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Person.profile.xml

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StructureDefinition for person

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<StructureDefinition xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="Person"/>
  <meta>
    <lastUpdated value="2015-03-27T00:13:00.999+11:00"/>
  </meta>
  <text>
    <status value="generated"/>
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><!-- Snipped for brevity --></div>
  </text>
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Person"/>
  <name value="Person"/>
  <publisher value="HL7 FHIR Project (Patient Administration)"/>
  <contact>
    <telecom>
      <system value="url"/>
      <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/>
    </telecom>
  </contact>
  <contact>
    <telecom>
      <system value="url"/>
      <value value="http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/pafm/index.cfm"/>
    </telecom>
  </contact>
  <description value="Base StructureDefinition for Person Resource"/>
  <status value="draft"/>
  <date value="2015-03-27T00:13:00+11:00"/>
  <mapping>
    <identity value="rim"/>
    <uri value="http://hl7.org/v3"/>
    <name value="RIM"/>
  </mapping>
  <mapping>
    <identity value="v2"/>
    <uri value="http://hl7.org/v2"/>
    <name value="HL7 v2"/>
  </mapping>
  <type value="resource"/>
  <abstract value="true"/>
  <snapshot>
    <element>
      <path value="Person"/>
      <short value="A generic person record"/>
      <definition value="Demographics and administrative information about a person independent of a specific health-related
       context."/>
      <comments value="The Person resource does justice to Person registries that keep track of Persons regardless
       of their role. The Person resource is also a primary resource to point to for people acting
       in a particular role such as SubjectofCare, Practitioner, and Agent. Very few attributes
       are specific to any role and so Person is kept lean. Most attributes are expected to be
       tied to the role the Person plays rather than the Person himself. Examples of that are
       Guardian (SubjectofCare), ContactParty (SubjectOfCare, Practitioner), and multipleBirthInd
       (SubjectofCare)."/>
      <requirements value="Need to track persons potentially across multiple roles."/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Person"/>
      </type>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="Person(classCode=&quot;PSN&quot; and determinerCode=&quot;INST&quot; and quantity=&quot;1&quot;)"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="Person.id"/>
      <short value="Logical id of this artefact"/>
      <definition value="The logical id of the resource, as used in the url for the resoure. Once assigned, this
       value never changes."/>
      <comments 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. Bundles always have an id, though it is usually a generated
       UUID."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="id"/>
      </type>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="Person.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 may not always be associated with version changes to the resource."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Meta"/>
      </type>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="Person.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."/>
      <comments 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 as much as possible."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="uri"/>
      </type>
      <isModifier value="true"/>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="Person.language"/>
      <short value="Language of the resource content"/>
      <definition value="The base language in which the resource is written."/>
      <comments 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"/>
      <type>
        <code value="code"/>
      </type>
      <binding>
        <name value="Language"/>
        <strength value="required"/>
        <description value="A human language"/>
        <valueSetUri value="http://tools.ietf.org/html/bcp47"/>
      </binding>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="Person.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 may 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."/>
      <comments value="Contained resources do not have narrative. Resources that are not contained SHOULD have
       a narrative."/>
      <alias value="narrative"/>
      <alias value="html"/>
      <alias value="xhtml"/>
      <alias value="display"/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Narrative"/>
      </type>
      <condition value="dom-1"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="Act.text?"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="Person.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."/>
      <comments 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."/>
      <alias value="inline resources"/>
      <alias value="anonymous resources"/>
      <alias value="contained resources"/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Resource"/>
      </type>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="N/A"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="Person.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. In order 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."/>
      <comments 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="*"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Extension"/>
      </type>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="N/A"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="Person.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. In order 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."/>
      <comments 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="*"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Extension"/>
      </type>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="N/A"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="Person.identifier"/>
      <short value="A Human identifier for this person"/>
      <definition value="Identifier for a person within a particular scope."/>
      <requirements value="People are known by a variety of ids. Some institutions maintain several, and most collect
       identifiers for exchange with other organizations concerning the person. Examples are
       national person identifier and local identifier."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Identifier"/>
      </type>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="v2"/>
        <map value="PID-3"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value=".plays:Role(classCode='IDENT').id"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="Person.name"/>
      <short value="A name associated with the person"/>
      <definition value="A name associated with the person."/>
      <comments value="Person may have multiple names with different uses or applicable periods."/>
      <requirements value="Need to be able to track the person by multiple names. Examples are your official name
       and a partner name."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <type>
        <code value="HumanName"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="v2"/>
        <map value="PID-5, PID-9"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="./name"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="Person.telecom"/>
      <short value="A contact detail for the person"/>
      <definition value="A contact detail for the person, e.g. a telephone number or an email address."/>
      <comments value="Person may have multiple ways to be contacted with different uses or applicable periods.
        May need to have options for contacting the person urgently, and also to help with identification."/>
      <requirements value="People have (primary) ways to contact them in some way such as phone, email."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <type>
        <code value="ContactPoint"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="v2"/>
        <map value="PID-13, PID-14"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="./telecom"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="Person.gender"/>
      <short value="male | female | other | unknown"/>
      <definition value="Administrative Gender."/>
      <comments value="The gender may not match the biological sex as determined by genetics, or the individual's
       preferred identification. Note that for both humans and particularly animals, there are
       other legitimate possibilities than M and F, though the vast majority of systems and contexts
       only support M and F."/>
      <requirements value="Needed for identification of the person, in combination with (at least) name and birth
       date. Gender of person drives many clinical processes."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="code"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <binding>
        <name value="AdministrativeGender"/>
        <strength value="required"/>
        <description value="The gender of a person used for administrative purposes"/>
        <valueSetReference>
          <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/vs/administrative-gender"/>
        </valueSetReference>
      </binding>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="v2"/>
        <map value="PID-8"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="player[classCode=PSN|ANM and determinerCode=INSTANCE]/administrativeGender"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="Person.birthDate"/>
      <short value="The birth date for the person"/>
      <definition value="The birth date for the person."/>
      <comments value="At least an estimated year should be provided as a guess if the real dob is unknown."/>
      <requirements value="Age of person drives many clinical processes. Next to the common use case of capturing
       someone birth date, also in some common cases time is registered."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="dateTime"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="v2"/>
        <map value="PID-7"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="./birthTime"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="Person.address"/>
      <short value="One or more addresses for the person"/>
      <definition value="One or more addresses for the person."/>
      <comments value="Person may have multiple addresses with different uses or applicable periods."/>
      <requirements value="May need to keep track of persons addresses for contacting, billing or reporting requirements
       and also to help with identification."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Address"/>
      </type>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="v2"/>
        <map value="PID-11"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="./addr"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="Person.photo"/>
      <short value="Image of the Person"/>
      <definition value="An image that can be displayed as a thumbnail of the person to enhance the identification
       of the individual."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Attachment"/>
      </type>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="v2"/>
        <map value="OBX-5 - needs a profile"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="player[classCode=PSN|ANM and determinerCode=INSTANCE]/desc"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="Person.managingOrganization"/>
      <short value="The Organization that is the custodian of the person record"/>
      <definition value="The Organization that is the custodian of the person record."/>
      <requirements value="Need to know who recognizes this person record, manages and updates it."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Reference"/>
        <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Organization"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="scoper"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="Person.active"/>
      <short value="This person's record is in active use"/>
      <definition value="Whether this person's record is in active use."/>
      <requirements value="Need to be able to mark a person record as not to be used because it was created in error."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="boolean"/>
      </type>
      <isModifier value="true"/>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="Person.link"/>
      <short value="Link to a resource that concerns the same actual person"/>
      <definition value="Link to a resource that concerns the same actual person."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="Person.link.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)."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="id"/>
      </type>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="n/a"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="Person.link.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. In order 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."/>
      <comments 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="*"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Extension"/>
      </type>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="n/a"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="Person.link.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 element, and that modifies the understanding of the element that contains it. Usually
       modifier elements provide negation or qualification. In order 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."/>
      <comments 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="*"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Extension"/>
      </type>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="N/A"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="Person.link.target"/>
      <short value="The resource to which this actual person is associated"/>
      <definition value="The resource to which this actual person is associated."/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Reference"/>
        <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Patient"/>
      </type>
      <type>
        <code value="Reference"/>
        <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Practitioner"/>
      </type>
      <type>
        <code value="Reference"/>
        <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/RelatedPerson"/>
      </type>
      <type>
        <code value="Reference"/>
        <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Person"/>
      </type>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="Person.link.assurance"/>
      <short value="level1 | level2 | level3 | level4"/>
      <definition value="Level of assurance that this link is actually associated with the target resource."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="code"/>
      </type>
      <binding>
        <name value="IdentityAssuranceLevel"/>
        <strength value="required"/>
        <description value="The level of confidence that this link represents the same actual person, based on NIST
         Authentication Levels"/>
        <valueSetReference>
          <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/vs/identity-assuranceLevel"/>
        </valueSetReference>
      </binding>
    </element>
  </snapshot>
  <differential>
    <element>
      <path value="Person"/>
      <short value="A generic person record"/>
      <definition value="Demographics and administrative information about a person independent of a specific health-related
       context."/>
      <comments value="The Person resource does justice to Person registries that keep track of Persons regardless
       of their role. The Person resource is also a primary resource to point to for people acting
       in a particular role such as SubjectofCare, Practitioner, and Agent. Very few attributes
       are specific to any role and so Person is kept lean. Most attributes are expected to be
       tied to the role the Person plays rather than the Person himself. Examples of that are
       Guardian (SubjectofCare), ContactParty (SubjectOfCare, Practitioner), and multipleBirthInd
       (SubjectofCare)."/>
      <requirements value="Need to track persons potentially across multiple roles."/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="DomainResource"/>
      </type>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="Person(classCode=&quot;PSN&quot; and determinerCode=&quot;INST&quot; and quantity=&quot;1&quot;)"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="Person.identifier"/>
      <short value="A Human identifier for this person"/>
      <definition value="Identifier for a person within a particular scope."/>
      <requirements value="People are known by a variety of ids. Some institutions maintain several, and most collect
       identifiers for exchange with other organizations concerning the person. Examples are
       national person identifier and local identifier."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Identifier"/>
      </type>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="v2"/>
        <map value="PID-3"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value=".plays:Role(classCode='IDENT').id"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="Person.name"/>
      <short value="A name associated with the person"/>
      <definition value="A name associated with the person."/>
      <comments value="Person may have multiple names with different uses or applicable periods."/>
      <requirements value="Need to be able to track the person by multiple names. Examples are your official name
       and a partner name."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <type>
        <code value="HumanName"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="v2"/>
        <map value="PID-5, PID-9"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="./name"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="Person.telecom"/>
      <short value="A contact detail for the person"/>
      <definition value="A contact detail for the person, e.g. a telephone number or an email address."/>
      <comments value="Person may have multiple ways to be contacted with different uses or applicable periods.
        May need to have options for contacting the person urgently, and also to help with identification."/>
      <requirements value="People have (primary) ways to contact them in some way such as phone, email."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <type>
        <code value="ContactPoint"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="v2"/>
        <map value="PID-13, PID-14"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="./telecom"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="Person.gender"/>
      <short value="male | female | other | unknown"/>
      <definition value="Administrative Gender."/>
      <comments value="The gender may not match the biological sex as determined by genetics, or the individual's
       preferred identification. Note that for both humans and particularly animals, there are
       other legitimate possibilities than M and F, though the vast majority of systems and contexts
       only support M and F."/>
      <requirements value="Needed for identification of the person, in combination with (at least) name and birth
       date. Gender of person drives many clinical processes."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="code"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <binding>
        <name value="AdministrativeGender"/>
        <strength value="required"/>
        <description value="The gender of a person used for administrative purposes"/>
        <valueSetReference>
          <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/vs/administrative-gender"/>
        </valueSetReference>
      </binding>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="v2"/>
        <map value="PID-8"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="player[classCode=PSN|ANM and determinerCode=INSTANCE]/administrativeGender"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="Person.birthDate"/>
      <short value="The birth date for the person"/>
      <definition value="The birth date for the person."/>
      <comments value="At least an estimated year should be provided as a guess if the real dob is unknown."/>
      <requirements value="Age of person drives many clinical processes. Next to the common use case of capturing
       someone birth date, also in some common cases time is registered."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="dateTime"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="v2"/>
        <map value="PID-7"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="./birthTime"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="Person.address"/>
      <short value="One or more addresses for the person"/>
      <definition value="One or more addresses for the person."/>
      <comments value="Person may have multiple addresses with different uses or applicable periods."/>
      <requirements value="May need to keep track of persons addresses for contacting, billing or reporting requirements
       and also to help with identification."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Address"/>
      </type>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="v2"/>
        <map value="PID-11"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="./addr"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="Person.photo"/>
      <short value="Image of the Person"/>
      <definition value="An image that can be displayed as a thumbnail of the person to enhance the identification
       of the individual."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Attachment"/>
      </type>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="v2"/>
        <map value="OBX-5 - needs a profile"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="player[classCode=PSN|ANM and determinerCode=INSTANCE]/desc"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="Person.managingOrganization"/>
      <short value="The Organization that is the custodian of the person record"/>
      <definition value="The Organization that is the custodian of the person record."/>
      <requirements value="Need to know who recognizes this person record, manages and updates it."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Reference"/>
        <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Organization"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="scoper"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="Person.active"/>
      <short value="This person's record is in active use"/>
      <definition value="Whether this person's record is in active use."/>
      <requirements value="Need to be able to mark a person record as not to be used because it was created in error."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="boolean"/>
      </type>
      <isModifier value="true"/>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="Person.link"/>
      <short value="Link to a resource that concerns the same actual person"/>
      <definition value="Link to a resource that concerns the same actual person."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="Person.link.target"/>
      <short value="The resource to which this actual person is associated"/>
      <definition value="The resource to which this actual person is associated."/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Reference"/>
        <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Patient"/>
      </type>
      <type>
        <code value="Reference"/>
        <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Practitioner"/>
      </type>
      <type>
        <code value="Reference"/>
        <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/RelatedPerson"/>
      </type>
      <type>
        <code value="Reference"/>
        <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Person"/>
      </type>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="Person.link.assurance"/>
      <short value="level1 | level2 | level3 | level4"/>
      <definition value="Level of assurance that this link is actually associated with the target resource."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="code"/>
      </type>
      <binding>
        <name value="IdentityAssuranceLevel"/>
        <strength value="required"/>
        <description value="The level of confidence that this link represents the same actual person, based on NIST
         Authentication Levels"/>
        <valueSetReference>
          <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/vs/identity-assuranceLevel"/>
        </valueSetReference>
      </binding>
    </element>
  </differential>
</StructureDefinition>

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.