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  "description": "Specifies that the precision of the datetime, time, or instant value is less than what appears and indicates the actual level of precision. This extension is used when the precision of a datetime, time, or instant value is not conveyed by the value itself (e.g. the datetime value 2014-02-01T10:00:00Z has a precision of 'min' and actually represents \\\"10:00\\\" and unknown seconds on Feb 1, 2014.",
  "_filename": "StructureDefinition-time-precision.json",
  "package_name": "hl7.fhir.uv.extensions.r4b",
  "date": "2025-05-23",
  "derivation": "constraint",
  "publisher": "HL7 International / FHIR Infrastructure",
  "fhirVersion": "4.3.0",
  "jurisdiction": [ {
    "coding": [ {
      "code": "001",
      "system": "http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm"
    } ]
  } ],
  "name": "TimePrecision",
  "mapping": [ {
    "uri": "http://hl7.org/v2",
    "name": "HL7 v2 Mapping",
    "identity": "v2"
  }, {
    "uri": "http://hl7.org/v3",
    "name": "RIM Mapping",
    "identity": "rim"
  } ],
  "abstract": false,
  "type": "Extension",
  "experimental": "false",
  "resourceType": "StructureDefinition",
  "title": "Time Precision",
  "package_version": "5.3.0-ballot-tc",
  "extension": [ {
    "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
    "valueCode": "fhir"
  }, {
    "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
    "valueInteger": 1
  }, {
    "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
    "valueCode": "trial-use"
  }, {
    "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-type-characteristics",
    "valueCode": "can-bind"
  } ],
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        "human": "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children unless an empty Parameters resource",
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        "source": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element",
        "severity": "error",
        "expression": "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) or $this is Parameters"
      }, {
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        "human": "Must have either extensions or value[x], not both",
        "xpath": "exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), 'value')])",
        "source": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension",
        "severity": "error",
        "expression": "extension.exists() != value.exists()"
      } ],
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      "definition": "Specifies that the precision of the datetime or time value is less than what appears and indicates the actual level of precision. This extension is used when the precision of a datetime or time value is not conveyed by the value itself (e.g. the datetime value 2014 has a precision of 'min'; the datetime value 2014-02-01T10:00:00Z actually represents \"10:00\" and unknown seconds on Feb 1, 2014.",
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        "identity": "v2"
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        "map": "n/a",
        "identity": "rim"
      } ],
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      "id": "Extension",
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      "comment": "There is no expectation that software comparing dates based on precisions will take this extension into account, though software is permitted to do so if it wishes.",
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        "max": "*",
        "min": 0,
        "path": "Extension"
      }
    }, {
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      "min": 0,
      "definition": "Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.",
      "isModifier": false,
      "short": "Unique id for inter-element referencing",
      "mapping": [ {
        "map": "n/a",
        "identity": "rim"
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        "extension": [ {
          "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fhir-type",
          "valueUrl": "id"
        } ]
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        "source": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element",
        "severity": "error",
        "expression": "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())"
      }, {
        "key": "ext-1",
        "human": "Must have either extensions or value[x], not both",
        "xpath": "exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), \"value\")])",
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        "map": "N/A",
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        "severity": "error",
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      "definition": "Value of extension - must be one of a constrained set of the data types (see [Extensibility](http://hl7.org/fhir/R4B/extensibility.html) for a list).",
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      "short": "Value of extension",
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        "identity": "rim"
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          "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/binding-definition",
          "valueMarkdown": "Time duration units"
        }, {
          "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-bindingName",
          "valueString": "TimeDuration"
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      },
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      "base": {
        "max": "1",
        "min": 0,
        "path": "Extension.value[x]"
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  "kind": "complex-type",
  "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/time-precision",
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    "type": "element",
    "expression": "instant"
  }, {
    "type": "element",
    "expression": "dateTime"
  }, {
    "type": "element",
    "expression": "time"
  } ],
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      "min": 0,
      "path": "Extension",
      "short": "Explicit precision (h, min, s)",
      "comment": "There is no expectation that software comparing dates based on precisions will take this extension into account, though software is permitted to do so if it wishes.",
      "mapping": [ {
        "map": "N/A",
        "identity": "v2"
      }, {
        "map": "n/a",
        "identity": "rim"
      } ],
      "definition": "Specifies that the precision of the datetime or time value is less than what appears and indicates the actual level of precision. This extension is used when the precision of a datetime or time value is not conveyed by the value itself (e.g. the datetime value 2014 has a precision of 'min'; the datetime value 2014-02-01T10:00:00Z actually represents \"10:00\" and unknown seconds on Feb 1, 2014."
    }, {
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        } ],
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      "value": "http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/fiwg",
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}