HL7.FHIR.US.CORE\US Core Race Extension

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Extension: US Core Race Extension

Concepts classifying the person into a named category of humans sharing common history, traits, geographical origin or nationality. The race codes used to represent these concepts are based upon the CDC Race and Ethnicity Code Set Version 1.0 which includes over 900 concepts for representing race and ethnicity of which 921 reference race. The race concepts are grouped by and pre-mapped to the 5 OMB race categories:

American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White.

The official URL for this extension is:

http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-race

Status: active
Extension maintained by: HL7 International - US Realm Steering Committee

Context of Use

This extension may be used on the following element(s):

Patient

US Core Race Extension

This Complex Extension for race allows one or more race codes of which:

Must Support at least one code from OMB Race Categories
May include additional race codes from CDC Race Codes
Must include text description of race

Example can be found in Patient-example

Usage info

Usage:

Use this Extension: US Core Patient Profile

Formal Views of Extension Content

Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots, and how the XML and JSON presentations work.

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This structure is derived from Extension

Summary

Mandatory: 4 elements (4 nested mandatory elements)
Must-Support: 2 elements
Fixed Value: 4 elements
Prohibited: 1 element

This structure is derived from Extension

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Extension		0..1	Extension	US Core Race Extension
extension:ombCategory	S	0..5	Extension	American Indian or Alaska Native\|Asian\|Black or African American\|Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander\|White
url		1..1	uri	"ombCategory"
valueCoding		1..1	Coding	Value of extension Binding: OMB Race Categories (required): The 5 race category codes according to the OMB Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity, Statistical Policy Directive No. 15, as revised, October 30, 1997.
extension:detailed		0..*	Extension	Extended race codes
url		1..1	uri	"detailed"
valueCoding		1..1	Coding	Value of extension Binding: Race Value Set (required)
extension:text	S	1..1	Extension	Race Text
url		1..1	uri	"text"
valueString		1..1	string	Value of extension
url		1..1	uri	"http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-race"
value[x]		0..0
Documentation for this format

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Extension		0..1	Extension	US Core Race Extension
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
extension:ombCategory	S	0..5	Extension	American Indian or Alaska Native\|Asian\|Black or African American\|Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander\|White
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
url		1..1	uri	identifies the meaning of the extension
value[x]		0..1		Value of extension
valueBase64Binary			base64Binary
valueBoolean			boolean
valueCanonical			canonical(Any)
valueCode			code
valueDate			date
valueDateTime			dateTime
valueDecimal			decimal
valueId			id
valueInstant			instant
valueInteger			integer
valueMarkdown			markdown
valueOid			oid
valuePositiveInt			positiveInt
valueString			string
valueTime			time
valueUnsignedInt			unsignedInt
valueUri			uri
valueUrl			url
valueUuid			uuid
valueAddress			Address
valueAge			Age
valueAnnotation			Annotation
valueAttachment			Attachment
valueCodeableConcept			CodeableConcept
valueCoding			Coding
valueContactPoint			ContactPoint
valueCount			Count
valueDistance			Distance
valueDuration			Duration
valueHumanName			HumanName
valueIdentifier			Identifier
valueMoney			Money
valuePeriod			Period
valueQuantity			Quantity
valueRange			Range
valueRatio			Ratio
valueReference			Reference(Any)
valueSampledData			SampledData
valueSignature			Signature
valueTiming			Timing
valueContactDetail			ContactDetail
valueContributor			Contributor
valueDataRequirement			DataRequirement
valueExpression			Expression
valueParameterDefinition			ParameterDefinition
valueRelatedArtifact			RelatedArtifact
valueTriggerDefinition			TriggerDefinition
valueUsageContext			UsageContext
valueDosage			Dosage
valueMeta			Meta
url		1..1	uri	"ombCategory"
value[x]		1..1	(Slice Definition)	Value of extension Slice: Unordered, Closed by type:$this
value[x]:valueCoding		1..1	Coding	Value of extension Binding: OMB Race Categories (required): The 5 race category codes according to the OMB Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity, Statistical Policy Directive No. 15, as revised, October 30, 1997.
extension:detailed		0..*	Extension	Extended race codes
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
url		1..1	uri	identifies the meaning of the extension
value[x]		0..1		Value of extension
valueBase64Binary			base64Binary
valueBoolean			boolean
valueCanonical			canonical(Any)
valueCode			code
valueDate			date
valueDateTime			dateTime
valueDecimal			decimal
valueId			id
valueInstant			instant
valueInteger			integer
valueMarkdown			markdown
valueOid			oid
valuePositiveInt			positiveInt
valueString			string
valueTime			time
valueUnsignedInt			unsignedInt
valueUri			uri
valueUrl			url
valueUuid			uuid
valueAddress			Address
valueAge			Age
valueAnnotation			Annotation
valueAttachment			Attachment
valueCodeableConcept			CodeableConcept
valueCoding			Coding
valueContactPoint			ContactPoint
valueCount			Count
valueDistance			Distance
valueDuration			Duration
valueHumanName			HumanName
valueIdentifier			Identifier
valueMoney			Money
valuePeriod			Period
valueQuantity			Quantity
valueRange			Range
valueRatio			Ratio
valueReference			Reference(Any)
valueSampledData			SampledData
valueSignature			Signature
valueTiming			Timing
valueContactDetail			ContactDetail
valueContributor			Contributor
valueDataRequirement			DataRequirement
valueExpression			Expression
valueParameterDefinition			ParameterDefinition
valueRelatedArtifact			RelatedArtifact
valueTriggerDefinition			TriggerDefinition
valueUsageContext			UsageContext
valueDosage			Dosage
valueMeta			Meta
url		1..1	uri	"detailed"
value[x]		1..1	(Slice Definition)	Value of extension Slice: Unordered, Closed by type:$this
value[x]:valueCoding		1..1	Coding	Value of extension Binding: Race Value Set (required)
extension:text	S	1..1	Extension	Race Text
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
url		1..1	uri	identifies the meaning of the extension
value[x]		0..1		Value of extension
valueBase64Binary			base64Binary
valueBoolean			boolean
valueCanonical			canonical(Any)
valueCode			code
valueDate			date
valueDateTime			dateTime
valueDecimal			decimal
valueId			id
valueInstant			instant
valueInteger			integer
valueMarkdown			markdown
valueOid			oid
valuePositiveInt			positiveInt
valueString			string
valueTime			time
valueUnsignedInt			unsignedInt
valueUri			uri
valueUrl			url
valueUuid			uuid
valueAddress			Address
valueAge			Age
valueAnnotation			Annotation
valueAttachment			Attachment
valueCodeableConcept			CodeableConcept
valueCoding			Coding
valueContactPoint			ContactPoint
valueCount			Count
valueDistance			Distance
valueDuration			Duration
valueHumanName			HumanName
valueIdentifier			Identifier
valueMoney			Money
valuePeriod			Period
valueQuantity			Quantity
valueRange			Range
valueRatio			Ratio
valueReference			Reference(Any)
valueSampledData			SampledData
valueSignature			Signature
valueTiming			Timing
valueContactDetail			ContactDetail
valueContributor			Contributor
valueDataRequirement			DataRequirement
valueExpression			Expression
valueParameterDefinition			ParameterDefinition
valueRelatedArtifact			RelatedArtifact
valueTriggerDefinition			TriggerDefinition
valueUsageContext			UsageContext
valueDosage			Dosage
valueMeta			Meta
url		1..1	uri	"text"
value[x]		1..1	(Slice Definition)	Value of extension Slice: Unordered, Closed by type:$this
value[x]:valueString		1..1	string	Value of extension
url		1..1	uri	"http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-race"
Documentation for this format

This structure is derived from Extension

Summary

Mandatory: 4 elements (4 nested mandatory elements)
Must-Support: 2 elements
Fixed Value: 4 elements
Prohibited: 1 element

Differential View

This structure is derived from Extension

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Extension		0..1	Extension	US Core Race Extension
extension:ombCategory	S	0..5	Extension	American Indian or Alaska Native\|Asian\|Black or African American\|Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander\|White
url		1..1	uri	"ombCategory"
valueCoding		1..1	Coding	Value of extension Binding: OMB Race Categories (required): The 5 race category codes according to the OMB Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity, Statistical Policy Directive No. 15, as revised, October 30, 1997.
extension:detailed		0..*	Extension	Extended race codes
url		1..1	uri	"detailed"
valueCoding		1..1	Coding	Value of extension Binding: Race Value Set (required)
extension:text	S	1..1	Extension	Race Text
url		1..1	uri	"text"
valueString		1..1	string	Value of extension
url		1..1	uri	"http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-race"
value[x]		0..0
Documentation for this format

Snapshot View

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Extension		0..1	Extension	US Core Race Extension
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
extension:ombCategory	S	0..5	Extension	American Indian or Alaska Native\|Asian\|Black or African American\|Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander\|White
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
url		1..1	uri	identifies the meaning of the extension
value[x]		0..1		Value of extension
valueBase64Binary			base64Binary
valueBoolean			boolean
valueCanonical			canonical(Any)
valueCode			code
valueDate			date
valueDateTime			dateTime
valueDecimal			decimal
valueId			id
valueInstant			instant
valueInteger			integer
valueMarkdown			markdown
valueOid			oid
valuePositiveInt			positiveInt
valueString			string
valueTime			time
valueUnsignedInt			unsignedInt
valueUri			uri
valueUrl			url
valueUuid			uuid
valueAddress			Address
valueAge			Age
valueAnnotation			Annotation
valueAttachment			Attachment
valueCodeableConcept			CodeableConcept
valueCoding			Coding
valueContactPoint			ContactPoint
valueCount			Count
valueDistance			Distance
valueDuration			Duration
valueHumanName			HumanName
valueIdentifier			Identifier
valueMoney			Money
valuePeriod			Period
valueQuantity			Quantity
valueRange			Range
valueRatio			Ratio
valueReference			Reference(Any)
valueSampledData			SampledData
valueSignature			Signature
valueTiming			Timing
valueContactDetail			ContactDetail
valueContributor			Contributor
valueDataRequirement			DataRequirement
valueExpression			Expression
valueParameterDefinition			ParameterDefinition
valueRelatedArtifact			RelatedArtifact
valueTriggerDefinition			TriggerDefinition
valueUsageContext			UsageContext
valueDosage			Dosage
valueMeta			Meta
url		1..1	uri	"ombCategory"
value[x]		1..1	(Slice Definition)	Value of extension Slice: Unordered, Closed by type:$this
value[x]:valueCoding		1..1	Coding	Value of extension Binding: OMB Race Categories (required): The 5 race category codes according to the OMB Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity, Statistical Policy Directive No. 15, as revised, October 30, 1997.
extension:detailed		0..*	Extension	Extended race codes
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
url		1..1	uri	identifies the meaning of the extension
value[x]		0..1		Value of extension
valueBase64Binary			base64Binary
valueBoolean			boolean
valueCanonical			canonical(Any)
valueCode			code
valueDate			date
valueDateTime			dateTime
valueDecimal			decimal
valueId			id
valueInstant			instant
valueInteger			integer
valueMarkdown			markdown
valueOid			oid
valuePositiveInt			positiveInt
valueString			string
valueTime			time
valueUnsignedInt			unsignedInt
valueUri			uri
valueUrl			url
valueUuid			uuid
valueAddress			Address
valueAge			Age
valueAnnotation			Annotation
valueAttachment			Attachment
valueCodeableConcept			CodeableConcept
valueCoding			Coding
valueContactPoint			ContactPoint
valueCount			Count
valueDistance			Distance
valueDuration			Duration
valueHumanName			HumanName
valueIdentifier			Identifier
valueMoney			Money
valuePeriod			Period
valueQuantity			Quantity
valueRange			Range
valueRatio			Ratio
valueReference			Reference(Any)
valueSampledData			SampledData
valueSignature			Signature
valueTiming			Timing
valueContactDetail			ContactDetail
valueContributor			Contributor
valueDataRequirement			DataRequirement
valueExpression			Expression
valueParameterDefinition			ParameterDefinition
valueRelatedArtifact			RelatedArtifact
valueTriggerDefinition			TriggerDefinition
valueUsageContext			UsageContext
valueDosage			Dosage
valueMeta			Meta
url		1..1	uri	"detailed"
value[x]		1..1	(Slice Definition)	Value of extension Slice: Unordered, Closed by type:$this
value[x]:valueCoding		1..1	Coding	Value of extension Binding: Race Value Set (required)
extension:text	S	1..1	Extension	Race Text
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
url		1..1	uri	identifies the meaning of the extension
value[x]		0..1		Value of extension
valueBase64Binary			base64Binary
valueBoolean			boolean
valueCanonical			canonical(Any)
valueCode			code
valueDate			date
valueDateTime			dateTime
valueDecimal			decimal
valueId			id
valueInstant			instant
valueInteger			integer
valueMarkdown			markdown
valueOid			oid
valuePositiveInt			positiveInt
valueString			string
valueTime			time
valueUnsignedInt			unsignedInt
valueUri			uri
valueUrl			url
valueUuid			uuid
valueAddress			Address
valueAge			Age
valueAnnotation			Annotation
valueAttachment			Attachment
valueCodeableConcept			CodeableConcept
valueCoding			Coding
valueContactPoint			ContactPoint
valueCount			Count
valueDistance			Distance
valueDuration			Duration
valueHumanName			HumanName
valueIdentifier			Identifier
valueMoney			Money
valuePeriod			Period
valueQuantity			Quantity
valueRange			Range
valueRatio			Ratio
valueReference			Reference(Any)
valueSampledData			SampledData
valueSignature			Signature
valueTiming			Timing
valueContactDetail			ContactDetail
valueContributor			Contributor
valueDataRequirement			DataRequirement
valueExpression			Expression
valueParameterDefinition			ParameterDefinition
valueRelatedArtifact			RelatedArtifact
valueTriggerDefinition			TriggerDefinition
valueUsageContext			UsageContext
valueDosage			Dosage
valueMeta			Meta
url		1..1	uri	"text"
value[x]		1..1	(Slice Definition)	Value of extension Slice: Unordered, Closed by type:$this
value[x]:valueString		1..1	string	Value of extension
url		1..1	uri	"http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-race"
Documentation for this format

Other representations of extension: Schematron

Terminology Bindings

Path	Conformance	ValueSet
Extension.extension:ombCategory.value[x]:valueCoding	required	OmbRaceCategories
Extension.extension:detailed.value[x]:valueCoding	required	RaceValueSet

Notes:

See the General Guidance section for additional rules and expectations when a server requires status parameters.

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