National Healthcare Directory Query
1.0.0-ballot - ballot

National Healthcare Directory Query, published by HL7 International - Patient Administration Work Group. This is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 1.0.0-ballot). This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/HL7/fhir-directory-query/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

## Extension: New Patients

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/us/directory-query/StructureDefinition/newpatients | Version: 1.0.0-ballot
Active as of 2022-12-08 | Computable Name: NewPatients

New Patients indicates whether new patients are being accepted in general, or from a specific network.
This extension is included in the PractitionerRole, HealthcareService, and Location profiles.
This provides needed flexibility for specifying whether a provider accepts new patients by location and network.

Context of Use

This extension may be used on the following element(s):

- Element ID

Usage info

Usage:

- Use this Extension: National Directory Endpoint Qry Exchange HealthcareService, National Directory Endpoint Qry Exchange Location, National Directory Endpoint Qry Exchange PractitionerRole
- Examples for this Extension: Pharmacy by PharmChain, OrgA CT Location 1, OrgA CT Location 1, OrgA CT Location 2, OrgA MA Location 1, OrgA MA Location 2

### Formal Views of Extension Content

Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots, and how the XML and JSON presentations work.

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This structure is derived from Extension

Summary

Mandatory: 3 elements (2 nested mandatory elements)
Must-Support: 3 elements
Fixed Value: 4 elements
Prohibited: 4 elements

Structures

This structure refers to these other structures:

- National Directory Endpoint Qry Exchange Network (http://hl7.org/fhir/us/directory-query/StructureDefinition/NatlDirEndpointQry-Network)

This structure is derived from Extension

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Extension | C | 0..* | Extension | New Patients new-patients-characteristics: If no new patients are accepted, no characteristics are allowed
extension |  | 1..* | Extension | Extension
extension:acceptingPatients | S | 1..1 | Extension | Accepting Patients
extension |  | 0..0 |  |
url |  | 1..1 | uri | "acceptingPatients"
value[x] |  | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | Value of extension Binding: Accepting Patients Codes Value Set (required)
extension:fromNetwork | S | 0..1 | Extension | From Network
extension |  | 0..0 |  |
url |  | 1..1 | uri | "fromNetwork"
value[x] |  | 1..1 | Reference(National Directory Endpoint Qry Exchange Network) | Value of extension
extension:characteristics | S | 0..* | Extension | Characteristics of accepted patients
extension |  | 0..0 |  |
url |  | 1..1 | uri | "characteristics"
value[x] |  | 1..1 | string | Value of extension
url |  | 1..1 | uri | "http://hl7.org/fhir/us/directory-query/StructureDefinition/newpatients"
value[x] |  | 0..0 |  |
Documentation for this format

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Extension | C | 0..* | Extension | New Patients new-patients-characteristics: If no new patients are accepted, no characteristics are allowed
id |  | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing
Slices for extension |  | 1..* | Extension | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
extension:acceptingPatients | S | 1..1 | Extension | Accepting Patients
id |  | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension |  | 0..0 |  |
url |  | 1..1 | uri | "acceptingPatients"
value[x] |  | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | Value of extension Binding: Accepting Patients Codes Value Set (required)
extension:fromNetwork | S | 0..1 | Extension | From Network
id |  | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension |  | 0..0 |  |
url |  | 1..1 | uri | "fromNetwork"
value[x] |  | 1..1 | Reference(National Directory Endpoint Qry Exchange Network) | Value of extension
extension:characteristics | S | 0..* | Extension | Characteristics of accepted patients
id |  | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension |  | 0..0 |  |
url |  | 1..1 | uri | "characteristics"
value[x] |  | 1..1 | string | Value of extension
url |  | 1..1 | uri | "http://hl7.org/fhir/us/directory-query/StructureDefinition/newpatients"
Documentation for this format

This structure is derived from Extension

Summary

Mandatory: 3 elements (2 nested mandatory elements)
Must-Support: 3 elements
Fixed Value: 4 elements
Prohibited: 4 elements

Structures

This structure refers to these other structures:

- National Directory Endpoint Qry Exchange Network (http://hl7.org/fhir/us/directory-query/StructureDefinition/NatlDirEndpointQry-Network)

Differential View

This structure is derived from Extension

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Extension | C | 0..* | Extension | New Patients new-patients-characteristics: If no new patients are accepted, no characteristics are allowed
extension |  | 1..* | Extension | Extension
extension:acceptingPatients | S | 1..1 | Extension | Accepting Patients
extension |  | 0..0 |  |
url |  | 1..1 | uri | "acceptingPatients"
value[x] |  | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | Value of extension Binding: Accepting Patients Codes Value Set (required)
extension:fromNetwork | S | 0..1 | Extension | From Network
extension |  | 0..0 |  |
url |  | 1..1 | uri | "fromNetwork"
value[x] |  | 1..1 | Reference(National Directory Endpoint Qry Exchange Network) | Value of extension
extension:characteristics | S | 0..* | Extension | Characteristics of accepted patients
extension |  | 0..0 |  |
url |  | 1..1 | uri | "characteristics"
value[x] |  | 1..1 | string | Value of extension
url |  | 1..1 | uri | "http://hl7.org/fhir/us/directory-query/StructureDefinition/newpatients"
value[x] |  | 0..0 |  |
Documentation for this format

Snapshot View

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Extension | C | 0..* | Extension | New Patients new-patients-characteristics: If no new patients are accepted, no characteristics are allowed
id |  | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing
Slices for extension |  | 1..* | Extension | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
extension:acceptingPatients | S | 1..1 | Extension | Accepting Patients
id |  | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension |  | 0..0 |  |
url |  | 1..1 | uri | "acceptingPatients"
value[x] |  | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | Value of extension Binding: Accepting Patients Codes Value Set (required)
extension:fromNetwork | S | 0..1 | Extension | From Network
id |  | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension |  | 0..0 |  |
url |  | 1..1 | uri | "fromNetwork"
value[x] |  | 1..1 | Reference(National Directory Endpoint Qry Exchange Network) | Value of extension
extension:characteristics | S | 0..* | Extension | Characteristics of accepted patients
id |  | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension |  | 0..0 |  |
url |  | 1..1 | uri | "characteristics"
value[x] |  | 1..1 | string | Value of extension
url |  | 1..1 | uri | "http://hl7.org/fhir/us/directory-query/StructureDefinition/newpatients"
Documentation for this format

Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron

#### Terminology Bindings

Path | Conformance | ValueSet
Extension.extension:acceptingPatients.value[x] | required | AcceptingPatientsVS (a valid code from Accepting Patients Codes Code System)