description: 'ContactPoint Type: Details for all kinds of technology mediated contact points for a person or organization, including telephone, email, etc.'
package_name: hl7.fhir.r5.core
derivation: specialization
name: ContactPoint
type: ContactPoint
elements:
  system:
    short: phone | fax | email | pager | url | sms | other
    type: code
    binding: {strength: required, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/contact-point-system|5.0.0-draft-final'}
    isSummary: true
    index: 0
  value: {short: The actual contact point details, type: string, isSummary: true, index: 1}
  use:
    isModifier: true
    short: home | work | temp | old | mobile - purpose of this contact point
    type: code
    binding: {strength: required, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/contact-point-use|5.0.0-draft-final'}
    isModifierReason: This is labeled as "Is Modifier" because applications should not mistake a temporary or old contact etc.for a current/permanent one
    isSummary: true
    index: 2
  rank: {short: Specify preferred order of use (1 = highest), type: positiveInt, isSummary: true, index: 3}
  period: {short: Time period when the contact point was/is in use, type: Period, isSummary: true, index: 4}
package_version: 5.0.0-draft-final
class: complex-type
kind: complex-type
url: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/ContactPoint
base: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DataType
version: 5.0.0-draft-final