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8.5 Resource PractitionerRole - Content

Patient Administration

Work Group

Maturity Level: 0

Compartments: Practitioner

A specific set of Roles/Locations/specialties/services that a practitioner may perform at an organization for a period of time.

8.5.1 Scope and Usage

PractitionerRole covers the recording of the location and types of services that Practitioners are able to provide for an organization.

The role, specialty, Location telecom and HealthcareService properties can be repeated if required in other instances of the PractitionerRole. Some systems record a collection of service values for a single location, others record the single service and the list of locations it is available. Both are acceptable options for prepresenting this data.

8.5.2 Boundaries and Relationships

STU Note: The Role BackboneElement on the Practitioner is to be deprecated if this resource is accepted.

The Qualifications are not a part of the PractitionerRole, as they may be appropriate for the role, however they are a property of the Practitioner, not the role they may perform for an Organization.

8.5.3 Background and Context

Practitioner performs different roles within the same or even different organizations. Depending on jurisdiction and custom, it may be necessary to maintain a specific Practitioner Resource for each such role or have a single Practitioner with multiple roles. The role can be limited to a specific period, after which authorization for this role ends. Note that the represented organization need not necessarily be the (direct) employer of a Practitioner.

Structure

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
PractitionerRole			DomainResource	Roles/organizations the practitioner is associated with
identifier	Σ	0..*	Identifier	Business Identifiers that are specific to a role/location
active	Σ	0..1	boolean	Whether this practitioner's record is in active use
practitioner	Σ	0..1	Reference(Practitioner)	Practitioner that is able to provide the defined services for the organation
organization	Σ	0..1	Reference(Organization)	Organization where the roles are available
code	Σ	0..*	CodeableConcept	Roles which this practitioner may perform PractitionerRole (Example)
specialty	Σ	0..*	CodeableConcept	Specific specialty of the practitioner Practice Setting Code Value Set (Preferred)
location	Σ	0..*	Reference(Location)	The location(s) at which this practitioner provides care
healthcareService		0..*	Reference(HealthcareService)	The list of healthcare services that this worker provides for this role's Organization/Location(s)
telecom	Σ	0..*	ContactPoint	Contact details that are specific to the role/location/service
period	Σ	0..1	Period	The period during which the practitioner is authorized to perform in these role(s)
availableTime		0..*	BackboneElement	Times the Service Site is available
daysOfWeek		0..*	code	mon \| tue \| wed \| thu \| fri \| sat \| sun DaysOfWeek (Required)
allDay		0..1	boolean	Always available? e.g. 24 hour service
availableStartTime		0..1	time	Opening time of day (ignored if allDay = true)
availableEndTime		0..1	time	Closing time of day (ignored if allDay = true)
notAvailable		0..*	BackboneElement	Not available during this time due to provided reason
description		1..1	string	Reason presented to the user explaining why time not available
during		0..1	Period	Service not availablefrom this date
availabilityExceptions		0..1	string	Description of availability exceptions
endpoint		0..*	Reference(Endpoint)	Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for the practitioner with this role
Documentation for this format

UML Diagram (Legend)

XML Template

<PractitionerRole xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> 
 <!-- from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language -->
 <!-- from DomainResource: text, contained, extension, and modifierExtension -->
 <identifier><!-- 0..* Identifier Business Identifiers that are specific to a role/location --></identifier>
 <active value="[boolean]"/><!-- 0..1 Whether this practitioner's record is in active use -->
 <practitioner><!-- 0..1 Reference(Practitioner) Practitioner that is able to provide the defined services for the organation --></practitioner>
 <organization><!-- 0..1 Reference(Organization) Organization where the roles are available --></organization>
 <code><!-- 0..* CodeableConcept Roles which this practitioner may perform --></code>
 <specialty><!-- 0..* CodeableConcept Specific specialty of the practitioner --></specialty>
 <location><!-- 0..* Reference(Location) The location(s) at which this practitioner provides care --></location>
 <healthcareService><!-- 0..* Reference(HealthcareService) The list of healthcare services that this worker provides for this role's Organization/Location(s) --></healthcareService>
 <telecom><!-- 0..* ContactPoint Contact details that are specific to the role/location/service --></telecom>
 <period><!-- 0..1 Period The period during which the practitioner is authorized to perform in these role(s) --></period>
 <availableTime>  <!-- 0..* Times the Service Site is available -->
  <daysOfWeek value="[code]"/><!-- 0..* mon | tue | wed | thu | fri | sat | sun -->
  <allDay value="[boolean]"/><!-- 0..1 Always available? e.g. 24 hour service -->
  <availableStartTime value="[time]"/><!-- 0..1 Opening time of day (ignored if allDay = true) -->
  <availableEndTime value="[time]"/><!-- 0..1 Closing time of day (ignored if allDay = true) -->
 </availableTime>
 <notAvailable>  <!-- 0..* Not available during this time due to provided reason -->
  <description value="[string]"/><!-- 1..1 Reason presented to the user explaining why time not available -->
  <during><!-- 0..1 Period Service not availablefrom this date --></during>
 </notAvailable>
 <availabilityExceptions value="[string]"/><!-- 0..1 Description of availability exceptions -->
 <endpoint><!-- 0..* Reference(Endpoint) Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for the practitioner with this role --></endpoint>
</PractitionerRole>

JSON Template

{
  "resourceType" : "PractitionerRole",
  // from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language
  // from DomainResource: text, contained, extension, and modifierExtension
  "identifier" : [{ Identifier }], // Business Identifiers that are specific to a role/location
  "active" : <boolean>, // Whether this practitioner's record is in active use
  "practitioner" : { Reference(Practitioner) }, // Practitioner that is able to provide the defined services for the organation
  "organization" : { Reference(Organization) }, // Organization where the roles are available
  "code" : [{ CodeableConcept }], // Roles which this practitioner may perform
  "specialty" : [{ CodeableConcept }], // Specific specialty of the practitioner
  "location" : [{ Reference(Location) }], // The location(s) at which this practitioner provides care
  "healthcareService" : [{ Reference(HealthcareService) }], // The list of healthcare services that this worker provides for this role's Organization/Location(s)
  "telecom" : [{ ContactPoint }], // Contact details that are specific to the role/location/service
  "period" : { Period }, // The period during which the practitioner is authorized to perform in these role(s)
  "availableTime" : [{ // Times the Service Site is available
    "daysOfWeek" : ["<code>"], // mon | tue | wed | thu | fri | sat | sun
    "allDay" : <boolean>, // Always available? e.g. 24 hour service
    "availableStartTime" : "<time>", // Opening time of day (ignored if allDay = true)
    "availableEndTime" : "<time>" // Closing time of day (ignored if allDay = true)
  }],
  "notAvailable" : [{ // Not available during this time due to provided reason
    "description" : "<string>", // R!  Reason presented to the user explaining why time not available
    "during" : { Period } // Service not availablefrom this date
  }],
  "availabilityExceptions" : "<string>", // Description of availability exceptions
  "endpoint" : [{ Reference(Endpoint) }] // Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for the practitioner with this role
}

Turtle Template

@prefix fhir: <http://hl7.org/fhir/> .


[ a fhir:PractitionerRole;
  fhir:nodeRole fhir:treeRoot; # if this is the parser root

  # from Resource: .id, .meta, .implicitRules, and .language
  # from DomainResource: .text, .contained, .extension, and .modifierExtension
  fhir:PractitionerRole.identifier [ Identifier ], ... ; # 0..* Business Identifiers that are specific to a role/location
  fhir:PractitionerRole.active [ boolean ]; # 0..1 Whether this practitioner's record is in active use
  fhir:PractitionerRole.practitioner [ Reference(Practitioner) ]; # 0..1 Practitioner that is able to provide the defined services for the organation
  fhir:PractitionerRole.organization [ Reference(Organization) ]; # 0..1 Organization where the roles are available
  fhir:PractitionerRole.code [ CodeableConcept ], ... ; # 0..* Roles which this practitioner may perform
  fhir:PractitionerRole.specialty [ CodeableConcept ], ... ; # 0..* Specific specialty of the practitioner
  fhir:PractitionerRole.location [ Reference(Location) ], ... ; # 0..* The location(s) at which this practitioner provides care
  fhir:PractitionerRole.healthcareService [ Reference(HealthcareService) ], ... ; # 0..* The list of healthcare services that this worker provides for this role's Organization/Location(s)
  fhir:PractitionerRole.telecom [ ContactPoint ], ... ; # 0..* Contact details that are specific to the role/location/service
  fhir:PractitionerRole.period [ Period ]; # 0..1 The period during which the practitioner is authorized to perform in these role(s)
  fhir:PractitionerRole.availableTime [ # 0..* Times the Service Site is available
    fhir:PractitionerRole.availableTime.daysOfWeek [ code ], ... ; # 0..* mon | tue | wed | thu | fri | sat | sun
    fhir:PractitionerRole.availableTime.allDay [ boolean ]; # 0..1 Always available? e.g. 24 hour service
    fhir:PractitionerRole.availableTime.availableStartTime [ time ]; # 0..1 Opening time of day (ignored if allDay = true)
    fhir:PractitionerRole.availableTime.availableEndTime [ time ]; # 0..1 Closing time of day (ignored if allDay = true)
  ], ...;
  fhir:PractitionerRole.notAvailable [ # 0..* Not available during this time due to provided reason
    fhir:PractitionerRole.notAvailable.description [ string ]; # 1..1 Reason presented to the user explaining why time not available
    fhir:PractitionerRole.notAvailable.during [ Period ]; # 0..1 Service not availablefrom this date
  ], ...;
  fhir:PractitionerRole.availabilityExceptions [ string ]; # 0..1 Description of availability exceptions
  fhir:PractitionerRole.endpoint [ Reference(Endpoint) ], ... ; # 0..* Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for the practitioner with this role
]

Changes since DSTU2

This resource did not exist in Release 2

Structure

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
PractitionerRole			DomainResource	Roles/organizations the practitioner is associated with
identifier	Σ	0..*	Identifier	Business Identifiers that are specific to a role/location
active	Σ	0..1	boolean	Whether this practitioner's record is in active use
practitioner	Σ	0..1	Reference(Practitioner)	Practitioner that is able to provide the defined services for the organation
organization	Σ	0..1	Reference(Organization)	Organization where the roles are available
code	Σ	0..*	CodeableConcept	Roles which this practitioner may perform PractitionerRole (Example)
specialty	Σ	0..*	CodeableConcept	Specific specialty of the practitioner Practice Setting Code Value Set (Preferred)
location	Σ	0..*	Reference(Location)	The location(s) at which this practitioner provides care
healthcareService		0..*	Reference(HealthcareService)	The list of healthcare services that this worker provides for this role's Organization/Location(s)
telecom	Σ	0..*	ContactPoint	Contact details that are specific to the role/location/service
period	Σ	0..1	Period	The period during which the practitioner is authorized to perform in these role(s)
availableTime		0..*	BackboneElement	Times the Service Site is available
daysOfWeek		0..*	code	mon \| tue \| wed \| thu \| fri \| sat \| sun DaysOfWeek (Required)
allDay		0..1	boolean	Always available? e.g. 24 hour service
availableStartTime		0..1	time	Opening time of day (ignored if allDay = true)
availableEndTime		0..1	time	Closing time of day (ignored if allDay = true)
notAvailable		0..*	BackboneElement	Not available during this time due to provided reason
description		1..1	string	Reason presented to the user explaining why time not available
during		0..1	Period	Service not availablefrom this date
availabilityExceptions		0..1	string	Description of availability exceptions
endpoint		0..*	Reference(Endpoint)	Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for the practitioner with this role
Documentation for this format

UML Diagram (Legend)

XML Template

<PractitionerRole xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> 
 <!-- from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language -->
 <!-- from DomainResource: text, contained, extension, and modifierExtension -->
 <identifier><!-- 0..* Identifier Business Identifiers that are specific to a role/location --></identifier>
 <active value="[boolean]"/><!-- 0..1 Whether this practitioner's record is in active use -->
 <practitioner><!-- 0..1 Reference(Practitioner) Practitioner that is able to provide the defined services for the organation --></practitioner>
 <organization><!-- 0..1 Reference(Organization) Organization where the roles are available --></organization>
 <code><!-- 0..* CodeableConcept Roles which this practitioner may perform --></code>
 <specialty><!-- 0..* CodeableConcept Specific specialty of the practitioner --></specialty>
 <location><!-- 0..* Reference(Location) The location(s) at which this practitioner provides care --></location>
 <healthcareService><!-- 0..* Reference(HealthcareService) The list of healthcare services that this worker provides for this role's Organization/Location(s) --></healthcareService>
 <telecom><!-- 0..* ContactPoint Contact details that are specific to the role/location/service --></telecom>
 <period><!-- 0..1 Period The period during which the practitioner is authorized to perform in these role(s) --></period>
 <availableTime>  <!-- 0..* Times the Service Site is available -->
  <daysOfWeek value="[code]"/><!-- 0..* mon | tue | wed | thu | fri | sat | sun -->
  <allDay value="[boolean]"/><!-- 0..1 Always available? e.g. 24 hour service -->
  <availableStartTime value="[time]"/><!-- 0..1 Opening time of day (ignored if allDay = true) -->
  <availableEndTime value="[time]"/><!-- 0..1 Closing time of day (ignored if allDay = true) -->
 </availableTime>
 <notAvailable>  <!-- 0..* Not available during this time due to provided reason -->
  <description value="[string]"/><!-- 1..1 Reason presented to the user explaining why time not available -->
  <during><!-- 0..1 Period Service not availablefrom this date --></during>
 </notAvailable>
 <availabilityExceptions value="[string]"/><!-- 0..1 Description of availability exceptions -->
 <endpoint><!-- 0..* Reference(Endpoint) Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for the practitioner with this role --></endpoint>
</PractitionerRole>

JSON Template

{
  "resourceType" : "PractitionerRole",
  // from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language
  // from DomainResource: text, contained, extension, and modifierExtension
  "identifier" : [{ Identifier }], // Business Identifiers that are specific to a role/location
  "active" : <boolean>, // Whether this practitioner's record is in active use
  "practitioner" : { Reference(Practitioner) }, // Practitioner that is able to provide the defined services for the organation
  "organization" : { Reference(Organization) }, // Organization where the roles are available
  "code" : [{ CodeableConcept }], // Roles which this practitioner may perform
  "specialty" : [{ CodeableConcept }], // Specific specialty of the practitioner
  "location" : [{ Reference(Location) }], // The location(s) at which this practitioner provides care
  "healthcareService" : [{ Reference(HealthcareService) }], // The list of healthcare services that this worker provides for this role's Organization/Location(s)
  "telecom" : [{ ContactPoint }], // Contact details that are specific to the role/location/service
  "period" : { Period }, // The period during which the practitioner is authorized to perform in these role(s)
  "availableTime" : [{ // Times the Service Site is available
    "daysOfWeek" : ["<code>"], // mon | tue | wed | thu | fri | sat | sun
    "allDay" : <boolean>, // Always available? e.g. 24 hour service
    "availableStartTime" : "<time>", // Opening time of day (ignored if allDay = true)
    "availableEndTime" : "<time>" // Closing time of day (ignored if allDay = true)
  }],
  "notAvailable" : [{ // Not available during this time due to provided reason
    "description" : "<string>", // R!  Reason presented to the user explaining why time not available
    "during" : { Period } // Service not availablefrom this date
  }],
  "availabilityExceptions" : "<string>", // Description of availability exceptions
  "endpoint" : [{ Reference(Endpoint) }] // Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for the practitioner with this role
}

Turtle Template

@prefix fhir: <http://hl7.org/fhir/> .


[ a fhir:PractitionerRole;
  fhir:nodeRole fhir:treeRoot; # if this is the parser root

  # from Resource: .id, .meta, .implicitRules, and .language
  # from DomainResource: .text, .contained, .extension, and .modifierExtension
  fhir:PractitionerRole.identifier [ Identifier ], ... ; # 0..* Business Identifiers that are specific to a role/location
  fhir:PractitionerRole.active [ boolean ]; # 0..1 Whether this practitioner's record is in active use
  fhir:PractitionerRole.practitioner [ Reference(Practitioner) ]; # 0..1 Practitioner that is able to provide the defined services for the organation
  fhir:PractitionerRole.organization [ Reference(Organization) ]; # 0..1 Organization where the roles are available
  fhir:PractitionerRole.code [ CodeableConcept ], ... ; # 0..* Roles which this practitioner may perform
  fhir:PractitionerRole.specialty [ CodeableConcept ], ... ; # 0..* Specific specialty of the practitioner
  fhir:PractitionerRole.location [ Reference(Location) ], ... ; # 0..* The location(s) at which this practitioner provides care
  fhir:PractitionerRole.healthcareService [ Reference(HealthcareService) ], ... ; # 0..* The list of healthcare services that this worker provides for this role's Organization/Location(s)
  fhir:PractitionerRole.telecom [ ContactPoint ], ... ; # 0..* Contact details that are specific to the role/location/service
  fhir:PractitionerRole.period [ Period ]; # 0..1 The period during which the practitioner is authorized to perform in these role(s)
  fhir:PractitionerRole.availableTime [ # 0..* Times the Service Site is available
    fhir:PractitionerRole.availableTime.daysOfWeek [ code ], ... ; # 0..* mon | tue | wed | thu | fri | sat | sun
    fhir:PractitionerRole.availableTime.allDay [ boolean ]; # 0..1 Always available? e.g. 24 hour service
    fhir:PractitionerRole.availableTime.availableStartTime [ time ]; # 0..1 Opening time of day (ignored if allDay = true)
    fhir:PractitionerRole.availableTime.availableEndTime [ time ]; # 0..1 Closing time of day (ignored if allDay = true)
  ], ...;
  fhir:PractitionerRole.notAvailable [ # 0..* Not available during this time due to provided reason
    fhir:PractitionerRole.notAvailable.description [ string ]; # 1..1 Reason presented to the user explaining why time not available
    fhir:PractitionerRole.notAvailable.during [ Period ]; # 0..1 Service not availablefrom this date
  ], ...;
  fhir:PractitionerRole.availabilityExceptions [ string ]; # 0..1 Description of availability exceptions
  fhir:PractitionerRole.endpoint [ Reference(Endpoint) ], ... ; # 0..* Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for the practitioner with this role
]

Changes since DSTU2

This resource did not exist in Release 2

Alternate definitions: Master Definition (XML, JSON), XML Schema/Schematron (for ) + JSON Schema, ShEx (for Turtle), JSON-LD (for RDF as JSON-LD),

8.5.4.1 Terminology Bindings

Path	Definition	Type	Reference
PractitionerRole.code	The role a person plays representing an organization	Example	PractitionerRole
PractitionerRole.specialty	Specific specialty associated with the agency	Preferred	Practice Setting Code Value Set
PractitionerRole.availableTime.daysOfWeek	The days of the week.	Required	DaysOfWeek

Path

Definition

Type

Reference

PractitionerRole.code

The role a person plays representing an organization

Example

PractitionerRole

PractitionerRole.specialty

Specific specialty associated with the agency

Preferred

Practice Setting Code Value Set

PractitionerRole.availableTime.daysOfWeek

The days of the week.

Required

DaysOfWeek

8.5.5 Notes:

There is no address on the PractitionerRole as the location that is defined here contains the address.
This prevents having to duplicate the address values across multiple resources.

8.5.6 Search Parameters

Search parameters for this resource. The common parameters also apply. See Searching for more information about searching in REST, messaging, and services.

Name	Type	Description	Paths	In Common
email	token	A value in an email contact	PractitionerRole.telecom(system=email)	4 Resources
endpoint	reference	Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for the practitioner with this role	PractitionerRole.endpoint (Endpoint)
identifier	token	A practitioner's Identifier	PractitionerRole.identifier
location	reference	One of the locations at which this practitioner provides care	PractitionerRole.location (Location)
organization	reference	The identity of the organization the practitioner represents / acts on behalf of	PractitionerRole.organization (Organization)
phone	token	A value in a phone contact	PractitionerRole.telecom(system=phone)	4 Resources
practitioner	reference	Practitioner that is able to provide the defined services for the organation	PractitionerRole.practitioner (Practitioner)
role	token	The practitioner can perform this role at for the organization	PractitionerRole.code
specialty	token	The practitioner has this specialty at an organization	PractitionerRole.specialty
telecom	token	The value in any kind of contact	PractitionerRole.telecom	4 Resources