Address for Place of Birth - Definitions

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Data Type Profile: CHCoreAddressEch11PlaceOfBirth - Detailed Descriptions

Active as of 2023-12-28

Definitions for the ch-core-address-ech-11-placeofbirth data type profile.

Differential Elements Table
Key Elements Table
Snapshot Elements Table

Guidance on how to interpret the contents of this table can be found here

0. Address
2. Address.use
Control	0..0
4. Address.type
Control	0..0
6. Address.text
Control	0..0
8. Address.line
Control	0..0
10. Address.city
Definition	optional if country is not Switzerland
Short	Place of Birth (municipality)
12. Address.city.extension:bfs
Slice Name	bfs
14. Address.district
Control	0..0
16. Address.state
Definition	Canton 2 letter abbreviation
Short	Canton
18. Address.postalCode
Control	0..0
20. Address.country
Definition	Country if place of Birth is not Switzerland
Short	Country if place of Birth is not Switzerland
22. Address.period
Control	0..0

Guidance on how to interpret the contents of this table can be found here

0. Address
Definition	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.
Short	An address expressed using postal conventions (as opposed to GPS or other location definition formats)
Comments	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 resource).
Control	0..* This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Is Modifier	false
Invariants	ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())) ch-addr-2: For a Swiss address, a canton abbreviation from the value set 'eCH-0007 Canton Abbreviation' must be used. (`country.extension.where(url = 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/iso21090-SC-coding').empty() or (country.extension.where(url = 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/iso21090-SC-coding').value.code.startsWith('CH') = false) or (country.extension.where(url = 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/iso21090-SC-coding').value.code.startsWith('CH').exists() and (state.empty() or state.memberOf('http://fhir.ch/ig/ch-core/ValueSet/ech-7-cantonabbreviation')))`)
2. Address.use
Definition	The purpose of this address.
Short	home \| work \| temp \| old \| billing - purpose of this address
Comments	Applications can assume that an address is current unless it explicitly says that it is temporary or old.
Control	0..01
Binding	The codes SHALL be taken from AddressUsehttp://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/address-use\|4.0.1 The use of an address.
Type	code
Is Modifier	true because This is labeled as "Is Modifier" because applications should not mistake a temporary or old address etc.for a current/permanent one
Primitive Value	This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Summary	true
Requirements	Allows an appropriate address to be chosen from a list of many.
Example	<br/><b>General</b>:home
Invariants	ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
4. Address.type
Definition	Distinguishes between physical addresses (those you can visit) and mailing addresses (e.g. PO Boxes and care-of addresses). Most addresses are both.
Short	postal \| physical \| both
Comments	The definition of Address states that "address is intended to describe postal addresses, not physical locations". 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 resource).
Control	0..01
Binding	The codes SHALL be taken from AddressTypehttp://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/address-type\|4.0.1 The type of an address (physical / postal).
Type	code
Is Modifier	false
Primitive Value	This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Summary	true
Example	<br/><b>General</b>:both
Invariants	ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
6. Address.text
Definition	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.
Short	Text representation of the address
Comments	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.
Control	0..01
Type	string
Is Modifier	false
Primitive Value	This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Summary	true
Requirements	A renderable, unencoded form.
Example	<br/><b>General</b>:137 Nowhere Street, Erewhon 9132
Invariants	ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
8. Address.line
Definition	This component contains the house number, apartment number, street name, street direction, P.O. Box number, delivery hints, and similar address information.
Short	Street name, number, direction & P.O. Box etc.
Control	0..0*
Type	string
Is Modifier	false
Primitive Value	This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Summary	true
Example	<br/><b>General</b>:137 Nowhere Street
Invariants	ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
34. Address.city
Definition	optional if country is not Switzerland The name of the city, town, suburb, village or other community or delivery center.
Short	Place of Birth (municipality)Name of city, town etc.
Control	0..1
Type	string
Is Modifier	false
Primitive Value	This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Summary	true
Alternate Names	Municpality
Example	<br/><b>General</b>:Erewhon
Invariants	ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
36. Address.city.extension:bfs
Slice Name	bfs
Definition	Extension for eCH-0011 - bfs number (ministry of statistics number)
Short	Extension
Control	0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type	Extension(eCH-0007 Municipality Id – BFS Gemeindenummer) (Extension Type: string)
Is Modifier	false
Invariants	ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (`extension.exists() != value.exists()`) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (extension.exists() != value.exists())
38. Address.district
Definition	The name of the administrative area (county).
Short	District name (aka county)
Comments	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.
Control	0..01
Type	string
Is Modifier	false
Primitive Value	This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Summary	true
Alternate Names	County
Example	<br/><b>General</b>:Madison
Invariants	ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
40. Address.state
Definition	Canton 2 letter abbreviation 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).
Short	CantonSub-unit of country (abbreviations ok)
Control	0..1
Binding	For example codes, see For codes, see eCH-0007 Canton Abbreviation incl. FL (Fürstentum Liechtenstein) Use these values for a Swiss or Liechtenstein address
Type	string
Is Modifier	false
Primitive Value	This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Summary	true
Alternate Names	Province, Territory
Invariants	ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
42. Address.postalCode
Definition	A postal code designating a region defined by the postal service.
Short	Postal code for area
Control	0..01
Type	string
Is Modifier	false
Primitive Value	This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Summary	true
Alternate Names	Zip
Example	<br/><b>General</b>:9132
Invariants	ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
44. Address.country
Definition	Country if place of Birth is not Switzerland Country - a nation as commonly understood or generally accepted.
Short	Country if place of Birth is not SwitzerlandCountry (e.g. can be ISO 3166 2 or 3 letter code)
Comments	ISO 3166 3 letter codes can be used in place of a human readable country name.
Control	0..1
Type	string
Is Modifier	false
Primitive Value	This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Summary	true
Invariants	ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
46. Address.country.extension:countrycode
Slice Name	countrycode
Definition	The content of the country code element (if present) SHALL be selected EITHER from ValueSet ISO Country Alpha-2 http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/iso3166-1-2 OR MAY be selected from ISO Country Alpha-3 Value Set http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/iso3166-1-3, if the country is not specified in value Set ISO Country Alpha-2 http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/iso3166-1-2.
Short	ISO Country Alpha-2 or ISO Country Alpha-3 code
Control	0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type	Extension(SC-coding) (Extension Type: Coding)
Is Modifier	false
Invariants	ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (`extension.exists() != value.exists()`) ch-addr-1: ISO Country Alpha-2 or ISO Country Alpha-3 code (`((value.code.length()=2) and value.code.memberOf('http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/iso3166-1-2')) or ((value.code.length() = 3) and value.code.memberOf('http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/iso3166-1-3'))`) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (extension.exists() != value.exists())
48. Address.period
Definition	Time period when address was/is in use.
Short	Time period when address was/is in use
Control	0..01
Type	Period
Is Modifier	false
Summary	true
Requirements	Allows addresses to be placed in historical context.
Example	<br/><b>General</b>:<valuePeriod xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"><br/>  <start value="2010-03-23"/><br/>  <end value="2010-07-01"/><br/></valuePeriod><br/>
Invariants	ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))

Guidance on how to interpret the contents of this table can be found here

0. Address
Definition	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.
Short	An address expressed using postal conventions (as opposed to GPS or other location definition formats)
Comments	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 resource).
Control	0..* This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Is Modifier	false
Invariants	ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`) ch-addr-2: For a Swiss address, a canton abbreviation from the value set 'eCH-0007 Canton Abbreviation' must be used. (`country.extension.where(url = 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/iso21090-SC-coding').empty() or (country.extension.where(url = 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/iso21090-SC-coding').value.code.startsWith('CH') = false) or (country.extension.where(url = 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/iso21090-SC-coding').value.code.startsWith('CH').exists() and (state.empty() or state.memberOf('http://fhir.ch/ig/ch-core/ValueSet/ech-7-cantonabbreviation')))`)
2. Address.id
Definition	Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.
Short	Unique id for inter-element referencing
Control	0..1
Type	string
Is Modifier	false
XML Format	In the XML format, this property is represented as an attribute.
Summary	false
4. Address.extension
Definition	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 manageable, 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.
Short	Additional content defined by implementations
Comments	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.
Control	0..*
Type	Extension
Is Modifier	false
Summary	false
Alternate Names	extensions, user content
Invariants	ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (`extension.exists() != value.exists()`)
Slicing	This element introduces a set of slices on `Address.extension`. The slices are unordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: value @ url
6. Address.use
Definition	The purpose of this address.
Short	home \| work \| temp \| old \| billing - purpose of this address
Comments	Applications can assume that an address is current unless it explicitly says that it is temporary or old.
Control	0..0
Binding	The codes SHALL be taken from AddressUse The use of an address.
Type	code
Is Modifier	true because This is labeled as "Is Modifier" because applications should not mistake a temporary or old address etc.for a current/permanent one
Primitive Value	This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Summary	true
Requirements	Allows an appropriate address to be chosen from a list of many.
Example	<br/><b>General</b>:home
Invariants	ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
8. Address.type
Definition	Distinguishes between physical addresses (those you can visit) and mailing addresses (e.g. PO Boxes and care-of addresses). Most addresses are both.
Short	postal \| physical \| both
Comments	The definition of Address states that "address is intended to describe postal addresses, not physical locations". 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 resource).
Control	0..0
Binding	The codes SHALL be taken from AddressType The type of an address (physical / postal).
Type	code
Is Modifier	false
Primitive Value	This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Summary	true
Example	<br/><b>General</b>:both
Invariants	ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
10. Address.text
Definition	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.
Short	Text representation of the address
Comments	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.
Control	0..0
Type	string
Is Modifier	false
Primitive Value	This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Summary	true
Requirements	A renderable, unencoded form.
Example	<br/><b>General</b>:137 Nowhere Street, Erewhon 9132
Invariants	ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
12. Address.line
Definition	This component contains the house number, apartment number, street name, street direction, P.O. Box number, delivery hints, and similar address information.
Short	Street name, number, direction & P.O. Box etc.
Control	0..0
Type	string
Is Modifier	false
Primitive Value	This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Summary	true
Example	<br/><b>General</b>:137 Nowhere Street
Invariants	ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
45. Address.city
Definition	optional if country is not Switzerland
Short	Place of Birth (municipality)
Control	0..1
Type	string
Is Modifier	false
Primitive Value	This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Summary	true
Alternate Names	Municpality
Example	<br/><b>General</b>:Erewhon
Invariants	ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
47. Address.city.id
Definition	unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references)
Short	xml:id (or equivalent in JSON)
Control	0..1
Type	string
Is Modifier	false
XML Format	In the XML format, this property is represented as an attribute.
Summary	false
49. Address.city.extension
Definition	An Extension
Short	Extension
Control	0..*
Type	Extension
Is Modifier	false
Summary	false
Invariants	ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (`extension.exists() != value.exists()`)
Slicing	This element introduces a set of slices on `Address.city.extension`. The slices are unordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: value @ url
51. Address.city.extension:bfs
Slice Name	bfs
Definition	Extension for eCH-0011 - bfs number (ministry of statistics number)
Short	Extension
Control	0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type	Extension(eCH-0007 Municipality Id – BFS Gemeindenummer) (Extension Type: string)
Is Modifier	false
Invariants	ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (`extension.exists() != value.exists()`)
53. Address.city.value
Definition	The actual value
Short	Primitive value for string
Control	0..1
Type	string
Is Modifier	false
XML Format	In the XML format, this property is represented as an attribute.
Summary	false
Max Length	1048576
55. Address.district
Definition	The name of the administrative area (county).
Short	District name (aka county)
Comments	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.
Control	0..0
Type	string
Is Modifier	false
Primitive Value	This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Summary	true
Alternate Names	County
Example	<br/><b>General</b>:Madison
Invariants	ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
57. Address.state
Definition	Canton 2 letter abbreviation
Short	Canton
Control	0..1
Binding	For example codes, see eCH-0007 Canton Abbreviation incl. FL (Fürstentum Liechtenstein) Use these values for a Swiss or Liechtenstein address
Type	string
Is Modifier	false
Primitive Value	This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Summary	true
Alternate Names	Province, Territory
Invariants	ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
59. Address.postalCode
Definition	A postal code designating a region defined by the postal service.
Short	Postal code for area
Control	0..0
Type	string
Is Modifier	false
Primitive Value	This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Summary	true
Alternate Names	Zip
Example	<br/><b>General</b>:9132
Invariants	ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
61. Address.country
Definition	Country if place of Birth is not Switzerland
Short	Country if place of Birth is not Switzerland
Comments	ISO 3166 3 letter codes can be used in place of a human readable country name.
Control	0..1
Type	string
Is Modifier	false
Primitive Value	This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Summary	true
Invariants	ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
63. Address.country.id
Definition	unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references)
Short	xml:id (or equivalent in JSON)
Control	0..1
Type	string
Is Modifier	false
XML Format	In the XML format, this property is represented as an attribute.
Summary	false
65. Address.country.extension
Definition	An Extension
Short	Extension
Control	0..*
Type	Extension
Is Modifier	false
Summary	false
Invariants	ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (`extension.exists() != value.exists()`)
Slicing	This element introduces a set of slices on `Address.country.extension`. The slices are unordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: value @ url
67. Address.country.extension:countrycode
Slice Name	countrycode
Definition	The content of the country code element (if present) SHALL be selected EITHER from ValueSet ISO Country Alpha-2 http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/iso3166-1-2 OR MAY be selected from ISO Country Alpha-3 Value Set http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/iso3166-1-3, if the country is not specified in value Set ISO Country Alpha-2 http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/iso3166-1-2.
Short	ISO Country Alpha-2 or ISO Country Alpha-3 code
Control	0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type	Extension(SC-coding) (Extension Type: Coding)
Is Modifier	false
Invariants	ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (`extension.exists() != value.exists()`) ch-addr-1: ISO Country Alpha-2 or ISO Country Alpha-3 code (`((value.code.length()=2) and value.code.memberOf('http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/iso3166-1-2')) or ((value.code.length() = 3) and value.code.memberOf('http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/iso3166-1-3'))`)
69. Address.country.value
Definition	The actual value
Short	Primitive value for string
Control	0..1
Type	string
Is Modifier	false
XML Format	In the XML format, this property is represented as an attribute.
Summary	false
Max Length	1048576
71. Address.period
Definition	Time period when address was/is in use.
Short	Time period when address was/is in use
Control	0..0
Type	Period
Is Modifier	false
Summary	true
Requirements	Allows addresses to be placed in historical context.
Example	<br/><b>General</b>:<valuePeriod xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"><br/>  <start value="2010-03-23"/><br/>  <end value="2010-07-01"/><br/></valuePeriod><br/>
Invariants	ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)