HL7® FHIR® New Zealand Base Implementation Guide
3.2.0-ci-build - Draft

HL7® FHIR® New Zealand Base Implementation Guide, published by HL7 New Zealand. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 3.2.0-ci-build built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/HL7NZ/nzbase/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

Extension:

Official URL: http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/alias-type Version: 1.0.0
Active as of 2026-10-15 Computable Name: AliasType

Used to indicate what sort of alias is being used in a Location or Organization - eg that it is a legal name.

Context of Use

Example of extension


  <alias value="Best health">
    <extension url="http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/alias-type">
      <valueCodeableConcept>
        <coding>
          <system value="https://standards.digital.health.nz/ns/alias-type-code"/>
          <code value="short"/>
          <display value="Local name"/>
        </coding>
      </valueCodeableConcept>
    </extension>
  </alias>

Example instances

Location with alias type

Usage info

Usages:

You can also check for usages in the FHIR IG Statistics

Formal Views of Extension Content

Description Differentials, Snapshots, and other representations.

This structure is derived from Extension

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: doco
Extension 0..* Extension Extension
Extension.extension 0..0 Extension
Extension.url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/alias-type"
Extension.value[x] 0..1 CodeableConcept Value of extension
Binding: Alias types (preferred)

doco Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings (Differential)

Path Status Usage ValueSet Version Source
Extension.value[x] Base preferred Alias types 📦1.0.0 This IG
NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: doco
Extension 0..* Extension Extension
Extension.id 0..1 string Unique id for inter-element referencing
Extension.extension 0..0 Extension
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url

Slicing Note: The rules on this element (including its children) apply to all the slices, but are not repeated in them
Extension.url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/alias-type"
Extension.value[x] 0..1 CodeableConcept Value of extension
Binding: Alias types (preferred)

doco Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path Status Usage ValueSet Version Source
Extension.value[x] Base preferred Alias types 📦1.0.0 This IG

Constraints

Id Grade Path(s) Description Expression

This structure is derived from Extension

Summary

Simple Extension with the type CodeableConcept: Used to indicate what sort of alias is being used in a Location or Organization - eg that it is a legal name.

Differential View

This structure is derived from Extension

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: doco
Extension 0..* Extension Extension
Extension.extension 0..0 Extension
Extension.url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/alias-type"
Extension.value[x] 0..1 CodeableConcept Value of extension
Binding: Alias types (preferred)

doco Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings (Differential)

Path Status Usage ValueSet Version Source
Extension.value[x] Base preferred Alias types 📦1.0.0 This IG

Snapshot View

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: doco
Extension 0..* Extension Extension
Extension.id 0..1 string Unique id for inter-element referencing
Extension.extension 0..0 Extension
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url

Slicing Note: The rules on this element (including its children) apply to all the slices, but are not repeated in them
Extension.url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/alias-type"
Extension.value[x] 0..1 CodeableConcept Value of extension
Binding: Alias types (preferred)

doco Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path Status Usage ValueSet Version Source
Extension.value[x] Base preferred Alias types 📦1.0.0 This IG

Constraints

Id Grade Path(s) Description Expression

This structure is derived from Extension

Summary

Simple Extension with the type CodeableConcept: Used to indicate what sort of alias is being used in a Location or Organization - eg that it is a legal name.

 

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