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Resource Profile: Practitioner (EU base)

This profile specifies how the HL7 FHIR Practitioner resource should be used for conveying commonly used concepts in the European context.

Usage:

• Derived from this Resource Profile: Practitioner (EU core)
• Refer to this Resource Profile: Patient (EU base) and PractitionerRole (EU base)

Formal Views of Profile Content

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

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This structure is derived from Practitioner

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Practitioner	C	0..*	Practitioner	A person with a formal responsibility in the provisioning of healthcare or related services name-or-identier: identifier or name SHALL be present
identifier		0..*	Identifier	Practitioner identifier
name		0..*	HumanNameEu	Name of a human or other living entity - parts and usage
address		0..*	AddressEu	An address expressed using postal conventions (as opposed to GPS or other location definition formats)
Documentation for this format

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Details	Requirements
name-or-identier	error	Practitioner	identifier or name SHALL be present : .identifier.exists() or name.exists()

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Practitioner	C	0..*	Practitioner	A person with a formal responsibility in the provisioning of healthcare or related services dom-2: If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources dom-3: 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 dom-4: If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated dom-5: If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label dom-6: A resource should have narrative for robust management name-or-identier: identifier or name SHALL be present
implicitRules	?!Σ	0..1	uri	A set of rules under which this content was created ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
contained		0..*	Resource	Contained, inline Resources
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
identifier	Σ	0..*	Identifier	Practitioner identifier ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
active	?!Σ	0..1	boolean	Whether this practitioner's record is in active use ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
name		0..*	HumanNameEu	Name of a human or other living entity - parts and usage ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
address		0..*	AddressEu	An address expressed using postal conventions (as opposed to GPS or other location definition formats) ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
Documentation for this format

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Details	Requirements
dom-2	error	Practitioner	If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources : contained.contained.empty()
dom-3	error	Practitioner	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().ofType(canonical) | %resource.descendants().ofType(uri) | %resource.descendants().ofType(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(ofType(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(ofType(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()
dom-4	error	Practitioner	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	Practitioner	If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label : contained.meta.security.empty()
dom-6	best practice	Practitioner	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()
name-or-identier	error	Practitioner	identifier or name SHALL be present : .identifier.exists() or name.exists()

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Practitioner	C	0..*	Practitioner	A person with a formal responsibility in the provisioning of healthcare or related services name-or-identier: identifier or name SHALL be present
id	Σ	0..1	id	Logical id of this artifact
meta	Σ	0..1	Meta	Metadata about the resource
implicitRules	?!Σ	0..1	uri	A set of rules under which this content was created
language		0..1	code	Language of the resource content Binding: AllLanguages (required): IETF language tag for a human language Additional Bindings Purpose CommonLanguages Starter Set
text		0..1	Narrative	Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation
contained		0..*	Resource	Contained, inline Resources
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored
identifier	Σ	0..*	Identifier	Practitioner identifier
active	?!Σ	0..1	boolean	Whether this practitioner's record is in active use
name		0..*	HumanNameEu	Name of a human or other living entity - parts and usage
telecom	Σ	0..*	ContactPoint	A contact detail for the practitioner (that apply to all roles)
gender	Σ	0..1	code	male | female | other | unknown Binding: AdministrativeGender (required): The gender of a person used for administrative purposes.
birthDate	Σ	0..1	date	The date on which the practitioner was born
deceased[x]	Σ	0..1		Indicates if the practitioner is deceased or not
deceasedBoolean			boolean
deceasedDateTime			dateTime
address		0..*	AddressEu	An address expressed using postal conventions (as opposed to GPS or other location definition formats)
photo		0..*	Attachment	Image of the person
qualification		0..*	BackboneElement	Qualifications, certifications, accreditations, licenses, training, etc. pertaining to the provision of care
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
identifier		0..*	Identifier	An identifier for this qualification for the practitioner
code		1..1	CodeableConcept	Coded representation of the qualification Binding: hl7VS-degreeLicenseCertificate (example): Specific qualification the practitioner has to provide a service.
period		0..1	Period	Period during which the qualification is valid
issuer		0..1	Reference(Organization)	Organization that regulates and issues the qualification
communication		0..*	BackboneElement	A language which may be used to communicate with the practitioner
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
language		1..1	CodeableConcept	The language code used to communicate with the practitioner Binding: AllLanguages (required): IETF language tag for a human language Additional Bindings Purpose CommonLanguages Starter Set
preferred		0..1	boolean	Language preference indicator
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path	Conformance	ValueSet	URI
Practitioner.language	required	AllLanguages http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/all-languages|5.0.0 from the FHIR Standard
Practitioner.gender	required	AdministrativeGender http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/administrative-gender|5.0.0 from the FHIR Standard
Practitioner.qualification.code	example	Hl7VSDegreeLicenseCertificate http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v2-0360
Practitioner.communication.language	required	AllLanguages http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/all-languages|5.0.0 from the FHIR Standard

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Details	Requirements
dom-2	error	Practitioner	If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources : contained.contained.empty()
dom-3	error	Practitioner	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().ofType(canonical) | %resource.descendants().ofType(uri) | %resource.descendants().ofType(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(ofType(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(ofType(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()
dom-4	error	Practitioner	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	Practitioner	If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label : contained.meta.security.empty()
dom-6	best practice	Practitioner	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()
name-or-identier	error	Practitioner	identifier or name SHALL be present : .identifier.exists() or name.exists()

This structure is derived from Practitioner

Summary

Structures

This structure refers to these other structures:

• HumanName (Eu) (http://hl7.eu/fhir/base/StructureDefinition/HumanName-eu)
• Address (EU) (http://hl7.eu/fhir/base/StructureDefinition/Address-eu)

Maturity: 1

Differential View

This structure is derived from Practitioner

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Practitioner	C	0..*	Practitioner	A person with a formal responsibility in the provisioning of healthcare or related services name-or-identier: identifier or name SHALL be present
identifier		0..*	Identifier	Practitioner identifier
name		0..*	HumanNameEu	Name of a human or other living entity - parts and usage
address		0..*	AddressEu	An address expressed using postal conventions (as opposed to GPS or other location definition formats)
Documentation for this format

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Details	Requirements
name-or-identier	error	Practitioner	identifier or name SHALL be present : .identifier.exists() or name.exists()

Key Elements View

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Practitioner	C	0..*	Practitioner	A person with a formal responsibility in the provisioning of healthcare or related services dom-2: If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources dom-3: 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 dom-4: If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated dom-5: If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label dom-6: A resource should have narrative for robust management name-or-identier: identifier or name SHALL be present
implicitRules	?!Σ	0..1	uri	A set of rules under which this content was created ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
contained		0..*	Resource	Contained, inline Resources
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
identifier	Σ	0..*	Identifier	Practitioner identifier ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
active	?!Σ	0..1	boolean	Whether this practitioner's record is in active use ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
name		0..*	HumanNameEu	Name of a human or other living entity - parts and usage ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
address		0..*	AddressEu	An address expressed using postal conventions (as opposed to GPS or other location definition formats) ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
Documentation for this format

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Details	Requirements
dom-2	error	Practitioner	If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources : contained.contained.empty()
dom-3	error	Practitioner	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().ofType(canonical) | %resource.descendants().ofType(uri) | %resource.descendants().ofType(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(ofType(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(ofType(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()
dom-4	error	Practitioner	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	Practitioner	If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label : contained.meta.security.empty()
dom-6	best practice	Practitioner	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()
name-or-identier	error	Practitioner	identifier or name SHALL be present : .identifier.exists() or name.exists()

Snapshot View

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Practitioner	C	0..*	Practitioner	A person with a formal responsibility in the provisioning of healthcare or related services name-or-identier: identifier or name SHALL be present
id	Σ	0..1	id	Logical id of this artifact
meta	Σ	0..1	Meta	Metadata about the resource
implicitRules	?!Σ	0..1	uri	A set of rules under which this content was created
language		0..1	code	Language of the resource content Binding: AllLanguages (required): IETF language tag for a human language Additional Bindings Purpose CommonLanguages Starter Set
text		0..1	Narrative	Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation
contained		0..*	Resource	Contained, inline Resources
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored
identifier	Σ	0..*	Identifier	Practitioner identifier
active	?!Σ	0..1	boolean	Whether this practitioner's record is in active use
name		0..*	HumanNameEu	Name of a human or other living entity - parts and usage
telecom	Σ	0..*	ContactPoint	A contact detail for the practitioner (that apply to all roles)
gender	Σ	0..1	code	male | female | other | unknown Binding: AdministrativeGender (required): The gender of a person used for administrative purposes.
birthDate	Σ	0..1	date	The date on which the practitioner was born
deceased[x]	Σ	0..1		Indicates if the practitioner is deceased or not
deceasedBoolean			boolean
deceasedDateTime			dateTime
address		0..*	AddressEu	An address expressed using postal conventions (as opposed to GPS or other location definition formats)
photo		0..*	Attachment	Image of the person
qualification		0..*	BackboneElement	Qualifications, certifications, accreditations, licenses, training, etc. pertaining to the provision of care
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
identifier		0..*	Identifier	An identifier for this qualification for the practitioner
code		1..1	CodeableConcept	Coded representation of the qualification Binding: hl7VS-degreeLicenseCertificate (example): Specific qualification the practitioner has to provide a service.
period		0..1	Period	Period during which the qualification is valid
issuer		0..1	Reference(Organization)	Organization that regulates and issues the qualification
communication		0..*	BackboneElement	A language which may be used to communicate with the practitioner
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
language		1..1	CodeableConcept	The language code used to communicate with the practitioner Binding: AllLanguages (required): IETF language tag for a human language Additional Bindings Purpose CommonLanguages Starter Set
preferred		0..1	boolean	Language preference indicator
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path	Conformance	ValueSet	URI
Practitioner.language	required	AllLanguages http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/all-languages|5.0.0 from the FHIR Standard
Practitioner.gender	required	AdministrativeGender http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/administrative-gender|5.0.0 from the FHIR Standard
Practitioner.qualification.code	example	Hl7VSDegreeLicenseCertificate http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v2-0360
Practitioner.communication.language	required	AllLanguages http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/all-languages|5.0.0 from the FHIR Standard

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Details	Requirements
dom-2	error	Practitioner	If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources : contained.contained.empty()
dom-3	error	Practitioner	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().ofType(canonical) | %resource.descendants().ofType(uri) | %resource.descendants().ofType(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(ofType(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(ofType(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()
dom-4	error	Practitioner	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	Practitioner	If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label : contained.meta.security.empty()
dom-6	best practice	Practitioner	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()
name-or-identier	error	Practitioner	identifier or name SHALL be present : .identifier.exists() or name.exists()

This structure is derived from Practitioner

Summary

Structures

This structure refers to these other structures:

• HumanName (Eu) (http://hl7.eu/fhir/base/StructureDefinition/HumanName-eu)
• Address (EU) (http://hl7.eu/fhir/base/StructureDefinition/Address-eu)

Maturity: 1

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