Clinical Document Architecture
2.0.1-sd - release
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
| Official URL: http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/Section | Version: 2.0.1-sd | |||
| Active as of 2025-10-02 | Computable Name: Section | |||
Document sections can nest, can override context propagated from the header (See CDA Context), and can contain narrative and CDA entries.
An XML attribute "ID" of type XML ID, is added to Section within the CDA Schema. This attribute serves as the target of a linkHtml reference (see linkHtml). All values of attributes of type XML ID must be unique within the document (per the W3C XML specification).
Usages:
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Description of Template, Differentials, Snapshots and how the different presentations work.
This structure is derived from InfrastructureRoot
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter:   |
|---|---|---|---|---|
  Section |
1..1 | InfrastructureRoot | XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3 Base for all types and resources Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor, realmCode, typeId, templateId Instance of this type are validated by templateId Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class) | |
  @ID |
0..1 | xs:ID | ||
| @classCode |
0..1 | cs | Binding: ActClassRecordOrganizer (required) Fixed Value: DOCSECT | |
| @moodCode |
0..1 | cs | Binding: CDAActMood (required) Fixed Value: EVN | |
 id |
0..1 | II | ||
| code |
0..1 | CE | ||
| title |
0..1 | ST | ||
| text |
0..1 | xhtml | ||
| confidentialityCode |
0..1 | CE | ||
| languageCode |
0..1 | CS | Binding: AllLanguages (required) | |
| subject |
0..1 | Subject | ||
| author |
0..* | Author | ||
| informant |
0..* | Informant | ||
| entry |
0..* | Entry | ||
 component |
0..* | InfrastructureRoot | ||
 @typeCode |
0..1 | cs | Fixed Value: COMP | |
| @contextConductionInd |
0..1 | bl | Fixed Value: true | |
 section |
1..1 | Section | ||
| Documentation for this format | ||||
| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source |
| Section.classCode | Base | required | ActClassRecordOrganizer | 📦2.0.0 | THO v5.2 |
| Section.moodCode | Base | required | CDAActMood | 📦2.0.1-sd | This IG |
| Section.languageCode | Base | required | All Languages | 📦5.0.0 | FHIR Std. |
| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source |
| Section.nullFlavor | Base | required | CDANullFlavor | 📦2.0.1-sd | This IG |
| Section.typeId.nullFlavor | Base | required | CDANullFlavor | 📦2.0.1-sd | This IG |
| Section.classCode | Base | required | ActClassRecordOrganizer | 📦2.0.0 | THO v5.2 |
| Section.moodCode | Base | required | CDAActMood | 📦2.0.1-sd | This IG |
| Section.languageCode | Base | required | All Languages | 📦5.0.0 | FHIR Std. |
| Section.component.nullFlavor | Base | required | CDANullFlavor | 📦2.0.1-sd | This IG |
| Section.component.typeId.​nullFlavor | Base | required | CDANullFlavor | 📦2.0.1-sd | This IG |
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression |
| II-1 | error | Section.typeId, Section.component.typeId | An II instance must have either a root or an nullFlavor. |
root.exists() or nullFlavor.exists()
|
| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source |
| Section.nullFlavor | Base | required | CDANullFlavor | 📦2.0.1-sd | This IG |
| Section.typeId.nullFlavor | Base | required | CDANullFlavor | 📦2.0.1-sd | This IG |
| Section.classCode | Base | required | ActClassRecordOrganizer | 📦2.0.0 | THO v5.2 |
| Section.moodCode | Base | required | CDAActMood | 📦2.0.1-sd | This IG |
| Section.languageCode | Base | required | All Languages | 📦5.0.0 | FHIR Std. |
| Section.component.nullFlavor | Base | required | CDANullFlavor | 📦2.0.1-sd | This IG |
| Section.component.typeId.​nullFlavor | Base | required | CDANullFlavor | 📦2.0.1-sd | This IG |
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression |
| II-1 | error | Section.typeId, Section.component.typeId | An II instance must have either a root or an nullFlavor. |
root.exists() or nullFlavor.exists()
|
This structure is derived from InfrastructureRoot
Differential View
This structure is derived from InfrastructureRoot
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Section |
1..1 | InfrastructureRoot | XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3 Base for all types and resources Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor, realmCode, typeId, templateId Instance of this type are validated by templateId Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class) | |
| @ID |
0..1 | xs:ID | ||
| @classCode |
0..1 | cs | Binding: ActClassRecordOrganizer (required) Fixed Value: DOCSECT | |
| @moodCode |
0..1 | cs | Binding: CDAActMood (required) Fixed Value: EVN | |
| id |
0..1 | II | ||
| code |
0..1 | CE | ||
| title |
0..1 | ST | ||
| text |
0..1 | xhtml | ||
| confidentialityCode |
0..1 | CE | ||
| languageCode |
0..1 | CS | Binding: AllLanguages (required) | |
| subject |
0..1 | Subject | ||
| author |
0..* | Author | ||
| informant |
0..* | Informant | ||
| entry |
0..* | Entry | ||
| component |
0..* | InfrastructureRoot | ||
| @typeCode |
0..1 | cs | Fixed Value: COMP | |
| @contextConductionInd |
0..1 | bl | Fixed Value: true | |
| section |
1..1 | Section | ||
| Documentation for this format | ||||
| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source |
| Section.classCode | Base | required | ActClassRecordOrganizer | 📦2.0.0 | THO v5.2 |
| Section.moodCode | Base | required | CDAActMood | 📦2.0.1-sd | This IG |
| Section.languageCode | Base | required | All Languages | 📦5.0.0 | FHIR Std. |
Key Elements View
| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source |
| Section.nullFlavor | Base | required | CDANullFlavor | 📦2.0.1-sd | This IG |
| Section.typeId.nullFlavor | Base | required | CDANullFlavor | 📦2.0.1-sd | This IG |
| Section.classCode | Base | required | ActClassRecordOrganizer | 📦2.0.0 | THO v5.2 |
| Section.moodCode | Base | required | CDAActMood | 📦2.0.1-sd | This IG |
| Section.languageCode | Base | required | All Languages | 📦5.0.0 | FHIR Std. |
| Section.component.nullFlavor | Base | required | CDANullFlavor | 📦2.0.1-sd | This IG |
| Section.component.typeId.​nullFlavor | Base | required | CDANullFlavor | 📦2.0.1-sd | This IG |
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression |
| II-1 | error | Section.typeId, Section.component.typeId | An II instance must have either a root or an nullFlavor. |
root.exists() or nullFlavor.exists()
|
Snapshot View
| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source |
| Section.nullFlavor | Base | required | CDANullFlavor | 📦2.0.1-sd | This IG |
| Section.typeId.nullFlavor | Base | required | CDANullFlavor | 📦2.0.1-sd | This IG |
| Section.classCode | Base | required | ActClassRecordOrganizer | 📦2.0.0 | THO v5.2 |
| Section.moodCode | Base | required | CDAActMood | 📦2.0.1-sd | This IG |
| Section.languageCode | Base | required | All Languages | 📦5.0.0 | FHIR Std. |
| Section.component.nullFlavor | Base | required | CDANullFlavor | 📦2.0.1-sd | This IG |
| Section.component.typeId.​nullFlavor | Base | required | CDANullFlavor | 📦2.0.1-sd | This IG |
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression |
| II-1 | error | Section.typeId, Section.component.typeId | An II instance must have either a root or an nullFlavor. |
root.exists() or nullFlavor.exists()
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This structure is derived from InfrastructureRoot
IG © 2019+ Health Level 7. Package hl7.cda.uv.core#2.0.1-sd based on FHIR 5.0.0. Generated 2025-10-02
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