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Logical Model V3 Data type TEL (TelecommunicationAddress)
{
"resourceType": "StructureDefinition",
"id": "TEL",
"extension": [
{
"url": "http://www.healthintersections.com.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/extension-namespace",
"valueUri": "urn:hl7-org:v3"
}
],
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/TEL",
"name": "V3 Data type TEL (TelecommunicationAddress)",
"display": "V3 Data type TEL (TelecommunicationAddress)",
"status": "active",
"experimental": false,
"publisher": "HL7",
"description": "A telephone number (voice or fax), e-mail address, or other locator for a resource mediated by telecommunication equipment. The address is specified as a Universal Resource Locator (URL) qualified by time specification and use codes that help in deciding which address to use for a given time and purpose.",
"kind": "logical",
"abstract": false,
"baseDefinition": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/ANY",
"snapshot": {
"element": [
{
"path": "TEL",
"min": 1,
"max": "*",
"type": [
{
"code": "Element"
}
]
},
{
"path": "TEL.nullFlavor",
"representation": [
"xmlAttr"
],
"label": "Exceptional Value Detail",
"definition": "If a value is an exceptional value (NULL-value), this specifies in what way and why proper information is missing.",
"min": 0,
"max": "1",
"type": [
{
"code": "code"
}
],
"binding": {
"strength": "required",
"valueSetReference": {
"reference": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/v3-NullFlavor"
}
}
},
{
"path": "TEL.value",
"representation": [
"xmlAttr"
],
"min": 0,
"max": "1",
"type": [
{
"code": "uri"
}
]
},
{
"path": "TEL.useablePeriod",
"representation": [
"typeAttr"
],
"label": "Useable Period",
"definition": "Specifies the periods of time during which the telecommunication address can be used. For a telephone number, this can indicate the time of day in which the party can be reached on that telephone. For a web address, it may specify a time range in which the web content is promised to be available under the given address.",
"min": 0,
"max": "*",
"type": [
{
"code": "IVL_TS"
},
{
"code": "EIVL"
},
{
"code": "PIVL"
},
{
"code": "SXPR_TS"
}
]
},
{
"path": "TEL.use",
"representation": [
"xmlAttr"
],
"label": "Use Code",
"definition": "One or more codes advising a system or user which telecommunication address in a set of like addresses to select for a given telecommunication need.",
"min": 0,
"max": "*",
"type": [
{
"code": "code"
}
],
"binding": {
"strength": "required",
"valueSetReference": {
"reference": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/v3-AddressUse"
}
}
}
]
},
"differential": {
"element": [
{
"path": "TEL",
"min": 1,
"max": "*",
"type": [
{
"code": "Element"
}
]
},
{
"path": "TEL.value",
"representation": [
"xmlAttr"
],
"min": 0,
"max": "1",
"type": [
{
"code": "uri"
}
]
},
{
"path": "TEL.useablePeriod",
"representation": [
"typeAttr"
],
"label": "Useable Period",
"definition": "Specifies the periods of time during which the telecommunication address can be used. For a telephone number, this can indicate the time of day in which the party can be reached on that telephone. For a web address, it may specify a time range in which the web content is promised to be available under the given address.",
"min": 0,
"max": "*",
"type": [
{
"code": "IVL_TS"
},
{
"code": "EIVL"
},
{
"code": "PIVL"
},
{
"code": "SXPR_TS"
}
]
},
{
"path": "TEL.use",
"representation": [
"xmlAttr"
],
"label": "Use Code",
"definition": "One or more codes advising a system or user which telecommunication address in a set of like addresses to select for a given telecommunication need.",
"min": 0,
"max": "*",
"type": [
{
"code": "code"
}
],
"binding": {
"strength": "required",
"valueSetReference": {
"reference": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/v3-AddressUse"
}
}
}
]
}
}
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.