description: This extension indicates the individual's need for an interpreter to communicate healthcare information in a language other than the default language of the organization. It has the same meaning as the LOINC [54588-9](https://loinc.org/54588-9) (Interpreter needed)
package_name: hl7.fhir.us.core
derivation: constraint
name: USCoreInterpreterNeededExtension
type: Extension
elements:
  extension: {index: 0}
  url:
    code:
    - {code: 54588-9, system: 'http://loinc.org', display: Interpreter needed}
    pattern: {type: Uri, value: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-interpreter-needed'}
    index: 1
  value:
    choices: [valueCoding]
    index: 3
  valueCoding: {type: Coding, choiceOf: value, index: 4}
package_version: 8.0.0-ballot
extensions: {}
class: extension
kind: complex-type
url: http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-interpreter-needed
base: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension
version: 8.0.0-ballot
required: [valueCoding, value]