NPHCDA Immunization FHIR IG
0.9.0 - ci-build
NPHCDA Immunization FHIR IG, published by https://nphcda.gov.ng. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 0.9.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/Nigeria-FHIR-Community/NPHCDA-ImmunizationIG/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions
| Official URL: https://nphcda.gov.ng/ig/StructureDefinition/ng-imm-practitionerrole | Version: 0.9.0 | |||
| Draft as of 2026-10-07 | Computable Name: NgImmPractitionerRole | |||
Defines the role(s) of a Nigerian healthcare practitioner in the immunization context. Links a Practitioner to an Organization, specifies their role, contact details, and periods of service, with constraints to support the Nigeria Immunization IG.
Usages:
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Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots and how the different presentations work.
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: ![]() |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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0..* | PractitionerRole | Roles/organizations the practitioner is associated with | |
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0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created | |
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0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored | |
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0..1 | Period | Period during which the practitioner is performing this role | |
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1..1 | Reference(NG-Imm Practitioner) | Practitioner linked to this role | |
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1..1 | Reference(NG-Imm Organization) | Organization the practitioner is associated with | |
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1..* | CodeableConcept | Roles of the practitioner Binding: PractitionerRole (example): The role a person plays representing an organization. | |
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1..1 | string | Plain text description of role | |
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0..* | Reference(Location) | Locations where the practitioner role is performed | |
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0..* | Reference(HealthcareService) | Services provided | |
Documentation for this format | ||||
| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source |
| PractitionerRole.code | Base | example | Practitioner role | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression |
| dom-2 | error | PractitionerRole | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources |
contained.contained.empty()
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| dom-3 | error | PractitionerRole | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource |
contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().as(canonical) | %resource.descendants().as(uri) | %resource.descendants().as(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()
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| dom-4 | error | PractitionerRole | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated |
contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()
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| dom-5 | error | PractitionerRole | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label |
contained.meta.security.empty()
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| dom-6 | best practice | PractitionerRole | A resource should have narrative for robust management |
text.`div`.exists()
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| ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children |
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
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| ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both |
extension.exists() != value.exists()
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This structure is derived from PractitionerRole
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: ![]() |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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0..* | PractitionerRole | Roles/organizations the practitioner is associated with | |
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0..1 | Period | Period during which the practitioner is performing this role | |
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1..1 | Reference(NG-Imm Practitioner) | Practitioner linked to this role | |
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1..1 | Reference(NG-Imm Organization) | Organization the practitioner is associated with | |
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1..* | CodeableConcept | Roles of the practitioner | |
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1..1 | string | Plain text description of role | |
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0..* | Reference(Location) | Locations where the practitioner role is performed | |
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0..* | Reference(HealthcareService) | Services provided | |
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0..0 | Times the Service Site is available | ||
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0..0 | Not available during this time due to provided reason | ||
Documentation for this format | ||||
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: ![]() | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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0..* | PractitionerRole | Roles/organizations the practitioner is associated with | |||||
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0..1 | id | Logical id of this artifact | |||||
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0..1 | Meta | Metadata about the resource | |||||
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0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created | |||||
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0..1 | code | Language of the resource content Binding: CommonLanguages (preferred): A human language.
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0..1 | Narrative | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation This profile does not constrain the narrative in regard to content, language, or traceability to data elements | |||||
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0..* | Resource | Contained, inline Resources | |||||
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0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations | |||||
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0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored | |||||
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0..* | Identifier | Business Identifiers that are specific to a role/location | |||||
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0..1 | boolean | Whether this practitioner role record is in active use | |||||
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0..1 | Period | Period during which the practitioner is performing this role | |||||
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1..1 | Reference(NG-Imm Practitioner) | Practitioner linked to this role | |||||
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1..1 | Reference(NG-Imm Organization) | Organization the practitioner is associated with | |||||
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1..* | CodeableConcept | Roles of the practitioner Binding: PractitionerRole (example): The role a person plays representing an organization. | |||||
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0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |||||
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0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | |||||
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0..* | Coding | Code defined by a terminology system | |||||
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1..1 | string | Plain text description of role | |||||
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0..* | CodeableConcept | Specific specialty of the practitioner Binding: PracticeSettingCodeValueSet (preferred): Specific specialty associated with the agency. | |||||
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0..* | Reference(Location) | Locations where the practitioner role is performed | |||||
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0..* | Reference(HealthcareService) | Services provided | |||||
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0..* | ContactPoint | Contact details that are specific to the role/location/service | |||||
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0..1 | string | Description of availability exceptions | |||||
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0..* | Reference(Endpoint) | Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for the practitioner with this role | |||||
Documentation for this format | ||||||||
| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source |
| PractitionerRole.language | Base | preferred | Common Languages | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| PractitionerRole.code | Base | example | Practitioner role | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| PractitionerRole.specialty | Base | preferred | Practice Setting Code Value Set | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| PractitionerRole.availableTime.daysOfWeek | Base | required | DaysOfWeek | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression |
| dom-2 | error | PractitionerRole | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources |
contained.contained.empty()
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| dom-3 | error | PractitionerRole | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource |
contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().as(canonical) | %resource.descendants().as(uri) | %resource.descendants().as(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()
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| dom-4 | error | PractitionerRole | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated |
contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()
|
| dom-5 | error | PractitionerRole | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label |
contained.meta.security.empty()
|
| dom-6 | best practice | PractitionerRole | A resource should have narrative for robust management |
text.`div`.exists()
|
| 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()
|
This structure is derived from PractitionerRole
Key Elements View
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: ![]() |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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0..* | PractitionerRole | Roles/organizations the practitioner is associated with | |
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0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created | |
![]() ![]() |
0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored | |
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0..1 | Period | Period during which the practitioner is performing this role | |
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1..1 | Reference(NG-Imm Practitioner) | Practitioner linked to this role | |
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1..1 | Reference(NG-Imm Organization) | Organization the practitioner is associated with | |
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1..* | CodeableConcept | Roles of the practitioner Binding: PractitionerRole (example): The role a person plays representing an organization. | |
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1..1 | string | Plain text description of role | |
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0..* | Reference(Location) | Locations where the practitioner role is performed | |
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0..* | Reference(HealthcareService) | Services provided | |
Documentation for this format | ||||
| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source |
| PractitionerRole.code | Base | example | Practitioner role | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression |
| dom-2 | error | PractitionerRole | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources |
contained.contained.empty()
|
| dom-3 | error | PractitionerRole | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource |
contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().as(canonical) | %resource.descendants().as(uri) | %resource.descendants().as(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()
|
| dom-4 | error | PractitionerRole | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated |
contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()
|
| dom-5 | error | PractitionerRole | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label |
contained.meta.security.empty()
|
| dom-6 | best practice | PractitionerRole | A resource should have narrative for robust management |
text.`div`.exists()
|
| 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()
|
Differential View
This structure is derived from PractitionerRole
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: ![]() |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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0..* | PractitionerRole | Roles/organizations the practitioner is associated with | |
![]() ![]() |
0..1 | Period | Period during which the practitioner is performing this role | |
![]() ![]() |
1..1 | Reference(NG-Imm Practitioner) | Practitioner linked to this role | |
![]() ![]() |
1..1 | Reference(NG-Imm Organization) | Organization the practitioner is associated with | |
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1..* | CodeableConcept | Roles of the practitioner | |
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1..1 | string | Plain text description of role | |
![]() ![]() |
0..* | Reference(Location) | Locations where the practitioner role is performed | |
![]() ![]() |
0..* | Reference(HealthcareService) | Services provided | |
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0..0 | Times the Service Site is available | ||
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0..0 | Not available during this time due to provided reason | ||
Documentation for this format | ||||
Snapshot View
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: ![]() | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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0..* | PractitionerRole | Roles/organizations the practitioner is associated with | |||||
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0..1 | id | Logical id of this artifact | |||||
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0..1 | Meta | Metadata about the resource | |||||
![]() ![]() |
0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created | |||||
![]() ![]() |
0..1 | code | Language of the resource content Binding: CommonLanguages (preferred): A human language.
| |||||
![]() ![]() |
0..1 | Narrative | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation This profile does not constrain the narrative in regard to content, language, or traceability to data elements | |||||
![]() ![]() |
0..* | Resource | Contained, inline Resources | |||||
![]() ![]() |
0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations | |||||
![]() ![]() |
0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored | |||||
![]() ![]() |
0..* | Identifier | Business Identifiers that are specific to a role/location | |||||
![]() ![]() |
0..1 | boolean | Whether this practitioner role record is in active use | |||||
![]() ![]() |
0..1 | Period | Period during which the practitioner is performing this role | |||||
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1..1 | Reference(NG-Imm Practitioner) | Practitioner linked to this role | |||||
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1..1 | Reference(NG-Imm Organization) | Organization the practitioner is associated with | |||||
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1..* | CodeableConcept | Roles of the practitioner Binding: PractitionerRole (example): The role a person plays representing an organization. | |||||
![]() ![]() ![]() |
0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |||||
![]() ![]() ![]() |
0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | |||||
![]() ![]() ![]() |
0..* | Coding | Code defined by a terminology system | |||||
![]() ![]() ![]() |
1..1 | string | Plain text description of role | |||||
![]() ![]() |
0..* | CodeableConcept | Specific specialty of the practitioner Binding: PracticeSettingCodeValueSet (preferred): Specific specialty associated with the agency. | |||||
![]() ![]() |
0..* | Reference(Location) | Locations where the practitioner role is performed | |||||
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0..* | Reference(HealthcareService) | Services provided | |||||
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0..* | ContactPoint | Contact details that are specific to the role/location/service | |||||
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0..1 | string | Description of availability exceptions | |||||
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0..* | Reference(Endpoint) | Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for the practitioner with this role | |||||
Documentation for this format | ||||||||
| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source |
| PractitionerRole.language | Base | preferred | Common Languages | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| PractitionerRole.code | Base | example | Practitioner role | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| PractitionerRole.specialty | Base | preferred | Practice Setting Code Value Set | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| PractitionerRole.availableTime.daysOfWeek | Base | required | DaysOfWeek | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression |
| dom-2 | error | PractitionerRole | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources |
contained.contained.empty()
|
| dom-3 | error | PractitionerRole | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource |
contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().as(canonical) | %resource.descendants().as(uri) | %resource.descendants().as(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()
|
| dom-4 | error | PractitionerRole | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated |
contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()
|
| dom-5 | error | PractitionerRole | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label |
contained.meta.security.empty()
|
| dom-6 | best practice | PractitionerRole | A resource should have narrative for robust management |
text.`div`.exists()
|
| 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()
|
This structure is derived from PractitionerRole
Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron