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Extension: Practitioner Role Communication

Official URL: http://digitalhealth.gov.au/fhir/cc/StructureDefinition/practitioner-role-communication Version: 26.0.0
Active as of 2026-07-14 Computable Name: PractitionerRole_Communication

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Practitioner Role Communication. This extension captures communication preferences and capabilities for a practitioner in a given role.

Captures the languages a practitioner can use when communicating with patients in a given role, supporting informed decisions when matching patients to practitioners based on language needs.

Context of Use

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

Usage info

Usages:

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Formal Views of Extension Content

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

This structure is derived from Extension

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Extension 0..* Extension(4.0.1) Practitioner role communication preferences
... extension 0..0 Extension
... url 1..1 uri "http://digitalhealth.gov.au/fhir/cc/StructureDefinition/practitioner-role-communication"
... value[x] 0..1 CodeableConcept Value of extension
Binding: Common Languages in Australia . (required)

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NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Extension 0..* Extension(4.0.1) Practitioner role communication preferences
Constraints: ext-1
... id 0..1 string Unique id for inter-element referencing
... extension 0..0 Extension
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
Constraints: ext-1
... url 1..1 uri "http://digitalhealth.gov.au/fhir/cc/StructureDefinition/practitioner-role-communication"

doco Documentation for this format

This structure is derived from Extension

Summary

Simple Extension with the type CodeableConcept: Practitioner Role Communication. This extension captures communication preferences and capabilities for a practitioner in a given role.

Differential View

This structure is derived from Extension

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Extension 0..* Extension(4.0.1) Practitioner role communication preferences
... extension 0..0 Extension
... url 1..1 uri "http://digitalhealth.gov.au/fhir/cc/StructureDefinition/practitioner-role-communication"
... value[x] 0..1 CodeableConcept Value of extension
Binding: Common Languages in Australia . (required)

doco Documentation for this format

Snapshot View

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Extension 0..* Extension(4.0.1) Practitioner role communication preferences
Constraints: ext-1
... id 0..1 string Unique id for inter-element referencing
... extension 0..0 Extension
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
Constraints: ext-1
... url 1..1 uri "http://digitalhealth.gov.au/fhir/cc/StructureDefinition/practitioner-role-communication"

doco Documentation for this format

This structure is derived from Extension

Summary

Simple Extension with the type CodeableConcept: Practitioner Role Communication. This extension captures communication preferences and capabilities for a practitioner in a given role.

 

Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron

Terminology Bindings

Path Status Usage ValueSet Version Source
Extension.value[x] Base required Common Languages in Australia . ⏿2.2.1 tx.hl7.org.au

Constraints

Id Grade Path(s) Description Expression
ele-1 error Extension, Extension.value[x] All FHIR elements must have a @value or children hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1 error Extension Must have either extensions or value[x], not both extension.exists() != value.exists()