R4 Ballot #2 (Mixed Normative/Trial use)

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StructureDefinition: ActualGroup - XML

FHIR Infrastructure Work Group Maturity Level: 1Trial UseUse Context: Any

ActualGroup

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<StructureDefinition xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="actualgroup"/> 
  <text> 
    <status value="generated"/> 
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">to do</div> 
  </text> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm">
    <valueInteger value="1"/> 
  </extension> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">
    <valueCode value="fhir"/> 
  </extension> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status">
    <valueString value="Trial Use"/> 
  </extension> 
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/actualgroup"/> 
  <name value="Actual Group"/> 
  <status value="draft"/> 
  <experimental value="false"/> 
  <date value="2018-08-19T21:48:56+10:00"/> 
  <publisher value="HL7"/> 
  <description value="Enforces an actual group, rather than a definitional group"/> 
  <fhirVersion value="3.5.0"/> 
  <mapping> 
    <identity value="rim"/> 
    <uri value="http://hl7.org/v3"/> 
    <name value="RIM Mapping"/> 
  </mapping> 
  <mapping> 
    <identity value="w5"/> 
    <uri value="http://hl7.org/fhir/fivews"/> 
    <name value="FiveWs Pattern"/> 
  </mapping> 
  <kind value="resource"/> 
  <abstract value="false"/> 
  <type value="Group"/> 
  <baseDefinition value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Group"/> 
  <derivation value="constraint"/> 
  <snapshot> 
    <element id="Group">
      <path value="Group"/> 
      <short value="Group of multiple entities"/> 
      <definition value="Represents a defined collection of entities that may be discussed or acted upon collectively
       but which are not expected to act collectively, and are not formally or legally recognized;
       i.e. a collection of entities that isn't an Organization."/> 
      <comment value="If both Group.characteristic and Group.member are present, then the members are the individuals
       who were found who met the characteristic.  It's possible that there might be other candidate
       members who meet the characteristic and aren't (yet) in the list.  All members SHALL have
       the listed characteristics."/> 
      <min value="1"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="Group"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="*"/> 
      </base> 
      <constraint> 
        <key value="dom-2"/> 
        <severity value="error"/> 
        <human value="If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources"/> 
        <expression value="contained.contained.empty()"/> 
        <xpath value="not(parent::f:contained and f:contained)"/> 
        <source value="DomainResource"/> 
      </constraint> 
      <constraint> 
        <key value="dom-4"/> 
        <severity value="error"/> 
        <human value="If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or
         a meta.lastUpdated"/> 
        <expression value="contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()"/> 
        <xpath value="not(exists(f:contained/*/f:meta/f:versionId)) and not(exists(f:contained/*/f:meta/f:lastUpdated))"/> 
        <source value="DomainResource"/> 
      </constraint> 
      <constraint> 
        <key value="dom-3"/> 
        <severity value="error"/> 
        <human value="If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere
         in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource"/> 
        <expression value="contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().as(canonica
        l) | %resource.descendants().as(uri) | %resource.descendants().as(url))) or descendants().where(refer
        ence = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(c
        anonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()"/> 
        <xpath value="not(exists(for $contained in f:contained return $contained[not(parent::*/descendant::f:reference/@va
        lue=concat('#', $contained/*/id/@value) or descendant::f:reference[@value='#'])]))"/> 
        <source value="DomainResource"/> 
      </constraint> 
      <constraint> 
        <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-bestpractice">
          <valueBoolean value="true"/> 
        </extension> 
        <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-bestpractice-explanation">
          <valueMarkdown value="When a resource has no narrative, only systems that fully understand the data can display
           the resource to a human safely. Including a guman readable representation in the resource
           makes for a much more robust eco-system and cheaper handling of resources by intermediary
           systems. Some ecosystems restrict distribution of resources to only those systems that
           do fully understand the resources, and as a consequence implementers may believe that
           the narrative is superfluous. However experience shows that such eco-systems often open
           up to new participants over time."/> 
        </extension> 
        <key value="dom-6"/> 
        <severity value="warning"/> 
        <human value="A resource should have narrative for robust management"/> 
        <expression value="text.div.exists()"/> 
        <xpath value="exists(f:text/h:div)"/> 
        <source value="DomainResource"/> 
      </constraint> 
      <constraint> 
        <key value="dom-5"/> 
        <severity value="error"/> 
        <human value="If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label"/> 
        <expression value="contained.meta.security.empty()"/> 
        <xpath value="not(exists(f:contained/*/f:meta/f:security))"/> 
        <source value="DomainResource"/> 
      </constraint> 
      <constraint> 
        <key value="grp-1"/> 
        <severity value="error"/> 
        <human value="Can only have members if group is &quot;actual&quot;"/> 
        <expression value="member.empty() or (actual = true)"/> 
        <xpath value="f:actual/@value=true() or not(exists(f:member))"/> 
        <source value="Group"/> 
      </constraint> 
      <isModifier value="false"/> 
      <isSummary value="false"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="Entity. Role, or Act"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="Entity[determinerCode=&quot;GRP&quot; or determinerCode=&quot;GRP_KIND&quot;]"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Group.id">
      <path value="Group.id"/> 
      <short value="Logical id of this artifact"/> 
      <definition value="The logical id of the resource, as used in the URL for the resource. Once assigned, this
       value never changes."/> 
      <comment value="The only time that a resource does not have an id is when it is being submitted to the
       server using a create operation."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="Resource.id"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="1"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="id"/> 
      </type> 
      <isModifier value="false"/> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Group.meta">
      <path value="Group.meta"/> 
      <short value="Metadata about the resource"/> 
      <definition value="The metadata about the resource. This is content that is maintained by the infrastructure.
       Changes to the content might not always be associated with version changes to the resource."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="Resource.meta"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="1"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Meta"/> 
      </type> 
      <isModifier value="false"/> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Group.implicitRules">
      <path value="Group.implicitRules"/> 
      <short value="A set of rules under which this content was created"/> 
      <definition value="A reference to a set of rules that were followed when the resource was constructed, and
       which must be understood when processing the content. Often, this is a reference to an
       implementation guide that defines the special rules along with other profiles etc."/> 
      <comment value="Asserting this rule set restricts the content to be only understood by a limited set of
       trading partners. This inherently limits the usefulness of the data in the long term.
       However, the existing health eco-system is highly fractured, and not yet ready to define,
       collect, and exchange data in a generally computable sense. Wherever possible, implementers
       and/or specification writers should avoid using this element. Often, when used, the URL
       is a reference to an implementation guide that defines these special rules as part of
       it's narrative along with other profiles, value sets, etc."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="Resource.implicitRules"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="1"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="uri"/> 
      </type> 
      <isModifier value="true"/> 
      <isModifierReason value="This element is labeled as a modifier because the implicit rules may provide additional
       knowledge about the resource that modifies it's meaning or interpretation"/> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Group.language">
      <path value="Group.language"/> 
      <short value="Language of the resource content"/> 
      <definition value="The base language in which the resource is written."/> 
      <comment value="Language is provided to support indexing and accessibility (typically, services such as
       text to speech use the language tag). The html language tag in the narrative applies 
       to the narrative. The language tag on the resource may be used to specify the language
       of other presentations generated from the data in the resource. Not all the content has
       to be in the base language. The Resource.language should not be assumed to apply to the
       narrative automatically. If a language is specified, it should it also be specified on
       the div element in the html (see rules in HTML5 for information about the relationship
       between xml:lang and the html lang attribute)."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="Resource.language"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="1"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="code"/> 
      </type> 
      <isModifier value="false"/> 
      <isSummary value="false"/> 
      <binding> 
        <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-maxValueSet">
          <valueCanonical value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/all-languages"/> 
        </extension> 
        <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-bindingName">
          <valueString value="Language"/> 
        </extension> 
        <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-isCommonBinding">
          <valueBoolean value="true"/> 
        </extension> 
        <strength value="preferred"/> 
        <description value="A human language."/> 
        <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/languages"/> 
      </binding> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Group.text">
      <path value="Group.text"/> 
      <short value="Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation"/> 
      <definition value="A human-readable narrative that contains a summary of the resource and can be used to
       represent the content of the resource to a human. The narrative need not encode all the
       structured data, but is required to contain sufficient detail to make it &quot;clinically
       safe&quot; for a human to just read the narrative. Resource definitions may define what
       content should be represented in the narrative to ensure clinical safety."/> 
      <comment value="Contained resources do not have narrative. Resources that are not contained SHOULD have
       a narrative. In some cases, a resource may only have text with little or no additional
       discrete data (as long as all minOccurs=1 elements are satisfied).  This may be necessary
       for data from legacy systems where information is captured as a &quot;text blob&quot;
       or where text is additionally entered raw or narrated and encoded information is added
       later."/> 
      <alias value="narrative"/> 
      <alias value="html"/> 
      <alias value="xhtml"/> 
      <alias value="display"/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="DomainResource.text"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="1"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Narrative"/> 
      </type> 
      <isModifier value="false"/> 
      <isSummary value="false"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="Act.text?"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Group.contained">
      <path value="Group.contained"/> 
      <short value="Contained, inline Resources"/> 
      <definition value="These resources do not have an independent existence apart from the resource that contains
       them - they cannot be identified independently, and nor can they have their own independent
       transaction scope."/> 
      <comment value="This should never be done when the content can be identified properly, as once identification
       is lost, it is extremely difficult (and context dependent) to restore it again. Contained
       resources may have profiles and tags In their meta elements, but SHALL NOT have security
       labels."/> 
      <alias value="inline resources"/> 
      <alias value="anonymous resources"/> 
      <alias value="contained resources"/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="*"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="DomainResource.contained"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="*"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Resource"/> 
      </type> 
      <isModifier value="false"/> 
      <isSummary value="false"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="N/A"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Group.extension">
      <path value="Group.extension"/> 
      <short value="Additional Content defined by implementations"/> 
      <definition value="May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition
       of the resource. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict
       set of governance  applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer
       can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the
       definition of the extension."/> 
      <comment value="There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project,
       or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions.
        The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of
       simplicity for everyone."/> 
      <alias value="extensions"/> 
      <alias value="user content"/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="*"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="DomainResource.extension"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="*"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Extension"/> 
      </type> 
      <isModifier value="false"/> 
      <isSummary value="false"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="N/A"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Group.modifierExtension">
      <path value="Group.modifierExtension"/> 
      <short value="Extensions that cannot be ignored"/> 
      <definition value="May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition
       of the resource, and that modifies the understanding of the element that contains it.
       Usually modifier elements provide negation or qualification. To make the use of extensions
       safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and
       use of extensions. Though any implementer is allowed to define an extension, there is
       a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension. Applications
       processing a resource are required to check for modifier extensions.

Modifier extensions SHALL NOT change the meaning of any elements on Resource or DomainResource
       (including cannot change the meaning of modifierExtension itself)."/> 
      <comment value="There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project,
       or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions.
        The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of
       simplicity for everyone."/> 
      <alias value="extensions"/> 
      <alias value="user content"/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="*"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="DomainResource.modifierExtension"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="*"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Extension"/> 
      </type> 
      <isModifier value="true"/> 
      <isModifierReason value="Modifier extensions are expected to modify the meaning or interpretation of the resource
       that contains them"/> 
      <isSummary value="false"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="N/A"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Group.identifier">
      <path value="Group.identifier"/> 
      <short value="Unique id"/> 
      <definition value="A unique business identifier for this group."/> 
      <requirements value="Allows the group to be referenced from external specifications."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="*"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="Group.identifier"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="*"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Identifier"/> 
      </type> 
      <isModifier value="false"/> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="w5"/> 
        <map value="FiveWs.identifier"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="unique(./id[displayable=&quot;true&quot; and scope=&quot;OBJ&quot;])"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Group.active">
      <path value="Group.active"/> 
      <short value="Whether this group's record is in active use"/> 
      <definition value="Indicates whether the record for the group is available for use or is merely being retained
       for historical purposes."/> 
      <requirements value="Need to be able to mark a group record as not to be used because it was created in error
       or is otherwise no longer available (e.g. a herd that no longer exists)."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="Group.active"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="1"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="boolean"/> 
      </type> 
      <meaningWhenMissing value="This resource is generally assumed to be active if no value is provided for the active
       element"/> 
      <isModifier value="false"/> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="w5"/> 
        <map value="FiveWs.status"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="./statusCode"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Group.type">
      <path value="Group.type"/> 
      <short value="person | animal | practitioner | device | medication | substance"/> 
      <definition value="Identifies the broad classification of the kind of resources the group includes."/> 
      <comment value="Group members SHALL be of the appropriate resource type (Patient for person or animal;
       or Practitioner, Device, Medication or Substance for the other types.)."/> 
      <requirements value="Identifies what type of resources the group is made up of."/> 
      <min value="1"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="Group.type"/> 
        <min value="1"/> 
        <max value="1"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="code"/> 
      </type> 
      <isModifier value="false"/> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
      <binding> 
        <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-bindingName">
          <valueString value="GroupType"/> 
        </extension> 
        <strength value="required"/> 
        <description value="Types of resources that are part of group."/> 
        <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/group-type"/> 
      </binding> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="w5"/> 
        <map value="FiveWs.class"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="person: ./classCode=&quot;PSN&quot;  animal: ./classCode=&quot;ANM&quot;  device: ./classCode=&quot;
        DEV&quot;  medication: ./classCode=&quot;MMAT&quot; and ./playedRole[isNormalRole() and
         classCode=&quot;THER&quot;]  food: ./classCode=&quot;FOOD&quot;"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Group.actual">
      <path value="Group.actual"/> 
      <short value="Descriptive or actual"/> 
      <definition value="If true, indicates that the resource refers to a specific group of real individuals. 
       If false, the group defines a set of intended individuals."/> 
      <requirements value="There are use-cases for groups that define specific collections of individuals, and other
       groups that define &quot;types&quot; of intended individuals.  The requirements for both
       kinds of groups are similar, so we use a single resource, distinguished by this flag."/> 
      <min value="1"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="Group.actual"/> 
        <min value="1"/> 
        <max value="1"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="boolean"/> 
      </type> 
      <fixedBoolean value="true"/> 
      <condition value="grp-1"/> 
      <isModifier value="false"/> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="w5"/> 
        <map value="FiveWs.class"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="true: ./determinerCode=&quot;GRP&quot;  false: ./determinerCode=&quot;GRP_KIND&quot;"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Group.code">
      <path value="Group.code"/> 
      <short value="Kind of Group members"/> 
      <definition value="Provides a specific type of resource the group includes; e.g. &quot;cow&quot;, &quot;syringe&quot;,
       etc."/> 
      <comment value="This would generally be omitted for Person resources."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="Group.code"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="1"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="CodeableConcept"/> 
      </type> 
      <isModifier value="false"/> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
      <binding> 
        <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-bindingName">
          <valueString value="GroupKind"/> 
        </extension> 
        <strength value="example"/> 
        <description value="Kind of particular resource; e.g. cow, syringe, lake, etc."/> 
      </binding> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="w5"/> 
        <map value="FiveWs.what[x]"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="./code"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Group.name">
      <path value="Group.name"/> 
      <short value="Label for Group"/> 
      <definition value="A label assigned to the group for human identification and communication."/> 
      <requirements value="Used to identify the group in human communication."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="Group.name"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="1"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="string"/> 
      </type> 
      <isModifier value="false"/> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="./name[type=&quot;ST&quot;]"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Group.quantity">
      <path value="Group.quantity"/> 
      <short value="Number of members"/> 
      <definition value="A count of the number of resource instances that are part of the group."/> 
      <comment value="Note that the quantity may be less than the number of members if some of the members are
       not active."/> 
      <requirements value="Group size is a common defining characteristic."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="Group.quantity"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="1"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="unsignedInt"/> 
      </type> 
      <isModifier value="false"/> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="./quantity"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Group.characteristic">
      <path value="Group.characteristic"/> 
      <short value="Include / Exclude group members by Trait"/> 
      <definition value="Identifies traits whose presence r absence is shared by members of the group."/> 
      <comment value="All the identified characteristics must be true for an entity to a member of the group."/> 
      <requirements value="Needs to be a generic mechanism for identifying what individuals can be part of a group."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="0"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="Group.characteristic"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="*"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="BackboneElement"/> 
      </type> 
      <constraint> 
        <key value="ele-1"/> 
        <severity value="error"/> 
        <human value="All FHIR elements must have a @value or children"/> 
        <expression value="hasValue() or (children().count() &gt; id.count())"/> 
        <xpath value="@value|f:*|h:div"/> 
        <source value="Element"/> 
      </constraint> 
      <isModifier value="false"/> 
      <isSummary value="false"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="./playedRole[isNormalRole()]/participation[isNormalParticipation() and typeCode=&quot;SBJ&quot;]/act
        [isNormalAct and classCode=&quot;OBS&quot; and moodCode=&quot;EVN&quot;]"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Group.characteristic.id">
      <path value="Group.characteristic.id"/> 
      <representation value="xmlAttr"/> 
      <short value="xml:id (or equivalent in JSON)"/> 
      <definition value="Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any
       string value that does not contain spaces."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="Element.id"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="1"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="string"/> 
      </type> 
      <isModifier value="false"/> 
      <isSummary value="false"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="n/a"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Group.characteristic.extension">
      <path value="Group.characteristic.extension"/> 
      <short value="Additional content defined by implementations"/> 
      <definition value="May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition
       of the element. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set
       of governance  applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer
       can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the
       definition of the extension."/> 
      <comment value="There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project,
       or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions.
        The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of
       simplicity for everyone."/> 
      <alias value="extensions"/> 
      <alias value="user content"/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="*"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="Element.extension"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="*"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Extension"/> 
      </type> 
      <isModifier value="false"/> 
      <isSummary value="false"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="n/a"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Group.characteristic.modifierExtension">
      <path value="Group.characteristic.modifierExtension"/> 
      <short value="Extensions that cannot be ignored if unrecognized"/> 
      <definition value="May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition
       of the element and that modifies the understanding of the element in which it is contained.
       Usually modifier elements provide negation or qualification. To make the use of extensions
       safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and
       use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements
       that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension. Applications processing
       a resource are required to check for modifier extensions.

Modifier extensions SHALL NOT change the meaning of any elements on Resource or DomainResource
       (including cannot change the meaning of modifierExtension itself)."/> 
      <comment value="There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project,
       or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions.
        The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of
       simplicity for everyone."/> 
      <alias value="extensions"/> 
      <alias value="user content"/> 
      <alias value="modifiers"/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="*"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="BackboneElement.modifierExtension"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="*"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Extension"/> 
      </type> 
      <isModifier value="true"/> 
      <isModifierReason value="Modifier extensions are expected to modify the meaning or interpretation of the element
       that contains them"/> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="N/A"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Group.characteristic.code">
      <path value="Group.characteristic.code"/> 
      <short value="Kind of characteristic"/> 
      <definition value="A code that identifies the kind of trait being asserted."/> 
      <requirements value="Need a formal way of identifying the characteristic being described."/> 
      <min value="1"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="Group.characteristic.code"/> 
        <min value="1"/> 
        <max value="1"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="CodeableConcept"/> 
      </type> 
      <isModifier value="false"/> 
      <isSummary value="false"/> 
      <binding> 
        <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-bindingName">
          <valueString value="GroupCharacteristicKind"/> 
        </extension> 
        <strength value="example"/> 
        <description value="List of characteristics used to describe group members; e.g. gender, age, owner, location,
         etc."/> 
      </binding> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="./code"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Group.characteristic.value[x]">
      <path value="Group.characteristic.value[x]"/> 
      <short value="Value held by characteristic"/> 
      <definition value="The value of the trait that holds (or does not hold - see 'exclude') for members of the
       group."/> 
      <comment value="For Range, it means members of the group have a value that falls somewhere within the
       specified range."/> 
      <requirements value="The value of the characteristic is what determines group membership."/> 
      <min value="1"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="Group.characteristic.value[x]"/> 
        <min value="1"/> 
        <max value="1"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="CodeableConcept"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="boolean"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Quantity"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Range"/> 
      </type> 
      <isModifier value="false"/> 
      <isSummary value="false"/> 
      <binding> 
        <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-bindingName">
          <valueString value="GroupCharacteristicValue"/> 
        </extension> 
        <strength value="example"/> 
        <description value="Value of descriptive member characteristic; e.g. red, male, pneumonia, Caucasian, etc."/> 
      </binding> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="./value"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Group.characteristic.exclude">
      <path value="Group.characteristic.exclude"/> 
      <short value="Group includes or excludes"/> 
      <definition value="If true, indicates the characteristic is one that is NOT held by members of the group."/> 
      <comment value="This is labeled as &quot;Is Modifier&quot; because applications cannot wrongly include
       excluded members as included or vice versa."/> 
      <requirements value="Sometimes group membership is determined by characteristics not possessed."/> 
      <min value="1"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="Group.characteristic.exclude"/> 
        <min value="1"/> 
        <max value="1"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="boolean"/> 
      </type> 
      <isModifier value="false"/> 
      <isSummary value="false"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="./valueNegationInd"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Group.characteristic.period">
      <path value="Group.characteristic.period"/> 
      <short value="Period over which characteristic is tested"/> 
      <definition value="The period over which the characteristic is tested; e.g. the patient had an operation
       during the month of June."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="Group.characteristic.period"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="1"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Period"/> 
      </type> 
      <isModifier value="false"/> 
      <isSummary value="false"/> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Group.member">
      <path value="Group.member"/> 
      <short value="Who or what is in group"/> 
      <definition value="Identifies the resource instances that are members of the group."/> 
      <requirements value="Often the only thing of interest about a group is &quot;who's in it&quot;."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="*"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="Group.member"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="*"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="BackboneElement"/> 
      </type> 
      <condition value="grp-1"/> 
      <constraint> 
        <key value="ele-1"/> 
        <severity value="error"/> 
        <human value="All FHIR elements must have a @value or children"/> 
        <expression value="hasValue() or (children().count() &gt; id.count())"/> 
        <xpath value="@value|f:*|h:div"/> 
        <source value="Element"/> 
      </constraint> 
      <isModifier value="false"/> 
      <isSummary value="false"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="./scopedRole[isNormalRole() and classCode=&quot;MBR&quot;]/player"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Group.member.id">
      <path value="Group.member.id"/> 
      <representation value="xmlAttr"/> 
      <short value="xml:id (or equivalent in JSON)"/> 
      <definition value="Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any
       string value that does not contain spaces."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="Element.id"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="1"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="string"/> 
      </type> 
      <isModifier value="false"/> 
      <isSummary value="false"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="n/a"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Group.member.extension">
      <path value="Group.member.extension"/> 
      <short value="Additional content defined by implementations"/> 
      <definition value="May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition
       of the element. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set
       of governance  applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer
       can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the
       definition of the extension."/> 
      <comment value="There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project,
       or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions.
        The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of
       simplicity for everyone."/> 
      <alias value="extensions"/> 
      <alias value="user content"/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="*"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="Element.extension"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="*"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Extension"/> 
      </type> 
      <isModifier value="false"/> 
      <isSummary value="false"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="n/a"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Group.member.modifierExtension">
      <path value="Group.member.modifierExtension"/> 
      <short value="Extensions that cannot be ignored if unrecognized"/> 
      <definition value="May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition
       of the element and that modifies the understanding of the element in which it is contained.
       Usually modifier elements provide negation or qualification. To make the use of extensions
       safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and
       use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements
       that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension. Applications processing
       a resource are required to check for modifier extensions.

Modifier extensions SHALL NOT change the meaning of any elements on Resource or DomainResource
       (including cannot change the meaning of modifierExtension itself)."/> 
      <comment value="There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project,
       or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions.
        The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of
       simplicity for everyone."/> 
      <alias value="extensions"/> 
      <alias value="user content"/> 
      <alias value="modifiers"/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="*"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="BackboneElement.modifierExtension"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="*"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Extension"/> 
      </type> 
      <isModifier value="true"/> 
      <isModifierReason value="Modifier extensions are expected to modify the meaning or interpretation of the element
       that contains them"/> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="N/A"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Group.member.entity">
      <path value="Group.member.entity"/> 
      <short value="Reference to the group member"/> 
      <definition value="A reference to the entity that is a member of the group. Must be consistent with Group.type."/> 
      <min value="1"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="Group.member.entity"/> 
        <min value="1"/> 
        <max value="1"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Reference"/> 
        <targetProfile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Patient"/> 
        <targetProfile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Practitioner"/> 
        <targetProfile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/PractitionerRole"/> 
        <targetProfile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Device"/> 
        <targetProfile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Medication"/> 
        <targetProfile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Substance"/> 
      </type> 
      <isModifier value="false"/> 
      <isSummary value="false"/> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Group.member.period">
      <path value="Group.member.period"/> 
      <short value="Period member belonged to the group"/> 
      <definition value="The period that the member was in the group, if known."/> 
      <requirements value="Need to track who was in a group at a  particular time."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="Group.member.period"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="1"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Period"/> 
      </type> 
      <meaningWhenMissing value="The member is in the group at this time"/> 
      <isModifier value="false"/> 
      <isSummary value="false"/> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Group.member.inactive">
      <path value="Group.member.inactive"/> 
      <short value="If member is no longer in group"/> 
      <definition value="A flag to indicate that the member is no longer in the group, but previously may have
       been a member."/> 
      <requirements value="Sometimes you don't know when someone stopped being in a group, but not when."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="Group.member.inactive"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="1"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="boolean"/> 
      </type> 
      <meaningWhenMissing value="Members are considered active unless explicitly specified otherwise"/> 
      <isModifier value="false"/> 
      <isSummary value="false"/> 
    </element> 
  </snapshot> 
  <differential> 
    <element id="Group">
      <path value="Group"/> 
      <min value="1"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Group.actual">
      <path value="Group.actual"/> 
      <min value="1"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="boolean"/> 
      </type> 
      <fixedBoolean value="true"/> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Group.characteristic">
      <path value="Group.characteristic"/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="0"/> 
    </element> 
  </differential> 
</StructureDefinition>