UK Core Implementation Guide 0.3.0 STU1

StructureDefinition Common Extension-patient-birthPlace

The registered place of birth of the patient. A system may use the address.text if they don't store the birthPlace address in discrete elements.

Status: draft. Extension maintained by: HL7.

This FHIR common extension is included to allow UK specific guidance and a UK relevant example.

Context of Use
Use on element	Patient

Snapshot View

Extension	I		Extension	Element Id Extension Short description Place of Birth for patient Definition The registered place of birth of the patient. A sytem may use the address.text if they don't store the birthPlace address in discrete elements. Data Type Extension Constraints ele-1:All FHIR elements must have a @value or children `hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())` ext-1:Must have either extensions or value[x], not both `extension.exists() != value.exists()` Mappings rim:n/a rim:N/A
extension	I	0..0	Extension	There are no (further) constraints on this element Element Id Extension.extension Short description Additional content defined by implementations Alternate names extensions, user content 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. Comments 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. Data Type Extension Sliced: Unordered, Open, by url(Value) Constraints ele-1:All FHIR elements must have a @value or children `hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())` ext-1:Must have either extensions or value[x], not both `extension.exists() != value.exists()` Mappings rim:n/a rim:N/A
url		1..1	System.StringFixed Value	Element Id Extension.url Short description identifies the meaning of the extension Definition Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL. Comments The definition may point directly to a computable or human-readable definition of the extensibility codes, or it may be a logical URI as declared in some other specification. The definition SHALL be a URI for the Structure Definition defining the extension. Data Type System.String Fixed Value http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-birthPlace Mappings rim:N/A
value[x]		1..1		There are no (further) constraints on this element Element Id Extension.value[x] Short description Value of extension Definition Value of extension - must be one of a constrained set of the data types (see Extensibility for a list). Constraints ele-1:All FHIR elements must have a @value or children `hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())` Mappings rim:n/a rim:N/A
valueAddress			Address	Data Type Address

Differential View

Extension	I		Extension	Element Id Extension Short description Place of Birth for patient Definition The registered place of birth of the patient. A sytem may use the address.text if they don't store the birthPlace address in discrete elements. Data Type Extension Constraints ele-1:All FHIR elements must have a @value or children `hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())` ext-1:Must have either extensions or value[x], not both `extension.exists() != value.exists()` Mappings rim:n/a rim:N/A
extension	I	0..0	Extension	There are no (further) constraints on this element Element Id Extension.extension Short description Additional content defined by implementations Alternate names extensions, user content 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. Comments 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. Data Type Extension Sliced: Unordered, Open, by url(Value) Constraints ele-1:All FHIR elements must have a @value or children `hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())` ext-1:Must have either extensions or value[x], not both `extension.exists() != value.exists()` Mappings rim:n/a rim:N/A
url		1..1	System.StringFixed Value	Element Id Extension.url Short description identifies the meaning of the extension Definition Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL. Comments The definition may point directly to a computable or human-readable definition of the extensibility codes, or it may be a logical URI as declared in some other specification. The definition SHALL be a URI for the Structure Definition defining the extension. Data Type System.String Fixed Value http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-birthPlace Mappings rim:N/A
value[x]		1..1		There are no (further) constraints on this element Element Id Extension.value[x] Short description Value of extension Definition Value of extension - must be one of a constrained set of the data types (see Extensibility for a list). Constraints ele-1:All FHIR elements must have a @value or children `hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())` Mappings rim:n/a rim:N/A
valueAddress			Address	Data Type Address

Hybrid View

Extension	I		Extension	Element Id Extension Short description Place of Birth for patient Definition The registered place of birth of the patient. A sytem may use the address.text if they don't store the birthPlace address in discrete elements. Data Type Extension Constraints ele-1:All FHIR elements must have a @value or children `hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())` ext-1:Must have either extensions or value[x], not both `extension.exists() != value.exists()` Mappings rim:n/a rim:N/A
extension	I	0..0	Extension	There are no (further) constraints on this element Element Id Extension.extension Short description Additional content defined by implementations Alternate names extensions, user content 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. Comments 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. Data Type Extension Sliced: Unordered, Open, by url(Value) Constraints ele-1:All FHIR elements must have a @value or children `hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())` ext-1:Must have either extensions or value[x], not both `extension.exists() != value.exists()` Mappings rim:n/a rim:N/A
url		1..1	System.StringFixed Value	Element Id Extension.url Short description identifies the meaning of the extension Definition Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL. Comments The definition may point directly to a computable or human-readable definition of the extensibility codes, or it may be a logical URI as declared in some other specification. The definition SHALL be a URI for the Structure Definition defining the extension. Data Type System.String Fixed Value http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-birthPlace Mappings rim:N/A
value[x]		1..1		There are no (further) constraints on this element Element Id Extension.value[x] Short description Value of extension Definition Value of extension - must be one of a constrained set of the data types (see Extensibility for a list). Constraints ele-1:All FHIR elements must have a @value or children `hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())` Mappings rim:n/a rim:N/A
valueAddress			Address	Data Type Address

Table View

Extension		0..1
Extension.id	System.String	0..1
Extension.extension	Extension	0..0
Extension.url	System.String	1..1
Extension.value[x]	Address	1..1

XML View

<StructureDefinition xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
    <id value="patient-birthPlace" />
    <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">
        <valueCode value="pa" />
    </extension>
    <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm">
        <valueInteger value="1" />
    </extension>
    <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-birthPlace" />
    <version value="4.0.1" />
    <name value="birthPlace" />
    <title value="Birth Place" />
    <status value="draft" />
    <date value="2019-11-01T09:29:23+11:00" />
    <publisher value="HL7" />
    <description value="The registered place of birth of the patient. A sytem may use the address.text if they don&#39;t store the birthPlace address in discrete elements." />
    <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" />
    <snapshot>
        <element id="Extension">
            <path value="Extension" />
            <short value="Place of Birth for patient" />
            <definition value="The registered place of birth of the patient. A sytem may use the address.text if they don&#39;t store the birthPlace address in discrete elements." />
            <min value="0" />
            <max value="1" />
            <base>
                <path value="Extension" />
                <min value="0" />
                <max value="*" />
            </base>
            <condition value="ele-1" />
            <constraint>
                <key value="ele-1" />
                <severity value="error" />
                <human value="All FHIR elements must have a @value or children" />
                <expression value="hasValue() or (children().count() &gt; id.count())" />
                <xpath value="@value|f:*|h:div" />
                <source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element" />
            </constraint>
            <constraint>
                <key value="ext-1" />
                <severity value="error" />
                <human value="Must have either extensions or value[x], not both" />
                <expression value="extension.exists() != value.exists()" />
                <xpath value="exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), &#39;value&#39;)])" />
                <source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension" />
            </constraint>
            <isModifier value="false" />
        </element>
        <element id="Extension.id">
            <path value="Extension.id" />
            <representation value="xmlAttr" />
            <short value="Unique id for inter-element referencing" />
            <definition value="Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces." />
            <min value="0" />
            <max value="1" />
            <base>
                <path value="Element.id" />
                <min value="0" />
                <max value="1" />
            </base>
            <type>
                <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fhir-type">
                    <valueUrl value="string" />
                </extension>
                <code value="http://hl7.org/fhirpath/System.String" />
            </type>
            <isModifier value="false" />
            <isSummary value="false" />
            <mapping>
                <identity value="rim" />
                <map value="n/a" />
            </mapping>
        </element>
        <element id="Extension.extension">
            <path value="Extension.extension" />
            <slicing>
                <discriminator>
                    <type value="value" />
                    <path value="url" />
                </discriminator>
                <description value="Extensions are always sliced by (at least) url" />
                <rules value="open" />
            </slicing>
            <short value="Extension" />
            <definition value="An Extension" />
            <min value="0" />
            <max value="0" />
            <base>
                <path value="Element.extension" />
                <min value="0" />
                <max value="*" />
            </base>
            <type>
                <code value="Extension" />
            </type>
            <constraint>
                <key value="ele-1" />
                <severity value="error" />
                <human value="All FHIR elements must have a @value or children" />
                <expression value="hasValue() or (children().count() &gt; id.count())" />
                <xpath value="@value|f:*|h:div" />
                <source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element" />
            </constraint>
            <constraint>
                <key value="ext-1" />
                <severity value="error" />
                <human value="Must have either extensions or value[x], not both" />
                <expression value="extension.exists() != value.exists()" />
                <xpath value="exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), &quot;value&quot;)])" />
                <source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension" />
            </constraint>
            <isModifier value="false" />
            <isSummary value="false" />
        </element>
        <element id="Extension.url">
            <path value="Extension.url" />
            <representation value="xmlAttr" />
            <short value="identifies the meaning of the extension" />
            <definition value="Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL." />
            <comment value="The definition may point directly to a computable or human-readable definition of the extensibility codes, or it may be a logical URI as declared in some other specification. The definition SHALL be a URI for the Structure Definition defining the extension." />
            <min value="1" />
            <max value="1" />
            <base>
                <path value="Extension.url" />
                <min value="1" />
                <max value="1" />
            </base>
            <type>
                <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fhir-type">
                    <valueUrl value="uri" />
                </extension>
                <code value="http://hl7.org/fhirpath/System.String" />
            </type>
            <fixedUri value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-birthPlace" />
            <isModifier value="false" />
            <isSummary value="false" />
            <mapping>
                <identity value="rim" />
                <map value="N/A" />
            </mapping>
        </element>
        <element id="Extension.value[x]">
            <path value="Extension.value[x]" />
            <short value="Value of extension" />
            <definition value="Value of extension - must be one of a constrained set of the data types (see [Extensibility](http://hl7.org/fhir/extensibility.html) for a list)." />
            <min value="1" />
            <max value="1" />
            <base>
                <path value="Extension.value[x]" />
                <min value="0" />
                <max value="1" />
            </base>
            <type>
                <code value="Address" />
            </type>
            <constraint>
                <key value="ele-1" />
                <severity value="error" />
                <human value="All FHIR elements must have a @value or children" />
                <expression value="hasValue() or (children().count() &gt; id.count())" />
                <xpath value="@value|f:*|h:div" />
                <source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element" />
            </constraint>
            <isModifier value="false" />
            <isSummary value="false" />
            <mapping>
                <identity value="rim" />
                <map value="N/A" />
            </mapping>
        </element>
    </snapshot>
    <differential>
        <element id="Extension">
            <path value="Extension" />
            <short value="Place of Birth for patient" />
            <definition value="The registered place of birth of the patient. A sytem may use the address.text if they don&#39;t store the birthPlace address in discrete elements." />
            <min value="0" />
            <max value="1" />
        </element>
        <element id="Extension.extension">
            <path value="Extension.extension" />
            <max value="0" />
        </element>
        <element id="Extension.url">
            <path value="Extension.url" />
            <fixedUri value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-birthPlace" />
        </element>
        <element id="Extension.value[x]">
            <path value="Extension.value[x]" />
            <min value="1" />
            <type>
                <code value="Address" />
            </type>
        </element>
    </differential>
</StructureDefinition>

JSON View

{
    "resourceType": "StructureDefinition",
    "id": "patient-birthPlace",
    "extension":  [
        {
            "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
            "valueCode": "pa"
        },
        {
            "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
            "valueInteger": 1
        }
    ],
    "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-birthPlace",
    "version": "4.0.1",
    "name": "birthPlace",
    "title": "Birth Place",
    "status": "draft",
    "date": "2019-11-01T09:29:23+11:00",
    "publisher": "HL7",
    "description": "The registered place of birth of the patient. A sytem may use the address.text if they don't store the birthPlace address in discrete elements.",
    "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",
    "snapshot": {
        "element":  [
            {
                "id": "Extension",
                "path": "Extension",
                "short": "Place of Birth for patient",
                "definition": "The registered place of birth of the patient. A sytem may use the address.text if they don't store the birthPlace address in discrete elements.",
                "min": 0,
                "max": "1",
                "base": {
                    "path": "Extension",
                    "min": 0,
                    "max": "*"
                },
                "condition":  [
                    "ele-1"
                ],
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                    {
                        "key": "ele-1",
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                        "human": "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
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                        "xpath": "@value|f:*|h:div",
                        "source": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"
                    },
                    {
                        "key": "ext-1",
                        "severity": "error",
                        "human": "Must have either extensions or value[x], not both",
                        "expression": "extension.exists() != value.exists()",
                        "xpath": "exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), 'value')])",
                        "source": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension"
                    }
                ],
                "isModifier": false
            },
            {
                "id": "Extension.id",
                "path": "Extension.id",
                "representation":  [
                    "xmlAttr"
                ],
                "short": "Unique id for inter-element referencing",
                "definition": "Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.",
                "min": 0,
                "max": "1",
                "base": {
                    "path": "Element.id",
                    "min": 0,
                    "max": "1"
                },
                "type":  [
                    {
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                            {
                                "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fhir-type",
                                "valueUrl": "string"
                            }
                        ],
                        "code": "http://hl7.org/fhirpath/System.String"
                    }
                ],
                "isModifier": false,
                "isSummary": false,
                "mapping":  [
                    {
                        "identity": "rim",
                        "map": "n/a"
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                "id": "Extension.extension",
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                            "path": "url"
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                    "rules": "open"
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                "short": "Extension",
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                    "path": "Element.extension",
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                        "code": "Extension"
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                        "key": "ele-1",
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                    {
                        "key": "ext-1",
                        "severity": "error",
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                        "expression": "extension.exists() != value.exists()",
                        "xpath": "exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), \"value\")])",
                        "source": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension"
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                ],
                "isModifier": false,
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            },
            {
                "id": "Extension.url",
                "path": "Extension.url",
                "representation":  [
                    "xmlAttr"
                ],
                "short": "identifies the meaning of the extension",
                "definition": "Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL.",
                "comment": "The definition may point directly to a computable or human-readable definition of the extensibility codes, or it may be a logical URI as declared in some other specification. The definition SHALL be a URI for the Structure Definition defining the extension.",
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                "base": {
                    "path": "Extension.url",
                    "min": 1,
                    "max": "1"
                },
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                ],
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                    }
                ]
            },
            {
                "id": "Extension.value[x]",
                "path": "Extension.value[x]",
                "short": "Value of extension",
                "definition": "Value of extension - must be one of a constrained set of the data types (see [Extensibility](http://hl7.org/fhir/extensibility.html) for a list).",
                "min": 1,
                "max": "1",
                "base": {
                    "path": "Extension.value[x]",
                    "min": 0,
                    "max": "1"
                },
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                    {
                        "code": "Address"
                    }
                ],
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                    {
                        "key": "ele-1",
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                ],
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                    {
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        "element":  [
            {
                "id": "Extension",
                "path": "Extension",
                "short": "Place of Birth for patient",
                "definition": "The registered place of birth of the patient. A sytem may use the address.text if they don't store the birthPlace address in discrete elements.",
                "min": 0,
                "max": "1"
            },
            {
                "id": "Extension.extension",
                "path": "Extension.extension",
                "max": "0"
            },
            {
                "id": "Extension.url",
                "path": "Extension.url",
                "fixedUri": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-birthPlace"
            },
            {
                "id": "Extension.value[x]",
                "path": "Extension.value[x]",
                "min": 1,
                "type":  [
                    {
                        "code": "Address"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ]
    }
}

JSON View

{
    "resourceType": "StructureDefinition",
    "id": "patient-birthPlace",
    "extension":  [
        {
            "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
            "valueCode": "pa"
        },
        {
            "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
            "valueInteger": 1
        }
    ],
    "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-birthPlace",
    "version": "4.0.1",
    "name": "birthPlace",
    "title": "Birth Place",
    "status": "draft",
    "date": "2019-11-01T09:29:23+11:00",
    "publisher": "HL7",
    "description": "The registered place of birth of the patient. A sytem may use the address.text if they don't store the birthPlace address in discrete elements.",
    "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",
    "snapshot": {
        "element":  [
            {
                "id": "Extension",
                "path": "Extension",
                "short": "Place of Birth for patient",
                "definition": "The registered place of birth of the patient. A sytem may use the address.text if they don't store the birthPlace address in discrete elements.",
                "min": 0,
                "max": "1",
                "base": {
                    "path": "Extension",
                    "min": 0,
                    "max": "*"
                },
                "condition":  [
                    "ele-1"
                ],
                "constraint":  [
                    {
                        "key": "ele-1",
                        "severity": "error",
                        "human": "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
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                        "xpath": "@value|f:*|h:div",
                        "source": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"
                    },
                    {
                        "key": "ext-1",
                        "severity": "error",
                        "human": "Must have either extensions or value[x], not both",
                        "expression": "extension.exists() != value.exists()",
                        "xpath": "exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), 'value')])",
                        "source": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension"
                    }
                ],
                "isModifier": false
            },
            {
                "id": "Extension.id",
                "path": "Extension.id",
                "representation":  [
                    "xmlAttr"
                ],
                "short": "Unique id for inter-element referencing",
                "definition": "Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.",
                "min": 0,
                "max": "1",
                "base": {
                    "path": "Element.id",
                    "min": 0,
                    "max": "1"
                },
                "type":  [
                    {
                        "extension":  [
                            {
                                "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fhir-type",
                                "valueUrl": "string"
                            }
                        ],
                        "code": "http://hl7.org/fhirpath/System.String"
                    }
                ],
                "isModifier": false,
                "isSummary": false,
                "mapping":  [
                    {
                        "identity": "rim",
                        "map": "n/a"
                    }
                ]
            },
            {
                "id": "Extension.extension",
                "path": "Extension.extension",
                "slicing": {
                    "discriminator":  [
                        {
                            "type": "value",
                            "path": "url"
                        }
                    ],
                    "description": "Extensions are always sliced by (at least) url",
                    "rules": "open"
                },
                "short": "Extension",
                "definition": "An Extension",
                "min": 0,
                "max": "0",
                "base": {
                    "path": "Element.extension",
                    "min": 0,
                    "max": "*"
                },
                "type":  [
                    {
                        "code": "Extension"
                    }
                ],
                "constraint":  [
                    {
                        "key": "ele-1",
                        "severity": "error",
                        "human": "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
                        "expression": "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())",
                        "xpath": "@value|f:*|h:div",
                        "source": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"
                    },
                    {
                        "key": "ext-1",
                        "severity": "error",
                        "human": "Must have either extensions or value[x], not both",
                        "expression": "extension.exists() != value.exists()",
                        "xpath": "exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), \"value\")])",
                        "source": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension"
                    }
                ],
                "isModifier": false,
                "isSummary": false
            },
            {
                "id": "Extension.url",
                "path": "Extension.url",
                "representation":  [
                    "xmlAttr"
                ],
                "short": "identifies the meaning of the extension",
                "definition": "Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL.",
                "comment": "The definition may point directly to a computable or human-readable definition of the extensibility codes, or it may be a logical URI as declared in some other specification. The definition SHALL be a URI for the Structure Definition defining the extension.",
                "min": 1,
                "max": "1",
                "base": {
                    "path": "Extension.url",
                    "min": 1,
                    "max": "1"
                },
                "type":  [
                    {
                        "extension":  [
                            {
                                "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fhir-type",
                                "valueUrl": "uri"
                            }
                        ],
                        "code": "http://hl7.org/fhirpath/System.String"
                    }
                ],
                "fixedUri": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-birthPlace",
                "isModifier": false,
                "isSummary": false,
                "mapping":  [
                    {
                        "identity": "rim",
                        "map": "N/A"
                    }
                ]
            },
            {
                "id": "Extension.value[x]",
                "path": "Extension.value[x]",
                "short": "Value of extension",
                "definition": "Value of extension - must be one of a constrained set of the data types (see [Extensibility](http://hl7.org/fhir/extensibility.html) for a list).",
                "min": 1,
                "max": "1",
                "base": {
                    "path": "Extension.value[x]",
                    "min": 0,
                    "max": "1"
                },
                "type":  [
                    {
                        "code": "Address"
                    }
                ],
                "constraint":  [
                    {
                        "key": "ele-1",
                        "severity": "error",
                        "human": "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
                        "expression": "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())",
                        "xpath": "@value|f:*|h:div",
                        "source": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"
                    }
                ],
                "isModifier": false,
                "isSummary": false,
                "mapping":  [
                    {
                        "identity": "rim",
                        "map": "N/A"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ]
    },
    "differential": {
        "element":  [
            {
                "id": "Extension",
                "path": "Extension",
                "short": "Place of Birth for patient",
                "definition": "The registered place of birth of the patient. A sytem may use the address.text if they don't store the birthPlace address in discrete elements.",
                "min": 0,
                "max": "1"
            },
            {
                "id": "Extension.extension",
                "path": "Extension.extension",
                "max": "0"
            },
            {
                "id": "Extension.url",
                "path": "Extension.url",
                "fixedUri": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-birthPlace"
            },
            {
                "id": "Extension.value[x]",
                "path": "Extension.value[x]",
                "min": 1,
                "type":  [
                    {
                        "code": "Address"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ]
    }
}

Examples

Example patientBirthPlace