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| FHIR Infrastructure Work Group | Maturity Level: 1 | Informative | Use Context: Any | 
URL for this extension:
http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/relative-date
Status: draft. Extension maintained by: Health Level Seven International (FHIR Infrastructure)
Specifies that a date is relative to some event. The event happens [Duration] after [Event].
Comment:
This extension is used when a precise date is not known, but rather, the date will be relative to some future event (e.g. Do this 2 weeks after an operation).
Context of Use: Use on Element ID date or Element ID dateTime
Summary
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints  | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|   Relative Date Criteria | 0..1 | Extension | URL = http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/relative-date Relative Date Criteria: Specifies that a date is relative to some event. The event happens [Duration] after [Event]. Use on Element ID date or Element ID dateTime | |
|    event | 1..1 | Reference(Resource), CodeableConcept | The event that the date(time) is relative to. | |
|    relationship | 1..1 | code | Defines the relationship between the event and the date. | |
|    offset | 1..1 | Duration | The duration after the event that the date(time) will happen. | |
|  Documentation for this format | ||||
Full Structure
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints  | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|   extension | 0..1 | Extension | URL = http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/relative-date Relative Date Criteria: Specifies that a date is relative to some event. The event happens [Duration] after [Event]. Use on Element ID date or Element ID dateTime | |
|    extension | I | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | 
|    extension:event | I | 1..1 | Extension | Event that the date is relative to | 
|     extension | I | 0..0 | ||
|     url | 1..1 | uri | "event" | |
|     value[x] | I | 1..1 | Value of extension | |
|      valueReference | Reference(resource.html) | |||
|      valueCodeableConcept | CodeableConcept | |||
|    extension:relationship | I | 1..1 | Extension | before-start | before | before-end | concurrent-with-start | concurrent | concurrent-with-end | after-start | after | after-end | 
|     extension | I | 0..0 | ||
|     url | 1..1 | uri | "relationship" | |
|     value[x] | I | 1..1 | code | Value of extension Binding: ActionRelationshipType (required) | 
|    extension:offset | I | 1..1 | Extension | Duration after the event | 
|     extension | I | 0..0 | ||
|     url | 1..1 | uri | "offset" | |
|     value[x] | I | 1..1 | Duration | Value of extension | 
|    url | 1..1 | uri | "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/relative-date" | |
|    value[x] | I | 0..0 | ||
|     valueBase64Binary | base64Binary | |||
|     valueBoolean | boolean | |||
|     valueCanonical | canonical() | |||
|     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() | |||
|     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 | |||
|  Documentation for this format | ||||
XML Template
<!-- Relative Date Criteria --><extension xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir" url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/relative-date" > <-- extension sliced by value:url in the specified orderOpen--> <extension url="event">
1..1 Extension <!--
1..1 Event that the date is relative to --> <value[x]><!--
1..1 Reference(Resource)|CodeableConcept Value of extension --></value[x]> </extension> <extension url="relationship">
1..1 Extension <!--
1..1 before-start | before | before-end | concurrent-with-start | concurrent | concurrent-with-end | after-start | after | after-end --> <valueCode value="[code]"/><!--
1..1 Value of extension --> </extension> <extension url="offset">
1..1 Extension <!--
1..1 Duration after the event --> <valueDuration><!--
1..1 Duration Value of extension --></valueDuration> </extension> </extension>
JSON Template
{ // Relative Date Criteria
    "extension" : [ //  sliced by value:url  in the specified order, Open 
      { // Event that the date is relative to // C? R! 
        // from Element: extension
        "extension" : [ //  sliced by value:url  in the specified order, Open ]
        "url" : "event", // R! 
// value[x]: Value of extension. One of these 2:
        "valueReference" : { Reference(Resource) } // C? R! Value of extension
        "valueCodeableConcept" : { CodeableConcept }, // C? R! Value of extension
      },
      { // before-start | before | before-end | concurrent-with-start | concurrent | concurrent-with-end | after-start | after | after-end // C? R! 
        // from Element: extension
        "extension" : [ //  sliced by value:url  in the specified order, Open ]
        "url" : "relationship", // R! 
        "valueCode" : "<code>" // C? R! Value of extension
      },
      { // Duration after the event // C? R! 
        // from Element: extension
        "extension" : [ //  sliced by value:url  in the specified order, Open ]
        "url" : "offset", // R! 
        "valueDuration" : { Duration } // C? R! Value of extension
      }
    ],
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/relative-date", // R! 
// value[x]: Value of extension. One of these 50:
  }
 Summary
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints  | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|   Relative Date Criteria | 0..1 | Extension | URL = http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/relative-date Relative Date Criteria: Specifies that a date is relative to some event. The event happens [Duration] after [Event]. Use on Element ID date or Element ID dateTime | |
|    event | 1..1 | Reference(Resource), CodeableConcept | The event that the date(time) is relative to. | |
|    relationship | 1..1 | code | Defines the relationship between the event and the date. | |
|    offset | 1..1 | Duration | The duration after the event that the date(time) will happen. | |
|  Documentation for this format | ||||
Full Structure
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints  | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|   extension | 0..1 | Extension | URL = http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/relative-date Relative Date Criteria: Specifies that a date is relative to some event. The event happens [Duration] after [Event]. Use on Element ID date or Element ID dateTime | |
|    extension | I | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | 
|    extension:event | I | 1..1 | Extension | Event that the date is relative to | 
|     extension | I | 0..0 | ||
|     url | 1..1 | uri | "event" | |
|     value[x] | I | 1..1 | Value of extension | |
|      valueReference | Reference(resource.html) | |||
|      valueCodeableConcept | CodeableConcept | |||
|    extension:relationship | I | 1..1 | Extension | before-start | before | before-end | concurrent-with-start | concurrent | concurrent-with-end | after-start | after | after-end | 
|     extension | I | 0..0 | ||
|     url | 1..1 | uri | "relationship" | |
|     value[x] | I | 1..1 | code | Value of extension Binding: ActionRelationshipType (required) | 
|    extension:offset | I | 1..1 | Extension | Duration after the event | 
|     extension | I | 0..0 | ||
|     url | 1..1 | uri | "offset" | |
|     value[x] | I | 1..1 | Duration | Value of extension | 
|    url | 1..1 | uri | "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/relative-date" | |
|    value[x] | I | 0..0 | ||
|     valueBase64Binary | base64Binary | |||
|     valueBoolean | boolean | |||
|     valueCanonical | canonical() | |||
|     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() | |||
|     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 | |||
|  Documentation for this format | ||||
XML Template
<!-- Relative Date Criteria --><extension xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir" url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/relative-date" > <-- extension sliced by value:url in the specified orderOpen--> <extension url="event">
1..1 Extension <!--
1..1 Event that the date is relative to --> <value[x]><!--
1..1 Reference(Resource)|CodeableConcept Value of extension --></value[x]> </extension> <extension url="relationship">
1..1 Extension <!--
1..1 before-start | before | before-end | concurrent-with-start | concurrent | concurrent-with-end | after-start | after | after-end --> <valueCode value="[code]"/><!--
1..1 Value of extension --> </extension> <extension url="offset">
1..1 Extension <!--
1..1 Duration after the event --> <valueDuration><!--
1..1 Duration Value of extension --></valueDuration> </extension> </extension>
JSON Template
{ // Relative Date Criteria
    "extension" : [ //  sliced by value:url  in the specified order, Open 
      { // Event that the date is relative to // C? R! 
        // from Element: extension
        "extension" : [ //  sliced by value:url  in the specified order, Open ]
        "url" : "event", // R! 
// value[x]: Value of extension. One of these 2:
        "valueReference" : { Reference(Resource) } // C? R! Value of extension
        "valueCodeableConcept" : { CodeableConcept }, // C? R! Value of extension
      },
      { // before-start | before | before-end | concurrent-with-start | concurrent | concurrent-with-end | after-start | after | after-end // C? R! 
        // from Element: extension
        "extension" : [ //  sliced by value:url  in the specified order, Open ]
        "url" : "relationship", // R! 
        "valueCode" : "<code>" // C? R! Value of extension
      },
      { // Duration after the event // C? R! 
        // from Element: extension
        "extension" : [ //  sliced by value:url  in the specified order, Open ]
        "url" : "offset", // R! 
        "valueDuration" : { Duration } // C? R! Value of extension
      }
    ],
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/relative-date", // R! 
// value[x]: Value of extension. One of these 50:
  }
 
Constraints