New Zealand NHI IG
1.6.5 - Release

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## Extension: BirthPlace

Official URL: http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/birth-place | Version: 1.6.5
Active as of 2026-02-09 | Computable Name: BirthPlace

The country where the person was born

Context of Use

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

- Element ID: `Patient`

Usage info

Usages:

- Use this Extension: NHI Patient
- Examples for this Extension: Parameters/Match, Patient/ZAT2496, Patient/ZJM9397, Patient/create1... Show 2 more, Patient/create2-error- and Patient/create3-errors

You can also check for usages in the FHIR IG Statistics

### 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

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Extension
Slices for extension |  |  |  | Content/Rules for all slices
extension:country |  | 0..1 | Extension | Extension
extension |  | 0..0 |  | Extension
url |  | 1..1 | uri | "country"
value[x] |  | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Value of extension Binding: ISO 3166-1:2013 (2-alpha country code) (required)
extension:place-of-birth |  | 0..1 | Extension | Extension
extension |  | 0..0 |  | Extension
url |  | 1..1 | uri | "place-of-birth"
value[x] |  | 0..1 | string | Value of extension
extension:source |  | 0..1 | Extension | Extension
extension |  | 0..0 |  | Extension
url |  | 1..1 | uri | "source"
value[x] |  | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Value of extension Binding: Country of Birth Information Source (required)
url |  | 1..1 | uri | "http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/birth-place"
value[x] |  | 0..0 |  | Value of extension
Documentation for this format

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Extension
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:country |  | 0..1 | Extension | Extension
id |  | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension |  | 0..0 |  | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
url |  | 1..1 | uri | "country"
value[x] |  | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Value of extension Binding: ISO 3166-1:2013 (2-alpha country code) (required)
extension:place-of-birth |  | 0..1 | Extension | Extension
id |  | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension |  | 0..0 |  | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
url |  | 1..1 | uri | "place-of-birth"
value[x] |  | 0..1 | string | Value of extension
extension:source |  | 0..1 | Extension | Extension
id |  | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension |  | 0..0 |  | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
url |  | 1..1 | uri | "source"
value[x] |  | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Value of extension Binding: Country of Birth Information Source (required)
url |  | 1..1 | uri | "http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/birth-place"
Documentation for this format

This structure is derived from Extension

Summary

Complex Extension: The country where the person was born

- country: CodeableConcept: The birth country.
- place-of-birth: string: No description
- source: CodeableConcept: The source of information concerning the country of birth

Differential View

This structure is derived from Extension

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Extension
Slices for extension |  |  |  | Content/Rules for all slices
extension:country |  | 0..1 | Extension | Extension
extension |  | 0..0 |  | Extension
url |  | 1..1 | uri | "country"
value[x] |  | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Value of extension Binding: ISO 3166-1:2013 (2-alpha country code) (required)
extension:place-of-birth |  | 0..1 | Extension | Extension
extension |  | 0..0 |  | Extension
url |  | 1..1 | uri | "place-of-birth"
value[x] |  | 0..1 | string | Value of extension
extension:source |  | 0..1 | Extension | Extension
extension |  | 0..0 |  | Extension
url |  | 1..1 | uri | "source"
value[x] |  | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Value of extension Binding: Country of Birth Information Source (required)
url |  | 1..1 | uri | "http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/birth-place"
value[x] |  | 0..0 |  | Value of extension
Documentation for this format

Snapshot View

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Extension
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:country |  | 0..1 | Extension | Extension
id |  | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension |  | 0..0 |  | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
url |  | 1..1 | uri | "country"
value[x] |  | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Value of extension Binding: ISO 3166-1:2013 (2-alpha country code) (required)
extension:place-of-birth |  | 0..1 | Extension | Extension
id |  | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension |  | 0..0 |  | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
url |  | 1..1 | uri | "place-of-birth"
value[x] |  | 0..1 | string | Value of extension
extension:source |  | 0..1 | Extension | Extension
id |  | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension |  | 0..0 |  | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
url |  | 1..1 | uri | "source"
value[x] |  | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Value of extension Binding: Country of Birth Information Source (required)
url |  | 1..1 | uri | "http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/birth-place"
Documentation for this format

This structure is derived from Extension

Summary

Complex Extension: The country where the person was born

- country: CodeableConcept: The birth country.
- place-of-birth: string: No description
- source: CodeableConcept: The source of information concerning the country of birth

Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron

#### Terminology Bindings

Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source
Extension.extension:country.​value[x] | Base | required | ISO 3166-1:2013 (2-alpha country code) | 📦2013 | HIP FHIR Common Terminology Guide v1.9
Extension.extension:source.​value[x] | Base | required | Country of Birth Information Source | 📦1.2 | HIP FHIR Common Terminology Guide v1.9

#### Constraints

Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression
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()`