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Period.profile.xml

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StructureDefinition for Period

<StructureDefinition xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="Period"/> 
  <text> 
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            <a href="datatypes-definitions.html#Period" title="Period : A time period defined by a start and end date and optionally time.">Period</a> 
            <a name="Period"> </a> 
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           padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">Time range defined by start and end date/time
            <br/>  
            <span style="font-style: italic" title="per-1">+ If present, start SHALL have a lower value than end</span> 
            <br/>  Elements defined in Ancestors: 
            <a href="element.html#Element" title="unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any
             string value that does not contain spaces.">id</a> , 
            <a href="element.html#Element" title="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.">extension</a> 
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            <a href="datatypes-definitions.html#Period.start" title="Period.start : The start of the period. The boundary is inclusive.">start</a> 
            <a name="Period.start"> </a> 
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            <a href="datatypes.html#dateTime">dateTime</a> 
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             the period is ongoing. The start may be in the past, and the end date in the future, which
             means that period is expected/planned to end at that time.">end</a> 
            <a name="Period.end"> </a> 
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            <span style="padding: 3px" title="This element has or is affected by some invariants">I</span> 
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            <a href="datatypes.html#dateTime">dateTime</a> 
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           padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">End time with inclusive boundary, if not ongoing</td> 
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  </text> 
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Period"/> 
  <name value="Period"/> 
  <status value="draft"/> 
  <date value="2019-10-24T11:53:00+11:00"/> 
  <publisher value="HL7 FHIR Standard"/> 
  <contact> 
    <telecom> 
      <system value="url"/> 
      <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/> 
    </telecom> 
  </contact> 
  <description value="Base StructureDefinition for Period Type"/> 
  <fhirVersion value="3.0.2"/> 
  <mapping> 
    <identity value="v2"/> 
    <uri value="http://hl7.org/v2"/> 
    <name value="HL7 v2 Mapping"/> 
  </mapping> 
  <mapping> 
    <identity value="rim"/> 
    <uri value="http://hl7.org/v3"/> 
    <name value="RIM Mapping"/> 
  </mapping> 
  <kind value="complex-type"/> 
  <abstract value="false"/> 
  <type value="Period"/> 
  <baseDefinition value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"/> 
  <derivation value="specialization"/> 
  <snapshot> 
    <element id="Period">
      <path value="Period"/> 
      <short value="Time range defined by start and end date/time"/> 
      <definition value="A time period defined by a start and end date and optionally time."/> 
      <comment value="This is not a duration - that's a measure of time (a separate type), but a duration that
       occurs at a fixed value of time. A Period specifies a range of time; the context of use
       will specify whether the entire range applies (e.g. &quot;the patient was an inpatient
       of the hospital for this time range&quot;) or one value from the range applies (e.g. &quot;give
       to the patient between these two times&quot;). If duration is required, specify the type
       as Interval|Duration."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="*"/> 
      <condition value="ele-1"/> 
      <constraint> 
        <key value="ele-1"/> 
        <severity value="error"/> 
        <human value="All FHIR elements must have a @value or children"/> 
        <expression value="hasValue() | (children().count() &gt; id.count())"/> 
        <xpath value="@value|f:*|h:div"/> 
        <source value="Element"/> 
      </constraint> 
      <constraint> 
        <key value="per-1"/> 
        <severity value="error"/> 
        <human value="If present, start SHALL have a lower value than end"/> 
        <expression value="start.empty() or end.empty() or (start &lt;= end)"/> 
        <xpath value="not(exists(f:start)) or not(exists(f:end)) or (f:start/@value &lt;= f:end/@value)"/> 
      </constraint> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="n/a"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="DR"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="IVL&lt;TS&gt;[lowClosed=&quot;true&quot; and highClosed=&quot;true&quot;] or URG&lt;TS&gt;[lowClosed
        =&quot;true&quot; and highClosed=&quot;true&quot;]"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Period.id">
      <path value="Period.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> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="n/a"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Period.extension">
      <path value="Period.extension"/> 
      <slicing> 
        <discriminator> 
          <type value="value"/> 
          <path value="url"/> 
        </discriminator> 
        <description value="Extensions are always sliced by (at least) url"/> 
        <rules value="open"/> 
      </slicing> 
      <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."/> 
      <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> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="n/a"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Period.start">
      <path value="Period.start"/> 
      <short value="Starting time with inclusive boundary"/> 
      <definition value="The start of the period. The boundary is inclusive."/> 
      <comment value="If the low element is missing, the meaning is that the low boundary is not known."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="dateTime"/> 
      </type> 
      <condition value="per-1"/> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="DR.1"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="./low"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Period.end">
      <path value="Period.end"/> 
      <short value="End time with inclusive boundary, if not ongoing"/> 
      <definition value="The end of the period. If the end of the period is missing, it means that the period is
       ongoing. The start may be in the past, and the end date in the future, which means that
       period is expected/planned to end at that time."/> 
      <comment value="The high value includes any matching date/time. i.e. 2012-02-03T10:00:00 is in a period
       that has a end value of 2012-02-03."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="dateTime"/> 
      </type> 
      <meaningWhenMissing value="If the end of the period is missing, it means that the period is ongoing"/> 
      <condition value="per-1"/> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="DR.2"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="./high"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
  </snapshot> 
  <differential> 
    <element id="Period">
      <path value="Period"/> 
      <short value="Time range defined by start and end date/time"/> 
      <definition value="A time period defined by a start and end date and optionally time."/> 
      <comment value="This is not a duration - that's a measure of time (a separate type), but a duration that
       occurs at a fixed value of time. A Period specifies a range of time; the context of use
       will specify whether the entire range applies (e.g. &quot;the patient was an inpatient
       of the hospital for this time range&quot;) or one value from the range applies (e.g. &quot;give
       to the patient between these two times&quot;). If duration is required, specify the type
       as Interval|Duration."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="*"/> 
      <constraint> 
        <key value="per-1"/> 
        <severity value="error"/> 
        <human value="If present, start SHALL have a lower value than end"/> 
        <expression value="start.empty() or end.empty() or (start &lt;= end)"/> 
        <xpath value="not(exists(f:start)) or not(exists(f:end)) or (f:start/@value &lt;= f:end/@value)"/> 
      </constraint> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="DR"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="IVL&lt;TS&gt;[lowClosed=&quot;true&quot; and highClosed=&quot;true&quot;] or URG&lt;TS&gt;[lowClosed
        =&quot;true&quot; and highClosed=&quot;true&quot;]"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Period.start">
      <path value="Period.start"/> 
      <short value="Starting time with inclusive boundary"/> 
      <definition value="The start of the period. The boundary is inclusive."/> 
      <comment value="If the low element is missing, the meaning is that the low boundary is not known."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="dateTime"/> 
      </type> 
      <condition value="per-1"/> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="DR.1"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="./low"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Period.end">
      <path value="Period.end"/> 
      <short value="End time with inclusive boundary, if not ongoing"/> 
      <definition value="The end of the period. If the end of the period is missing, it means that the period is
       ongoing. The start may be in the past, and the end date in the future, which means that
       period is expected/planned to end at that time."/> 
      <comment value="The high value includes any matching date/time. i.e. 2012-02-03T10:00:00 is in a period
       that has a end value of 2012-02-03."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="dateTime"/> 
      </type> 
      <meaningWhenMissing value="If the end of the period is missing, it means that the period is ongoing"/> 
      <condition value="per-1"/> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="DR.2"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="./high"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
  </differential> 
</StructureDefinition> 

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