Release 5

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Example StructureDefinition/Address (XML)

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Raw XML (canonical form + also see XML Format Specification)

StructureDefinition for Address

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

<StructureDefinition xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="Address"/> 
  <text> 
    <status value="generated"/> 
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
      <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; font-size: 11px; font-family: verdana; vertical-align:
       top;">
        <tr style="border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; font-size: 11px; font-family: verdana; vertical-align:
         top">
          <th class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0
           solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">
            <a href="https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views" title="The logical name of the element">Name</a> 
          </th> 
          <th class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0
           solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">
            <a href="https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views" title="Information about the use of the element">Flags</a> 
          </th> 
          <th class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0
           solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">
            <a href="https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views" title="Minimum and Maximum # of times the the element can appear in the instance">Card.</a> 
          </th> 
          <th class="hierarchy" style="width: 100px">
            <a href="https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views" title="Reference to the type of the element">Type</a> 
          </th> 
          <th class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0
           solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">
            <a href="https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views" title="Additional information about the element">Description &amp; Constraints</a> 
            <span style="float: right">
              <a href="https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views" title="Legend for this format">
                <img alt="doco" src="data:(snipped in html view)" style="background-color: inherit"/> 
              </a> 
            </span> 
          </th> 
        </tr> 
        <tr style="border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color:
         white">
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0
           solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(data:image/png;bas
          e64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAyAAAAACCAYAAACg/LjIAAAAJUlEQVR4Xu3IIQEAAAgDsHd9/w4EQIOamFnaBgAA4M
          MKAACAKwNp30CqZFfFmwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==)">
            <img alt="." class="hierarchy" src="data:(snipped in html view)" style="background-color: inherit"/> 
            <img alt="." class="hierarchy" src="data:(snipped in html view)" style="background-color: white; background-color: inherit" title="Element"/>  
            <a href="datatypes-definitions.html#Address" title="Address : An address expressed using postal conventions (as opposed to GPS or other
             location definition formats).  This data type may be used to convey addresses for
             use in delivering mail as well as for visiting locations which might not be valid
             for mail delivery.  There are a variety of postal address formats defined around
             the world.
The ISO21090-codedString may be used to provide a coded representation of the contents
             of strings in an Address.">Address</a> 
          </td> 
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0
           solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">
            <a href="elementdefinition-definitions.html#ElementDefinition.isSummary" style="padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; color: black; null" title="This element is included in summaries">Σ</a> 
            <a href="versions.html#std-process" style="padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; border: 1px grey solid; font-weight: bold;
             color: black; background-color: #e6ffe6" title="Standards Status = Normative">N</a> 
          </td> 
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0
           solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px"/> 
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0
           solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">
            <a href="types.html#Element">Element</a> 
          </td> 
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0
           solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">An address expressed using postal conventions (as opposed to GPS or other location
             definition formats)
            <br/>  
            <br/>  Elements defined in Ancestors: 
            <a href="types.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="types.html#Element" title="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 managable, 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.">extension</a> 
          </td> 
        </tr> 

        <tr style="border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color:
         #F7F7F7">
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px
           #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image:
           url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAyAAAAACCAYAAACg/LjIAAAALUlEQVR4Xu3IoREAIAw
          EwfT6/ddA0GBAxO3NrLlKUj9263wAAAAvrgEAADClAVWFQIBRHMicAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC)">
            <img alt="." class="hierarchy" src="data:(snipped in html view)" style="background-color: inherit"/> 
            <img alt="." class="hierarchy" src="data:(snipped in html view)" style="background-color: inherit"/> 
            <img alt="." class="hierarchy" src="data:(snipped in html view)" style="background-color: #F7F7F7; background-color: inherit" title="Primitive Data Type"/>  
            <a href="datatypes-definitions.html#Address.use" title="Address.use : The purpose of this address.">use</a> 
          </td> 
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px
           #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">
            <a href="conformance-rules.html#isModifier" style="padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; color: black; null" title="This element is a modifier element">?!</a> 
            <a href="elementdefinition-definitions.html#ElementDefinition.isSummary" style="padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; color: black; null" title="This element is included in summaries">Σ</a> 
          </td> 
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px
           #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">0..1</td> 
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px
           #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">
            <a href="datatypes.html#code">code</a> 
          </td> 
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px
           #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">home | work | temp | old | billing - purpose of this address
            <br/>  Binding: 
            <a href="valueset-address-use.html" title="The use of an address.">AddressUse</a>  (
            <a href="terminologies.html#required" title="To be conformant, the concept in this element SHALL be from the specified value
             set.">Required</a> )
            <br/>  
          </td> 
        </tr> 

        <tr style="border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color:
         white">
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0
           solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(data:image/png;bas
          e64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAyAAAAACCAYAAACg/LjIAAAALUlEQVR4Xu3IoREAIAwEwfT6/ddA0GBAxO3NrLlKUj
          9263wAAAAvrgEAADClAVWFQIBRHMicAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC)">
            <img alt="." class="hierarchy" src="data:(snipped in html view)" style="background-color: inherit"/> 
            <img alt="." class="hierarchy" src="data:(snipped in html view)" style="background-color: inherit"/> 
            <img alt="." class="hierarchy" src="data:(snipped in html view)" style="background-color: white; background-color: inherit" title="Primitive Data Type"/>  
            <a href="datatypes-definitions.html#Address.type" title="Address.type : Distinguishes between physical addresses (those you can visit) and
             mailing addresses (e.g. PO Boxes and care-of addresses). Most addresses are both.">type</a> 
          </td> 
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0
           solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">
            <a href="elementdefinition-definitions.html#ElementDefinition.isSummary" style="padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; color: black; null" title="This element is included in summaries">Σ</a> 
          </td> 
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0
           solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">0..1</td> 
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0
           solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">
            <a href="datatypes.html#code">code</a> 
          </td> 
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0
           solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">postal | physical | both
            <br/>  Binding: 
            <a href="valueset-address-type.html" title="The type of an address (physical / postal).">AddressType</a>  (
            <a href="terminologies.html#required" title="To be conformant, the concept in this element SHALL be from the specified value
             set.">Required</a> )
            <br/>  
          </td> 
        </tr> 

        <tr style="border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color:
         #F7F7F7">
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px
           #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image:
           url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAyAAAAACCAYAAACg/LjIAAAALUlEQVR4Xu3IoREAIAw
          EwfT6/ddA0GBAxO3NrLlKUj9263wAAAAvrgEAADClAVWFQIBRHMicAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC)">
            <img alt="." class="hierarchy" src="data:(snipped in html view)" style="background-color: inherit"/> 
            <img alt="." class="hierarchy" src="data:(snipped in html view)" style="background-color: inherit"/> 
            <img alt="." class="hierarchy" src="data:(snipped in html view)" style="background-color: #F7F7F7; background-color: inherit" title="Primitive Data Type"/>  
            <a href="datatypes-definitions.html#Address.text" title="Address.text : Specifies the entire address as it should be displayed e.g. on a
             postal label. This may be provided instead of or as well as the specific parts.">text</a> 
          </td> 
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px
           #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">
            <a href="elementdefinition-definitions.html#ElementDefinition.isSummary" style="padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; color: black; null" title="This element is included in summaries">Σ</a> 
          </td> 
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px
           #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">0..1</td> 
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px
           #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">
            <a href="datatypes.html#string">string</a> 
          </td> 
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px
           #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">Text representation of the address
            <br/>  
          </td> 
        </tr> 

        <tr style="border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color:
         white">
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0
           solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(data:image/png;bas
          e64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAyAAAAACCAYAAACg/LjIAAAALUlEQVR4Xu3IoREAIAwEwfT6/ddA0GBAxO3NrLlKUj
          9263wAAAAvrgEAADClAVWFQIBRHMicAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC)">
            <img alt="." class="hierarchy" src="data:(snipped in html view)" style="background-color: inherit"/> 
            <img alt="." class="hierarchy" src="data:(snipped in html view)" style="background-color: inherit"/> 
            <img alt="." class="hierarchy" src="data:(snipped in html view)" style="background-color: white; background-color: inherit" title="Primitive Data Type"/>  
            <a href="datatypes-definitions.html#Address.line" title="Address.line : This component contains the house number, apartment number, street
             name, street direction,  P.O. Box number, delivery hints, and similar address information.">line</a> 
          </td> 
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0
           solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">
            <a href="elementdefinition-definitions.html#ElementDefinition.isSummary" style="padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; color: black; null" title="This element is included in summaries">Σ</a> 
          </td> 
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0
           solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">0..*</td> 
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0
           solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">
            <a href="datatypes.html#string">string</a> 
          </td> 
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0
           solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">Street name, number, direction &amp; P.O. Box etc.
            <br/>  This repeating element order: The order in which lines should appear in an address
             label
            <br/>  
          </td> 
        </tr> 

        <tr style="border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color:
         #F7F7F7">
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px
           #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image:
           url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAyAAAAACCAYAAACg/LjIAAAALUlEQVR4Xu3IoREAIAw
          EwfT6/ddA0GBAxO3NrLlKUj9263wAAAAvrgEAADClAVWFQIBRHMicAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC)">
            <img alt="." class="hierarchy" src="data:(snipped in html view)" style="background-color: inherit"/> 
            <img alt="." class="hierarchy" src="data:(snipped in html view)" style="background-color: inherit"/> 
            <img alt="." class="hierarchy" src="data:(snipped in html view)" style="background-color: #F7F7F7; background-color: inherit" title="Primitive Data Type"/>  
            <a href="datatypes-definitions.html#Address.city" title="Address.city : The name of the city, town, suburb, village or other community or
             delivery center.">city</a> 
          </td> 
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px
           #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">
            <a href="elementdefinition-definitions.html#ElementDefinition.isSummary" style="padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; color: black; null" title="This element is included in summaries">Σ</a> 
          </td> 
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px
           #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">0..1</td> 
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px
           #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">
            <a href="datatypes.html#string">string</a> 
          </td> 
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px
           #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">Name of city, town etc.
            <br/>  
          </td> 
        </tr> 

        <tr style="border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color:
         white">
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0
           solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(data:image/png;bas
          e64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAyAAAAACCAYAAACg/LjIAAAALUlEQVR4Xu3IoREAIAwEwfT6/ddA0GBAxO3NrLlKUj
          9263wAAAAvrgEAADClAVWFQIBRHMicAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC)">
            <img alt="." class="hierarchy" src="data:(snipped in html view)" style="background-color: inherit"/> 
            <img alt="." class="hierarchy" src="data:(snipped in html view)" style="background-color: inherit"/> 
            <img alt="." class="hierarchy" src="data:(snipped in html view)" style="background-color: white; background-color: inherit" title="Primitive Data Type"/>  
            <a href="datatypes-definitions.html#Address.district" title="Address.district : The name of the administrative area (county).">district</a> 
          </td> 
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0
           solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">
            <a href="elementdefinition-definitions.html#ElementDefinition.isSummary" style="padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; color: black; null" title="This element is included in summaries">Σ</a> 
          </td> 
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0
           solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">0..1</td> 
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0
           solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">
            <a href="datatypes.html#string">string</a> 
          </td> 
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0
           solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">District name (aka county)
            <br/>  
          </td> 
        </tr> 

        <tr style="border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color:
         #F7F7F7">
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px
           #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image:
           url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAyAAAAACCAYAAACg/LjIAAAALUlEQVR4Xu3IoREAIAw
          EwfT6/ddA0GBAxO3NrLlKUj9263wAAAAvrgEAADClAVWFQIBRHMicAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC)">
            <img alt="." class="hierarchy" src="data:(snipped in html view)" style="background-color: inherit"/> 
            <img alt="." class="hierarchy" src="data:(snipped in html view)" style="background-color: inherit"/> 
            <img alt="." class="hierarchy" src="data:(snipped in html view)" style="background-color: #F7F7F7; background-color: inherit" title="Primitive Data Type"/>  
            <a href="datatypes-definitions.html#Address.state" title="Address.state : Sub-unit of a country with limited sovereignty in a federally organized
             country. A code may be used if codes are in common use (e.g. US 2 letter state
             codes).">state</a> 
          </td> 
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px
           #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">
            <a href="elementdefinition-definitions.html#ElementDefinition.isSummary" style="padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; color: black; null" title="This element is included in summaries">Σ</a> 
          </td> 
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px
           #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">0..1</td> 
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px
           #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">
            <a href="datatypes.html#string">string</a> 
          </td> 
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px
           #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">Sub-unit of country (abbreviations ok)
            <br/>  
          </td> 
        </tr> 

        <tr style="border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color:
         white">
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0
           solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(data:image/png;bas
          e64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAyAAAAACCAYAAACg/LjIAAAALUlEQVR4Xu3IoREAIAwEwfT6/ddA0GBAxO3NrLlKUj
          9263wAAAAvrgEAADClAVWFQIBRHMicAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC)">
            <img alt="." class="hierarchy" src="data:(snipped in html view)" style="background-color: inherit"/> 
            <img alt="." class="hierarchy" src="data:(snipped in html view)" style="background-color: inherit"/> 
            <img alt="." class="hierarchy" src="data:(snipped in html view)" style="background-color: white; background-color: inherit" title="Primitive Data Type"/>  
            <a href="datatypes-definitions.html#Address.postalCode" title="Address.postalCode : A postal code designating a region defined by the postal service.">postalCode</a> 
          </td> 
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0
           solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">
            <a href="elementdefinition-definitions.html#ElementDefinition.isSummary" style="padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; color: black; null" title="This element is included in summaries">Σ</a> 
          </td> 
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0
           solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">0..1</td> 
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0
           solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">
            <a href="datatypes.html#string">string</a> 
          </td> 
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0
           solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">Postal code for area
            <br/>  
          </td> 
        </tr> 

        <tr style="border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color:
         #F7F7F7">
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px
           #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image:
           url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAyAAAAACCAYAAACg/LjIAAAALUlEQVR4Xu3IoREAIAw
          EwfT6/ddA0GBAxO3NrLlKUj9263wAAAAvrgEAADClAVWFQIBRHMicAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC)">
            <img alt="." class="hierarchy" src="data:(snipped in html view)" style="background-color: inherit"/> 
            <img alt="." class="hierarchy" src="data:(snipped in html view)" style="background-color: inherit"/> 
            <img alt="." class="hierarchy" src="data:(snipped in html view)" style="background-color: #F7F7F7; background-color: inherit" title="Primitive Data Type"/>  
            <a href="datatypes-definitions.html#Address.country" title="Address.country : Country - a nation as commonly understood or generally accepted.">country</a> 
          </td> 
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px
           #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">
            <a href="elementdefinition-definitions.html#ElementDefinition.isSummary" style="padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; color: black; null" title="This element is included in summaries">Σ</a> 
          </td> 
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px
           #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">0..1</td> 
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px
           #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">
            <a href="datatypes.html#string">string</a> 
          </td> 
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px
           #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">Country (e.g. may be ISO 3166 2 or 3 letter code)
            <br/>  
          </td> 
        </tr> 

        <tr style="border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color:
         white">
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0
           solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(data:image/png;bas
          e64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAyAAAAACCAYAAACg/LjIAAAAJUlEQVR4Xu3IIQEAAAgDsHd9/w4EQIOamFnaBgAA4M
          MKAACAKwNp30CqZFfFmwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==)">
            <img alt="." class="hierarchy" src="data:(snipped in html view)" style="background-color: inherit"/> 
            <img alt="." class="hierarchy" src="data:(snipped in html view)" style="background-color: inherit"/> 
            <img alt="." class="hierarchy" src="data:(snipped in html view)" style="background-color: white; background-color: inherit" title="Data Type"/>  
            <a href="datatypes-definitions.html#Address.period" title="Address.period : Time period when address was/is in use.">period</a> 
          </td> 
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0
           solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">
            <a href="elementdefinition-definitions.html#ElementDefinition.isSummary" style="padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; color: black; null" title="This element is included in summaries">Σ</a> 
          </td> 
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0
           solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">0..1</td> 
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0
           solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">
            <a href="datatypes.html#Period">Period</a> 
          </td> 
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0
           solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">Time period when address was/is in use
            <br/>  
          </td> 
        </tr> 

        <tr> 
          <td class="hierarchy" colspan="5">
            <br/>  
            <a href="https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views" title="Legend for this format">
              <img alt="doco" src="data:(snipped in html view)" style="background-color: inherit"/>  Documentation for this format
            </a> 
          </td> 
        </tr> 
      </table> 
    </div> 
  </text> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status">
    <valueCode value="normative"/> 
  </extension> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-normative-version">
    <valueCode value="4.0.0"/> 
  </extension> 
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Address"/> 
  <version value="5.0.0"/> 
  <name value="Address"/> 
  <status value="active"/> 
  <experimental value="false"/> 
  <date value="2023-03-26T15:21:02+11:00"/> 
  <publisher value="HL7 FHIR Standard"/> 
  <contact> 
    <telecom> 
      <system value="url"/> 
      <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/> 
    </telecom> 
  </contact> 
  <description value="Address Type: An address expressed using postal conventions (as opposed to GPS
   or other location definition formats).  This data type may be used to convey addresses
   for use in delivering mail as well as for visiting locations which might not be
   valid for mail delivery.  There are a variety of postal address formats defined
   around the world.
The ISO21090-codedString may be used to provide a coded representation of the contents
   of strings in an Address."/> 
  <jurisdiction> 
    <coding> 
      <system value="http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm"/> 
      <code value="001"/> 
      <display value="World"/> 
    </coding> 
  </jurisdiction> 
  <purpose value="Need to be able to record postal addresses, along with notes about their use."/> 
  <fhirVersion value="5.0.0"/> 
  <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> 
  <mapping> 
    <identity value="servd"/> 
    <uri value="http://www.omg.org/spec/ServD/1.0/"/> 
    <name value="ServD"/> 
  </mapping> 
  <mapping> 
    <identity value="vcard"/> 
    <uri value="http://w3.org/vcard"/> 
    <name value="vCard Mapping"/> 
  </mapping> 
  <kind value="complex-type"/> 
  <abstract value="false"/> 
  <type value="Address"/> 
  <baseDefinition value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DataType"/> 
  <derivation value="specialization"/> 
  <snapshot> 
    <element id="Address">
      <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status">
        <valueCode value="normative"/> 
      </extension> 
      <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-normative-version">
        <valueCode value="4.0.0"/> 
      </extension> 
      <path value="Address"/> 
      <short value="An address expressed using postal conventions (as opposed to GPS or other location
       definition formats)"/> 
      <definition value="An address expressed using postal conventions (as opposed to GPS or other location
       definition formats).  This data type may be used to convey addresses for use in
       delivering mail as well as for visiting locations which might not be valid for
       mail delivery.  There are a variety of postal address formats defined around the
       world.
The ISO21090-codedString may be used to provide a coded representation of the contents
       of strings in an Address."/> 
      <comment value="Note: address is intended to describe postal addresses for administrative purposes,
       not to describe absolute geographical coordinates.  Postal addresses are often
       used as proxies for physical locations (also see the [Location](location.html#)
       resource)."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="*"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="Address"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="*"/> 
      </base> 
      <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())"/> 
        <source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"/> 
      </constraint> 
      <isModifier value="false"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="n/a,AD"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="XAD"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="servd"/> 
        <map value="Address"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Address.id">
      <path value="Address.id"/> 
      <representation value="xmlAttr"/> 
      <short value="Unique id for inter-element referencing"/> 
      <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> 
      <!--  Note: special primitive values have a FHIRPath system type. e.g. this is compiler
       magic (j)  -->
      <type> 
        <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fhir-type">
          <valueUrl value="id"/> 
        </extension> 
        <code value="http://hl7.org/fhirpath/System.String"/> 
      </type> 
      <condition value="ele-1"/> 
      <isModifier value="false"/> 
      <isSummary value="false"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="n/a"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Address.extension">
      <path value="Address.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. To make the use of extensions safe and managable, 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> 
      <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())"/> 
        <source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"/> 
      </constraint> 
      <constraint> 
        <key value="ext-1"/> 
        <severity value="error"/> 
        <human value="Must have either extensions or value[x], not both"/> 
        <expression value="extension.exists() != value.exists()"/> 
        <source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension"/> 
      </constraint> 
      <isModifier value="false"/> 
      <isSummary value="false"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="n/a"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Address.use">
      <path value="Address.use"/> 
      <short value="home | work | temp | old | billing - purpose of this address"/> 
      <definition value="The purpose of this address."/> 
      <comment value="Applications can assume that an address is current unless it explicitly says that
       it is temporary or old."/> 
      <requirements value="Allows an appropriate address to be chosen from a list of many."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="Address.use"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="1"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="code"/> 
      </type> 
      <example> 
        <label value="General"/> 
        <valueCode value="home"/> 
      </example> 
      <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())"/> 
        <source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"/> 
      </constraint> 
      <isModifier value="true"/> 
      <isModifierReason value="This is labeled as &quot;Is Modifier&quot; because applications should not mistake
       a temporary or old address etc.for a current/permanent one"/> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
      <binding> 
        <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/binding-definition">
          <valueString value="The use of an address."/> 
        </extension> 
        <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-bindingName">
          <valueString value="AddressUse"/> 
        </extension> 
        <strength value="required"/> 
        <description value="The use of an address (home / work / etc.)."/> 
        <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/address-use|5.0.0"/> 
      </binding> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="XAD.7"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="unique(./use)"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="servd"/> 
        <map value="./AddressPurpose"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Address.type">
      <path value="Address.type"/> 
      <short value="postal | physical | both"/> 
      <definition value="Distinguishes between physical addresses (those you can visit) and mailing addresses
       (e.g. PO Boxes and care-of addresses). Most addresses are both."/> 
      <comment value="The definition of Address states that &quot;address is intended to describe postal
       addresses, not physical locations&quot;. However, many applications track whether
       an address has a dual purpose of being a location that can be visited as well as
       being a valid delivery destination, and Postal addresses are often used as proxies
       for physical locations (also see the [Location](location.html#) resource)."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="Address.type"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="1"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="code"/> 
      </type> 
      <example> 
        <label value="General"/> 
        <valueCode value="both"/> 
      </example> 
      <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())"/> 
        <source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"/> 
      </constraint> 
      <isModifier value="false"/> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
      <binding> 
        <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/binding-definition">
          <valueString value="The type of an address (physical / postal)."/> 
        </extension> 
        <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-bindingName">
          <valueString value="AddressType"/> 
        </extension> 
        <strength value="required"/> 
        <description value="The type of an address (physical / postal)."/> 
        <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/address-type|5.0.0"/> 
      </binding> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="XAD.18"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="unique(./use)"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="vcard"/> 
        <map value="address type parameter"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Address.text">
      <path value="Address.text"/> 
      <short value="Text representation of the address"/> 
      <definition value="Specifies the entire address as it should be displayed e.g. on a postal label.
       This may be provided instead of or as well as the specific parts."/> 
      <comment value="Can provide both a text representation and parts. Applications updating an address
       SHALL ensure that  when both text and parts are present,  no content is included
       in the text that isn't found in a part."/> 
      <requirements value="A renderable, unencoded form."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="Address.text"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="1"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="string"/> 
      </type> 
      <example> 
        <label value="General"/> 
        <valueString value="137 Nowhere Street, Erewhon 9132"/> 
      </example> 
      <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())"/> 
        <source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"/> 
      </constraint> 
      <isModifier value="false"/> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="XAD.1 + XAD.2 + XAD.3 + XAD.4 + XAD.5 + XAD.6"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="./formatted"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="vcard"/> 
        <map value="address label parameter"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Address.line">
      <path value="Address.line"/> 
      <short value="Street name, number, direction &amp; P.O. Box etc."/> 
      <definition value="This component contains the house number, apartment number, street name, street
       direction,  P.O. Box number, delivery hints, and similar address information."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="*"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="Address.line"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="*"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="string"/> 
      </type> 
      <orderMeaning value="The order in which lines should appear in an address label"/> 
      <example> 
        <label value="General"/> 
        <valueString value="137 Nowhere Street"/> 
      </example> 
      <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())"/> 
        <source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"/> 
      </constraint> 
      <isModifier value="false"/> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="XAD.1 + XAD.2 (note: XAD.1 and XAD.2 have different meanings for a company address
         than for a person address)"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="AD.part[parttype = AL]"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="vcard"/> 
        <map value="street"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="servd"/> 
        <map value="./StreetAddress (newline delimitted)"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Address.city">
      <path value="Address.city"/> 
      <short value="Name of city, town etc."/> 
      <definition value="The name of the city, town, suburb, village or other community or delivery center."/> 
      <alias value="Municpality"/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="Address.city"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="1"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="string"/> 
      </type> 
      <example> 
        <label value="General"/> 
        <valueString value="Erewhon"/> 
      </example> 
      <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())"/> 
        <source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"/> 
      </constraint> 
      <isModifier value="false"/> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="XAD.3"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="AD.part[parttype = CTY]"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="vcard"/> 
        <map value="locality"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="servd"/> 
        <map value="./Jurisdiction"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Address.district">
      <path value="Address.district"/> 
      <short value="District name (aka county)"/> 
      <definition value="The name of the administrative area (county)."/> 
      <comment value="District is sometimes known as county, but in some regions 'county' is used in
       place of city (municipality), so county name should be conveyed in city instead."/> 
      <alias value="County"/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="Address.district"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="1"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="string"/> 
      </type> 
      <example> 
        <label value="General"/> 
        <valueString value="Madison"/> 
      </example> 
      <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())"/> 
        <source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"/> 
      </constraint> 
      <isModifier value="false"/> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="XAD.9"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="AD.part[parttype = CNT | CPA]"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Address.state">
      <path value="Address.state"/> 
      <short value="Sub-unit of country (abbreviations ok)"/> 
      <definition value="Sub-unit of a country with limited sovereignty in a federally organized country.
       A code may be used if codes are in common use (e.g. US 2 letter state codes)."/> 
      <alias value="Province"/> 
      <alias value="Territory"/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="Address.state"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="1"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="string"/> 
      </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())"/> 
        <source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"/> 
      </constraint> 
      <isModifier value="false"/> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="XAD.4"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="AD.part[parttype = STA]"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="vcard"/> 
        <map value="region"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="servd"/> 
        <map value="./Region"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Address.postalCode">
      <path value="Address.postalCode"/> 
      <short value="Postal code for area"/> 
      <definition value="A postal code designating a region defined by the postal service."/> 
      <alias value="Zip"/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="Address.postalCode"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="1"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="string"/> 
      </type> 
      <example> 
        <label value="General"/> 
        <valueString value="9132"/> 
      </example> 
      <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())"/> 
        <source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"/> 
      </constraint> 
      <isModifier value="false"/> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="XAD.5"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="AD.part[parttype = ZIP]"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="vcard"/> 
        <map value="code"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="servd"/> 
        <map value="./PostalIdentificationCode"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Address.country">
      <path value="Address.country"/> 
      <short value="Country (e.g. may be ISO 3166 2 or 3 letter code)"/> 
      <definition value="Country - a nation as commonly understood or generally accepted."/> 
      <comment value="ISO 3166 2- or 3- letter codes MAY be used in place of a human readable country
       name."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="Address.country"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="1"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="string"/> 
      </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())"/> 
        <source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"/> 
      </constraint> 
      <isModifier value="false"/> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="XAD.6"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="AD.part[parttype = CNT]"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="vcard"/> 
        <map value="country"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="servd"/> 
        <map value="./Country"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Address.period">
      <path value="Address.period"/> 
      <short value="Time period when address was/is in use"/> 
      <definition value="Time period when address was/is in use."/> 
      <requirements value="Allows addresses to be placed in historical context."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="Address.period"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="1"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Period"/> 
      </type> 
      <example> 
        <label value="General"/> 
        <valuePeriod> 
          <start value="2010-03-23"/> 
          <end value="2010-07-01"/> 
        </valuePeriod> 
      </example> 
      <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())"/> 
        <source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"/> 
      </constraint> 
      <isModifier value="false"/> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="XAD.12 / XAD.13 + XAD.14"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="./usablePeriod[type=&quot;IVL&lt;TS&gt;&quot;]"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="servd"/> 
        <map value="./StartDate and ./EndDate"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
  </snapshot> 
  <differential> 
    <element id="Address">
      <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status">
        <valueCode value="normative"/> 
      </extension> 
      <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-normative-version">
        <valueCode value="4.0.0"/> 
      </extension> 
      <path value="Address"/> 
      <short value="An address expressed using postal conventions (as opposed to GPS or other location
       definition formats)"/> 
      <definition value="An address expressed using postal conventions (as opposed to GPS or other location
       definition formats).  This data type may be used to convey addresses for use in
       delivering mail as well as for visiting locations which might not be valid for
       mail delivery.  There are a variety of postal address formats defined around the
       world.
The ISO21090-codedString may be used to provide a coded representation of the contents
       of strings in an Address."/> 
      <comment value="Note: address is intended to describe postal addresses for administrative purposes,
       not to describe absolute geographical coordinates.  Postal addresses are often
       used as proxies for physical locations (also see the [Location](location.html#)
       resource)."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="*"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="XAD"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="AD"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="servd"/> 
        <map value="Address"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Address.use">
      <path value="Address.use"/> 
      <short value="home | work | temp | old | billing - purpose of this address"/> 
      <definition value="The purpose of this address."/> 
      <comment value="Applications can assume that an address is current unless it explicitly says that
       it is temporary or old."/> 
      <requirements value="Allows an appropriate address to be chosen from a list of many."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="code"/> 
      </type> 
      <example> 
        <label value="General"/> 
        <valueCode value="home"/> 
      </example> 
      <isModifier value="true"/> 
      <isModifierReason value="This is labeled as &quot;Is Modifier&quot; because applications should not mistake
       a temporary or old address etc.for a current/permanent one"/> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
      <binding> 
        <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/binding-definition">
          <valueString value="The use of an address."/> 
        </extension> 
        <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-bindingName">
          <valueString value="AddressUse"/> 
        </extension> 
        <strength value="required"/> 
        <description value="The use of an address (home / work / etc.)."/> 
        <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/address-use|5.0.0"/> 
      </binding> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="XAD.7"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="unique(./use)"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="servd"/> 
        <map value="./AddressPurpose"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Address.type">
      <path value="Address.type"/> 
      <short value="postal | physical | both"/> 
      <definition value="Distinguishes between physical addresses (those you can visit) and mailing addresses
       (e.g. PO Boxes and care-of addresses). Most addresses are both."/> 
      <comment value="The definition of Address states that &quot;address is intended to describe postal
       addresses, not physical locations&quot;. However, many applications track whether
       an address has a dual purpose of being a location that can be visited as well as
       being a valid delivery destination, and Postal addresses are often used as proxies
       for physical locations (also see the [Location](location.html#) resource)."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="code"/> 
      </type> 
      <example> 
        <label value="General"/> 
        <valueCode value="both"/> 
      </example> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
      <binding> 
        <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/binding-definition">
          <valueString value="The type of an address (physical / postal)."/> 
        </extension> 
        <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-bindingName">
          <valueString value="AddressType"/> 
        </extension> 
        <strength value="required"/> 
        <description value="The type of an address (physical / postal)."/> 
        <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/address-type|5.0.0"/> 
      </binding> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="XAD.18"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="unique(./use)"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="vcard"/> 
        <map value="address type parameter"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Address.text">
      <path value="Address.text"/> 
      <short value="Text representation of the address"/> 
      <definition value="Specifies the entire address as it should be displayed e.g. on a postal label.
       This may be provided instead of or as well as the specific parts."/> 
      <comment value="Can provide both a text representation and parts. Applications updating an address
       SHALL ensure that  when both text and parts are present,  no content is included
       in the text that isn't found in a part."/> 
      <requirements value="A renderable, unencoded form."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="string"/> 
      </type> 
      <example> 
        <label value="General"/> 
        <valueString value="137 Nowhere Street, Erewhon 9132"/> 
      </example> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="XAD.1 + XAD.2 + XAD.3 + XAD.4 + XAD.5 + XAD.6"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="./formatted"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="vcard"/> 
        <map value="address label parameter"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Address.line">
      <path value="Address.line"/> 
      <short value="Street name, number, direction &amp; P.O. Box etc."/> 
      <definition value="This component contains the house number, apartment number, street name, street
       direction,  P.O. Box number, delivery hints, and similar address information."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="*"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="string"/> 
      </type> 
      <orderMeaning value="The order in which lines should appear in an address label"/> 
      <example> 
        <label value="General"/> 
        <valueString value="137 Nowhere Street"/> 
      </example> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="XAD.1 + XAD.2 (note: XAD.1 and XAD.2 have different meanings for a company address
         than for a person address)"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="AD.part[parttype = AL]"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="vcard"/> 
        <map value="street"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="servd"/> 
        <map value="./StreetAddress (newline delimitted)"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Address.city">
      <path value="Address.city"/> 
      <short value="Name of city, town etc."/> 
      <definition value="The name of the city, town, suburb, village or other community or delivery center."/> 
      <alias value="Municpality"/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="string"/> 
      </type> 
      <example> 
        <label value="General"/> 
        <valueString value="Erewhon"/> 
      </example> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="XAD.3"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="AD.part[parttype = CTY]"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="vcard"/> 
        <map value="locality"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="servd"/> 
        <map value="./Jurisdiction"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Address.district">
      <path value="Address.district"/> 
      <short value="District name (aka county)"/> 
      <definition value="The name of the administrative area (county)."/> 
      <comment value="District is sometimes known as county, but in some regions 'county' is used in
       place of city (municipality), so county name should be conveyed in city instead."/> 
      <alias value="County"/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="string"/> 
      </type> 
      <example> 
        <label value="General"/> 
        <valueString value="Madison"/> 
      </example> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="XAD.9"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="AD.part[parttype = CNT | CPA]"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Address.state">
      <path value="Address.state"/> 
      <short value="Sub-unit of country (abbreviations ok)"/> 
      <definition value="Sub-unit of a country with limited sovereignty in a federally organized country.
       A code may be used if codes are in common use (e.g. US 2 letter state codes)."/> 
      <alias value="Province"/> 
      <alias value="Territory"/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="string"/> 
      </type> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="XAD.4"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="AD.part[parttype = STA]"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="vcard"/> 
        <map value="region"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="servd"/> 
        <map value="./Region"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Address.postalCode">
      <path value="Address.postalCode"/> 
      <short value="Postal code for area"/> 
      <definition value="A postal code designating a region defined by the postal service."/> 
      <alias value="Zip"/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="string"/> 
      </type> 
      <example> 
        <label value="General"/> 
        <valueString value="9132"/> 
      </example> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="XAD.5"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="AD.part[parttype = ZIP]"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="vcard"/> 
        <map value="code"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="servd"/> 
        <map value="./PostalIdentificationCode"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Address.country">
      <path value="Address.country"/> 
      <short value="Country (e.g. may be ISO 3166 2 or 3 letter code)"/> 
      <definition value="Country - a nation as commonly understood or generally accepted."/> 
      <comment value="ISO 3166 2- or 3- letter codes MAY be used in place of a human readable country
       name."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="string"/> 
      </type> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="XAD.6"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="AD.part[parttype = CNT]"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="vcard"/> 
        <map value="country"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="servd"/> 
        <map value="./Country"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Address.period">
      <path value="Address.period"/> 
      <short value="Time period when address was/is in use"/> 
      <definition value="Time period when address was/is in use."/> 
      <requirements value="Allows addresses to be placed in historical context."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Period"/> 
      </type> 
      <example> 
        <label value="General"/> 
        <valuePeriod> 
          <start value="2010-03-23"/> 
          <end value="2010-07-01"/> 
        </valuePeriod> 
      </example> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="XAD.12 / XAD.13 + XAD.14"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="./usablePeriod[type=&quot;IVL&lt;TS&gt;&quot;]"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="servd"/> 
        <map value="./StartDate and ./EndDate"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </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.