HL7® FHIR® New Zealand Base Implementation Guide
3.1.0 - 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 3.1.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/daniel-thomson/nzbase/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

## Extension: RegistrationStatusCode

Official URL: http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/registration-status-code | Version: 1.0.0
Active as of 2026-05-21 | Computable Name: RegistrationStatusCode

An indicator of the practicing status of the practitioner as supplied by their Responsible Authority or professional body.

Context of Use

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

- Element ID: `Practitioner.qualification`

Example of extension

        <extension
                   url="http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/registration-status-code">
          <extension url="status">
            <valueCodeableConcept>
              <coding>
                <system
                        value="https://standards.digital.health.nz/ns/practitioner-registration-status-code"/>
                <code value="current"/>
                <display
                         value="Current"/>
              </coding>
            </valueCodeableConcept>
          </extension>
          <extension url="period">
            <valuePeriod>
              <start value="2021-01-01"/>
              <end value="2021-12-31"/>
            </valuePeriod>
          </extension>
        </extension>

Note that this is applied to the qualification element, not the resource root. See the full example below.

Example instances

Practitioner with Scope of Practice

Usage info

Usages:

- Use this Extension: Practitioner resource for use in NZ
- Examples for this Extension: Practitioner/practitioner-registration-status-code

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.

- Differential Table
- Snapshot Table
- Statistics/References
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This structure is derived from Extension

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Extension
Slices for extension |  |  |  | Content/Rules for all slices
extension:status |  | 0..1 | Extension | Extension
extension |  | 0..0 |  | Extension
url |  | 1..1 | uri | "status"
value[x] |  | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Value of extension Binding: Registration Status of Practitioners (preferred)
extension:period |  | 0..1 | Extension | Extension
extension |  | 0..0 |  | Extension
url |  | 1..1 | uri | "period"
value[x] |  | 0..1 | Period | Value of extension
url |  | 1..1 | uri | "http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/registration-status-code"
value[x] |  | 0..0 |  | 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
Slices for extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
extension:status |  | 0..1 | 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 | "status"
value[x] |  | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Value of extension Binding: Registration Status of Practitioners (preferred)
extension:period |  | 0..1 | 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 | "period"
value[x] |  | 0..1 | Period | Value of extension
url |  | 1..1 | uri | "http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/registration-status-code"
Documentation for this format

This structure is derived from Extension

Summary

Complex Extension: An indicator of the practicing status of the practitioner as supplied by their Responsible Authority or professional body.

- status: CodeableConcept: The status of this registration
- period: Period: The period over which this status is valid

Differential View

This structure is derived from Extension

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Extension
Slices for extension |  |  |  | Content/Rules for all slices
extension:status |  | 0..1 | Extension | Extension
extension |  | 0..0 |  | Extension
url |  | 1..1 | uri | "status"
value[x] |  | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Value of extension Binding: Registration Status of Practitioners (preferred)
extension:period |  | 0..1 | Extension | Extension
extension |  | 0..0 |  | Extension
url |  | 1..1 | uri | "period"
value[x] |  | 0..1 | Period | Value of extension
url |  | 1..1 | uri | "http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/registration-status-code"
value[x] |  | 0..0 |  | 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
Slices for extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
extension:status |  | 0..1 | 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 | "status"
value[x] |  | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Value of extension Binding: Registration Status of Practitioners (preferred)
extension:period |  | 0..1 | 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 | "period"
value[x] |  | 0..1 | Period | Value of extension
url |  | 1..1 | uri | "http://hl7.org.nz/fhir/StructureDefinition/registration-status-code"
Documentation for this format

This structure is derived from Extension

Summary

Complex Extension: An indicator of the practicing status of the practitioner as supplied by their Responsible Authority or professional body.

- status: CodeableConcept: The status of this registration
- period: Period: The period over which this status is valid

Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron

#### Terminology Bindings

Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source
Extension.extension:status.​value[x] | Base | preferred | Registration Status of Practitioners | 📦2.0 | This IG

#### 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()`