FHIR Extensions Pack
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FHIR Extensions Pack, published by HL7 International / FHIR Infrastructure. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 5.2.0-ballot built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/HL7/fhir-extensions/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

Extension: Version Specific Use

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/version-specific-use Version: 5.2.0-ballot
Standards status: Trial-use Maturity Level: 1 Computable Name: VersionSpecificUse
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.5.1536

Identifies that the element carrying this extension is only a correct value for a particular range of FHIR versions. This extension is found in contexts where a definition is applying to more than one version, usually defining extensions, and should only be used in context that clearly document how a cross-version definition is used. While there are no limitations to where this extension can be used, known uses are: StructureDefinition.context, ElementDefinition.type, ElementDefinition.additionalBinding and …

Context of Use

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

Usage info

Usage:

Changes since version 1.0.0:

  • New Content

    • Formal Views of Extension Content

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

    This structure is derived from Extension

    Summary

    Complex Extension: Identifies that the element carrying this extension is only a correct value for a particular range of FHIR versions. This extension is found in contexts where a definition is applying to more than one version, usually defining extensions, and should only be used in context that clearly document how a cross-version definition is used. While there are no limitations to where this extension can be used, known uses are: StructureDefinition.context, ElementDefinition.type, ElementDefinition.additionalBinding and ...

    • startFhirVersion: code: Earliest FHIR version that the content is appropriate for.
    • endFhirVersion: code: Latest FHIR version that the content is appropriate for.

    Maturity: 1

     

    Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron

    Terminology Bindings

    PathConformanceValueSetURI
    Extension.extension:startFhirVersion.value[x]requiredMajorFHIRVersions
    http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/major-fhir-version
    from this IG
    Extension.extension:endFhirVersion.value[x]requiredMajorFHIRVersions
    http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/major-fhir-version
    from this IG

    Constraints

    IdGradePath(s)DetailsRequirements
    ele-1error**ALL** elementsAll FHIR elements must have a @value or children
    : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
    ext-1error**ALL** extensionsMust have either extensions or value[x], not both
    : extension.exists() != value.exists()

    R4B

    The extension is unchanged in R4B

    R4

    The extension is unchanged in R4

    R3

    The extension is unchanged in R3

    Search Parameters for this Extension

    (none found)