HL7 Europe Extensions
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HL7 Europe Extensions, published by HL7 Europe. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 0.1.1 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/hl7-eu/extensions/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

Extension: Periods of Life

Official URL: http://hl7.eu/fhir/extensions/StructureDefinition/periods-of-life Version: 0.1.1
Active as of 2025-10-14 Computable Name: PeriodsOfLife

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Extensions used to indicate a time period in a person's life as a reference to a coded value for that life period.

Context of Use

Usage info

Usages:

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Formal Views of Extension Content

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

This structure is derived from Extension

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Extension 0..* Extension Periods of Life
... extension 0..0
... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.eu/fhir/extensions/StructureDefinition/periods-of-life"
... value[x] 0..1 CodeableConcept Value of extension
Binding: Periods of Life (preferred)

doco Documentation for this format
NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Extension 0..* Extension Periods of Life
... id 0..1 id Unique id for inter-element referencing
... extension 0..0
... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.eu/fhir/extensions/StructureDefinition/periods-of-life"

doco Documentation for this format

This structure is derived from Extension

Summary

Simple Extension with the type CodeableConcept: Extensions used to indicate a time period in a person's life as a reference to a coded value for that life period.

Differential View

This structure is derived from Extension

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Extension 0..* Extension Periods of Life
... extension 0..0
... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.eu/fhir/extensions/StructureDefinition/periods-of-life"
... value[x] 0..1 CodeableConcept Value of extension
Binding: Periods of Life (preferred)

doco Documentation for this format

Snapshot View

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Extension 0..* Extension Periods of Life
... id 0..1 id Unique id for inter-element referencing
... extension 0..0
... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.eu/fhir/extensions/StructureDefinition/periods-of-life"

doco Documentation for this format

This structure is derived from Extension

Summary

Simple Extension with the type CodeableConcept: Extensions used to indicate a time period in a person's life as a reference to a coded value for that life period.

 

Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron

Terminology Bindings

Path Status Usage ValueSet Version Source
Extension.value[x] Base preferred Periods of Life 📦0.1.1 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()