Information that describes the patient's ethnic category.
This extension extends the Patient resource to support the exchange of ethnic category information, as a Codeable Concept, which is currently not supported by the FHIR standard.
XML View
<StructureDefinition xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
<id value="Extension-UKCore-EthnicCategory" />
<url value="https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/StructureDefinition/Extension-UKCore-EthnicCategory" />
<version value="2.2.0" />
<name value="ExtensionUKCoreEthnicCategory" />
<title value="Extension UK Core Ethnic Category" />
<status value="active" />
<date value="2022-01-07" />
<publisher value="HL7 UK" />
<contact>
<name value="HL7 UK" />
<telecom>
<system value="email" />
<value value="ukcore@hl7.org.uk" />
<use value="work" />
<rank value="1" />
</telecom>
</contact>
<description value="Information that describes the patient's ethnic category." />
<purpose value="This extension extends the Patient resource to support the exchange of ethnic category information, as a Codeable Concept, which is currently not supported by the FHIR standard." />
<copyright value="Copyright © 2021+ HL7 UK Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License. HL7® FHIR® standard Copyright © 2011+ HL7 The HL7® FHIR® standard is used under the FHIR license. You may obtain a copy of the FHIR license at https://www.hl7.org/fhir/license.html." />
<fhirVersion value="4.0.1" />
<mapping>
<identity value="rim" />
<uri value="http://hl7.org/v3" />
<name value="RIM Mapping" />
</mapping>
<kind value="complex-type" />
<abstract value="false" />
<context>
<type value="element" />
<expression value="Patient" />
</context>
<type value="Extension" />
<baseDefinition value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension" />
<derivation value="constraint" />
<differential>
<element id="Extension">
<path value="Extension" />
<short value="Ethnic category" />
<definition value="The ethnicity of the subject." />
</element>
<element id="Extension.url">
<path value="Extension.url" />
<fixedUri value="https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/StructureDefinition/Extension-UKCore-EthnicCategory" />
</element>
<element id="Extension.value[x]">
<path value="Extension.value[x]" />
<short value="A code classifying the person's ethnicity" />
<definition value="A code classifying the person's ethnicity." />
<min value="1" />
<type>
<code value="CodeableConcept" />
</type>
<binding>
<strength value="preferred" />
<description value="A set of codes that define the ethnicity of a person, as specified by the person." />
<valueSet value="https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/ValueSet/UKCore-EthnicCategory" />
</binding>
</element>
</differential>
</StructureDefinition>
JSON View
{
"resourceType": "StructureDefinition",
"id": "Extension-UKCore-EthnicCategory",
"url": "https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/StructureDefinition/Extension-UKCore-EthnicCategory",
"version": "2.2.0",
"name": "ExtensionUKCoreEthnicCategory",
"title": "Extension UK Core Ethnic Category",
"status": "active",
"date": "2022-01-07",
"publisher": "HL7 UK",
"contact": [
{
"name": "HL7 UK",
"telecom": [
{
"system": "email",
"value": "ukcore@hl7.org.uk",
"use": "work",
"rank": 1
}
]
}
],
"description": "Information that describes the patient's ethnic category.",
"purpose": "This extension extends the Patient resource to support the exchange of ethnic category information, as a Codeable Concept, which is currently not supported by the FHIR standard.",
"copyright": "Copyright © 2021+ HL7 UK Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the \"License\"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an \"AS IS\" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License. HL7® FHIR® standard Copyright © 2011+ HL7 The HL7® FHIR® standard is used under the FHIR license. You may obtain a copy of the FHIR license at https://www.hl7.org/fhir/license.html.",
"fhirVersion": "4.0.1",
"mapping": [
{
"identity": "rim",
"uri": "http://hl7.org/v3",
"name": "RIM Mapping"
}
],
"kind": "complex-type",
"abstract": false,
"context": [
{
"type": "element",
"expression": "Patient"
}
],
"type": "Extension",
"baseDefinition": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension",
"derivation": "constraint",
"differential": {
"element": [
{
"id": "Extension",
"path": "Extension",
"short": "Ethnic category",
"definition": "The ethnicity of the subject."
},
{
"id": "Extension.url",
"path": "Extension.url",
"fixedUri": "https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/StructureDefinition/Extension-UKCore-EthnicCategory"
},
{
"id": "Extension.value[x]",
"path": "Extension.value[x]",
"short": "A code classifying the person's ethnicity",
"definition": "A code classifying the person's ethnicity.",
"min": 1,
"type": [
{
"code": "CodeableConcept"
}
],
"binding": {
"strength": "preferred",
"description": "A set of codes that define the ethnicity of a person, as specified by the person.",
"valueSet": "https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/ValueSet/UKCore-EthnicCategory"
}
}
]
}
}
