{
"description": "If the value is not a proper value, indicates the reason.",
"_filename": "StructureDefinition-iso21090-nullFlavor.json",
"package_name": "hl7.fhir.uv.extensions.r3",
"date": "2012-06-24",
"derivation": "constraint",
"publisher": "HL7 International / FHIR Infrastructure",
"fhirVersion": "5.0.0",
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} ]
} ],
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"uri": "http://hl7.org/v2",
"name": "HL7 v2 Mapping",
"identity": "v2"
}, {
"uri": "http://hl7.org/v3",
"name": "RIM Mapping",
"identity": "rim"
} ],
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"type": "Extension",
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"resourceType": "StructureDefinition",
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"package_version": "5.1.0-ballot1",
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"valueCode": "fhir"
}, {
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
"valueInteger": 3
}, {
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
"valueCode": "trial-use"
}, {
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-type-characteristics",
"valueCode": "can-bind"
} ],
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"human": "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
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"severity": "error",
"expression": "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())"
}, {
"key": "ext-1",
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"severity": "error",
"expression": "extension.exists() != value.exists()"
} ],
"path": "Extension",
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"definition": "If the value is not a proper value, indicates the reason.",
"isModifier": false,
"short": "NI | OTH | NINF | PINF | UNK | ASKU | NAV | NASK | TRC | MSK | NA | QS",
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} ],
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}
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"short": "Unique id for inter-element referencing",
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"identity": "rim"
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},
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"human": "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
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"severity": "error",
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} ],
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},
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"definition": "Value of extension - must be one of a constrained set of the data types (see [Extensibility](http://hl7.org/fhir/R5/extensibility.html) for a list).",
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} ]
},
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"map": "n/a",
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"map": "ANY.nullFlavor",
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"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-bindingName",
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"reference": "http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-NullFlavor"
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}
} ]
},
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"value": "http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/fiwg",
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} ],
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}