Consumer Real-Time Pharmacy Benefit Check FHIR IG
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Consumer Real-Time Pharmacy Benefit Check FHIR IG, published by HL7 International / Pharmacy. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 2.0.0-ballot built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/HL7/carin-rtpbc/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

Extension: RTPBC Preferred Pharmacy Postal Code Extension

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/us/carin-rtpbc/StructureDefinition/rtpbc-preferredPharmacyPostalCode Version: 2.0.0-ballot
Standards status: Trial-use Active as of 2026-03-05 Maturity Level: 1 Computable Name: RtpbcExtensionPreferredPharmacyPostalCode

This extension specifies the preferred geographic area for the dispensing pharmacy, using a postal code.

Context of Use

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

This extension enables a non-PHI RTPBC request to indicate the patient's pharmacy preference in terms of a geographic area (specified using a postal code) rather than including a reference to a specific pharmacy.


Usage info

Usages:

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Formal Views of Extension Content

Description Differentials, Snapshots, and other representations.

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Extension 0..* Extension RTPBC Preferred Pharmacy Postal Code Extension
... extension 0..0 Extension
... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/us/carin-rtpbc/StructureDefinition/rtpbc-preferredPharmacyPostalCode"
... value[x] 1..1 string Preferred pharmacy postal code

doco Documentation for this format
NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Extension 0..* Extension RTPBC Preferred Pharmacy Postal Code Extension
... id 0..1 string Unique id for inter-element referencing
... extension 0..0 Extension
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/us/carin-rtpbc/StructureDefinition/rtpbc-preferredPharmacyPostalCode"

doco Documentation for this format

Constraints

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

Summary

Simple Extension with the type string: This extension specifies the preferred geographic area for the dispensing pharmacy, using a postal code.

Maturity: 1

Differential ViewDifferential View

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Extension 0..* Extension RTPBC Preferred Pharmacy Postal Code Extension
... extension 0..0 Extension
... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/us/carin-rtpbc/StructureDefinition/rtpbc-preferredPharmacyPostalCode"
... value[x] 1..1 string Preferred pharmacy postal code

doco Documentation for this format

Snapshot View

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Extension 0..* Extension RTPBC Preferred Pharmacy Postal Code Extension
... id 0..1 string Unique id for inter-element referencing
... extension 0..0 Extension
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/us/carin-rtpbc/StructureDefinition/rtpbc-preferredPharmacyPostalCode"

doco Documentation for this format

Constraints

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

Summary

Simple Extension with the type string: This extension specifies the preferred geographic area for the dispensing pharmacy, using a postal code.

Maturity: 1

 

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