NP Core Implementation Guide
1.0.0 - Release Nepal flag

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: National Health Workforce Registry (NHWR) Naming System

Active as of 2026-05-06

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@prefix fhir: <http://hl7.org/fhir/> .
@prefix owl: <http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#> .
@prefix rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> .
@prefix xsd: <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#> .

# - resource -------------------------------------------------------------------

<http://hl7.org/fhir/NamingSystem/np-core-nhwr-ns> a fhir:NamingSystem ;
  fhir:nodeRole fhir:treeRoot ;
  fhir:Resource.id [ fhir:value "np-core-nhwr-ns"] ;
  fhir:Resource.language [ fhir:value "en"] ;
  fhir:DomainResource.text [
     fhir:Narrative.status [ fhir:value "generated" ] ;
     fhir:Narrative.div "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: NamingSystem np-core-nhwr-ns</b></p><a name=\"np-core-nhwr-ns\"> </a><a name=\"hcnp-core-nhwr-ns\"> </a><h3>Summary</h3><table class=\"grid\"><tr><td>Defining URL</td><td>http://fhir.digitalhealth.gov.np/core/NamingSystem/np-core-nhwr-ns</td></tr><tr><td>Version</td><td>1.0.0</td></tr><tr><td>Name</td><td>NepalNHWR</td></tr><tr><td>Status</td><td>active</td></tr><tr><td>Definition</td><td><div><p>NHWR codes are assigned to all registered health workers in Nepal. The registry links each worker's professional council registration(s) to a single national identifier, maintained by the MoHFS as the canonical source of practitioner identity for interoperability purposes.</p>\n</div></td></tr><tr><td>Publisher</td><td>MoHFS Nepal</td></tr></table><h3>Identifiers</h3><table class=\"grid\"><tr><td><b>Type</b></td><td><b>Value</b></td><td><b>Preferred</b></td><td><b>Comment</b></td></tr><tr><td>URI</td><td>http://nhwr.digitalhealth.gov.np</td><td>true</td><td>Primary URI used as the Identifier.system value for NHWR codes in FHIR resources.</td></tr></table></div>"
  ] ;
  fhir:DomainResource.extension [
     fhir:index -1 ;
     fhir:Extension.url [ fhir:value "http://hl7.org/fhir/5.0/StructureDefinition/extension-NamingSystem.url" ] ;
     fhir:Extension.valueUri [ fhir:value "http://fhir.digitalhealth.gov.np/core/NamingSystem/np-core-nhwr-ns" ]
  ], [
     fhir:index -1 ;
     fhir:Extension.url [ fhir:value "http://hl7.org/fhir/5.0/StructureDefinition/extension-NamingSystem.version" ] ;
     fhir:Extension.valueString [ fhir:value "1.0.0" ]
  ] ;
  fhir:NamingSystem.name [ fhir:value "NepalNHWR"] ;
  fhir:NamingSystem.status [ fhir:value "active"] ;
  fhir:NamingSystem.kind [ fhir:value "identifier"] ;
  fhir:NamingSystem.date [ fhir:value "2026-05-06"^^xsd:date] ;
  fhir:NamingSystem.publisher [ fhir:value "MoHFS Nepal"] ;
  fhir:NamingSystem.contact [
     fhir:index -1 ;
     fhir:ContactDetail.name [ fhir:value "MoHFS Nepal" ] ;
     fhir:ContactDetail.telecom [
       fhir:index -1 ;
       fhir:ContactPoint.system [ fhir:value "url" ] ;
       fhir:ContactPoint.value [ fhir:value "https://mohfs.gov.np" ]
     ]
  ] ;
  fhir:NamingSystem.responsible [ fhir:value "Ministry of Health and Food Safety (MoHFS), Nepal"] ;
  fhir:NamingSystem.type [
     fhir:CodeableConcept.coding [
       fhir:index -1 ;
       fhir:Coding.system [ fhir:value "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203" ] ;
       fhir:Coding.code [ fhir:value "NPI" ] ;
       fhir:Coding.display [ fhir:value "National provider identifier" ]
     ]
  ] ;
  fhir:NamingSystem.description [ fhir:value "NHWR codes are assigned to all registered health workers in Nepal. The registry links each worker's professional council registration(s) to a single national identifier, maintained by the MoHFS as the canonical source of practitioner identity for interoperability purposes."] ;
  fhir:NamingSystem.jurisdiction [
     fhir:index -1 ;
     fhir:CodeableConcept.coding [
       fhir:index -1 ;
       fhir:Coding.system [ fhir:value "urn:iso:std:iso:3166" ] ;
       fhir:Coding.code [ fhir:value "NP" ] ;
       fhir:Coding.display [ fhir:value "Nepal" ]
     ]
  ] ;
  fhir:NamingSystem.uniqueId [
     fhir:index -1 ;
     fhir:NamingSystem.uniqueId.type [ fhir:value "uri" ] ;
     fhir:NamingSystem.uniqueId.value [ fhir:value "http://nhwr.digitalhealth.gov.np" ] ;
     fhir:NamingSystem.uniqueId.preferred [ fhir:value "true"^^xsd:boolean ] ;
     fhir:NamingSystem.uniqueId.comment [ fhir:value "Primary URI used as the Identifier.system value for NHWR codes in FHIR resources." ]
  ] .

# - ontology header ------------------------------------------------------------

<http://hl7.org/fhir/NamingSystem/np-core-nhwr-ns.ttl> a owl:Ontology ;
  owl:imports fhir:fhir.ttl ;
  owl:versionIRI <http://build.fhir.org/NamingSystem/np-core-nhwr-ns.ttl> .