description: The US Core PractionerRole Profile inherits from the FHIR [PractionerRole](https://hl7.org/fhir/R4/practionerrole.html) resource; refer to it for scope and usage definitions. This profile sets minimum expectations for the PractitionerRole Resource to record, search, and fetch the practitioner role information. It specifies which core elements, extensions, vocabularies, and value sets **SHALL** be present and constrains how the elements are used. Providing the floor for standards development for specific use cases promotes interoperability and adoption. The requirements for the US Core Practitioner were drawn from the [Argonaut Provider Directory](http://www.fhir.org/guides/argonaut/pd//release1/index.html),  [IHE Healthcare Provider Directory](http://ihe.net/uploadedFiles/Documents/ITI/IHE_ITI_Suppl_HPD.pdf)  and the [ONC Provider Directory Workshop](https://confluence.oncprojectracking.org/display/PDW/Workshop+Documents).
package_name: hl7.fhir.us.core
derivation: constraint
name: USCorePractitionerRoleProfile
type: PractitionerRole
elements:
  practitioner:
    type: Reference
    mustSupport: true
    refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-practitioner']
    index: 0
  organization:
    type: Reference
    mustSupport: true
    refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-organization']
    index: 1
  code:
    binding: {strength: extensible, valueSet: 'http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113762.1.4.1099.30'}
    mustSupport: true
    index: 2
  specialty:
    binding: {strength: extensible, valueSet: 'http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.1066'}
    mustSupport: true
    index: 3
  location:
    type: Reference
    mustSupport: true
    refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-location']
    index: 4
  healthcareService: {index: 5}
  telecom:
    mustSupport: true
    index: 6
    elements:
      system: {type: code, mustSupport: true, index: 7}
      value: {type: string, mustSupport: true, index: 8}
    required: [value, system]
  endpoint: {mustSupport: true, index: 9}
package_version: 7.0.0
class: profile
kind: resource
url: http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-practitionerrole
base: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/PractitionerRole
version: 7.0.0