New Zealand NHI IG
1.6.5 - Release

New Zealand NHI IG - Local Development build (v1.6.5) built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) Build Tools. See the Directory of published versions

## Data Type Profile: NHI ContactPoint

Official URL: http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/nhi-contact-point | Version: 1.6.5
Active as of 2026-02-09 | Computable Name: NhiContactPoint

Additional attributes for managing patient contact information

Usages:

- Use this DataType Profile: NHI Patient

You can also check for usages in the FHIR IG Statistics

### Formal Views of Profile Content

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

- Key Elements Table
- Differential Table
- Snapshot Table
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Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
ContactPoint | C | 0..* | NzContactPoint | Details of a Technology mediated contact point (phone, fax, email, etc.) Constraints: cpt-2
Slices for extension |  |  |  | Content/Rules for all slices
extension:isVerified |  | 0..1 | boolean | isVerified URL: http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/isVerified
extension:isShared |  | 0..1 | boolean | isShared URL: http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/isShared
extension:isPrivate |  | 0..1 | boolean | isPrivate URL: http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/isPrivate
extension:context |  | 0..1 | string | context URL: http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/context
extension:lastUpdatedDate |  | 0..1 | date | LastUpdatedDate URL: http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/lastUpdatedDate
use | ?!Σ | 0..1 | code | home | work | temp | old | mobile - purpose of this contact point Binding: ContactPointUse (required): Use of contact point.
Documentation for this format

#### Terminology Bindings

Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source
ContactPoint.use | Base | required | ContactPointUse | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std.

#### Constraints

Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression
cpt-2 | error | ContactPoint | A system is required if a value is provided. | `value.empty() or system.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()`

This structure is derived from NzContactPoint

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
ContactPoint |  |  | NzContactPoint |
Slices for extension |  |  |  | Content/Rules for all slices
extension:cp-purpose |  | 0..0 |  | A specific purpose for which this ContactPoint dataType would be used
extension:isVerified |  | 0..1 | boolean | isVerified URL: http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/isVerified
extension:isShared |  | 0..1 | boolean | isShared URL: http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/isShared
extension:isPrivate |  | 0..1 | boolean | isPrivate URL: http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/isPrivate
extension:context |  | 0..1 | string | context URL: http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/context
extension:lastUpdatedDate |  | 0..1 | date | LastUpdatedDate URL: http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/lastUpdatedDate
Documentation for this format

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
ContactPoint | C | 0..* | NzContactPoint | Details of a Technology mediated contact point (phone, fax, email, etc.) Constraints: cpt-2
id |  | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing
Slices for extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
extension:isVerified |  | 0..1 | boolean | isVerified URL: http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/isVerified
extension:isShared |  | 0..1 | boolean | isShared URL: http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/isShared
extension:isPrivate |  | 0..1 | boolean | isPrivate URL: http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/isPrivate
extension:context |  | 0..1 | string | context URL: http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/context
extension:lastUpdatedDate |  | 0..1 | date | LastUpdatedDate URL: http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/lastUpdatedDate
system | Σ C | 0..1 | code | phone | fax | email | pager | url | sms | other Binding: ContactPointSystem (required): Telecommunications form for contact point.
value | Σ | 0..1 | string | The actual contact point details
use | ?!Σ | 0..1 | code | home | work | temp | old | mobile - purpose of this contact point Binding: ContactPointUse (required): Use of contact point.
rank | Σ | 0..1 | positiveInt | Specify preferred order of use (1 = highest)
period | Σ | 0..1 | Period | Time period when the contact point was/is in use
Documentation for this format

#### Terminology Bindings

Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source
ContactPoint.system | Base | required | ContactPointSystem | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std.
ContactPoint.use | Base | required | ContactPointUse | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std.

#### Constraints

Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression
cpt-2 | error | ContactPoint | A system is required if a value is provided. | `value.empty() or system.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()`

This structure is derived from NzContactPoint

Summary

Prohibited: 1 element

Extensions

This structure refers to these extensions:

- http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/isVerified
- http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/isShared
- http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/isPrivate
- http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/context
- http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/lastUpdatedDate

Key Elements View

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
ContactPoint | C | 0..* | NzContactPoint | Details of a Technology mediated contact point (phone, fax, email, etc.) Constraints: cpt-2
Slices for extension |  |  |  | Content/Rules for all slices
extension:isVerified |  | 0..1 | boolean | isVerified URL: http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/isVerified
extension:isShared |  | 0..1 | boolean | isShared URL: http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/isShared
extension:isPrivate |  | 0..1 | boolean | isPrivate URL: http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/isPrivate
extension:context |  | 0..1 | string | context URL: http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/context
extension:lastUpdatedDate |  | 0..1 | date | LastUpdatedDate URL: http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/lastUpdatedDate
use | ?!Σ | 0..1 | code | home | work | temp | old | mobile - purpose of this contact point Binding: ContactPointUse (required): Use of contact point.
Documentation for this format

#### Terminology Bindings

Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source
ContactPoint.use | Base | required | ContactPointUse | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std.

#### Constraints

Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression
cpt-2 | error | ContactPoint | A system is required if a value is provided. | `value.empty() or system.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()`

Differential View

This structure is derived from NzContactPoint

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
ContactPoint |  |  | NzContactPoint |
Slices for extension |  |  |  | Content/Rules for all slices
extension:cp-purpose |  | 0..0 |  | A specific purpose for which this ContactPoint dataType would be used
extension:isVerified |  | 0..1 | boolean | isVerified URL: http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/isVerified
extension:isShared |  | 0..1 | boolean | isShared URL: http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/isShared
extension:isPrivate |  | 0..1 | boolean | isPrivate URL: http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/isPrivate
extension:context |  | 0..1 | string | context URL: http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/context
extension:lastUpdatedDate |  | 0..1 | date | LastUpdatedDate URL: http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/lastUpdatedDate
Documentation for this format

Snapshot View

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
ContactPoint | C | 0..* | NzContactPoint | Details of a Technology mediated contact point (phone, fax, email, etc.) Constraints: cpt-2
id |  | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing
Slices for extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
extension:isVerified |  | 0..1 | boolean | isVerified URL: http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/isVerified
extension:isShared |  | 0..1 | boolean | isShared URL: http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/isShared
extension:isPrivate |  | 0..1 | boolean | isPrivate URL: http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/isPrivate
extension:context |  | 0..1 | string | context URL: http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/context
extension:lastUpdatedDate |  | 0..1 | date | LastUpdatedDate URL: http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/lastUpdatedDate
system | Σ C | 0..1 | code | phone | fax | email | pager | url | sms | other Binding: ContactPointSystem (required): Telecommunications form for contact point.
value | Σ | 0..1 | string | The actual contact point details
use | ?!Σ | 0..1 | code | home | work | temp | old | mobile - purpose of this contact point Binding: ContactPointUse (required): Use of contact point.
rank | Σ | 0..1 | positiveInt | Specify preferred order of use (1 = highest)
period | Σ | 0..1 | Period | Time period when the contact point was/is in use
Documentation for this format

#### Terminology Bindings

Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source
ContactPoint.system | Base | required | ContactPointSystem | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std.
ContactPoint.use | Base | required | ContactPointUse | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std.

#### Constraints

Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression
cpt-2 | error | ContactPoint | A system is required if a value is provided. | `value.empty() or system.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()`

This structure is derived from NzContactPoint

Summary

Prohibited: 1 element

Extensions

This structure refers to these extensions:

- http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/isVerified
- http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/isShared
- http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/isPrivate
- http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/context
- http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/lastUpdatedDate

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