Clinical Document Architecture
2.0.1-sd - release

Clinical Document Architecture, published by Health Level 7. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 2.0.1-sd built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/HL7/CDA-core-sd/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

Logical Model: Custodian (CDA Class)

Official URL: http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/Custodian Version: 2.0.1-sd
Active as of 2025-04-04 Computable Name: Custodian

Represents the organization that is in charge of maintaining the document. The custodian is the steward that is entrusted with the care of the document. Every CDA document has exactly one custodian.The custodian participation satisfies the CDA definition of Stewardship (see What is the CDA (§ 1.1 )). Because CDA is an exchange standard and may not represent the original form of the authenticated document, the custodian represents the steward of the original source document.

Usage:

Formal Views of Template Content

Description of Template, Differentials, Snapshots and how the different presentations work.

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraintsdoco
.. Custodian 1..1 InfrastructureRoot XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3
Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor, realmCode, typeId, templateId
Base for all types and resources
Instance of this type are validated by templateId
Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class)
... @nullFlavor 0..1 cs Binding: CDANullFlavor (required)
... realmCode 0..* CS
... typeId C 0..1 II II-1: An II instance must have either a root or an nullFlavor.
.... @nullFlavor 0..1 cs Binding: CDANullFlavor (required)
.... @assigningAuthorityName 0..1 st
.... @displayable 0..1 bl
.... @root 1..1 oid, uuid, ruid Fixed Value: 2.16.840.1.113883.1.3
.... @extension 1..1 st
... @typeCode 0..1 cs Binding: CDAParticipationType (required)
Fixed Value: CST
... assignedCustodian 1..1 AssignedCustodian

doco Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

PathConformanceValueSet / CodeURI
Custodian.nullFlavorrequiredCDANullFlavor
http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor
from this IG
Custodian.typeId.nullFlavorrequiredCDANullFlavor
http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor
from this IG
Custodian.typeCoderequiredFixed Value: CST
http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDAParticipationType
from this IG

Constraints

IdGradePath(s)DetailsRequirements
II-1errorCustodian.typeIdAn II instance must have either a root or an nullFlavor.
: root.exists() or nullFlavor.exists()

 

Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel