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Extension: EN-use

URL for this extension:

http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/iso21090-EN-use

Status: draft. Extension maintained by: Health Level Seven International (Modeling and Methodology)

A set of codes advising a system or user which name in a set of names to select for a given purpose.

Comment:

A name without specific use code might be a default name useful for any purpose, but a name with a specific use code would be preferred for that respective purpose.

Context of Use: Use on Element ID HumanName

Extension Content

<!-- EN-use -->doco 
<extension xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"
 url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/iso21090-EN-use" >
 <!-- from Element: extension -->
 <valueCode value="[code ]"/><!-- ?? 1..1 Value of extension  -->
</extension>

{ // EN-use
 // from Element: extension
 "extension" : [ //  sliced by value:url in the specified order, Open ]
 "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/iso21090-EN-use", // R! 
 "valueCode" : "<code >" // C? R! Value of extension 
 }

<!-- EN-use -->doco 
<extension xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"
 url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/iso21090-EN-use" >
 <!-- from Element: extension -->
 <valueCode value="[code ]"/><!-- ?? 1..1 Value of extension  -->
</extension>

{ // EN-use
 // from Element: extension
 "extension" : [ //  sliced by value:url in the specified order, Open ]
 "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/iso21090-EN-use", // R! 
 "valueCode" : "<code >" // C? R! Value of extension 
 }

Constraints

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (xpath: @value|f:*|h:div)
• ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (xpath: exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), 'value')]))
• ele-1: On Extension.extension: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (xpath on Extension.extension: @value|f:*|h:div)
• ext-1: On Extension.extension: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (xpath on Extension.extension: exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), "value")]))
• ele-1: On Extension.value[x]: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (xpath on Extension.value[x]: @value|f:*|h:div)