{
  "description": "A media representation of the target resource of a reference or canonical.",
  "_filename": "StructureDefinition-mediaRepresentation.json",
  "package_name": "hl7.fhir.uv.extensions.r4",
  "date": "2026-10-02",
  "derivation": "constraint",
  "publisher": "HL7 International / FHIR Infrastructure",
  "fhirVersion": "4.0.1",
  "jurisdiction": [ {
    "coding": [ {
      "code": "001",
      "system": "http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm"
    } ]
  } ],
  "purpose": "There are some situations where the system does not have (and cannot have) a formal resource representation of a concept, but do have a media representation such as a scanned fax, an audio clip, etc.  This allows referring to that media structure.",
  "name": "MediaRepresentation",
  "mapping": [ {
    "uri": "http://hl7.org/v3",
    "name": "RIM Mapping",
    "identity": "rim"
  } ],
  "abstract": false,
  "type": "Extension",
  "experimental": "false",
  "resourceType": "StructureDefinition",
  "title": "Media Representation",
  "package_version": "5.4.0",
  "extension": [ {
    "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
    "valueCode": "fhir"
  }, {
    "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
    "valueInteger": 0
  }, {
    "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
    "valueCode": "draft"
  }, {
    "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-type-characteristics",
    "valueCode": "can-bind"
  } ],
  "snapshot": {
    "element": [ {
      "constraint": [ {
        "key": "ele-1",
        "human": "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
        "xpath": "@value|f:*|h:div",
        "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')])",
        "source": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension",
        "severity": "error",
        "expression": "extension.exists() != value.exists()"
      } ],
      "path": "Extension",
      "min": 0,
      "definition": "A media representation of the target resource of a reference or canonical.",
      "isModifier": false,
      "short": "Media representation of the target of the reference",
      "max": "1",
      "id": "Extension",
      "condition": [ "ele-1" ],
      "comment": "It is better practice to have an actual resource with the minimum discrete data present.  The media can be referenced in that resource's narrative.  However, not all systems will be able (technically or by policy) to create such a resource instance.  This extension provides a solution in those circumstances.",
      "base": {
        "max": "*",
        "min": 0,
        "path": "Extension"
      }
    }, {
      "path": "Extension.id",
      "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"
      } ],
      "type": [ {
        "code": "http://hl7.org/fhirpath/System.String",
        "extension": [ {
          "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fhir-type",
          "valueUrl": "string"
        } ]
      } ],
      "representation": [ "xmlAttr" ],
      "max": "1",
      "id": "Extension.id",
      "base": {
        "max": "1",
        "min": 0,
        "path": "Element.id"
      },
      "isSummary": false
    }, {
      "constraint": [ {
        "key": "ele-1",
        "human": "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
        "xpath": "@value|f:*|h:div",
        "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\")])",
        "source": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension",
        "severity": "error",
        "expression": "extension.exists() != value.exists()"
      } ],
      "path": "Extension.extension",
      "min": 0,
      "definition": "An Extension",
      "isModifier": false,
      "short": "Extension",
      "slicing": {
        "rules": "open",
        "description": "Extensions are always sliced by (at least) url",
        "discriminator": [ {
          "path": "url",
          "type": "value"
        } ]
      },
      "type": [ {
        "code": "Extension"
      } ],
      "max": "0",
      "id": "Extension.extension",
      "base": {
        "max": "*",
        "min": 0,
        "path": "Element.extension"
      },
      "isSummary": false
    }, {
      "path": "Extension.url",
      "min": 1,
      "definition": "Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL.",
      "isModifier": false,
      "short": "identifies the meaning of the extension",
      "fixedUri": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/mediaRepresentation",
      "mapping": [ {
        "map": "N/A",
        "identity": "rim"
      } ],
      "type": [ {
        "code": "http://hl7.org/fhirpath/System.String",
        "extension": [ {
          "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fhir-type",
          "valueUrl": "uri"
        } ]
      } ],
      "representation": [ "xmlAttr" ],
      "max": "1",
      "id": "Extension.url",
      "comment": "The definition may point directly to a computable or human-readable definition of the extensibility codes, or it may be a logical URI as declared in some other specification. The definition SHALL be a URI for the Structure Definition defining the extension.",
      "base": {
        "max": "1",
        "min": 1,
        "path": "Extension.url"
      },
      "isSummary": false
    }, {
      "constraint": [ {
        "key": "ele-1",
        "human": "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
        "xpath": "@value|f:*|h:div",
        "source": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element",
        "severity": "error",
        "expression": "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())"
      } ],
      "path": "Extension.value[x]",
      "requirements": "There are some situations where the system does not have (and cannot have) a formal resource representation of a concept, but do have a media representation such as a scanned fax, an audio clip, etc.  This allows referring to that media structure.",
      "min": 1,
      "definition": "Value of extension - must be one of a constrained set of the data types (see [Extensibility](http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/extensibility.html) for a list).",
      "isModifier": false,
      "short": "Value of extension",
      "mapping": [ {
        "map": "N/A",
        "identity": "rim"
      } ],
      "type": [ {
        "code": "Reference",
        "targetProfile": [ "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Binary", "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DocumentReference", "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Media" ]
      } ],
      "max": "1",
      "id": "Extension.value[x]",
      "base": {
        "max": "1",
        "min": 0,
        "path": "Extension.value[x]"
      },
      "isSummary": false
    } ],
    "extension": [ {
      "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/snapshot-base-version",
      "valueString": "4.0.1"
    } ]
  },
  "status": "draft",
  "id": "cc829f68-1478-4e0e-bddb-7693b4407da4",
  "kind": "complex-type",
  "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/mediaRepresentation",
  "identifier": [ {
    "value": "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.40.97.42.141",
    "system": "urn:ietf:rfc:3986"
  } ],
  "context": [ {
    "type": "element",
    "expression": "canonical"
  }, {
    "type": "element",
    "expression": "Reference"
  } ],
  "version": "5.4.0",
  "differential": {
    "element": [ {
      "id": "Extension",
      "max": "1",
      "min": 0,
      "path": "Extension",
      "short": "Media representation of the target of the reference",
      "comment": "It is better practice to have an actual resource with the minimum discrete data present.  The media can be referenced in that resource's narrative.  However, not all systems will be able (technically or by policy) to create such a resource instance.  This extension provides a solution in those circumstances.",
      "definition": "A media representation of the target resource of a reference or canonical."
    }, {
      "id": "Extension.extension",
      "max": "0",
      "path": "Extension.extension"
    }, {
      "id": "Extension.url",
      "path": "Extension.url",
      "fixedUri": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/mediaRepresentation"
    }, {
      "id": "Extension.value[x]",
      "min": 1,
      "path": "Extension.value[x]",
      "type": [ {
        "code": "Reference",
        "targetProfile": [ "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Binary", "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DocumentReference", "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Media" ]
      } ],
      "requirements": "There are some situations where the system does not have (and cannot have) a formal resource representation of a concept, but do have a media representation such as a scanned fax, an audio clip, etc.  This allows referring to that media structure."
    } ]
  },
  "contact": [ {
    "telecom": [ {
      "value": "http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/fiwg",
      "system": "url"
    } ]
  } ],
  "baseDefinition": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension"
}