# Health Connect Australia Provider Directory FHIR Implementation Guide

0.2.0-preview - Preview

Health Connect Australia Provider Directory FHIR Implementation Guide, published by Australian Digital Health Agency. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 0.2.0-preview built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/steveswinsburg/HealthConnect/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

## Extension: HCPreferredPostalAddress - JSON Profile

Page standards status: Draft

JSON representation of the hc-preferred-postal-address extension.

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    {
      "resourceType" : "StructureDefinition",
      "id" : "hc-preferred-postal-address",
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        "status" : "extensions",
        "div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: StructureDefinition hc-preferred-postal-address</b></p><a name=\"hc-preferred-postal-address\"> </a><a name=\"hchc-preferred-postal-address\"> </a><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; font-size: 11px; font-family: verdana; vertical-align: top;\"><tr style=\"border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; font-size: 11px; font-family: verdana; vertical-align: top\"><th style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; padding-top: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px\" class=\"hierarchy\"><a href=\"https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views\" title=\"The logical name of the element\">Name</a></th><th style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; padding-top: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px\" class=\"hierarchy\"><a href=\"https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views\" title=\"Information about the use of the element\">Flags</a></th><th style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; padding-top: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px\" class=\"hierarchy\"><a href=\"https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views\" title=\"Minimum and Maximum # of times the element can appear in the instance\">Card.</a></th><th style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; padding-top: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px; width: 100px\" class=\"hierarchy\"><a href=\"https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views\" title=\"Reference to the type of the element\">Type</a></th><th style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; padding-top: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px\" class=\"hierarchy\"><a href=\"https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views\" title=\"Additional information about the element\">Description &amp; Constraints</a><span style=\"float: right\"><a href=\"https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views\" title=\"Legend for this format\"><img src=\"data:image/png;base64, \" alt=\"doco\" style=\"background-color: inherit\"/></a></span></th></tr><tr style=\"border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: white\"><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(tbl_bck1.png)\" class=\"hierarchy\"><img src=\"tbl_spacer.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"icon_element.gif\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: white; background-color: inherit\" title=\"Element\" class=\"hierarchy\"/> <a href=\"StructureDefinition-hc-preferred-postal-address-definitions.html#Extension\" title=\"Carries a preferred postal/mailing address for correspondence (PO Box or mailing address) that is distinct from the registered physical address. This extension is used in the context of HC-Location profile. Allows organisations to nominate a secure mailing address for official correspondence.\">Extension</a><a name=\"Extension\"> </a></td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"><span style=\"opacity: 0.5\">0</span><span style=\"opacity: 0.5\">..</span><span style=\"opacity: 0.5\">*</span></td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"><a href=\"http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/extensibility.html#Extension\">Extension(4.0.1)</a></td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\">HC Preferred Postal Address</td></tr>\r\n<tr style=\"border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: #F7F7F7\"><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(tbl_bck10.png)\" class=\"hierarchy\"><img src=\"tbl_spacer.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"tbl_vjoin.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"icon_extension_simple.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: #F7F7F7; background-color: inherit\" title=\"Simple Extension\" class=\"hierarchy\"/> <a style=\"text-decoration:line-through; text-decoration:line-through\" href=\"StructureDefinition-hc-preferred-postal-address-definitions.html#Extension.extension\">extension</a><a name=\"Extension.extension\"> </a></td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"><span style=\"text-decoration:line-through\"/><span style=\"text-decoration:line-through\">0</span><span style=\"text-decoration:line-through\">..</span><span style=\"text-decoration:line-through\">0</span></td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"><span style=\"font-style: italic\">Extension</span></td></tr>\r\n<tr style=\"border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: white\"><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(tbl_bck10.png)\" class=\"hierarchy\"><img src=\"tbl_spacer.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"tbl_vjoin.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"icon_element.gif\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: white; background-color: inherit\" title=\"Element\" class=\"hierarchy\"/> <a href=\"StructureDefinition-hc-preferred-postal-address-definitions.html#Extension.url\">url</a><a name=\"Extension.url\"> </a></td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"><span style=\"opacity: 0.5\">1</span><span style=\"opacity: 0.5\">..</span><span style=\"opacity: 0.5\">1</span></td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"><a style=\"opacity: 0.5; opacity: 0.5\" href=\"http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/datatypes.html#uri\">uri</a></td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"><span style=\"color: darkgreen\">&quot;http://ns.electronichealth.net.au/hc/StructureDefinition/hc-preferred-postal-address&quot;</span></td></tr>\r\n<tr style=\"border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: #F7F7F7\"><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(tbl_bck01.png)\" class=\"hierarchy\"><img src=\"tbl_spacer.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"tbl_vjoin_end.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"icon_datatype.gif\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: #F7F7F7; background-color: inherit\" title=\"Data Type\" class=\"hierarchy\"/> <a href=\"StructureDefinition-hc-preferred-postal-address-definitions.html#Extension.value[x]\" title=\"A chosen or preferred postal or mailing address, used for correspondence and separate from the registered physical address.\">value[x]</a><a name=\"Extension.value_x_\"> </a></td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\">1..<span style=\"opacity: 0.5\">1</span></td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"><a href=\"http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/datatypes.html#Address\">Address</a></td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\">Preferred postal/mailing address</td></tr>\r\n<tr style=\"border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: white\"><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(tbl_bck000.png)\" class=\"hierarchy\"><img src=\"tbl_spacer.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"tbl_blank.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"tbl_vjoin_end.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"icon_element.gif\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: white; background-color: inherit\" title=\"Element\" class=\"hierarchy\"/> <a href=\"StructureDefinition-hc-preferred-postal-address-definitions.html#Extension.value[x].type\">type</a><a name=\"Extension.value_x_.type\"> </a></td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"><span style=\"opacity: 0.5\">0</span><span style=\"opacity: 0.5\">..</span><span style=\"opacity: 0.5\">1</span></td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"><a style=\"opacity: 0.5; opacity: 0.5\" href=\"http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/datatypes.html#code\">code</a></td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"><span style=\"opacity: 0.5\">postal | physical | both</span><br/><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">Fixed Value: </span><span style=\"color: darkgreen\">postal</span></td></tr>\r\n<tr><td colspan=\"5\" class=\"hierarchy\"><br/><a href=\"https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views\" title=\"Legend for this format\"><img src=\"data:image/png;base64, \" alt=\"doco\" style=\"background-color: inherit\"/> Documentation for this format</a></td></tr></table></div>"
      },
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          "valueCode" : "draft",
          "_valueCode" : {
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              {
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                "valueCanonical" : "http://ns.electronichealth.net.au/hc/ImplementationGuide/au.digitalhealth.r4.healthconnect"
              }
            ]
          }
        }
      ],
      "url" : "http://ns.electronichealth.net.au/hc/StructureDefinition/hc-preferred-postal-address",
      "version" : "0.2.0-preview",
      "name" : "HCPreferredPostalAddress",
      "title" : "HC Preferred Postal Address",
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      "experimental" : false,
      "date" : "2026-01-20T04:27:33+00:00",
      "publisher" : "Australian Digital Health Agency",
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            },
            {
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          ]
        },
        {
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                "code" : "AU",
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              }
            ]
          }
        }
      ],
      "copyright" : "Copyright © 2025 Australian Digital Health Agency - All rights reserved. This content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. See [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)",
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              "user content"
            ],
            "min" : 0,
            "max" : "*",
            "base" : {
              "path" : "Element.extension",
              "min" : 0,
              "max" : "*"
            },
            "type" : [
              {
                "code" : "Extension"
              }
            ],
            "constraint" : [
              {
                "key" : "ele-1",
                "severity" : "error",
                "human" : "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
                "expression" : "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())",
                "xpath" : "@value|f:*|h:div",
                "source" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element|4.0.1"
              },
              {
                "key" : "ext-1",
                "severity" : "error",
                "human" : "Must have either extensions or value[x], not both",
                "expression" : "extension.exists() != value.exists()",
                "xpath" : "exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), \"value\")])",
                "source" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension|4.0.1"
              }
            ],
            "isModifier" : false,
            "isSummary" : false,
            "mapping" : [
              {
                "identity" : "rim",
                "map" : "n/a"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id" : "Extension.value[x].use",
            "path" : "Extension.value[x].use",
            "short" : "home | work | temp | old | billing - purpose of this address",
            "definition" : "The purpose of this address.",
            "comment" : "Applications can assume that an address is current unless it explicitly says that it is temporary or old.",
            "requirements" : "Allows an appropriate address to be chosen from a list of many.",
            "min" : 0,
            "max" : "1",
            "base" : {
              "path" : "Address.use",
              "min" : 0,
              "max" : "1"
            },
            "type" : [
              {
                "code" : "code"
              }
            ],
            "example" : [
              {
                "label" : "General",
                "valueCode" : "home"
              }
            ],
            "constraint" : [
              {
                "key" : "ele-1",
                "severity" : "error",
                "human" : "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
                "expression" : "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())",
                "xpath" : "@value|f:*|h:div",
                "source" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element|4.0.1"
              }
            ],
            "isModifier" : true,
            "isModifierReason" : "This is labeled as \"Is Modifier\" because applications should not mistake a temporary or old address etc.for a current/permanent one",
            "isSummary" : true,
            "binding" : {
              "extension" : [
                {
                  "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-bindingName",
                  "valueString" : "AddressUse"
                }
              ],
              "strength" : "required",
              "description" : "The use of an address.",
              "valueSet" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/address-use|4.0.1"
            },
            "mapping" : [
              {
                "identity" : "v2",
                "map" : "XAD.7"
              },
              {
                "identity" : "rim",
                "map" : "unique(./use)"
              },
              {
                "identity" : "servd",
                "map" : "./AddressPurpose"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id" : "Extension.value[x].type",
            "path" : "Extension.value[x].type",
            "short" : "postal | physical | both",
            "definition" : "Distinguishes between physical addresses (those you can visit) and mailing addresses (e.g. PO Boxes and care-of addresses). Most addresses are both.",
            "comment" : "The definition of Address states that \"address is intended to describe postal addresses, not physical locations\". However, many applications track whether an address has a dual purpose of being a location that can be visited as well as being a valid delivery destination, and Postal addresses are often used as proxies for physical locations (also see the [Location](http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/location.html#) resource).",
            "min" : 0,
            "max" : "1",
            "base" : {
              "path" : "Address.type",
              "min" : 0,
              "max" : "1"
            },
            "type" : [
              {
                "code" : "code"
              }
            ],
            "fixedCode" : "postal",
            "example" : [
              {
                "label" : "General",
                "valueCode" : "both"
              }
            ],
            "constraint" : [
              {
                "key" : "ele-1",
                "severity" : "error",
                "human" : "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
                "expression" : "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())",
                "xpath" : "@value|f:*|h:div",
                "source" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element|4.0.1"
              }
            ],
            "isModifier" : false,
            "isSummary" : true,
            "binding" : {
              "extension" : [
                {
                  "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-bindingName",
                  "valueString" : "AddressType"
                }
              ],
              "strength" : "required",
              "description" : "The type of an address (physical / postal).",
              "valueSet" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/address-type|4.0.1"
            },
            "mapping" : [
              {
                "identity" : "v2",
                "map" : "XAD.18"
              },
              {
                "identity" : "rim",
                "map" : "unique(./use)"
              },
              {
                "identity" : "vcard",
                "map" : "address type parameter"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id" : "Extension.value[x].text",
            "path" : "Extension.value[x].text",
            "short" : "Text representation of the address",
            "definition" : "Specifies the entire address as it should be displayed e.g. on a postal label. This may be provided instead of or as well as the specific parts.",
            "comment" : "Can provide both a text representation and parts. Applications updating an address SHALL ensure that  when both text and parts are present,  no content is included in the text that isn't found in a part.",
            "requirements" : "A renderable, unencoded form.",
            "min" : 0,
            "max" : "1",
            "base" : {
              "path" : "Address.text",
              "min" : 0,
              "max" : "1"
            },
            "type" : [
              {
                "code" : "string"
              }
            ],
            "example" : [
              {
                "label" : "General",
                "valueString" : "137 Nowhere Street, Erewhon 9132"
              }
            ],
            "constraint" : [
              {
                "key" : "ele-1",
                "severity" : "error",
                "human" : "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
                "expression" : "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())",
                "xpath" : "@value|f:*|h:div",
                "source" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element|4.0.1"
              }
            ],
            "isModifier" : false,
            "isSummary" : true,
            "mapping" : [
              {
                "identity" : "v2",
                "map" : "XAD.1 + XAD.2 + XAD.3 + XAD.4 + XAD.5 + XAD.6"
              },
              {
                "identity" : "rim",
                "map" : "./formatted"
              },
              {
                "identity" : "vcard",
                "map" : "address label parameter"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id" : "Extension.value[x].line",
            "path" : "Extension.value[x].line",
            "short" : "Street name, number, direction & P.O. Box etc.",
            "definition" : "This component contains the house number, apartment number, street name, street direction,  P.O. Box number, delivery hints, and similar address information.",
            "min" : 0,
            "max" : "*",
            "base" : {
              "path" : "Address.line",
              "min" : 0,
              "max" : "*"
            },
            "type" : [
              {
                "code" : "string"
              }
            ],
            "orderMeaning" : "The order in which lines should appear in an address label",
            "example" : [
              {
                "label" : "General",
                "valueString" : "137 Nowhere Street"
              }
            ],
            "constraint" : [
              {
                "key" : "ele-1",
                "severity" : "error",
                "human" : "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
                "expression" : "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())",
                "xpath" : "@value|f:*|h:div",
                "source" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element|4.0.1"
              }
            ],
            "isModifier" : false,
            "isSummary" : true,
            "mapping" : [
              {
                "identity" : "v2",
                "map" : "XAD.1 + XAD.2 (note: XAD.1 and XAD.2 have different meanings for a company address than for a person address)"
              },
              {
                "identity" : "rim",
                "map" : "AD.part[parttype = AL]"
              },
              {
                "identity" : "vcard",
                "map" : "street"
              },
              {
                "identity" : "servd",
                "map" : "./StreetAddress (newline delimitted)"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id" : "Extension.value[x].city",
            "path" : "Extension.value[x].city",
            "short" : "Name of city, town etc.",
            "definition" : "The name of the city, town, suburb, village or other community or delivery center.",
            "alias" : [
              "Municpality"
            ],
            "min" : 0,
            "max" : "1",
            "base" : {
              "path" : "Address.city",
              "min" : 0,
              "max" : "1"
            },
            "type" : [
              {
                "code" : "string"
              }
            ],
            "example" : [
              {
                "label" : "General",
                "valueString" : "Erewhon"
              }
            ],
            "constraint" : [
              {
                "key" : "ele-1",
                "severity" : "error",
                "human" : "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
                "expression" : "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())",
                "xpath" : "@value|f:*|h:div",
                "source" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element|4.0.1"
              }
            ],
            "isModifier" : false,
            "isSummary" : true,
            "mapping" : [
              {
                "identity" : "v2",
                "map" : "XAD.3"
              },
              {
                "identity" : "rim",
                "map" : "AD.part[parttype = CTY]"
              },
              {
                "identity" : "vcard",
                "map" : "locality"
              },
              {
                "identity" : "servd",
                "map" : "./Jurisdiction"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id" : "Extension.value[x].district",
            "path" : "Extension.value[x].district",
            "short" : "District name (aka county)",
            "definition" : "The name of the administrative area (county).",
            "comment" : "District is sometimes known as county, but in some regions 'county' is used in place of city (municipality), so county name should be conveyed in city instead.",
            "alias" : [
              "County"
            ],
            "min" : 0,
            "max" : "1",
            "base" : {
              "path" : "Address.district",
              "min" : 0,
              "max" : "1"
            },
            "type" : [
              {
                "code" : "string"
              }
            ],
            "example" : [
              {
                "label" : "General",
                "valueString" : "Madison"
              }
            ],
            "constraint" : [
              {
                "key" : "ele-1",
                "severity" : "error",
                "human" : "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
                "expression" : "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())",
                "xpath" : "@value|f:*|h:div",
                "source" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element|4.0.1"
              }
            ],
            "isModifier" : false,
            "isSummary" : true,
            "mapping" : [
              {
                "identity" : "v2",
                "map" : "XAD.9"
              },
              {
                "identity" : "rim",
                "map" : "AD.part[parttype = CNT | CPA]"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id" : "Extension.value[x].state",
            "path" : "Extension.value[x].state",
            "short" : "Sub-unit of country (abbreviations ok)",
            "definition" : "Sub-unit of a country with limited sovereignty in a federally organized country. A code may be used if codes are in common use (e.g. US 2 letter state codes).",
            "alias" : [
              "Province",
              "Territory"
            ],
            "min" : 0,
            "max" : "1",
            "base" : {
              "path" : "Address.state",
              "min" : 0,
              "max" : "1"
            },
            "type" : [
              {
                "code" : "string"
              }
            ],
            "constraint" : [
              {
                "key" : "ele-1",
                "severity" : "error",
                "human" : "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
                "expression" : "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())",
                "xpath" : "@value|f:*|h:div",
                "source" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element|4.0.1"
              }
            ],
            "isModifier" : false,
            "isSummary" : true,
            "mapping" : [
              {
                "identity" : "v2",
                "map" : "XAD.4"
              },
              {
                "identity" : "rim",
                "map" : "AD.part[parttype = STA]"
              },
              {
                "identity" : "vcard",
                "map" : "region"
              },
              {
                "identity" : "servd",
                "map" : "./Region"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id" : "Extension.value[x].postalCode",
            "path" : "Extension.value[x].postalCode",
            "short" : "Postal code for area",
            "definition" : "A postal code designating a region defined by the postal service.",
            "alias" : [
              "Zip"
            ],
            "min" : 0,
            "max" : "1",
            "base" : {
              "path" : "Address.postalCode",
              "min" : 0,
              "max" : "1"
            },
            "type" : [
              {
                "code" : "string"
              }
            ],
            "example" : [
              {
                "label" : "General",
                "valueString" : "9132"
              }
            ],
            "constraint" : [
              {
                "key" : "ele-1",
                "severity" : "error",
                "human" : "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
                "expression" : "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())",
                "xpath" : "@value|f:*|h:div",
                "source" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element|4.0.1"
              }
            ],
            "isModifier" : false,
            "isSummary" : true,
            "mapping" : [
              {
                "identity" : "v2",
                "map" : "XAD.5"
              },
              {
                "identity" : "rim",
                "map" : "AD.part[parttype = ZIP]"
              },
              {
                "identity" : "vcard",
                "map" : "code"
              },
              {
                "identity" : "servd",
                "map" : "./PostalIdentificationCode"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id" : "Extension.value[x].country",
            "path" : "Extension.value[x].country",
            "short" : "Country (e.g. can be ISO 3166 2 or 3 letter code)",
            "definition" : "Country - a nation as commonly understood or generally accepted.",
            "comment" : "ISO 3166 3 letter codes can be used in place of a human readable country name.",
            "min" : 0,
            "max" : "1",
            "base" : {
              "path" : "Address.country",
              "min" : 0,
              "max" : "1"
            },
            "type" : [
              {
                "code" : "string"
              }
            ],
            "constraint" : [
              {
                "key" : "ele-1",
                "severity" : "error",
                "human" : "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
                "expression" : "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())",
                "xpath" : "@value|f:*|h:div",
                "source" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element|4.0.1"
              }
            ],
            "isModifier" : false,
            "isSummary" : true,
            "mapping" : [
              {
                "identity" : "v2",
                "map" : "XAD.6"
              },
              {
                "identity" : "rim",
                "map" : "AD.part[parttype = CNT]"
              },
              {
                "identity" : "vcard",
                "map" : "country"
              },
              {
                "identity" : "servd",
                "map" : "./Country"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id" : "Extension.value[x].period",
            "path" : "Extension.value[x].period",
            "short" : "Time period when address was/is in use",
            "definition" : "Time period when address was/is in use.",
            "requirements" : "Allows addresses to be placed in historical context.",
            "min" : 0,
            "max" : "1",
            "base" : {
              "path" : "Address.period",
              "min" : 0,
              "max" : "1"
            },
            "type" : [
              {
                "code" : "Period"
              }
            ],
            "example" : [
              {
                "label" : "General",
                "valuePeriod" : {
                  "start" : "2010-03-23",
                  "end" : "2010-07-01"
                }
              }
            ],
            "constraint" : [
              {
                "key" : "ele-1",
                "severity" : "error",
                "human" : "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
                "expression" : "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())",
                "xpath" : "@value|f:*|h:div",
                "source" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element|4.0.1"
              }
            ],
            "isModifier" : false,
            "isSummary" : true,
            "mapping" : [
              {
                "identity" : "v2",
                "map" : "XAD.12 / XAD.13 + XAD.14"
              },
              {
                "identity" : "rim",
                "map" : "./usablePeriod[type=\"IVL<TS>\"]"
              },
              {
                "identity" : "servd",
                "map" : "./StartDate and ./EndDate"
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      "differential" : {
        "element" : [
          {
            "id" : "Extension",
            "path" : "Extension",
            "short" : "HC Preferred Postal Address",
            "definition" : "Carries a preferred postal/mailing address for correspondence (PO Box or mailing address) that is distinct from the registered physical address. This extension is used in the context of HC-Location profile. Allows organisations to nominate a secure mailing address for official correspondence."
          },
          {
            "id" : "Extension.extension",
            "path" : "Extension.extension",
            "max" : "0"
          },
          {
            "id" : "Extension.url",
            "path" : "Extension.url",
            "fixedUri" : "http://ns.electronichealth.net.au/hc/StructureDefinition/hc-preferred-postal-address"
          },
          {
            "id" : "Extension.value[x]",
            "path" : "Extension.value[x]",
            "short" : "Preferred postal/mailing address",
            "definition" : "A chosen or preferred postal or mailing address, used for correspondence and separate from the registered physical address.",
            "min" : 1,
            "type" : [
              {
                "code" : "Address"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id" : "Extension.value[x].type",
            "path" : "Extension.value[x].type",
            "fixedCode" : "postal"
          }
        ]
      }
    }