Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Patient		0..*	Patient	Information about an individual or animal receiving health care services
id		1..1	id	Logical id of this artifact
identifier		1..*	OMRSPatientIdentifier	An identifier intended for computation Slice: Unordered, Open by value:system
active		1..1	boolean	Whether this patient's record is in active use Required Pattern: true
name		1..1	HumanName	A name associated with the patient
telecom		0..*	ContactPoint	A contact detail for the individual
gender		1..1	code	male | female | other | unknown
birthDate		1..1	date	The date of birth for the individual
deceased[x]		0..1	boolean, dateTime	Indicates if the individual is deceased or not
address		0..*	Address	An address for the individual
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Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Patient		0..*	Patient	Information about an individual or animal receiving health care services
id	Σ	1..1	id	Logical id of this artifact
implicitRules	?!Σ	0..1	uri	A set of rules under which this content was created
modifierExtension	?!	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored
identifier	Σ	1..*	OMRSPatientIdentifier	An identifier intended for computation Slice: Unordered, Open by value:system
active	?!Σ	1..1	boolean	Whether this patient's record is in active use Required Pattern: true
name	Σ	1..1	HumanName	A name associated with the patient
telecom	Σ	0..*	ContactPoint	A contact detail for the individual
gender	Σ	1..1	code	male | female | other | unknown Binding: AdministrativeGender (required): The gender of a person used for administrative purposes.
birthDate	Σ	1..1	date	The date of birth for the individual
deceased[x]	?!Σ	0..1		Indicates if the individual is deceased or not
deceasedBoolean			boolean
deceasedDateTime			dateTime
address	Σ	0..*	Address	An address for the individual
link	?!Σ	0..*	BackboneElement	Link to another patient resource that concerns the same actual person
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
other	Σ	1..1	Reference(Patient | RelatedPerson)	The other patient or related person resource that the link refers to
type	Σ	1..1	code	replaced-by | replaces | refer | seealso Binding: LinkType (required): The type of link between this patient resource and another patient resource.
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path	Conformance	ValueSet
Patient.gender	required	AdministrativeGender
Patient.link.type	required	LinkType

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Details	Requirements
dom-2	error	Patient	If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources : contained.contained.empty()
dom-3	error	Patient	If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource : contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().as(canonical) | %resource.descendants().as(uri) | %resource.descendants().as(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()
dom-4	error	Patient	If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated : contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()
dom-5	error	Patient	If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label : contained.meta.security.empty()
dom-6	best practice	Patient	A resource should have narrative for robust management : text.`div`.exists()
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()

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Patient		0..*	Patient	Information about an individual or animal receiving health care services
id	Σ	1..1	id	Logical id of this artifact
meta	Σ	0..1	Meta	Metadata about the resource
implicitRules	?!Σ	0..1	uri	A set of rules under which this content was created
language		0..1	code	Language of the resource content Binding: CommonLanguages (preferred): A human language. Additional Bindings Purpose AllLanguages Max Binding
text		0..1	Narrative	Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation
contained		0..*	Resource	Contained, inline Resources
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored
identifier	Σ	1..*	OMRSPatientIdentifier	An identifier intended for computation Slice: Unordered, Open by value:system
active	?!Σ	1..1	boolean	Whether this patient's record is in active use Required Pattern: true
name	Σ	1..1	HumanName	A name associated with the patient
telecom	Σ	0..*	ContactPoint	A contact detail for the individual
gender	Σ	1..1	code	male | female | other | unknown Binding: AdministrativeGender (required): The gender of a person used for administrative purposes.
birthDate	Σ	1..1	date	The date of birth for the individual
deceased[x]	?!Σ	0..1		Indicates if the individual is deceased or not
deceasedBoolean			boolean
deceasedDateTime			dateTime
address	Σ	0..*	Address	An address for the individual
maritalStatus		0..1	CodeableConcept	Marital (civil) status of a patient Binding: Marital Status Codes (extensible): The domestic partnership status of a person.
multipleBirth[x]		0..1		Whether patient is part of a multiple birth
multipleBirthBoolean			boolean
multipleBirthInteger			integer
photo		0..*	Attachment	Image of the patient
contact	C	0..*	BackboneElement	A contact party (e.g. guardian, partner, friend) for the patient
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
relationship		0..*	CodeableConcept	The kind of relationship Binding: PatientContactRelationship (extensible): The nature of the relationship between a patient and a contact person for that patient.
name		0..1	HumanName	A name associated with the contact person
telecom		0..*	ContactPoint	A contact detail for the person
address		0..1	Address	Address for the contact person
gender		0..1	code	male | female | other | unknown Binding: AdministrativeGender (required): The gender of a person used for administrative purposes.
organization	C	0..1	Reference(Organization)	Organization that is associated with the contact
period		0..1	Period	The period during which this contact person or organization is valid to be contacted relating to this patient
communication		0..*	BackboneElement	A language which may be used to communicate with the patient about his or her health
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
language		1..1	CodeableConcept	The language which can be used to communicate with the patient about his or her health Binding: CommonLanguages (preferred): A human language. Additional Bindings Purpose AllLanguages Max Binding
preferred		0..1	boolean	Language preference indicator
generalPractitioner		0..*	Reference(Organization | Practitioner | PractitionerRole)	Patient's nominated primary care provider
managingOrganization	Σ	0..1	Reference(Organization)	Organization that is the custodian of the patient record
link	?!Σ	0..*	BackboneElement	Link to another patient resource that concerns the same actual person
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
other	Σ	1..1	Reference(Patient | RelatedPerson)	The other patient or related person resource that the link refers to
type	Σ	1..1	code	replaced-by | replaces | refer | seealso Binding: LinkType (required): The type of link between this patient resource and another patient resource.
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path	Conformance	ValueSet
Patient.language	preferred	CommonLanguages Additional Bindings Purpose AllLanguages Max Binding
Patient.gender	required	AdministrativeGender
Patient.maritalStatus	extensible	Marital Status Codes
Patient.contact.relationship	extensible	PatientContactRelationship
Patient.contact.gender	required	AdministrativeGender
Patient.communication.language	preferred	CommonLanguages Additional Bindings Purpose AllLanguages Max Binding
Patient.link.type	required	LinkType

Constraints

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()
pat-1	error	Patient.contact	SHALL at least contain a contact's details or a reference to an organization : name.exists() or telecom.exists() or address.exists() or organization.exists()

Summary

Mandatory: 6 elements

Structures

This structure refers to these other structures:

• OpenMRS Patient Identifier (http://fhir.openmrs.org/core/StructureDefinition/omrs-patient-identifier)

Slices

This structure defines the following Slices:

• The element Patient.identifier is sliced based on the value of value:system

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Patient		0..*	Patient	Information about an individual or animal receiving health care services
id		1..1	id	Logical id of this artifact
identifier		1..*	OMRSPatientIdentifier	An identifier intended for computation Slice: Unordered, Open by value:system
active		1..1	boolean	Whether this patient's record is in active use Required Pattern: true
name		1..1	HumanName	A name associated with the patient
telecom		0..*	ContactPoint	A contact detail for the individual
gender		1..1	code	male | female | other | unknown
birthDate		1..1	date	The date of birth for the individual
deceased[x]		0..1	boolean, dateTime	Indicates if the individual is deceased or not
address		0..*	Address	An address for the individual
Documentation for this format

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Patient		0..*	Patient	Information about an individual or animal receiving health care services
id	Σ	1..1	id	Logical id of this artifact
implicitRules	?!Σ	0..1	uri	A set of rules under which this content was created
modifierExtension	?!	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored
identifier	Σ	1..*	OMRSPatientIdentifier	An identifier intended for computation Slice: Unordered, Open by value:system
active	?!Σ	1..1	boolean	Whether this patient's record is in active use Required Pattern: true
name	Σ	1..1	HumanName	A name associated with the patient
telecom	Σ	0..*	ContactPoint	A contact detail for the individual
gender	Σ	1..1	code	male | female | other | unknown Binding: AdministrativeGender (required): The gender of a person used for administrative purposes.
birthDate	Σ	1..1	date	The date of birth for the individual
deceased[x]	?!Σ	0..1		Indicates if the individual is deceased or not
deceasedBoolean			boolean
deceasedDateTime			dateTime
address	Σ	0..*	Address	An address for the individual
link	?!Σ	0..*	BackboneElement	Link to another patient resource that concerns the same actual person
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
other	Σ	1..1	Reference(Patient | RelatedPerson)	The other patient or related person resource that the link refers to
type	Σ	1..1	code	replaced-by | replaces | refer | seealso Binding: LinkType (required): The type of link between this patient resource and another patient resource.
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path	Conformance	ValueSet
Patient.gender	required	AdministrativeGender
Patient.link.type	required	LinkType

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Details	Requirements
dom-2	error	Patient	If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources : contained.contained.empty()
dom-3	error	Patient	If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource : contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().as(canonical) | %resource.descendants().as(uri) | %resource.descendants().as(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()
dom-4	error	Patient	If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated : contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()
dom-5	error	Patient	If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label : contained.meta.security.empty()
dom-6	best practice	Patient	A resource should have narrative for robust management : text.`div`.exists()
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()

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Patient		0..*	Patient	Information about an individual or animal receiving health care services
id	Σ	1..1	id	Logical id of this artifact
meta	Σ	0..1	Meta	Metadata about the resource
implicitRules	?!Σ	0..1	uri	A set of rules under which this content was created
language		0..1	code	Language of the resource content Binding: CommonLanguages (preferred): A human language. Additional Bindings Purpose AllLanguages Max Binding
text		0..1	Narrative	Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation
contained		0..*	Resource	Contained, inline Resources
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored
identifier	Σ	1..*	OMRSPatientIdentifier	An identifier intended for computation Slice: Unordered, Open by value:system
active	?!Σ	1..1	boolean	Whether this patient's record is in active use Required Pattern: true
name	Σ	1..1	HumanName	A name associated with the patient
telecom	Σ	0..*	ContactPoint	A contact detail for the individual
gender	Σ	1..1	code	male | female | other | unknown Binding: AdministrativeGender (required): The gender of a person used for administrative purposes.
birthDate	Σ	1..1	date	The date of birth for the individual
deceased[x]	?!Σ	0..1		Indicates if the individual is deceased or not
deceasedBoolean			boolean
deceasedDateTime			dateTime
address	Σ	0..*	Address	An address for the individual
maritalStatus		0..1	CodeableConcept	Marital (civil) status of a patient Binding: Marital Status Codes (extensible): The domestic partnership status of a person.
multipleBirth[x]		0..1		Whether patient is part of a multiple birth
multipleBirthBoolean			boolean
multipleBirthInteger			integer
photo		0..*	Attachment	Image of the patient
contact	C	0..*	BackboneElement	A contact party (e.g. guardian, partner, friend) for the patient
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
relationship		0..*	CodeableConcept	The kind of relationship Binding: PatientContactRelationship (extensible): The nature of the relationship between a patient and a contact person for that patient.
name		0..1	HumanName	A name associated with the contact person
telecom		0..*	ContactPoint	A contact detail for the person
address		0..1	Address	Address for the contact person
gender		0..1	code	male | female | other | unknown Binding: AdministrativeGender (required): The gender of a person used for administrative purposes.
organization	C	0..1	Reference(Organization)	Organization that is associated with the contact
period		0..1	Period	The period during which this contact person or organization is valid to be contacted relating to this patient
communication		0..*	BackboneElement	A language which may be used to communicate with the patient about his or her health
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
language		1..1	CodeableConcept	The language which can be used to communicate with the patient about his or her health Binding: CommonLanguages (preferred): A human language. Additional Bindings Purpose AllLanguages Max Binding
preferred		0..1	boolean	Language preference indicator
generalPractitioner		0..*	Reference(Organization | Practitioner | PractitionerRole)	Patient's nominated primary care provider
managingOrganization	Σ	0..1	Reference(Organization)	Organization that is the custodian of the patient record
link	?!Σ	0..*	BackboneElement	Link to another patient resource that concerns the same actual person
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
other	Σ	1..1	Reference(Patient | RelatedPerson)	The other patient or related person resource that the link refers to
type	Σ	1..1	code	replaced-by | replaces | refer | seealso Binding: LinkType (required): The type of link between this patient resource and another patient resource.
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path	Conformance	ValueSet
Patient.language	preferred	CommonLanguages Additional Bindings Purpose AllLanguages Max Binding
Patient.gender	required	AdministrativeGender
Patient.maritalStatus	extensible	Marital Status Codes
Patient.contact.relationship	extensible	PatientContactRelationship
Patient.contact.gender	required	AdministrativeGender
Patient.communication.language	preferred	CommonLanguages Additional Bindings Purpose AllLanguages Max Binding
Patient.link.type	required	LinkType

Constraints

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()
pat-1	error	Patient.contact	SHALL at least contain a contact's details or a reference to an organization : name.exists() or telecom.exists() or address.exists() or organization.exists()

Summary

Mandatory: 6 elements

Structures

This structure refers to these other structures:

• OpenMRS Patient Identifier (http://fhir.openmrs.org/core/StructureDefinition/omrs-patient-identifier)

Slices

This structure defines the following Slices:

• The element Patient.identifier is sliced based on the value of value:system