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Resource Profile: QICore Coverage

Profile of Coverage for decision support/quality metrics. Defines the core set of elements and extensions for quality rule and measure authors.

define "SDE Payer":
  [Coverage: type in "Payer"] Payer
    return {
      code: Payer.type,
      period: Payer.period
    }

Usage:

• Examples for this Resource Profile: Coverage/example-new and Coverage/example

Formal Views of Profile Content

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

• Differential Table
• Key Elements Table
• Snapshot Table
• Statistics/References
• All

This structure is derived from USCoreCoverageProfile

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Coverage		0..*	USCoreCoverageProfile	Insurance or medical plan or a payment agreement
type		0..1	CodeableConcept	(QI-Core)(USCDI) Coverage category such as medical or accident Binding: Payer Type (extensible): Categories of types of health care payor entities as defined by the US Public Health Data Consortium SOP code system
policyHolder		0..1	Reference(QICore Patient | QICore Organization | QICore RelatedPerson)	(QI-Core) Owner of the policy
subscriberId		0..1	string	(QI-Core)(USCDI) ID assigned to the subscriber
beneficiary		1..1	Reference(QICore Patient)	(QI-Core)(USCDI) Plan beneficiary
period		0..1	Period	(QI-Core)(USCDI) Coverage start and end dates
payor		1..1	Reference(QICore Patient | QICore Organization | QICore RelatedPerson)	(QI-Core)(USCDI) Issuer of the policy
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings (Differential)

Path	Conformance	ValueSet	URI
Coverage.type	extensible	PayerType http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.3591 from https://vsac.nlm.nih.gov

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Coverage	C	0..*	USCoreCoverageProfile	Insurance or medical plan or a payment agreement us-core-15: Member Id in Coverage.identifier or Coverage.subscriberId SHALL be present
implicitRules	?!Σ	0..1	uri	A set of rules under which this content was created
modifierExtension	?!	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored
Slices for identifier	SΣ	0..*	Identifier	(USCDI) Member ID and other identifiers Slice: Unordered, Open by pattern:type
identifier:memberid	SΣC	0..1	Identifier	(USCDI) Member ID
use	?!Σ	0..1	code	usual | official | temp | secondary | old (If known) Binding: IdentifierUse (required): Identifies the purpose for this identifier, if known .
type	SΣ	1..1	CodeableConcept	(USCDI) Member Number identifier type Binding: Identifier Type Codes (extensible): A coded type for an identifier that can be used to determine which identifier to use for a specific purpose. Required Pattern: At least the following
coding		1..*	Coding	Code defined by a terminology system Fixed Value: (complex)
system		1..1	uri	Identity of the terminology system Fixed Value: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203
code		1..1	code	Symbol in syntax defined by the system Fixed Value: MB
status	?!SΣ	1..1	code	(USCDI) active | cancelled | draft | entered-in-error Binding: FinancialResourceStatusCodes (required): A code specifying the state of the resource instance.
type	SΣ	0..1	CodeableConcept	(QI-Core)(USCDI) Coverage category such as medical or accident Binding: Payer Type (extensible): Categories of types of health care payor entities as defined by the US Public Health Data Consortium SOP code system
policyHolder	Σ	0..1	Reference(QICore Patient | QICore Organization | QICore RelatedPerson)	(QI-Core) Owner of the policy
subscriberId	SΣC	0..1	string	(QI-Core)(USCDI) ID assigned to the subscriber
beneficiary	SΣ	1..1	Reference(QICore Patient)	(QI-Core)(USCDI) Plan beneficiary
relationship	S	1..1	CodeableConcept	(USCDI) Beneficiary relationship to the subscriber Binding: SubscriberRelationshipCodes (extensible)
period	SΣ	0..1	Period	(QI-Core)(USCDI) Coverage start and end dates
payor	SΣ	1..1	Reference(QICore Patient | QICore Organization | QICore RelatedPerson)	(QI-Core)(USCDI) Issuer of the policy
Slices for class	S	0..*	BackboneElement	(USCDI) Additional coverage classifications Slice: Unordered, Open by pattern:type
class:All Slices				Content/Rules for all slices
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
type	Σ	1..1	CodeableConcept	Type of class such as 'group' or 'plan' Binding: CoverageClassCodes (extensible): The policy classifications, eg. Group, Plan, Class, etc.
value	Σ	1..1	string	Value associated with the type
class:group	S	0..1	BackboneElement	(USCDI) Group
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
type	Σ	1..1	CodeableConcept	Type of class such as 'group' or 'plan' Binding: CoverageClassCodes (extensible): The policy classifications, eg. Group, Plan, Class, etc. Required Pattern: At least the following
coding		1..*	Coding	Code defined by a terminology system Fixed Value: (complex)
system		1..1	uri	Identity of the terminology system Fixed Value: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/coverage-class
code		1..1	code	Symbol in syntax defined by the system Fixed Value: group
value	SΣ	1..1	string	(USCDI) Group Number
name	SΣ	0..1	string	(USCDI) Group Name
class:plan	S	0..1	BackboneElement	(USCDI) Plan
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
type	Σ	1..1	CodeableConcept	Type of class such as 'group' or 'plan' Binding: CoverageClassCodes (extensible): The policy classifications, eg. Group, Plan, Class, etc. Required Pattern: At least the following
coding		1..*	Coding	Code defined by a terminology system Fixed Value: (complex)
system		1..1	uri	Identity of the terminology system Fixed Value: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/coverage-class
code		1..1	code	Symbol in syntax defined by the system Fixed Value: plan
value	SΣ	1..1	string	(USCDI) Plan Number
name	SΣ	0..1	string	(USCDI) Plan Name
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path	Conformance	ValueSet / Code	URI
Coverage.identifier:memberid.use	required	IdentifierUse http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/identifier-use|4.0.1 from the FHIR Standard
Coverage.identifier:memberid.type	extensible	Pattern: MB http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/identifier-type from the FHIR Standard
Coverage.status	required	FinancialResourceStatusCodes http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/fm-status|4.0.1 from the FHIR Standard
Coverage.type	extensible	PayerType http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.3591 from https://vsac.nlm.nih.gov
Coverage.relationship	extensible	SubscriberRelationshipCodes http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/subscriber-relationship from the FHIR Standard
Coverage.class.type	extensible	CoverageClassCodes http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/coverage-class from the FHIR Standard
Coverage.class:group.type	extensible	Pattern: group http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/coverage-class from the FHIR Standard
Coverage.class:plan.type	extensible	Pattern: plan http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/coverage-class from the FHIR Standard

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Details	Requirements
dom-2	error	Coverage	If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources : contained.contained.empty()
dom-3	error	Coverage	If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource : contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().as(canonical) | %resource.descendants().as(uri) | %resource.descendants().as(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()
dom-4	error	Coverage	If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated : contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()
dom-5	error	Coverage	If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label : contained.meta.security.empty()
dom-6	best practice	Coverage	A resource should have narrative for robust management : text.`div`.exists()
ele-1	error	**ALL** elements	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1	error	**ALL** extensions	Must have either extensions or value[x], not both : extension.exists() != value.exists()
us-core-15	error	Coverage	Member Id in Coverage.identifier or Coverage.subscriberId SHALL be present : identifier.type.coding.where(system='http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203' and code='MB').exists() or subscriberId.exists()

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Coverage	C	0..*	USCoreCoverageProfile	Insurance or medical plan or a payment agreement us-core-15: Member Id in Coverage.identifier or Coverage.subscriberId SHALL be present
id	Σ	0..1	id	Logical id of this artifact
meta	Σ	0..1	Meta	Metadata about the resource
implicitRules	?!Σ	0..1	uri	A set of rules under which this content was created
language		0..1	code	Language of the resource content Binding: CommonLanguages (preferred): A human language. Additional Bindings Purpose AllLanguages Max Binding
text		0..1	Narrative	Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation
contained		0..*	Resource	Contained, inline Resources
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored
Slices for identifier	SΣ	0..*	Identifier	(USCDI) Member ID and other identifiers Slice: Unordered, Open by pattern:type
identifier:memberid	SΣC	0..1	Identifier	(USCDI) Member ID
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
use	?!Σ	0..1	code	usual | official | temp | secondary | old (If known) Binding: IdentifierUse (required): Identifies the purpose for this identifier, if known .
type	SΣ	1..1	CodeableConcept	(USCDI) Member Number identifier type Binding: Identifier Type Codes (extensible): A coded type for an identifier that can be used to determine which identifier to use for a specific purpose. Required Pattern: At least the following
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
coding		1..*	Coding	Code defined by a terminology system Fixed Value: (complex)
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
system		1..1	uri	Identity of the terminology system Fixed Value: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203
version		0..1	string	Version of the system - if relevant
code		1..1	code	Symbol in syntax defined by the system Fixed Value: MB
display		0..1	string	Representation defined by the system
userSelected		0..1	boolean	If this coding was chosen directly by the user
text		0..1	string	Plain text representation of the concept
system	Σ	0..1	uri	The namespace for the identifier value Example General: http://www.acme.com/identifiers/patient
value	Σ	0..1	string	The value that is unique Example General: 123456
period	Σ	0..1	Period	Time period when id is/was valid for use
assigner	Σ	0..1	Reference(Organization)	Organization that issued id (may be just text)
status	?!SΣ	1..1	code	(USCDI) active | cancelled | draft | entered-in-error Binding: FinancialResourceStatusCodes (required): A code specifying the state of the resource instance.
type	SΣ	0..1	CodeableConcept	(QI-Core)(USCDI) Coverage category such as medical or accident Binding: Payer Type (extensible): Categories of types of health care payor entities as defined by the US Public Health Data Consortium SOP code system
policyHolder	Σ	0..1	Reference(QICore Patient | QICore Organization | QICore RelatedPerson)	(QI-Core) Owner of the policy
subscriber	Σ	0..1	Reference(Patient | RelatedPerson)	Subscriber to the policy
subscriberId	SΣC	0..1	string	(QI-Core)(USCDI) ID assigned to the subscriber
beneficiary	SΣ	1..1	Reference(QICore Patient)	(QI-Core)(USCDI) Plan beneficiary
dependent	Σ	0..1	string	Dependent number
relationship	S	1..1	CodeableConcept	(USCDI) Beneficiary relationship to the subscriber Binding: SubscriberRelationshipCodes (extensible)
period	SΣ	0..1	Period	(QI-Core)(USCDI) Coverage start and end dates
payor	SΣ	1..1	Reference(QICore Patient | QICore Organization | QICore RelatedPerson)	(QI-Core)(USCDI) Issuer of the policy
Slices for class	S	0..*	BackboneElement	(USCDI) Additional coverage classifications Slice: Unordered, Open by pattern:type
class:All Slices				Content/Rules for all slices
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
type	Σ	1..1	CodeableConcept	Type of class such as 'group' or 'plan' Binding: CoverageClassCodes (extensible): The policy classifications, eg. Group, Plan, Class, etc.
value	Σ	1..1	string	Value associated with the type
name	Σ	0..1	string	Human readable description of the type and value
class:group	S	0..1	BackboneElement	(USCDI) Group
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
type	Σ	1..1	CodeableConcept	Type of class such as 'group' or 'plan' Binding: CoverageClassCodes (extensible): The policy classifications, eg. Group, Plan, Class, etc. Required Pattern: At least the following
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
coding		1..*	Coding	Code defined by a terminology system Fixed Value: (complex)
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
system		1..1	uri	Identity of the terminology system Fixed Value: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/coverage-class
version		0..1	string	Version of the system - if relevant
code		1..1	code	Symbol in syntax defined by the system Fixed Value: group
display		0..1	string	Representation defined by the system
userSelected		0..1	boolean	If this coding was chosen directly by the user
text		0..1	string	Plain text representation of the concept
value	SΣ	1..1	string	(USCDI) Group Number
name	SΣ	0..1	string	(USCDI) Group Name
class:plan	S	0..1	BackboneElement	(USCDI) Plan
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
type	Σ	1..1	CodeableConcept	Type of class such as 'group' or 'plan' Binding: CoverageClassCodes (extensible): The policy classifications, eg. Group, Plan, Class, etc. Required Pattern: At least the following
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
coding		1..*	Coding	Code defined by a terminology system Fixed Value: (complex)
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
system		1..1	uri	Identity of the terminology system Fixed Value: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/coverage-class
version		0..1	string	Version of the system - if relevant
code		1..1	code	Symbol in syntax defined by the system Fixed Value: plan
display		0..1	string	Representation defined by the system
userSelected		0..1	boolean	If this coding was chosen directly by the user
text		0..1	string	Plain text representation of the concept
value	SΣ	1..1	string	(USCDI) Plan Number
name	SΣ	0..1	string	(USCDI) Plan Name
order	Σ	0..1	positiveInt	Relative order of the coverage
network	Σ	0..1	string	Insurer network
costToBeneficiary		0..*	BackboneElement	Patient payments for services/products
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
type	Σ	0..1	CodeableConcept	Cost category Binding: CoverageCopayTypeCodes (extensible): The types of services to which patient copayments are specified.
value[x]	Σ	1..1		The amount or percentage due from the beneficiary
valueQuantity			Quantity(SimpleQuantity)
valueMoney			Money
exception		0..*	BackboneElement	Exceptions for patient payments
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
type	Σ	1..1	CodeableConcept	Exception category Binding: ExampleCoverageFinancialExceptionCodes (example): The types of exceptions from the part or full value of financial obligations such as copays.
period	Σ	0..1	Period	The effective period of the exception
subrogation		0..1	boolean	Reimbursement to insurer
contract		0..*	Reference(Contract)	Contract details
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path	Conformance	ValueSet / Code	URI
Coverage.language	preferred	CommonLanguages Additional Bindings Purpose AllLanguages Max Binding http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/languages from the FHIR Standard
Coverage.identifier:memberid.use	required	IdentifierUse http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/identifier-use|4.0.1 from the FHIR Standard
Coverage.identifier:memberid.type	extensible	Pattern: MB http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/identifier-type from the FHIR Standard
Coverage.status	required	FinancialResourceStatusCodes http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/fm-status|4.0.1 from the FHIR Standard
Coverage.type	extensible	PayerType http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.3591 from https://vsac.nlm.nih.gov
Coverage.relationship	extensible	SubscriberRelationshipCodes http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/subscriber-relationship from the FHIR Standard
Coverage.class.type	extensible	CoverageClassCodes http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/coverage-class from the FHIR Standard
Coverage.class:group.type	extensible	Pattern: group http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/coverage-class from the FHIR Standard
Coverage.class:plan.type	extensible	Pattern: plan http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/coverage-class from the FHIR Standard
Coverage.costToBeneficiary.type	extensible	CoverageCopayTypeCodes http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/coverage-copay-type from the FHIR Standard
Coverage.costToBeneficiary.exception.type	example	ExampleCoverageFinancialExceptionCodes http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/coverage-financial-exception from the FHIR Standard

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Details	Requirements
dom-2	error	Coverage	If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources : contained.contained.empty()
dom-3	error	Coverage	If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource : contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().as(canonical) | %resource.descendants().as(uri) | %resource.descendants().as(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()
dom-4	error	Coverage	If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated : contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()
dom-5	error	Coverage	If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label : contained.meta.security.empty()
dom-6	best practice	Coverage	A resource should have narrative for robust management : text.`div`.exists()
ele-1	error	**ALL** elements	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1	error	**ALL** extensions	Must have either extensions or value[x], not both : extension.exists() != value.exists()
us-core-15	error	Coverage	Member Id in Coverage.identifier or Coverage.subscriberId SHALL be present : identifier.type.coding.where(system='http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203' and code='MB').exists() or subscriberId.exists()

This structure is derived from USCoreCoverageProfile

Summary

Mandatory: 1 element

Structures

This structure refers to these other structures:

• QICore Patient (http://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/StructureDefinition/qicore-patient)
• QICore Organization (http://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/StructureDefinition/qicore-organization)
• QICore RelatedPerson (http://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/StructureDefinition/qicore-relatedperson)

Differential View

This structure is derived from USCoreCoverageProfile

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Coverage		0..*	USCoreCoverageProfile	Insurance or medical plan or a payment agreement
type		0..1	CodeableConcept	(QI-Core)(USCDI) Coverage category such as medical or accident Binding: Payer Type (extensible): Categories of types of health care payor entities as defined by the US Public Health Data Consortium SOP code system
policyHolder		0..1	Reference(QICore Patient | QICore Organization | QICore RelatedPerson)	(QI-Core) Owner of the policy
subscriberId		0..1	string	(QI-Core)(USCDI) ID assigned to the subscriber
beneficiary		1..1	Reference(QICore Patient)	(QI-Core)(USCDI) Plan beneficiary
period		0..1	Period	(QI-Core)(USCDI) Coverage start and end dates
payor		1..1	Reference(QICore Patient | QICore Organization | QICore RelatedPerson)	(QI-Core)(USCDI) Issuer of the policy
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings (Differential)

Path	Conformance	ValueSet	URI
Coverage.type	extensible	PayerType http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.3591 from https://vsac.nlm.nih.gov

Key Elements View

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Coverage	C	0..*	USCoreCoverageProfile	Insurance or medical plan or a payment agreement us-core-15: Member Id in Coverage.identifier or Coverage.subscriberId SHALL be present
implicitRules	?!Σ	0..1	uri	A set of rules under which this content was created
modifierExtension	?!	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored
Slices for identifier	SΣ	0..*	Identifier	(USCDI) Member ID and other identifiers Slice: Unordered, Open by pattern:type
identifier:memberid	SΣC	0..1	Identifier	(USCDI) Member ID
use	?!Σ	0..1	code	usual | official | temp | secondary | old (If known) Binding: IdentifierUse (required): Identifies the purpose for this identifier, if known .
type	SΣ	1..1	CodeableConcept	(USCDI) Member Number identifier type Binding: Identifier Type Codes (extensible): A coded type for an identifier that can be used to determine which identifier to use for a specific purpose. Required Pattern: At least the following
coding		1..*	Coding	Code defined by a terminology system Fixed Value: (complex)
system		1..1	uri	Identity of the terminology system Fixed Value: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203
code		1..1	code	Symbol in syntax defined by the system Fixed Value: MB
status	?!SΣ	1..1	code	(USCDI) active | cancelled | draft | entered-in-error Binding: FinancialResourceStatusCodes (required): A code specifying the state of the resource instance.
type	SΣ	0..1	CodeableConcept	(QI-Core)(USCDI) Coverage category such as medical or accident Binding: Payer Type (extensible): Categories of types of health care payor entities as defined by the US Public Health Data Consortium SOP code system
policyHolder	Σ	0..1	Reference(QICore Patient | QICore Organization | QICore RelatedPerson)	(QI-Core) Owner of the policy
subscriberId	SΣC	0..1	string	(QI-Core)(USCDI) ID assigned to the subscriber
beneficiary	SΣ	1..1	Reference(QICore Patient)	(QI-Core)(USCDI) Plan beneficiary
relationship	S	1..1	CodeableConcept	(USCDI) Beneficiary relationship to the subscriber Binding: SubscriberRelationshipCodes (extensible)
period	SΣ	0..1	Period	(QI-Core)(USCDI) Coverage start and end dates
payor	SΣ	1..1	Reference(QICore Patient | QICore Organization | QICore RelatedPerson)	(QI-Core)(USCDI) Issuer of the policy
Slices for class	S	0..*	BackboneElement	(USCDI) Additional coverage classifications Slice: Unordered, Open by pattern:type
class:All Slices				Content/Rules for all slices
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
type	Σ	1..1	CodeableConcept	Type of class such as 'group' or 'plan' Binding: CoverageClassCodes (extensible): The policy classifications, eg. Group, Plan, Class, etc.
value	Σ	1..1	string	Value associated with the type
class:group	S	0..1	BackboneElement	(USCDI) Group
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
type	Σ	1..1	CodeableConcept	Type of class such as 'group' or 'plan' Binding: CoverageClassCodes (extensible): The policy classifications, eg. Group, Plan, Class, etc. Required Pattern: At least the following
coding		1..*	Coding	Code defined by a terminology system Fixed Value: (complex)
system		1..1	uri	Identity of the terminology system Fixed Value: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/coverage-class
code		1..1	code	Symbol in syntax defined by the system Fixed Value: group
value	SΣ	1..1	string	(USCDI) Group Number
name	SΣ	0..1	string	(USCDI) Group Name
class:plan	S	0..1	BackboneElement	(USCDI) Plan
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
type	Σ	1..1	CodeableConcept	Type of class such as 'group' or 'plan' Binding: CoverageClassCodes (extensible): The policy classifications, eg. Group, Plan, Class, etc. Required Pattern: At least the following
coding		1..*	Coding	Code defined by a terminology system Fixed Value: (complex)
system		1..1	uri	Identity of the terminology system Fixed Value: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/coverage-class
code		1..1	code	Symbol in syntax defined by the system Fixed Value: plan
value	SΣ	1..1	string	(USCDI) Plan Number
name	SΣ	0..1	string	(USCDI) Plan Name
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path	Conformance	ValueSet / Code	URI
Coverage.identifier:memberid.use	required	IdentifierUse http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/identifier-use|4.0.1 from the FHIR Standard
Coverage.identifier:memberid.type	extensible	Pattern: MB http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/identifier-type from the FHIR Standard
Coverage.status	required	FinancialResourceStatusCodes http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/fm-status|4.0.1 from the FHIR Standard
Coverage.type	extensible	PayerType http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.3591 from https://vsac.nlm.nih.gov
Coverage.relationship	extensible	SubscriberRelationshipCodes http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/subscriber-relationship from the FHIR Standard
Coverage.class.type	extensible	CoverageClassCodes http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/coverage-class from the FHIR Standard
Coverage.class:group.type	extensible	Pattern: group http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/coverage-class from the FHIR Standard
Coverage.class:plan.type	extensible	Pattern: plan http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/coverage-class from the FHIR Standard

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Details	Requirements
dom-2	error	Coverage	If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources : contained.contained.empty()
dom-3	error	Coverage	If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource : contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().as(canonical) | %resource.descendants().as(uri) | %resource.descendants().as(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()
dom-4	error	Coverage	If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated : contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()
dom-5	error	Coverage	If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label : contained.meta.security.empty()
dom-6	best practice	Coverage	A resource should have narrative for robust management : text.`div`.exists()
ele-1	error	**ALL** elements	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1	error	**ALL** extensions	Must have either extensions or value[x], not both : extension.exists() != value.exists()
us-core-15	error	Coverage	Member Id in Coverage.identifier or Coverage.subscriberId SHALL be present : identifier.type.coding.where(system='http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203' and code='MB').exists() or subscriberId.exists()

Snapshot View

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Coverage	C	0..*	USCoreCoverageProfile	Insurance or medical plan or a payment agreement us-core-15: Member Id in Coverage.identifier or Coverage.subscriberId SHALL be present
id	Σ	0..1	id	Logical id of this artifact
meta	Σ	0..1	Meta	Metadata about the resource
implicitRules	?!Σ	0..1	uri	A set of rules under which this content was created
language		0..1	code	Language of the resource content Binding: CommonLanguages (preferred): A human language. Additional Bindings Purpose AllLanguages Max Binding
text		0..1	Narrative	Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation
contained		0..*	Resource	Contained, inline Resources
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored
Slices for identifier	SΣ	0..*	Identifier	(USCDI) Member ID and other identifiers Slice: Unordered, Open by pattern:type
identifier:memberid	SΣC	0..1	Identifier	(USCDI) Member ID
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
use	?!Σ	0..1	code	usual | official | temp | secondary | old (If known) Binding: IdentifierUse (required): Identifies the purpose for this identifier, if known .
type	SΣ	1..1	CodeableConcept	(USCDI) Member Number identifier type Binding: Identifier Type Codes (extensible): A coded type for an identifier that can be used to determine which identifier to use for a specific purpose. Required Pattern: At least the following
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
coding		1..*	Coding	Code defined by a terminology system Fixed Value: (complex)
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
system		1..1	uri	Identity of the terminology system Fixed Value: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203
version		0..1	string	Version of the system - if relevant
code		1..1	code	Symbol in syntax defined by the system Fixed Value: MB
display		0..1	string	Representation defined by the system
userSelected		0..1	boolean	If this coding was chosen directly by the user
text		0..1	string	Plain text representation of the concept
system	Σ	0..1	uri	The namespace for the identifier value Example General: http://www.acme.com/identifiers/patient
value	Σ	0..1	string	The value that is unique Example General: 123456
period	Σ	0..1	Period	Time period when id is/was valid for use
assigner	Σ	0..1	Reference(Organization)	Organization that issued id (may be just text)
status	?!SΣ	1..1	code	(USCDI) active | cancelled | draft | entered-in-error Binding: FinancialResourceStatusCodes (required): A code specifying the state of the resource instance.
type	SΣ	0..1	CodeableConcept	(QI-Core)(USCDI) Coverage category such as medical or accident Binding: Payer Type (extensible): Categories of types of health care payor entities as defined by the US Public Health Data Consortium SOP code system
policyHolder	Σ	0..1	Reference(QICore Patient | QICore Organization | QICore RelatedPerson)	(QI-Core) Owner of the policy
subscriber	Σ	0..1	Reference(Patient | RelatedPerson)	Subscriber to the policy
subscriberId	SΣC	0..1	string	(QI-Core)(USCDI) ID assigned to the subscriber
beneficiary	SΣ	1..1	Reference(QICore Patient)	(QI-Core)(USCDI) Plan beneficiary
dependent	Σ	0..1	string	Dependent number
relationship	S	1..1	CodeableConcept	(USCDI) Beneficiary relationship to the subscriber Binding: SubscriberRelationshipCodes (extensible)
period	SΣ	0..1	Period	(QI-Core)(USCDI) Coverage start and end dates
payor	SΣ	1..1	Reference(QICore Patient | QICore Organization | QICore RelatedPerson)	(QI-Core)(USCDI) Issuer of the policy
Slices for class	S	0..*	BackboneElement	(USCDI) Additional coverage classifications Slice: Unordered, Open by pattern:type
class:All Slices				Content/Rules for all slices
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
type	Σ	1..1	CodeableConcept	Type of class such as 'group' or 'plan' Binding: CoverageClassCodes (extensible): The policy classifications, eg. Group, Plan, Class, etc.
value	Σ	1..1	string	Value associated with the type
name	Σ	0..1	string	Human readable description of the type and value
class:group	S	0..1	BackboneElement	(USCDI) Group
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
type	Σ	1..1	CodeableConcept	Type of class such as 'group' or 'plan' Binding: CoverageClassCodes (extensible): The policy classifications, eg. Group, Plan, Class, etc. Required Pattern: At least the following
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
coding		1..*	Coding	Code defined by a terminology system Fixed Value: (complex)
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
system		1..1	uri	Identity of the terminology system Fixed Value: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/coverage-class
version		0..1	string	Version of the system - if relevant
code		1..1	code	Symbol in syntax defined by the system Fixed Value: group
display		0..1	string	Representation defined by the system
userSelected		0..1	boolean	If this coding was chosen directly by the user
text		0..1	string	Plain text representation of the concept
value	SΣ	1..1	string	(USCDI) Group Number
name	SΣ	0..1	string	(USCDI) Group Name
class:plan	S	0..1	BackboneElement	(USCDI) Plan
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
type	Σ	1..1	CodeableConcept	Type of class such as 'group' or 'plan' Binding: CoverageClassCodes (extensible): The policy classifications, eg. Group, Plan, Class, etc. Required Pattern: At least the following
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
coding		1..*	Coding	Code defined by a terminology system Fixed Value: (complex)
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
system		1..1	uri	Identity of the terminology system Fixed Value: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/coverage-class
version		0..1	string	Version of the system - if relevant
code		1..1	code	Symbol in syntax defined by the system Fixed Value: plan
display		0..1	string	Representation defined by the system
userSelected		0..1	boolean	If this coding was chosen directly by the user
text		0..1	string	Plain text representation of the concept
value	SΣ	1..1	string	(USCDI) Plan Number
name	SΣ	0..1	string	(USCDI) Plan Name
order	Σ	0..1	positiveInt	Relative order of the coverage
network	Σ	0..1	string	Insurer network
costToBeneficiary		0..*	BackboneElement	Patient payments for services/products
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
type	Σ	0..1	CodeableConcept	Cost category Binding: CoverageCopayTypeCodes (extensible): The types of services to which patient copayments are specified.
value[x]	Σ	1..1		The amount or percentage due from the beneficiary
valueQuantity			Quantity(SimpleQuantity)
valueMoney			Money
exception		0..*	BackboneElement	Exceptions for patient payments
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
type	Σ	1..1	CodeableConcept	Exception category Binding: ExampleCoverageFinancialExceptionCodes (example): The types of exceptions from the part or full value of financial obligations such as copays.
period	Σ	0..1	Period	The effective period of the exception
subrogation		0..1	boolean	Reimbursement to insurer
contract		0..*	Reference(Contract)	Contract details
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path	Conformance	ValueSet / Code	URI
Coverage.language	preferred	CommonLanguages Additional Bindings Purpose AllLanguages Max Binding http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/languages from the FHIR Standard
Coverage.identifier:memberid.use	required	IdentifierUse http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/identifier-use|4.0.1 from the FHIR Standard
Coverage.identifier:memberid.type	extensible	Pattern: MB http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/identifier-type from the FHIR Standard
Coverage.status	required	FinancialResourceStatusCodes http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/fm-status|4.0.1 from the FHIR Standard
Coverage.type	extensible	PayerType http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.3591 from https://vsac.nlm.nih.gov
Coverage.relationship	extensible	SubscriberRelationshipCodes http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/subscriber-relationship from the FHIR Standard
Coverage.class.type	extensible	CoverageClassCodes http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/coverage-class from the FHIR Standard
Coverage.class:group.type	extensible	Pattern: group http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/coverage-class from the FHIR Standard
Coverage.class:plan.type	extensible	Pattern: plan http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/coverage-class from the FHIR Standard
Coverage.costToBeneficiary.type	extensible	CoverageCopayTypeCodes http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/coverage-copay-type from the FHIR Standard
Coverage.costToBeneficiary.exception.type	example	ExampleCoverageFinancialExceptionCodes http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/coverage-financial-exception from the FHIR Standard

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Details	Requirements
dom-2	error	Coverage	If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources : contained.contained.empty()
dom-3	error	Coverage	If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource : contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().as(canonical) | %resource.descendants().as(uri) | %resource.descendants().as(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()
dom-4	error	Coverage	If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated : contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()
dom-5	error	Coverage	If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label : contained.meta.security.empty()
dom-6	best practice	Coverage	A resource should have narrative for robust management : text.`div`.exists()
ele-1	error	**ALL** elements	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1	error	**ALL** extensions	Must have either extensions or value[x], not both : extension.exists() != value.exists()
us-core-15	error	Coverage	Member Id in Coverage.identifier or Coverage.subscriberId SHALL be present : identifier.type.coding.where(system='http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203' and code='MB').exists() or subscriberId.exists()

This structure is derived from USCoreCoverageProfile

Summary

Mandatory: 1 element

Structures

This structure refers to these other structures:

• QICore Patient (http://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/StructureDefinition/qicore-patient)
• QICore Organization (http://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/StructureDefinition/qicore-organization)
• QICore RelatedPerson (http://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/StructureDefinition/qicore-relatedperson)

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