description: Base StructureDefinition for Person Resource
package_name: hl7.fhir.r2b.examples
derivation: specialization
name: Person
type: null
elements:
  address:
    isModifier: false
    short: One or more addresses for the person
    index: 5
    comments: Person may have multiple addresses with different uses or applicable periods.
    type: Address
    mustSupport: false
    array: true
    maxLength: 0
    base: {max: '*', min: 0, path: Person.address}
    isSummary: false
  managingOrganization:
    isModifier: false
    short: The organization that is the custodian of the person record
    type: Reference
    mustSupport: false
    maxLength: 0
    base: {max: '1', min: 0, path: Person.managingOrganization}
    isSummary: true
    index: 7
  name:
    isModifier: false
    short: A name associated with the person
    index: 1
    comments: Person may have multiple names with different uses or applicable periods.
    type: HumanName
    mustSupport: false
    array: true
    maxLength: 0
    base: {max: '*', min: 0, path: Person.name}
    isSummary: true
  birthDate:
    isModifier: false
    short: The date on which the person was born
    index: 4
    comments: At least an estimated year should be provided as a guess if the real DOB is unknown.
    type: date
    mustSupport: false
    maxLength: 0
    base: {max: '1', min: 0, path: Person.birthDate}
    isSummary: true
  photo:
    isModifier: false
    short: Image of the person
    type: Attachment
    mustSupport: false
    maxLength: 0
    base: {max: '1', min: 0, path: Person.photo}
    isSummary: false
    index: 6
  link:
    isModifier: false
    short: Link to a resource that concerns the same actual person
    index: 9
    type: BackboneElement
    mustSupport: false
    array: true
    elements:
      target:
        isModifier: false
        short: The resource to which this actual person is associated
        index: 10
        type: Reference
        mustSupport: false
        maxLength: 0
        base: {max: '1', min: 0, path: Person.link.target}
        isSummary: false
      assurance:
        isModifier: false
        short: level1 | level2 | level3 | level4
        type: code
        mustSupport: false
        maxLength: 0
        base: {max: '1', min: 0, path: Person.link.assurance}
        isSummary: false
        index: 11
    maxLength: 0
    base: {max: '*', min: 0, path: Person.link}
    required: [target]
    isSummary: false
  active:
    isModifier: true
    short: This person's record is in active use
    type: boolean
    mustSupport: false
    maxLength: 0
    base: {max: '1', min: 0, path: Person.active}
    isSummary: true
    index: 8
  identifier:
    isModifier: false
    short: A human identifier for this person
    index: 0
    type: Identifier
    mustSupport: false
    array: true
    maxLength: 0
    base: {max: '*', min: 0, path: Person.identifier}
    isSummary: false
  telecom:
    isModifier: false
    short: A contact detail for the person
    index: 2
    comments: Person may have multiple ways to be contacted with different uses or applicable periods.  May need to have options for contacting the person urgently, and also to help with identification.
    type: ContactPoint
    mustSupport: false
    array: true
    maxLength: 0
    base: {max: '*', min: 0, path: Person.telecom}
    isSummary: true
  gender:
    isModifier: false
    short: male | female | other | unknown
    index: 3
    comments: The gender may not match the biological sex as determined by genetics, or the individual's preferred identification. Note that for both humans and particularly animals, there are other legitimate possibilities than M and F, though the vast majority of systems and contexts only support M and F.
    type: code
    mustSupport: false
    maxLength: 0
    base: {max: '1', min: 0, path: Person.gender}
    isSummary: true
package_version: 1.4.0
class: resource
kind: resource
url: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Person
base: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DomainResource
version: null