New Zealand NHI IG
1.6.5 - Release

New Zealand NHI IG - Local Development build (v1.6.5) built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) Build Tools. See the Directory of published versions

## Extension: OriginalText

Official URL: http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/gender-original-text | Version: 1.6.5
Active as of 2026-01-26 | Computable Name: OriginalText

The uncoded original text that was provided by the patient as their Gender

Context of Use

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

- Element ID: `Patient.gender`

Usage info

Usages:

- Use this Extension: NHI Patient
- Examples for this Extension: Patient/ZJM9397

You can also check for usages in the FHIR IG Statistics

### Formal Views of Extension Content

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

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This structure is derived from Extension

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Extension
extension |  | 0..0 |  | Extension
url |  | 1..1 | uri | "http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/gender-original-text"
value[x] |  | 0..1 | string | Value of extension
Documentation for this format

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Extension |  | 0..* | Extension | 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.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/gender-original-text"
value[x] |  | 0..1 | string | Value of extension
Documentation for this format

This structure is derived from Extension

Summary

Simple Extension with the type string: The uncoded original text that was provided by the patient as their Gender

Differential View

This structure is derived from Extension

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Extension
extension |  | 0..0 |  | Extension
url |  | 1..1 | uri | "http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/gender-original-text"
value[x] |  | 0..1 | string | Value of extension
Documentation for this format

Snapshot View

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Extension |  | 0..* | Extension | 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.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/gender-original-text"
value[x] |  | 0..1 | string | Value of extension
Documentation for this format

This structure is derived from Extension

Summary

Simple Extension with the type string: The uncoded original text that was provided by the patient as their Gender

Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron

#### 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()`