US Core Implementation Guide
6.1.0-snapshot1 - STU6
US Core Implementation Guide
6.1.0-snapshot1 - STU6
This page is part of the US Core (v6.1.0-snapshot1: STU6 Update) based on FHIR R4. The current version which supercedes this version is 6.0.0. For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions 
| Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-sex | Version: 6.1.0-snapshot1 | |||
| Active as of 2023-05-15 | Computable Name: USCoreSexExtension | |||
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The US Core Sex Extension is used to reflect the documentation of a person’s sex. It aligns with the C-CDA Sex Observation (LOINC 46098-0). Future versions of this extension will be informed by the content of the HL7 Cross Paradigm IG: Gender Harmony - Sex and Gender Representation 1.0.0 when published. “Birth Sex”, represented by US Core Birth Sex Extension falls under this broader category of “Sex”.
Context of Use
This extension may be used on the following element(s):
Usage info
Usage:
Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots, and how the XML and JSON presentations work.
This structure is derived from Extension
Summary
Simple Extension of type code: The US Core Sex Extension is used to reflect the documentation of a person's sex. It aligns with the C-CDA Sex Observation (LOINC 46098-0). Future versions of this extension will be informed by the content of the HL7 Cross Paradigm IG: Gender Harmony - Sex and Gender Representation 1.0.0 when published. "Birth Sex", represented by US Core Birth Sex Extension falls under this broader category of "Sex".
This structure is derived from Extension
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
  Extension | 0..1 | Extension | Extension | |
 url | 1..1 | uri | "http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-sex" | |
  value[x] | 1..1 | code | Value of extension Binding: VSAC 2.16.840.1.113762.1.4.1099.53 (required): Concepts limited to Male, Female, Patient Sex Unknown. | |
| Documentation for this format | ||||
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extension | 0..1 | Extension | 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 | |
| url | 1..1 | uri | "http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-sex" | |
| value[x] | 1..1 | code | Value of extension Binding: VSAC 2.16.840.1.113762.1.4.1099.53 (required): Concepts limited to Male, Female, Patient Sex Unknown. | |
| Documentation for this format | ||||
This structure is derived from Extension
Summary
Simple Extension of type code: The US Core Sex Extension is used to reflect the documentation of a person's sex. It aligns with the C-CDA Sex Observation (LOINC 46098-0). Future versions of this extension will be informed by the content of the HL7 Cross Paradigm IG: Gender Harmony - Sex and Gender Representation 1.0.0 when published. "Birth Sex", represented by US Core Birth Sex Extension falls under this broader category of "Sex".
Differential View
This structure is derived from Extension
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extension | 0..1 | Extension | Extension | |
| url | 1..1 | uri | "http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-sex" | |
| value[x] | 1..1 | code | Value of extension Binding: VSAC 2.16.840.1.113762.1.4.1099.53 (required): Concepts limited to Male, Female, Patient Sex Unknown. | |
| Documentation for this format | ||||
Snapshot View
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extension | 0..1 | Extension | 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 | |
| url | 1..1 | uri | "http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-sex" | |
| value[x] | 1..1 | code | Value of extension Binding: VSAC 2.16.840.1.113762.1.4.1099.53 (required): Concepts limited to Male, Female, Patient Sex Unknown. | |
| Documentation for this format | ||||
Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron
| Path | Conformance | ValueSet |
| Extension.value[x] | required | http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113762.1.4.1099.53 |
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Details | Requirements |
| ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) | |
| ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both : extension.exists() != value.exists() |
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