description: Defines constraints and extensions on the patient resource for the minimal set of data to query and retrieve patient demographic information.
package_name: hl7.fhir.us.core
derivation: constraint
name: USCorePatientProfile
type: Patient
elements:
  extension:
    type: Extension
    mustSupport: false
    url: http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-race
    index: 0
    slicing:
      slices:
        race:
          match: {}
          schema: {type: Extension, mustSupport: false, url: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-race', index: 0}
          min: 0
          max: 1
        ethnicity:
          match: {}
          schema: {type: Extension, mustSupport: false, url: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-ethnicity', index: 1}
          min: 0
          max: 1
        birthsex:
          match: {}
          schema: {type: Extension, mustSupport: false, url: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-birthsex', index: 2}
          min: 0
          max: 1
        genderIdentity:
          match: {}
          schema: {type: Extension, mustSupport: false, url: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-genderIdentity', index: 3}
          min: 0
          max: 1
  identifier:
    mustSupport: true
    index: 4
    elements:
      system: {mustSupport: true, index: 5}
      value: {short: The value that is unique within the system., mustSupport: true, index: 6}
    required: [value, system]
  name:
    constraint:
      us-core-8: {human: Either Patient.name.given and/or Patient.name.family SHALL be present or a Data Absent Reason Extension SHALL be present., severity: error, expression: '(family.exists() or given.exists()) xor extension.where(url=''http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/data-absent-reason'').exists()'}
    mustSupport: true
    index: 7
    elements:
      use: {index: 8}
      family: {mustSupport: true, index: 9}
      given: {mustSupport: true, index: 10}
      suffix: {mustSupport: false, index: 11}
      period: {mustSupport: false, index: 12}
  telecom:
    mustSupport: false
    index: 13
    elements:
      system:
        binding: {strength: required, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/contact-point-system'}
        mustSupport: true
        index: 14
      value: {mustSupport: true, index: 15}
      use:
        binding: {strength: required, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/contact-point-use'}
        mustSupport: true
        index: 16
    required: [value, system]
  gender:
    type: code
    binding: {strength: required, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/administrative-gender'}
    mustSupport: true
    index: 17
  birthDate: {mustSupport: true, index: 18}
  address:
    mustSupport: true
    index: 19
    elements:
      use: {index: 20}
      line: {mustSupport: true, index: 21}
      city: {mustSupport: true, index: 22}
      state:
        binding: {strength: extensible, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/ValueSet/us-core-usps-state'}
        mustSupport: true
        index: 23
      postalCode: {short: US Zip Codes, mustSupport: true, index: 24}
      period: {mustSupport: true, index: 25}
  communication:
    mustSupport: false
    index: 26
    elements:
      language:
        binding: {strength: extensible, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/ValueSet/simple-language'}
        mustSupport: true
        index: 27
package_version: 4.1.0
extensions:
  race: {url: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-race', min: 0, max: 1, type: Extension, mustSupport: false, index: 0}
  ethnicity: {url: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-ethnicity', min: 0, max: 1, type: Extension, mustSupport: false, index: 1}
  birthsex: {url: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-birthsex', min: 0, max: 1, type: Extension, mustSupport: false, index: 2}
  genderIdentity: {url: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-genderIdentity', min: 0, max: 1, type: Extension, mustSupport: false, index: 3}
class: profile
kind: resource
url: http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-patient
base: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Patient
version: 4.1.0
required: [gender, name, identifier]