practitioner-role-communication
type: StructureDefinition
node role: treeRoot
id:
  v: practitioner-role-communication
text:
  status:
    v: extensions
  div:
    v: Generated Narrative: StructureDefinition practitioner-role-communication Name Flags Card. Type Description & Constraints Extension 0..* Extension(4.0.1) Practitioner role communication preferences #xD; extension 0..0 Extension #xD; url 1..1 uri "http://digitalhealth.gov.au/fhir/cc/StructureDefinition/practitioner-role-communication" #xD; value[x] 0..1 CodeableConcept Value of extension Binding: Common Languages in Australia (required) #xD; Documentation for this format
url:
  v: http://digitalhealth.gov.au/fhir/cc/StructureDefinition/practitioner-role-communication
version:
  v: 26.0.0
name:
  v: PractitionerRole_Communication
title:
  v: Practitioner Role Communication
status:
  v: active
experimental:
  v: false
date:
  v: 2026-06-16T03:55:57+00:00
publisher:
  v: Australian Digital Health Agency
contact:
  name:
    v: Australian Digital Health Agency
  telecom:
    system:
      v: url
    value:
      v: https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/
  telecom:
    system:
      v: email
contact:
  name:
    v: Australian Digital Health Agency
  telecom:
    system:
      v: email
    use:
      v: work
description:
  v: Practitioner Role Communication. This extension captures communication preferences and capabilities for a practitioner in a given role.
use context:
  code:
    system:
      v: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/usage-context-type
    code:
      v: jurisdiction
  value: CodeableConcept
    coding:
      system:
        v: urn:iso:std:iso:3166
      code:
        v: AU
      display:
        v: Australia
copyright:
  v: Copyright © 2026 Australian Digital Health Agency - All rights reserved. This content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. See [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
fhir version:
  v: 4.0.1
mapping:
  identity:
    v: rim
  uri:
    v: http://hl7.org/v3
  name:
    v: RIM Mapping
kind:
  v: complex-type
abstract:
  v: false
context:
  type:
    v: element
  expression:
    v: PractitionerRole
type:
  v: Extension
base definition:
  v: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension|4.0.1
  link: 4.0
  link: .1
derivation:
  v: constraint
snapshot:
  extension:
    url:
      v: http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/snapshot-base-version
    value: string
      v: 4.0.1
  element:
    id:
      v: Extension
    path:
      v: Extension
    short:
      v: Practitioner role communication preferences
    definition:
      v: This extension applies to PractitionerRole, and represents a language the practitioner can use in patient communication when acting in a role at a HealthcareService.
    min:
      v: 0
    max:
      v: *
    base:
      path:
        v: Extension
      min:
        v: 0
      max:
        v: *
    condition:
      v: ele-1
    constraint:
      key:
        v: ele-1
      severity:
        v: error
      human:
        v: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
      expression:
        v: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
      xpath:
        v: @value|f:*|h:div
      source:
        v: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element|4.0.1
        link: 4.0
        link: .1
    constraint:
      key:
        v: ext-1
      severity:
        v: error
      human:
        v: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
      expression:
        v: extension.exists() != value.exists()
      xpath:
        v: exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), 'value')])
      source:
        v: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension|4.0.1
        link: 4.0
        link: .1
    is modifier:
      v: false
  element:
    id:
      v: Extension.id
    path:
      v: Extension.id
    representation:
      v: xmlAttr
    short:
      v: Unique id for inter-element referencing
    definition:
      v: Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.
    min:
      v: 0
    max:
      v: 1
    base:
      path:
        v: Element.id
      min:
        v: 0
      max:
        v: 1
    type:
      extension:
        value: url
      code:
        v: http://hl7.org/fhirpath/System.String
    is modifier:
      v: false
    is summary:
      v: false
    mapping:
      identity:
        v: rim
      map:
        v: n/a
  element:
    id:
      v: Extension.extension
    path:
      v: Extension.extension
    slicing:
      description:
        v: Extensions are always sliced by (at least) url
      rules:
        v: open
    short:
      v: Extension
    definition:
      v: An Extension
    min:
      v: 0
    max:
      v: 0

url
v: string

v: value

v: url

path:
  v: Element.extension
min:
  v: 0
max:
  v: *

code:
  v: Extension

key:
  v: ele-1
severity:
  v: error
human:
  v: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
expression:
  v: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
xpath:
  v: @value|f:*|h:div
source:
  v: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element|4.0.1
  link: 4.0
  link: .1

key:
  v: ext-1
severity:
  v: error
human:
  v: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
expression:
  v: extension.exists() != value.exists()
xpath:
  v: exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), "value")])
source:
  v: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension|4.0.1
  link: 4.0
  link: .1

v: false

v: false

id:
  v: Extension.url
path:
  v: Extension.url
representation:
  v: xmlAttr
short:
  v: identifies the meaning of the extension
definition:
  v: Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL.
comment:
  v: The definition may point directly to a computable or human-readable definition of the extensibility codes, or it may be a logical URI as declared in some other specification. The definition SHALL be a URI for the Structure Definition defining the extension.
min:
  v: 1
max:
  v: 1
base:
  path:
    v: Extension.url
  min:
    v: 1
  max:
    v: 1
type:
  extension:
    url:
      v: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fhir-type
    value: url
      v: uri
  code:
    v: http://hl7.org/fhirpath/System.String
fixed: uri
  v: http://digitalhealth.gov.au/fhir/cc/StructureDefinition/practitioner-role-communication
is modifier:
  v: false
is summary:
  v: false
mapping:
  identity:
    v: rim
  map:
    v: N/A

id:
  v: Extension.value[x]
path:
  v: Extension.value[x]
short:
  v: Value of extension
definition:
  v: Value of extension - must be one of a constrained set of the data types (see [Extensibility](http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/extensibility.html) for a list).
min:
  v: 0
max:
  v: 1
base:
  path:
    v: Extension.value[x]
  min:
    v: 0
  max:
    v: 1
type:
  code:
    v: CodeableConcept
constraint:
  key:
    v: ele-1
  severity:
    v: error
  human:
    v: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  expression:
    v: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
  xpath:
    v: @value|f:*|h:div
  source:
    v: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element|4.0.1
    link: 4.0
    link: .1
is modifier:
  v: false
is summary:
  v: false
binding:
  strength:
    v: required
  value set:
    v: https://healthterminologies.gov.au/fhir/ValueSet/common-languages-australia-2
    link: https://healthterminologies.gov.au/fhir/ValueSet/common-languages-australia-2
mapping:
  identity:
    v: rim
  map:
    v: N/A

element:
  id:
    v: Extension
  path:
    v: Extension
  short:
    v: Practitioner role communication preferences
  definition:
    v: This extension applies to PractitionerRole, and represents a language the practitioner can use in patient communication when acting in a role at a HealthcareService.
element:
  id:
    v: Extension.extension
  path:
    v: Extension.extension
  max:
    v: 0
element:
  id:
    v: Extension.url
  path:
    v: Extension.url
  fixed: uri
    v: http://digitalhealth.gov.au/fhir/cc/StructureDefinition/practitioner-role-communication
element:
  id:
    v: Extension.value[x]
  path:
    v: Extension.value[x]
  type:
    code:
      v: CodeableConcept
  binding:
    strength:
      v: required
    value set:
      v: https://healthterminologies.gov.au/fhir/ValueSet/common-languages-australia-2
      link: https://healthterminologies.gov.au/fhir/ValueSet/common-languages-australia-2