This page is part of the FHIR Specification (v0.4.0: DSTU 2 Draft). The current version which supercedes this version is 5.0.0. For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions 
A category of humans sharing history, origin or nationality
{
"resourceType": "ExtensionDefinition",
"id": "us-core-race",
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ExtensionDefinition/us-core-race",
"name": "A category of humans sharing history, origin or nationality",
"publisher": "Fhir Core Team",
"description": "A code classifying the person into a named category of humans sharing common history, traits, geographical origin or nationality.",
"status": "draft",
"date": "2013-12-03",
"contextType": "resource",
"context": [
"Patient"
],
"element": [
{
"path": "Extension",
"short": "A category of humans sharing history, origin or nationality",
"definition": "A code classifying the person into a named category of humans sharing common history, traits, geographical origin or nationality.",
"min": 0,
"max": "1",
"type": [
{
"code": "CodeableConcept"
}
],
"binding": {
"name": "Race",
"isExtensible": true,
"description": "A code classifying the person into a named category of humans sharing common history, traits, geographical origin or nationality.",
"referenceReference": {
"reference": "http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/vs/Race"
}
}
}
]
}
Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.