<status value="active" /> <date value="2026-02-25" /> <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="This profile defines the UK constraints and extensions on the International FHIR resource [Specimen](https://hl7.org/fhir/R4/Specimen.html)." /> <purpose value="This profile allows the exchange of information about a sample to be used for analysis." /> <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" /> <kind value="resource" /> <abstract value="false" /> <type value="Specimen" /> <baseDefinition value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Specimen" /> <derivation value="constraint" /> <differential> <element id="Specimen.extension:sampleCategory"> <path value="Specimen.extension" /> <sliceName value="sampleCategory" /> <short value="An extension to record the category of a sample." /> <max value="1" /> <type> <code value="Extension" /> <profile value="https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/StructureDefinition/Extension-UKCore-SampleCategory" /> </type> <isModifier value="false" /> </element> <element id="Specimen.status"> <path value="Specimen.status" /> <short value="The availability of the specimen sample." /> <mustSupport value="true" /> </element> <element id="Specimen.type"> <path value="Specimen.type" /> <short value="The kind of material that forms the specimen." /> <mustSupport value="true" /> <binding> <strength value="preferred" /> <description value="A code from the SNOMED CT UK Clinical Terminology coding system" /> <valueSet value="https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/ValueSet/UKCore-SpecimenType" /> </binding> </element> <element id="Specimen.subject"> <path value="Specimen.subject" /> <short value="Where the specimen came from." /> <mustSupport value="true" /> </element> <element id="Specimen.receivedTime"> <path value="Specimen.receivedTime" /> <short value="The time when specimen was received for processing." /> <mustSupport value="true" /> </element> <element id="Specimen.collection.extension:specialHandling"> <path value="Specimen.collection.extension" /> <sliceName value="specialHandling" /> <short value="This SHOULD be included if there is a high contamination risk reason for a sample / biopsy." /> <type> <code value="Extension" /> <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/specimen-specialHandling" /> </type> </element> <element id="Specimen.collection.bodySite"> <path value="Specimen.collection.bodySite" /> <binding> <strength value="preferred" /> <valueSet value="https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/ValueSet/UKCore-SpecimenBodySite" /> </binding> </element> <element id="Specimen.container.type"> <path value="Specimen.container.type" /> <binding> <strength value="preferred" /> </binding> </element> <element id="Specimen.condition"> <path value="Specimen.condition" /> <binding> <strength value="extensible" /> <valueSet value="https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/ValueSet/UKCore-SampleState" /> </binding> </element> </differential> </StructureDefinition>