<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><StructureDefinition xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"><id value="ContactPoint"/><text><status value="generated"/><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; font-size: 11px; font-family: verdana; vertical-align: top;"><tr style="border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; font-size: 11px; font-family: verdana; vertical-align: top"><th style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; padding-top: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px" class="hierarchy"><a href="https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views" title="The logical name of the element">Name</a></th><th style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; padding-top: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px" class="hierarchy"><a href="https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views" title="Information about the use of the element">Flags</a></th><th style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; padding-top: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px" class="hierarchy"><a href="https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views" title="Minimum and Maximum # of times the element can appear in the instance">Card.</a></th><th style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; padding-top: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px; width: 100px" class="hierarchy"><a href="https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views" title="Reference to the type of the element">Type</a></th><th style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; padding-top: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px" class="hierarchy"><a href="https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views" title="Additional information about the element">Description &amp; Constraints</a><span style="float: right"><a href="https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views" title="Legend for this format"><img src="data:image/png;base64,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" alt="doco" style="background-color: inherit"/></a></span></th></tr><tr style="border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; 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background-color: inherit" title="Element" class="hierarchy"/> <a href="datatypes-definitions.html#ContactPoint" title="ContactPoint : Details for all kinds of technology mediated contact points for a person or organization, including telephone, email, etc.">ContactPoint</a></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><a style="padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; color: black; null; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; color: black; null" href="elementdefinition-definitions.html#ElementDefinition.isSummary" title="This element is included in summaries">Σ</a><a style="padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; border: 1px grey solid; font-weight: bold; color: black; background-color: #e6ffe6; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; border: 1px grey solid; font-weight: bold; color: black; background-color: #e6ffe6" href="versions.html#std-process" title="Standards Status = Normative">N</a></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><a href="types.html#Element">Element</a></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy">Details of a Technology mediated contact point (phone, fax, email, etc.)<br/><span style="font-style: italic" title="cpt-2">+ Rule: A system is required if a value is provided.</span><br/><br/>Elements defined in Ancestors: <a href="types.html#Element" title="Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.">id</a>, <a href="types.html#Element" title="May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. To make the use of extensions safe and managable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.">extension</a></td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: #F7F7F7"><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAyAAAAACCAYAAACg/LjIAAAALUlEQVR4Xu3IoREAIAwEwfT6/ddA0GBAxO3NrLlKUj9263wAAAAvrgEAADClAVWFQIBRHMicAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC)" class="hierarchy"><img src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAAWCAYAAAABxvaqAAAACXBIWXMAAAsTAAALEwEAmpwYAAAAB3RJTUUH3wYeFzIs1vtcMQAAAB1pVFh0Q29tbWVudAAAAAAAQ3JlYXRlZCB3aXRoIEdJTVBkLmUHAAAAE0lEQVQI12P4//8/AxMDAwNdCABMPwMo2ctnoQAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==" alt="." style="background-color: inherit" class="hierarchy"/><img src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAWCAYAAADJqhx8AAAACXBIWXMAAAsTAAALEwEAmpwYAAAAB3RJTUUH3wYeFzI3XJ6V3QAAAB1pVFh0Q29tbWVudAAAAAAAQ3JlYXRlZCB3aXRoIEdJTVBkLmUHAAAANklEQVQ4y+2RsQ0AIAzDav7/2VzQwoCY4iWbZSmo1QGoUgNMghvWaIejPQW/CrrNCylIwcOCDYfLNRcNer4SAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" alt="." style="background-color: inherit" class="hierarchy"/><img src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAQCAYAAAAf8/9hAAAACXBIWXMAAAsTAAALEwEAmpwYAAAARklEQVQ4y2P8//8/AyWAhYFCMAgMuHjx4n+KXaCv+I0szW8WpCG8kFO1lGFKW/SIjAUYgxz/MzAwMDC+nqhDUTQyjuYFBgCNmhP4OvTRgwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==" alt="." style="background-color: #F7F7F7; background-color: inherit" title="Primitive Data Type" class="hierarchy"/> <a href="datatypes-definitions.html#ContactPoint.system" title="ContactPoint.system : Telecommunications form for contact point - what communications system is required to make use of the contact.">system</a></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><a style="padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; color: black; null; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; color: black; null" href="elementdefinition-definitions.html#ElementDefinition.isSummary" title="This element is included in summaries">Σ</a><a style="padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; border: 1px maroon solid; font-weight: bold; color: #301212; background-color: #fdf4f4;; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; border: 1px maroon solid; font-weight: bold; color: #301212; background-color: #fdf4f4;" href="conformance-rules.html#constraints" title="This element has or is affected by some invariants">C</a></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy">0..1</td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><a href="datatypes.html#code">code</a></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy">phone | fax | email | pager | url | sms | other<br/>Binding: <a href="valueset-contact-point-system.html" title="Telecommunications form for contact point.">ContactPointSystem</a> (<a href="terminologies.html#required" title="To be conformant, the concept in this element SHALL be from the specified value set.">Required</a>)<br/></td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: white"><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAyAAAAACCAYAAACg/LjIAAAALUlEQVR4Xu3IoREAIAwEwfT6/ddA0GBAxO3NrLlKUj9263wAAAAvrgEAADClAVWFQIBRHMicAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC)" class="hierarchy"><img src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAAWCAYAAAABxvaqAAAACXBIWXMAAAsTAAALEwEAmpwYAAAAB3RJTUUH3wYeFzIs1vtcMQAAAB1pVFh0Q29tbWVudAAAAAAAQ3JlYXRlZCB3aXRoIEdJTVBkLmUHAAAAE0lEQVQI12P4//8/AxMDAwNdCABMPwMo2ctnoQAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==" alt="." style="background-color: inherit" class="hierarchy"/><img src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAWCAYAAADJqhx8AAAACXBIWXMAAAsTAAALEwEAmpwYAAAAB3RJTUUH3wYeFzI3XJ6V3QAAAB1pVFh0Q29tbWVudAAAAAAAQ3JlYXRlZCB3aXRoIEdJTVBkLmUHAAAANklEQVQ4y+2RsQ0AIAzDav7/2VzQwoCY4iWbZSmo1QGoUgNMghvWaIejPQW/CrrNCylIwcOCDYfLNRcNer4SAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" alt="." style="background-color: inherit" class="hierarchy"/><img src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAQCAYAAAAf8/9hAAAACXBIWXMAAAsTAAALEwEAmpwYAAAARklEQVQ4y2P8//8/AyWAhYFCMAgMuHjx4n+KXaCv+I0szW8WpCG8kFO1lGFKW/SIjAUYgxz/MzAwMDC+nqhDUTQyjuYFBgCNmhP4OvTRgwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==" alt="." style="background-color: white; background-color: inherit" title="Primitive Data Type" class="hierarchy"/> <a href="datatypes-definitions.html#ContactPoint.value" title="ContactPoint.value : The actual contact point details, in a form that is meaningful to the designated communication system (i.e. phone number or email address).">value</a></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><a style="padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; color: black; null; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; color: black; null" href="elementdefinition-definitions.html#ElementDefinition.isSummary" title="This element is included in summaries">Σ</a><a style="padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; border: 1px maroon solid; font-weight: bold; color: #301212; background-color: #fdf4f4;; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; border: 1px maroon solid; font-weight: bold; color: #301212; background-color: #fdf4f4;" href="conformance-rules.html#constraints" title="This element has or is affected by some invariants">C</a></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy">0..1</td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><a href="datatypes.html#string">string</a></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy">The actual contact point details<br/></td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: #F7F7F7"><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAyAAAAACCAYAAACg/LjIAAAALUlEQVR4Xu3IoREAIAwEwfT6/ddA0GBAxO3NrLlKUj9263wAAAAvrgEAADClAVWFQIBRHMicAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC)" class="hierarchy"><img src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAAWCAYAAAABxvaqAAAACXBIWXMAAAsTAAALEwEAmpwYAAAAB3RJTUUH3wYeFzIs1vtcMQAAAB1pVFh0Q29tbWVudAAAAAAAQ3JlYXRlZCB3aXRoIEdJTVBkLmUHAAAAE0lEQVQI12P4//8/AxMDAwNdCABMPwMo2ctnoQAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==" alt="." style="background-color: inherit" class="hierarchy"/><img src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAWCAYAAADJqhx8AAAACXBIWXMAAAsTAAALEwEAmpwYAAAAB3RJTUUH3wYeFzI3XJ6V3QAAAB1pVFh0Q29tbWVudAAAAAAAQ3JlYXRlZCB3aXRoIEdJTVBkLmUHAAAANklEQVQ4y+2RsQ0AIAzDav7/2VzQwoCY4iWbZSmo1QGoUgNMghvWaIejPQW/CrrNCylIwcOCDYfLNRcNer4SAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" alt="." style="background-color: inherit" class="hierarchy"/><img src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAQCAYAAAAf8/9hAAAACXBIWXMAAAsTAAALEwEAmpwYAAAARklEQVQ4y2P8//8/AyWAhYFCMAgMuHjx4n+KXaCv+I0szW8WpCG8kFO1lGFKW/SIjAUYgxz/MzAwMDC+nqhDUTQyjuYFBgCNmhP4OvTRgwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==" alt="." style="background-color: #F7F7F7; background-color: inherit" title="Primitive Data Type" class="hierarchy"/> <a href="datatypes-definitions.html#ContactPoint.use" title="ContactPoint.use : Identifies the purpose for the contact point.">use</a></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><a style="padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; color: black; null; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; color: black; null" href="conformance-rules.html#isModifier" title="This element is a modifier element">?!</a><a style="padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; color: black; null; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; color: black; null" href="elementdefinition-definitions.html#ElementDefinition.isSummary" title="This element is included in summaries">Σ</a></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy">0..1</td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><a href="datatypes.html#code">code</a></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy">home | work | temp | old | mobile - purpose of this contact point<br/>Binding: <a href="valueset-contact-point-use.html" title="Use of contact point.">ContactPointUse</a> (<a href="terminologies.html#required" title="To be conformant, the concept in this element SHALL be from the specified value set.">Required</a>)<br/></td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: white"><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAyAAAAACCAYAAACg/LjIAAAALUlEQVR4Xu3IoREAIAwEwfT6/ddA0GBAxO3NrLlKUj9263wAAAAvrgEAADClAVWFQIBRHMicAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC)" class="hierarchy"><img src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAAWCAYAAAABxvaqAAAACXBIWXMAAAsTAAALEwEAmpwYAAAAB3RJTUUH3wYeFzIs1vtcMQAAAB1pVFh0Q29tbWVudAAAAAAAQ3JlYXRlZCB3aXRoIEdJTVBkLmUHAAAAE0lEQVQI12P4//8/AxMDAwNdCABMPwMo2ctnoQAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==" alt="." style="background-color: inherit" class="hierarchy"/><img src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAWCAYAAADJqhx8AAAACXBIWXMAAAsTAAALEwEAmpwYAAAAB3RJTUUH3wYeFzI3XJ6V3QAAAB1pVFh0Q29tbWVudAAAAAAAQ3JlYXRlZCB3aXRoIEdJTVBkLmUHAAAANklEQVQ4y+2RsQ0AIAzDav7/2VzQwoCY4iWbZSmo1QGoUgNMghvWaIejPQW/CrrNCylIwcOCDYfLNRcNer4SAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" alt="." style="background-color: inherit" class="hierarchy"/><img src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAQCAYAAAAf8/9hAAAACXBIWXMAAAsTAAALEwEAmpwYAAAARklEQVQ4y2P8//8/AyWAhYFCMAgMuHjx4n+KXaCv+I0szW8WpCG8kFO1lGFKW/SIjAUYgxz/MzAwMDC+nqhDUTQyjuYFBgCNmhP4OvTRgwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==" alt="." style="background-color: white; background-color: inherit" title="Primitive Data Type" class="hierarchy"/> <a href="datatypes-definitions.html#ContactPoint.rank" title="ContactPoint.rank : Specifies a preferred order in which to use a set of contacts. ContactPoints with lower rank values are more preferred than those with higher rank values.">rank</a></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><a style="padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; color: black; null; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; color: black; null" href="elementdefinition-definitions.html#ElementDefinition.isSummary" title="This element is included in summaries">Σ</a></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy">0..1</td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><a href="datatypes.html#positiveInt">positiveInt</a></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy">Specify preferred order of use (1 = highest)<br/></td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: #F7F7F7"><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAyAAAAACCAYAAACg/LjIAAAAJUlEQVR4Xu3IIQEAAAgDsHd9/w4EQIOamFnaBgAA4MMKAACAKwNp30CqZFfFmwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==)" class="hierarchy"><img src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAAWCAYAAAABxvaqAAAACXBIWXMAAAsTAAALEwEAmpwYAAAAB3RJTUUH3wYeFzIs1vtcMQAAAB1pVFh0Q29tbWVudAAAAAAAQ3JlYXRlZCB3aXRoIEdJTVBkLmUHAAAAE0lEQVQI12P4//8/AxMDAwNdCABMPwMo2ctnoQAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==" alt="." style="background-color: inherit" class="hierarchy"/><img src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAWCAYAAADJqhx8AAAACXBIWXMAAAsTAAALEwEAmpwYAAAAB3RJTUUH3wYeFzME+lXFigAAAB1pVFh0Q29tbWVudAAAAAAAQ3JlYXRlZCB3aXRoIEdJTVBkLmUHAAAANklEQVQ4y+3OsRUAIAjEUOL+O8cJABttJM11/x1qZAGqRBEVcNIqdWj1efDqQbb3HwwwwEfABmQUHSPM9dtDAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" alt="." style="background-color: inherit" class="hierarchy"/><img src="data:image/png;base64,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" alt="." style="background-color: #F7F7F7; background-color: inherit" title="Data Type" class="hierarchy"/> <a href="datatypes-definitions.html#ContactPoint.period" title="ContactPoint.period : Time period when the contact point was/is in use.">period</a></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><a style="padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; color: black; null; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; color: black; null" href="elementdefinition-definitions.html#ElementDefinition.isSummary" title="This element is included in summaries">Σ</a></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy">0..1</td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><a href="datatypes.html#Period">Period</a></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy">Time period when the contact point was/is in use<br/></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="5" class="hierarchy"><br/><a href="https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views" title="Legend for this format"><img src="data:image/png;base64,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" alt="doco" style="background-color: inherit"/> Documentation for this format</a></td></tr></table></div></text><extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status"><valueCode value="normative"/></extension><extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg"><valueCode value="fhir"/></extension><url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/ContactPoint"/><version value="6.0.0-ballot4"/><name value="ContactPoint"/><status value="active"/><experimental value="false"/><date value="2026-03-29T21:54:20+00:00"/><publisher value="HL7 International / FHIR Infrastructure"/><contact><telecom><system value="url"/><value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/></telecom></contact><contact><telecom><system value="url"/><value value="http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/fiwg"/></telecom></contact><description value="ContactPoint Type: Details for all kinds of technology mediated contact points for a person or organization, including telephone, email, etc."/><jurisdiction><coding><system value="http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm"/><code value="001"/><display value="World"/></coding></jurisdiction><purpose value="Need to track phone, fax, mobile, sms numbers, email addresses, twitter tags, etc."/><fhirVersion value="6.0.0-ballot4"/><mapping><identity value="v2"/><uri value="http://hl7.org/v2"/><name value="HL7 V2 Mapping"/></mapping><mapping><identity value="rim"/><uri value="http://hl7.org/v3"/><name value="RIM Mapping"/></mapping><mapping><identity value="servd"/><uri value="http://www.omg.org/spec/ServD/1.0/"/><name value="ServD"/></mapping><kind value="complex-type"/><abstract value="false"/><type value="ContactPoint"/><baseDefinition value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DataType"/><derivation value="specialization"/><snapshot><element id="ContactPoint"><path value="ContactPoint"/><short value="Details of a Technology mediated contact point (phone, fax, email, etc.)"/><definition value="Details for all kinds of technology mediated contact points for a person or organization, including telephone, email, etc."/><min value="0"/><max value="*"/><base><path value="ContactPoint"/><min value="0"/><max value="*"/></base><constraint><key value="cpt-2"/><severity value="error"/><human value="A system is required if a value is provided."/><expression value="value.empty() or system.exists()"/><source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/ContactPoint"/></constraint><constraint><key value="ele-1"/><severity value="error"/><human value="All FHIR elements must have a @value or children"/><expression value="hasValue() or (children().count() &gt; id.count())"/><source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"/></constraint><isModifier value="false"/><mapping><identity value="rim"/><map value="n/a,TEL"/></mapping><mapping><identity value="v2"/><map value="XTN"/></mapping><mapping><identity value="servd"/><map value="ContactPoint"/></mapping></element><element id="ContactPoint.id"><path value="ContactPoint.id"/><representation value="xmlAttr"/><short value="Unique id for inter-element referencing"/><definition value="Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces."/><min value="0"/><max value="1"/><base><path value="Element.id"/><min value="0"/><max value="1"/></base><type><extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fhir-type"><valueUrl value="string"/></extension><code value="http://hl7.org/fhirpath/System.String"/></type><condition value="ele-1"/><isModifier value="false"/><isSummary value="false"/><mapping><identity value="rim"/><map value="n/a"/></mapping></element><element id="ContactPoint.extension"><path value="ContactPoint.extension"/><slicing><discriminator><type value="value"/><path value="url"/></discriminator><description value="Extensions are always sliced by (at least) url"/><rules value="open"/></slicing><short value="Additional content defined by implementations"/><definition value="May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. To make the use of extensions safe and managable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension."/><comment value="There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions.  The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone."/><alias value="extensions"/><alias value="user content"/><min value="0"/><max value="*"/><base><path value="Element.extension"/><min value="0"/><max value="*"/></base><type><code value="Extension"/></type><constraint><key value="ele-1"/><severity value="error"/><human value="All FHIR elements must have a @value or children"/><expression value="hasValue() or (children().count() &gt; id.count())"/><source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"/></constraint><isModifier value="false"/><isSummary value="false"/><mapping><identity value="rim"/><map value="n/a"/></mapping></element><element id="ContactPoint.system"><path value="ContactPoint.system"/><short value="phone | fax | email | pager | url | sms | other"/><definition value="Telecommunications form for contact point - what communications system is required to make use of the contact."/><min value="0"/><max value="1"/><base><path value="ContactPoint.system"/><min value="0"/><max value="1"/></base><type><code value="code"/></type><condition value="cpt-2"/><constraint><key value="ele-1"/><severity value="error"/><human value="All FHIR elements must have a @value or children"/><expression value="hasValue() or (children().count() &gt; id.count())"/><source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"/></constraint><isModifier value="false"/><isSummary value="true"/><binding><extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/binding-definition"><valueMarkdown value="Telecommunications form for contact point."/></extension><extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-bindingName"><valueString value="ContactPointSystem"/></extension><strength value="required"/><description value="Telecommunications form for contact point."/><valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/contact-point-system|6.0.0-ballot4"/></binding><mapping><identity value="v2"/><map value="XTN.3"/></mapping><mapping><identity value="rim"/><map value="./scheme"/></mapping><mapping><identity value="servd"/><map value="./ContactPointType"/></mapping></element><element id="ContactPoint.value"><path value="ContactPoint.value"/><short value="The actual contact point details"/><definition value="The actual contact point details, in a form that is meaningful to the designated communication system (i.e. phone number or email address)."/><comment value="Additional text data such as phone extension numbers, or notes about use of the contact are sometimes included in the value."/><requirements value="Need to support legacy numbers that are not in a tightly controlled format."/><min value="0"/><max value="1"/><base><path value="ContactPoint.value"/><min value="0"/><max value="1"/></base><type><code value="string"/></type><condition value="cpt-2"/><constraint><key value="ele-1"/><severity value="error"/><human value="All FHIR elements must have a @value or children"/><expression value="hasValue() or (children().count() &gt; id.count())"/><source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"/></constraint><isModifier value="false"/><isSummary value="true"/><mapping><identity value="v2"/><map value="XTN.1 (or XTN.12)"/></mapping><mapping><identity value="rim"/><map value="./url"/></mapping><mapping><identity value="servd"/><map value="./Value"/></mapping></element><element id="ContactPoint.use"><path value="ContactPoint.use"/><short value="home | work | temp | old | mobile - purpose of this contact point"/><definition value="Identifies the purpose for the contact point."/><comment value="Applications can assume that a contact is current unless it explicitly says that it is temporary or old."/><requirements value="Need to track the way a person uses this contact, so a user can choose which is appropriate for their purpose."/><min value="0"/><max value="1"/><base><path value="ContactPoint.use"/><min value="0"/><max value="1"/></base><type><code value="code"/></type><constraint><key value="ele-1"/><severity value="error"/><human value="All FHIR elements must have a @value or children"/><expression value="hasValue() or (children().count() &gt; id.count())"/><source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"/></constraint><isModifier value="true"/><isModifierReason value="This is labeled as &quot;Is Modifier&quot; because applications should not mistake a temporary or old contact etc.for a current/permanent one"/><isSummary value="true"/><binding><extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/binding-definition"><valueMarkdown value="Use of contact point."/></extension><extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-bindingName"><valueString value="ContactPointUse"/></extension><strength value="required"/><description value="Use of contact point."/><valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/contact-point-use|6.0.0-ballot4"/></binding><mapping><identity value="v2"/><map value="XTN.2 - but often indicated by field"/></mapping><mapping><identity value="rim"/><map value="unique(./use)"/></mapping><mapping><identity value="servd"/><map value="./ContactPointPurpose"/></mapping></element><element id="ContactPoint.rank"><path value="ContactPoint.rank"/><short value="Specify preferred order of use (1 = highest)"/><definition value="Specifies a preferred order in which to use a set of contacts. ContactPoints with lower rank values are more preferred than those with higher rank values."/><comment value="Note that rank does not necessarily follow the order in which the contacts are represented in the instance.&#xA;&#xA;Ranks need not be unique.  E.g. it's possible to have multiple contacts with rank=1.  If the ranks have different systems or uses, this would be interpreted to mean &quot;X is my most preferred phone number, Y is my most preferred email address&quot; or &quot;X is my preferred home email and Y is my preferred work email&quot;.  If the system and use for equally-ranked contacts are the same, then the level of preference is equivalent for both repetitions. &#xA;&#xA;Ranks need not be sequential and not all repetitions must have a rank.  For example, it's possible to have 4 contacts with ranks of 2, 5 and two with no rank specified.  That would be interpreted to mean the first is preferred over the second and no preference stated for the remaining contacts."/><min value="0"/><max value="1"/><base><path value="ContactPoint.rank"/><min value="0"/><max value="1"/></base><type><code value="positiveInt"/></type><constraint><key value="ele-1"/><severity value="error"/><human value="All FHIR elements must have a @value or children"/><expression value="hasValue() or (children().count() &gt; id.count())"/><source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"/></constraint><isModifier value="false"/><isSummary value="true"/><mapping><identity value="v2"/><map value="n/a"/></mapping><mapping><identity value="rim"/><map value="n/a"/></mapping></element><element id="ContactPoint.period"><path value="ContactPoint.period"/><short value="Time period when the contact point was/is in use"/><definition value="Time period when the contact point was/is in use."/><min value="0"/><max value="1"/><base><path value="ContactPoint.period"/><min value="0"/><max value="1"/></base><type><code value="Period"/></type><constraint><key value="ele-1"/><severity value="error"/><human value="All FHIR elements must have a @value or children"/><expression value="hasValue() or (children().count() &gt; id.count())"/><source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"/></constraint><isModifier value="false"/><isSummary value="true"/><mapping><identity value="v2"/><map value="N/A"/></mapping><mapping><identity value="rim"/><map value="./usablePeriod[type=&quot;IVL&lt;TS&gt;&quot;]"/></mapping><mapping><identity value="servd"/><map value="./StartDate and ./EndDate"/></mapping></element></snapshot><differential><element id="ContactPoint"><path value="ContactPoint"/><short value="Details of a Technology mediated contact point (phone, fax, email, etc.)"/><definition value="Details for all kinds of technology mediated contact points for a person or organization, including telephone, email, etc."/><min value="0"/><max value="*"/><constraint><key value="cpt-2"/><severity value="error"/><human value="A system is required if a value is provided."/><expression value="value.empty() or system.exists()"/><source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/ContactPoint"/></constraint><mapping><identity value="v2"/><map value="XTN"/></mapping><mapping><identity value="rim"/><map value="TEL"/></mapping><mapping><identity value="servd"/><map value="ContactPoint"/></mapping></element><element id="ContactPoint.system"><path value="ContactPoint.system"/><short value="phone | fax | email | pager | url | sms | other"/><definition value="Telecommunications form for contact point - what communications system is required to make use of the contact."/><min value="0"/><max value="1"/><type><code value="code"/></type><condition value="cpt-2"/><isSummary value="true"/><binding><extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/binding-definition"><valueMarkdown value="Telecommunications form for contact point."/></extension><extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-bindingName"><valueString value="ContactPointSystem"/></extension><strength value="required"/><description value="Telecommunications form for contact point."/><valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/contact-point-system|6.0.0-ballot4"/></binding><mapping><identity value="v2"/><map value="XTN.3"/></mapping><mapping><identity value="rim"/><map value="./scheme"/></mapping><mapping><identity value="servd"/><map value="./ContactPointType"/></mapping></element><element id="ContactPoint.value"><path value="ContactPoint.value"/><short value="The actual contact point details"/><definition value="The actual contact point details, in a form that is meaningful to the designated communication system (i.e. phone number or email address)."/><comment value="Additional text data such as phone extension numbers, or notes about use of the contact are sometimes included in the value."/><requirements value="Need to support legacy numbers that are not in a tightly controlled format."/><min value="0"/><max value="1"/><type><code value="string"/></type><condition value="cpt-2"/><isSummary value="true"/><mapping><identity value="v2"/><map value="XTN.1 (or XTN.12)"/></mapping><mapping><identity value="rim"/><map value="./url"/></mapping><mapping><identity value="servd"/><map value="./Value"/></mapping></element><element id="ContactPoint.use"><path value="ContactPoint.use"/><short value="home | work | temp | old | mobile - purpose of this contact point"/><definition value="Identifies the purpose for the contact point."/><comment value="Applications can assume that a contact is current unless it explicitly says that it is temporary or old."/><requirements value="Need to track the way a person uses this contact, so a user can choose which is appropriate for their purpose."/><min value="0"/><max value="1"/><type><code value="code"/></type><isModifier value="true"/><isModifierReason value="This is labeled as &quot;Is Modifier&quot; 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