description: A patient's guardian is a person or organization in the role of guardian (Guardian class). The entity playing the role of guardian is a person ([Person](StructureDefinition-Person.html) class) or organization ([Organization](StructureDefinition-Organization.html) class). The entity scoping the role is the patient ([Patient](StructureDefinition-Patient.html) class).\n\nWhere a guardian is not explicitly stated, the value should default to local business practice (e.g. the patient makes their own health care decisions unless incapacitated in which case healthcare decisions are made by the patient's spouse).
package_name: hl7.cda.uv.core
derivation: specialization
name: Guardian
type: http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/Guardian
elements:
  classCode:
    type: code
    binding: {strength: required, valueSet: 'http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-RoleClassAgent'}
    pattern: {type: Code, value: GUARD}
    representation: [xmlAttr]
    index: 0
  id: {type: 'http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/II', array: true, index: 1}
  sdtcIdentifiedBy: {type: 'http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/IdentifiedBy', array: true, index: 2}
  code:
    type: http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/CE
    binding: {strength: example, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDARoleCode'}
    index: 3
  addr: {type: 'http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/AD', array: true, index: 4}
  telecom: {type: 'http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/TEL', array: true, index: 5}
  guardianPerson: {type: 'http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/Person', index: 6}
  guardianOrganization: {type: 'http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/Organization', index: 7}
package_version: 2.0.2-sd
class: logical
kind: logical
url: http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/Guardian
base: http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/InfrastructureRoot
version: 2.0.2-sd