CH ELM (R4)
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CH ELM (R4), published by Federal Office of Public Health FOPH. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 1.16.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/ahdis/ch-elm/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

Extension: CH ELM Extension: Department

Official URL: http://fhir.ch/ig/ch-elm/StructureDefinition/ch-elm-ext-department Version: 1.16.0
Active as of 2026-10-22 Computable Name: ChElmExtDepartment

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This CH ELM extension enables the representation of a department (name) of an organization directly in the resource Organization itself.

Context of Use

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

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 CH ELM Extension: Department
Extension.extension 0..0 Extension
Extension.url 1..1 uri "http://fhir.ch/ig/ch-elm/StructureDefinition/ch-elm-ext-department"
Extension.value[x] 1..1 string Name of the department
Max Length:100

doco Documentation for this format
NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: doco
Extension 0..* Extension CH ELM Extension: Department
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://fhir.ch/ig/ch-elm/StructureDefinition/ch-elm-ext-department"
Extension.value[x] 1..1 string Name of the department
Max Length:100

doco Documentation for this format

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()

This structure is derived from Extension

Summary

Simple Extension with the type string: This CH ELM extension enables the representation of a department (name) of an organization directly in the resource Organization itself.

Differential View

This structure is derived from Extension

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: doco
Extension 0..* Extension CH ELM Extension: Department
Extension.extension 0..0 Extension
Extension.url 1..1 uri "http://fhir.ch/ig/ch-elm/StructureDefinition/ch-elm-ext-department"
Extension.value[x] 1..1 string Name of the department
Max Length:100

doco Documentation for this format

Snapshot View

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: doco
Extension 0..* Extension CH ELM Extension: Department
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://fhir.ch/ig/ch-elm/StructureDefinition/ch-elm-ext-department"
Extension.value[x] 1..1 string Name of the department
Max Length:100

doco Documentation for this format

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()

This structure is derived from Extension

Summary

Simple Extension with the type string: This CH ELM extension enables the representation of a department (name) of an organization directly in the resource Organization itself.

 

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