mechanism Expiry Date |
| Practitioner.address | Health Care Provider Address Information |
| Practitioner.address.type | Address Type Code |
| Practitioner.address.line | Street Number, Street Number Suffix, Street Name, Street Type Code, Street Direction Code, Suite Type Code, Suite Number, Address 2, Address Additional Information Text |
| Practitioner.address.state | Province or Territory Code, Province or Territory English Name, Province or Territory French Name |
| Practitioner.address.postalCode | Non-Canadian Postal Code Value, Canadian Postal Code Value |
| Practitioner.address.country | Country Code, Country English Name, Country French Name |
Constraints
The following table lists constraints (from differential).