HL7® FHIR® New Zealand Base Implementation Guide
1.1.0 - CI Build

HL7® FHIR® New Zealand Base Implementation Guide, published by HL7 New Zealand. This is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 1.1.0). This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/HL7NZ/nzbase/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

Extension: NZ Ethnicity

The ethnic group or groups that a person identifies with or feels they belong to. Ethnicity is a measure of cultural affiliation as opposed to race, ancestry, nationality or citizen. Ethnicity is self-perceived and a person can belong to more than one group.

The Stats New Zealand standard can be found here.

The official URL for this extension is: 

http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/nz-ethnicity

Status: active
Extension maintained by: HL7 New Zealand

Context of Use

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

  • Patient
  • Practitioner
  • RelatedPerson

Example of extension


  <extension url="http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/nz-ethnicity">
    <valueCodeableConcept>
      <coding>
        <system value="https://standards.digital.health.nz/ns/ethnic-group-level-4-code"/>
        <code value="21111"/>
        <display value="Maori"/>
      </coding>
    </valueCodeableConcept>
  </extension>

Codes to record a person’s ethnicity, drawn from Level 4 of the Ethnicity code system described here

Example instances

Patient with ethnicity

Usage info

Usage:

Formal Views of Extension Content

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

This structure is derived from Extension

Summary

Mandatory: 2 elements
Fixed Value: 1 element
Prohibited: 1 element

Slices

This structure defines the following Slices:

  • The element Extension.value[x] is sliced based on the value of type:$this

This structure is derived from Extension

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraintsdoco
.. Extension 0..*ExtensionNZ Ethnicity
... extension 0..0
... url 1..1uri"http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/nz-ethnicity"
... Slices for value[x] 1..1CodeableConceptValue of extension
Slice: Unordered, Open by type:$this

doco Documentation for this format
NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraintsdoco
.. Extension 0..*ExtensionNZ Ethnicity
... id 0..1stringUnique id for inter-element referencing
... Slices for extension 0..0
... url 1..1uri"http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/nz-ethnicity"
.... value[x]:valueCodeableConcept 1..1CodeableConceptValue of extension
Binding: Ethnicity of a person (preferred)

doco Documentation for this format

This structure is derived from Extension

Summary

Mandatory: 2 elements
Fixed Value: 1 element
Prohibited: 1 element

Slices

This structure defines the following Slices:

  • The element Extension.value[x] is sliced based on the value of type:$this

Differential View

This structure is derived from Extension

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraintsdoco
.. Extension 0..*ExtensionNZ Ethnicity
... extension 0..0
... url 1..1uri"http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/nz-ethnicity"
... Slices for value[x] 1..1CodeableConceptValue of extension
Slice: Unordered, Open by type:$this

doco Documentation for this format

Snapshot View

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraintsdoco
.. Extension 0..*ExtensionNZ Ethnicity
... id 0..1stringUnique id for inter-element referencing
... Slices for extension 0..0
... url 1..1uri"http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/nz-ethnicity"
.... value[x]:valueCodeableConcept 1..1CodeableConceptValue of extension
Binding: Ethnicity of a person (preferred)

doco Documentation for this format

 

Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron

Terminology Bindings

PathConformanceValueSet
Extension.value[x]:valueCodeableConceptpreferredEthnicity