Pharmaceutical Quality - Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls (PQ-CMC) Submissions to FDA
2.0.0 - STU2

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## Data Type Profile: CodeableConceptTextOnly - JSON Profile

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JSON representation of the codeable-concept-text-only data type profile.

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    {
      "resourceType" : "StructureDefinition",
      "id" : "codeable-concept-text-only",
      "text" : {
        "status" : "extensions",
        "div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: StructureDefinition codeable-concept-text-only</b></p><a name=\"codeable-concept-text-only\"> </a><a name=\"hccodeable-concept-text-only\"> </a><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; font-size: 11px; font-family: verdana; vertical-align: top;\"><tr style=\"border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; font-size: 11px; font-family: verdana; vertical-align: top\"><th style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; padding-top: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px\" class=\"hierarchy\"><a href=\"https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views\" title=\"The logical name of the element\">Name</a></th><th style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; padding-top: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px\" class=\"hierarchy\"><a href=\"https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views\" title=\"Information about the use of the element\">Flags</a></th><th style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; padding-top: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px\" class=\"hierarchy\"><a href=\"https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views\" title=\"Minimum and Maximum # of times the element can appear in the instance\">Card.</a></th><th style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; padding-top: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px; width: 100px\" class=\"hierarchy\"><a href=\"https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views\" title=\"Reference to the type of the element\">Type</a></th><th style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; padding-top: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px\" class=\"hierarchy\"><a href=\"https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views\" title=\"Additional information about the element\">Description &amp; Constraints</a><span style=\"float: right\"><a href=\"https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views\" title=\"Legend for this format\"><img src=\"data:image/png;base64, \" alt=\"doco\" style=\"background-color: inherit\"/></a></span></th></tr><tr style=\"border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: white\"><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(tbl_bck1.png)\" class=\"hierarchy\"><img src=\"tbl_spacer.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"icon_element.gif\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: white; background-color: inherit\" title=\"Element\" class=\"hierarchy\"/> <a href=\"StructureDefinition-codeable-concept-text-only-definitions.html#CodeableConcept\">CodeableConcept</a><a name=\"CodeableConcept\"> </a></td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"><a href=\"http://hl7.org/fhir/R5/datatypes.html#CodeableConcept\">CodeableConcept</a></td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\">This is an abstract profile. </td></tr>\r\n<tr style=\"border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: #F7F7F7\"><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(tbl_bck00.png)\" class=\"hierarchy\"><img src=\"tbl_spacer.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"tbl_vjoin_end.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"icon_element.gif\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: #F7F7F7; background-color: inherit\" title=\"Element\" class=\"hierarchy\"/> <a href=\"StructureDefinition-codeable-concept-text-only-definitions.html#CodeableConcept.text\">text</a><a name=\"CodeableConcept.text\"> </a></td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"><span style=\"padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; color: white; background-color: red\" title=\"This element must be supported\">S</span></td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\">1..<span style=\"opacity: 0.5\">1</span></td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"><a style=\"opacity: 0.5; opacity: 0.5\" href=\"http://hl7.org/fhir/R5/datatypes.html#string\">string</a></td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"><span style=\"opacity: 0.5\">Plain text representation of the concept</span></td></tr>\r\n<tr><td colspan=\"5\" class=\"hierarchy\"><br/><a href=\"https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views\" title=\"Legend for this format\"><img src=\"data:image/png;base64, \" alt=\"doco\" style=\"background-color: inherit\"/> Documentation for this format</a></td></tr></table></div>"
      },
      "extension" : [
        {
          "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-type-characteristics",
          "valueCode" : "can-bind"
        },
        {
          "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-type-characteristics",
          "valueCode" : "do-translations"
        },
        {
          "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
          "valueCode" : "brr"
        },
        {
          "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
          "valueInteger" : 2,
          "_valueInteger" : {
            "extension" : [
              {
                "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-conformance-derivedFrom",
                "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/us/pq-cmc-fda/ImplementationGuide/hl7.fhir.us.pq-cmc-fda"
              }
            ]
          }
        },
        {
          "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
          "valueCode" : "trial-use",
          "_valueCode" : {
            "extension" : [
              {
                "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-conformance-derivedFrom",
                "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/us/pq-cmc-fda/ImplementationGuide/hl7.fhir.us.pq-cmc-fda"
              }
            ]
          }
        }
      ],
      "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/us/pq-cmc-fda/StructureDefinition/codeable-concept-text-only",
      "identifier" : [
        {
          "system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
          "value" : "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.40.36.42.61"
        }
      ],
      "version" : "2.0.0",
      "name" : "CodeableConceptTextOnly",
      "title" : "Text Only Codeable Concept",
      "status" : "active",
      "date" : "2025-07-03T13:07:08+00:00",
      "publisher" : "HL7 International / Biomedical Research and Regulation",
      "contact" : [
        {
          "name" : "HL7 International / Biomedical Research and Regulation",
          "telecom" : [
            {
              "system" : "url",
              "value" : "http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/rcrim"
            },
            {
              "system" : "email",
              "value" : "brr@lists.HL7.org"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "description" : "An abstract profile for the common scenario where only the text field is used and is required. Doesn't stop the coding portion from being used but it will not be parsed",
      "jurisdiction" : [
        {
          "coding" : [
            {
              "system" : "urn:iso:std:iso:3166",
              "code" : "US",
              "display" : "United States of America"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "fhirVersion" : "5.0.0",
      "mapping" : [
        {
          "identity" : "v2",
          "uri" : "http://hl7.org/v2",
          "name" : "HL7 V2 Mapping"
        },
        {
          "identity" : "rim",
          "uri" : "http://hl7.org/v3",
          "name" : "RIM Mapping"
        },
        {
          "identity" : "orim",
          "uri" : "http://hl7.org/orim",
          "name" : "Ontological RIM Mapping"
        }
      ],
      "kind" : "complex-type",
      "abstract" : true,
      "type" : "CodeableConcept",
      "baseDefinition" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/CodeableConcept",
      "derivation" : "constraint",
      "snapshot" : {
        "extension" : [
          {
            "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/snapshot-base-version",
            "valueString" : "5.0.0"
          }
        ],
        "element" : [
          {
            "id" : "CodeableConcept",
            "path" : "CodeableConcept",
            "short" : "Concept - reference to a terminology or just  text",
            "definition" : "A concept that may be defined by a formal reference to a terminology or ontology or may be provided by text.",
            "comment" : "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.",
            "min" : 0,
            "max" : "*",
            "base" : {
              "path" : "CodeableConcept",
              "min" : 0,
              "max" : "*"
            },
            "constraint" : [
              {
                "key" : "ele-1",
                "severity" : "error",
                "human" : "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
                "expression" : "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())",
                "source" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"
              }
            ],
            "isModifier" : false,
            "mapping" : [
              {
                "identity" : "rim",
                "map" : "n/a,CD"
              },
              {
                "identity" : "v2",
                "map" : "CE/CNE/CWE"
              },
              {
                "identity" : "orim",
                "map" : "fhir:CodeableConcept rdfs:subClassOf dt:CD"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id" : "CodeableConcept.id",
            "path" : "CodeableConcept.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" : "id"
                  }
                ],
                "code" : "http://hl7.org/fhirpath/System.String"
              }
            ],
            "condition" : [
              "ele-1"
            ],
            "isModifier" : false,
            "isSummary" : false,
            "mapping" : [
              {
                "identity" : "rim",
                "map" : "n/a"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id" : "CodeableConcept.extension",
            "path" : "CodeableConcept.extension",
            "slicing" : {
              "discriminator" : [
                {
                  "type" : "value",
                  "path" : "url"
                }
              ],
              "description" : "Extensions are always sliced by (at least) url",
              "rules" : "open"
            },
            "short" : "Additional content defined by implementations",
            "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 managable, 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.",
            "alias" : [
              "extensions",
              "user content"
            ],
            "min" : 0,
            "max" : "*",
            "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())",
                "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()",
                "source" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension"
              }
            ],
            "isModifier" : false,
            "isSummary" : false,
            "mapping" : [
              {
                "identity" : "rim",
                "map" : "n/a"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id" : "CodeableConcept.coding",
            "path" : "CodeableConcept.coding",
            "short" : "Code defined by a terminology system",
            "definition" : "A reference to a code defined by a terminology system.",
            "comment" : "Codes may be defined very casually in enumerations, or code lists, up to very formal definitions such as SNOMED CT - see the HL7 v3 Core Principles for more information.  Ordering of codings is undefined and SHALL NOT be used to infer meaning. Generally, at most only one of the coding values will be labeled as UserSelected = true.",
            "requirements" : "Allows for alternative encodings within a code system, and translations to other code systems.",
            "min" : 0,
            "max" : "*",
            "base" : {
              "path" : "CodeableConcept.coding",
              "min" : 0,
              "max" : "*"
            },
            "type" : [
              {
                "code" : "Coding"
              }
            ],
            "constraint" : [
              {
                "key" : "ele-1",
                "severity" : "error",
                "human" : "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
                "expression" : "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())",
                "source" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"
              }
            ],
            "isModifier" : false,
            "isSummary" : true,
            "mapping" : [
              {
                "identity" : "v2",
                "map" : "C*E.1-8, C*E.10-22"
              },
              {
                "identity" : "rim",
                "map" : "union(., ./translation)"
              },
              {
                "identity" : "orim",
                "map" : "fhir:CodeableConcept.coding rdfs:subPropertyOf dt:CD.coding"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id" : "CodeableConcept.text",
            "extension" : [
              {
                "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-translatable",
                "valueBoolean" : true
              }
            ],
            "path" : "CodeableConcept.text",
            "short" : "Plain text representation of the concept",
            "definition" : "A human language representation of the concept as seen/selected/uttered by the user who entered the data and/or which represents the intended meaning of the user.",
            "comment" : "Very often the text is the same as a displayName of one of the codings.",
            "requirements" : "The codes from the terminologies do not always capture the correct meaning with all the nuances of the human using them, or sometimes there is no appropriate code at all. In these cases, the text is used to capture the full meaning of the source.",
            "min" : 1,
            "max" : "1",
            "base" : {
              "path" : "CodeableConcept.text",
              "min" : 0,
              "max" : "1"
            },
            "type" : [
              {
                "code" : "string"
              }
            ],
            "constraint" : [
              {
                "key" : "ele-1",
                "severity" : "error",
                "human" : "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
                "expression" : "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())",
                "source" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"
              }
            ],
            "mustSupport" : true,
            "isModifier" : false,
            "isSummary" : true,
            "mapping" : [
              {
                "identity" : "v2",
                "map" : "C*E.9. But note many systems use C*E.2 for this"
              },
              {
                "identity" : "rim",
                "map" : "./originalText[mediaType/code=\"text/plain\"]/data"
              },
              {
                "identity" : "orim",
                "map" : "fhir:CodeableConcept.text rdfs:subPropertyOf dt:CD.originalText"
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      "differential" : {
        "element" : [
          {
            "id" : "CodeableConcept.text",
            "path" : "CodeableConcept.text",
            "min" : 1,
            "mustSupport" : true
          }
        ]
      }
    }