FHIR Extensions Pack
5.3.0-ballot-tc1 - (September 2025 Ballot) International flag

FHIR Extensions Pack, published by HL7 International / FHIR Infrastructure. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 5.3.0-ballot-tc1 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: Flag details

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/flag-detail Version: 5.3.0-ballot-tc1
Standards status: Trial-use Maturity Level: 3 Responsible: HL7 International / Patient Care Computable Name: FlagDetail
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.5.1051

Points to the Observation, AllergyIntolerance or other record that provides additional supporting information about this flag. Note that This extension will be replaced by Flag.supportingInfo in the FHIR R6 release.

Context of Use

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

Usage info

Usages:

  • This Extension is not used by any profiles in this Implementation Guide

You can also check for usages in the FHIR IG Statistics

Changes since version 5.2.0:

  • No changes
  • 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

    Simple Extension with the type Reference: Points to the Observation, AllergyIntolerance or other record that provides additional supporting information about this flag. Note that This extension will be replaced by Flag.supportingInfo in the FHIR R6 release.

    Maturity: 3

    This structure is derived from Extension

    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
    .. Extension 0..* Extension Resource with details for flag
    ... extension 0..0
    ... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/flag-detail"
    ... value[x] 1..1 Reference(Resource) Value of extension

    doco Documentation for this format
    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
    .. Extension 0..* Extension Resource with details for flag
    ... id 0..1 id Unique id for inter-element referencing
    ... extension 0..0
    ... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/flag-detail"

    doco Documentation for this format

    This structure is derived from Extension

    Summary

    Simple Extension with the type Reference: Points to the Observation, AllergyIntolerance or other record that provides additional supporting information about this flag. Note that This extension will be replaced by Flag.supportingInfo in the FHIR R6 release.

    Maturity: 3

    Differential View

    This structure is derived from Extension

    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
    .. Extension 0..* Extension Resource with details for flag
    ... extension 0..0
    ... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/flag-detail"
    ... value[x] 1..1 Reference(Resource) Value of extension

    doco Documentation for this format

    Snapshot View

    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
    .. Extension 0..* Extension Resource with details for flag
    ... id 0..1 id Unique id for inter-element referencing
    ... extension 0..0
    ... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/flag-detail"

    doco Documentation for this format

     

    Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron

    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 not used in R4B

    • Duplicate Resource http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/flag-detail of type StructureDefinition (existing version 4.3.0, new version 5.3.0-ballot-tc1)

    R4

    The extension is not used in R4

    • Duplicate Resource http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/flag-detail of type StructureDefinition (existing version 4.0.1, new version 5.3.0-ballot-tc1)

    R3

    The extension is not used in R3

    • Duplicate Resource http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/flag-detail of type StructureDefinition (existing version null, new version 5.3.0-ballot-tc1)

    Search Parameters for this Extension

    (none found)