NP Core Implementation Guide
1.0.0 - Release
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| Official URL: http://fhir.digitalhealth.gov.np/core/StructureDefinition/np-core-location | Version: 1.0.0 | ||||
| Active as of 2026-10-14 | Computable Name: NPCoreLocation | ||||
Sets minimum expectations for representing a physical or logical location where health services are delivered in Nepal.
Usages:
You can also check for usages in the FHIR IG Statistics
Description Differentials, Snapshots, and other representations.
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0..* | Location | Details and position information for a physical place | |||||||||
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0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created | |||||||||
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0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored | |||||||||
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0..1 | code | active | suspended | inactive Binding: LocationStatus (required): Indicates whether the location is still in use. | |||||||||
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1..1 | string | Name of the location as used by humans
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C | 0..1 | NPCoreAddress | Physical location Constraints: np-addr-1
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0..1 | Reference(NP Core Organization | NP Core Health Facility) | Organization responsible for provisioning and upkeep
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0..1 | Reference(NP Core Location) | Another Location this one is physically a part of | |||||||||
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| Location.status | Base | required | LocationStatus | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression |
| dom-2 | error | Location | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources |
contained.contained.empty()
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| dom-3 | error | Location | 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()
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| dom-4 | error | Location | 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()
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| dom-5 | error | Location | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label |
contained.meta.security.empty()
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| dom-6 | best practice | Location | A resource should have narrative for robust management |
text.`div`.exists()
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| ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children |
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
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| ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both |
extension.exists() != value.exists()
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| np-addr-1 | error | Location.address | The province, district, and localLevel extensions are Nepal-specific and SHALL only be present when country is "NP". |
(extension('http://fhir.digitalhealth.gov.np/core/StructureDefinition/np-core-province').exists() or extension('http://fhir.digitalhealth.gov.np/core/StructureDefinition/np-core-district').exists() or extension('http://fhir.digitalhealth.gov.np/core/StructureDefinition/np-core-local-level').exists()) implies country = 'NP'
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This structure is derived from Location
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0..* | Location | Details and position information for a physical place | |||||||||
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1..1 | string | Name of the location as used by humans
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0..1 | NPCoreAddress | Physical location
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0..1 | Reference(NP Core Organization | NP Core Health Facility) | Organization responsible for provisioning and upkeep
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0..1 | Reference(NP Core Location) | Another Location this one is physically a part of | |||||||||
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0..* | Location | Details and position information for a physical place | |||||||||
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0..1 | id | Logical id of this artifact | |||||||||
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0..1 | Meta | Metadata about the resource | |||||||||
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0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created | |||||||||
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0..1 | code | Language of the resource content Binding: CommonLanguages (preferred): A human language.
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0..1 | Narrative | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation This profile does not constrain the narrative in regard to content, language, or traceability to data elements | |||||||||
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0..* | Resource | Contained, inline Resources | |||||||||
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0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations | |||||||||
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0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored | |||||||||
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0..* | Identifier | Unique code or number identifying the location to its users | |||||||||
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0..1 | code | active | suspended | inactive Binding: LocationStatus (required): Indicates whether the location is still in use. | |||||||||
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0..1 | Coding | The operational status of the location (typically only for a bed/room) Binding: hl7VS-bedStatus (preferred): The operational status if the location (where typically a bed/room). | |||||||||
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1..1 | string | Name of the location as used by humans
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0..* | string | A list of alternate names that the location is known as, or was known as, in the past | |||||||||
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0..1 | string | Additional details about the location that could be displayed as further information to identify the location beyond its name | |||||||||
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0..1 | code | instance | kind Binding: LocationMode (required): Indicates whether a resource instance represents a specific location or a class of locations. | |||||||||
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0..* | CodeableConcept | Type of function performed Binding: ServiceDeliveryLocationRoleType (extensible): Indicates the type of function performed at the location. | |||||||||
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0..* | ContactPoint | Contact details of the location | |||||||||
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C | 0..1 | NPCoreAddress | Physical location Constraints: np-addr-1
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0..1 | CodeableConcept | Physical form of the location Binding: LocationType (example): Physical form of the location. | |||||||||
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0..1 | BackboneElement | The absolute geographic location | |||||||||
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0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |||||||||
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0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations | |||||||||
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0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | |||||||||
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1..1 | decimal | Longitude with WGS84 datum | |||||||||
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1..1 | decimal | Latitude with WGS84 datum | |||||||||
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0..1 | decimal | Altitude with WGS84 datum | |||||||||
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0..1 | Reference(NP Core Organization | NP Core Health Facility) | Organization responsible for provisioning and upkeep
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0..1 | Reference(NP Core Location) | Another Location this one is physically a part of | |||||||||
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0..* | BackboneElement | What days/times during a week is this location usually open | |||||||||
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0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |||||||||
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0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations | |||||||||
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0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | |||||||||
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0..* | code | mon | tue | wed | thu | fri | sat | sun Binding: DaysOfWeek (required): The days of the week. | |||||||||
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0..1 | boolean | The Location is open all day | |||||||||
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0..1 | time | Time that the Location opens | |||||||||
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0..1 | time | Time that the Location closes | |||||||||
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0..1 | string | Description of availability exceptions | |||||||||
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0..* | Reference(Endpoint) | Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for the location | |||||||||
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| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source |
| Location.language | Base | preferred | Common Languages | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| Location.status | Base | required | LocationStatus | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| Location.operationalStatus | Base | preferred | hl7VS-bedStatus | 📦3.0.0 | THO v7.4 |
| Location.mode | Base | required | LocationMode | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| Location.type | Base | extensible | ServiceDeliveryLocationRoleType | 📦3.0.0 | THO v7.4 |
| Location.physicalType | Base | example | Location type | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| Location.hoursOfOperation.daysOfWeek | Base | required | DaysOfWeek | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression |
| dom-2 | error | Location | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources |
contained.contained.empty()
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| dom-3 | error | Location | 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()
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| dom-4 | error | Location | 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()
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| dom-5 | error | Location | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label |
contained.meta.security.empty()
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| dom-6 | best practice | Location | A resource should have narrative for robust management |
text.`div`.exists()
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| ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children |
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
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| ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both |
extension.exists() != value.exists()
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| np-addr-1 | error | Location.address | The province, district, and localLevel extensions are Nepal-specific and SHALL only be present when country is "NP". |
(extension('http://fhir.digitalhealth.gov.np/core/StructureDefinition/np-core-province').exists() or extension('http://fhir.digitalhealth.gov.np/core/StructureDefinition/np-core-district').exists() or extension('http://fhir.digitalhealth.gov.np/core/StructureDefinition/np-core-local-level').exists()) implies country = 'NP'
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This structure is derived from Location
Summary
Mandatory: 1 element
Must-Support: 3 elements
Structures
This structure refers to these other structures:
Key Elements View
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: ![]() | ||||||||
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0..* | Location | Details and position information for a physical place | |||||||||
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0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created | |||||||||
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0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored | |||||||||
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0..1 | code | active | suspended | inactive Binding: LocationStatus (required): Indicates whether the location is still in use. | |||||||||
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1..1 | string | Name of the location as used by humans
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C | 0..1 | NPCoreAddress | Physical location Constraints: np-addr-1
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0..1 | Reference(NP Core Organization | NP Core Health Facility) | Organization responsible for provisioning and upkeep
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0..1 | Reference(NP Core Location) | Another Location this one is physically a part of | |||||||||
Documentation for this format | ||||||||||||
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Documentation for this format | |||
| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source |
| Location.status | Base | required | LocationStatus | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression |
| dom-2 | error | Location | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources |
contained.contained.empty()
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| dom-3 | error | Location | 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()
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| dom-4 | error | Location | 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()
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| dom-5 | error | Location | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label |
contained.meta.security.empty()
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| dom-6 | best practice | Location | A resource should have narrative for robust management |
text.`div`.exists()
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| ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children |
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
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| ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both |
extension.exists() != value.exists()
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| np-addr-1 | error | Location.address | The province, district, and localLevel extensions are Nepal-specific and SHALL only be present when country is "NP". |
(extension('http://fhir.digitalhealth.gov.np/core/StructureDefinition/np-core-province').exists() or extension('http://fhir.digitalhealth.gov.np/core/StructureDefinition/np-core-district').exists() or extension('http://fhir.digitalhealth.gov.np/core/StructureDefinition/np-core-local-level').exists()) implies country = 'NP'
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Differential View
This structure is derived from Location
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: ![]() | ||||||||
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0..* | Location | Details and position information for a physical place | |||||||||
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1..1 | string | Name of the location as used by humans
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0..1 | NPCoreAddress | Physical location
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0..1 | Reference(NP Core Organization | NP Core Health Facility) | Organization responsible for provisioning and upkeep
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0..1 | Reference(NP Core Location) | Another Location this one is physically a part of | |||||||||
Documentation for this format | ||||||||||||
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Snapshot ViewView
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: ![]() | ||||||||
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0..* | Location | Details and position information for a physical place | |||||||||
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0..1 | id | Logical id of this artifact | |||||||||
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0..1 | Meta | Metadata about the resource | |||||||||
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0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created | |||||||||
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0..1 | code | Language of the resource content Binding: CommonLanguages (preferred): A human language.
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0..1 | Narrative | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation This profile does not constrain the narrative in regard to content, language, or traceability to data elements | |||||||||
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0..* | Resource | Contained, inline Resources | |||||||||
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0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations | |||||||||
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0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored | |||||||||
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0..* | Identifier | Unique code or number identifying the location to its users | |||||||||
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0..1 | code | active | suspended | inactive Binding: LocationStatus (required): Indicates whether the location is still in use. | |||||||||
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0..1 | Coding | The operational status of the location (typically only for a bed/room) Binding: hl7VS-bedStatus (preferred): The operational status if the location (where typically a bed/room). | |||||||||
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1..1 | string | Name of the location as used by humans
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0..* | string | A list of alternate names that the location is known as, or was known as, in the past | |||||||||
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0..1 | string | Additional details about the location that could be displayed as further information to identify the location beyond its name | |||||||||
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0..1 | code | instance | kind Binding: LocationMode (required): Indicates whether a resource instance represents a specific location or a class of locations. | |||||||||
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0..* | CodeableConcept | Type of function performed Binding: ServiceDeliveryLocationRoleType (extensible): Indicates the type of function performed at the location. | |||||||||
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0..* | ContactPoint | Contact details of the location | |||||||||
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C | 0..1 | NPCoreAddress | Physical location Constraints: np-addr-1
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0..1 | CodeableConcept | Physical form of the location Binding: LocationType (example): Physical form of the location. | |||||||||
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0..1 | BackboneElement | The absolute geographic location | |||||||||
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0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |||||||||
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0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations | |||||||||
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0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | |||||||||
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1..1 | decimal | Longitude with WGS84 datum | |||||||||
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1..1 | decimal | Latitude with WGS84 datum | |||||||||
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0..1 | decimal | Altitude with WGS84 datum | |||||||||
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0..1 | Reference(NP Core Organization | NP Core Health Facility) | Organization responsible for provisioning and upkeep
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0..1 | Reference(NP Core Location) | Another Location this one is physically a part of | |||||||||
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0..* | BackboneElement | What days/times during a week is this location usually open | |||||||||
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0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |||||||||
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0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations | |||||||||
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0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | |||||||||
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0..* | code | mon | tue | wed | thu | fri | sat | sun Binding: DaysOfWeek (required): The days of the week. | |||||||||
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0..1 | boolean | The Location is open all day | |||||||||
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0..1 | time | Time that the Location opens | |||||||||
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0..1 | time | Time that the Location closes | |||||||||
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0..1 | string | Description of availability exceptions | |||||||||
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0..* | Reference(Endpoint) | Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for the location | |||||||||
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| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source |
| Location.language | Base | preferred | Common Languages | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| Location.status | Base | required | LocationStatus | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| Location.operationalStatus | Base | preferred | hl7VS-bedStatus | 📦3.0.0 | THO v7.4 |
| Location.mode | Base | required | LocationMode | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| Location.type | Base | extensible | ServiceDeliveryLocationRoleType | 📦3.0.0 | THO v7.4 |
| Location.physicalType | Base | example | Location type | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| Location.hoursOfOperation.daysOfWeek | Base | required | DaysOfWeek | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression |
| dom-2 | error | Location | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources |
contained.contained.empty()
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| dom-3 | error | Location | 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()
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| dom-4 | error | Location | 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()
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| dom-5 | error | Location | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label |
contained.meta.security.empty()
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| dom-6 | best practice | Location | A resource should have narrative for robust management |
text.`div`.exists()
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| ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children |
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
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| ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both |
extension.exists() != value.exists()
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| np-addr-1 | error | Location.address | The province, district, and localLevel extensions are Nepal-specific and SHALL only be present when country is "NP". |
(extension('http://fhir.digitalhealth.gov.np/core/StructureDefinition/np-core-province').exists() or extension('http://fhir.digitalhealth.gov.np/core/StructureDefinition/np-core-district').exists() or extension('http://fhir.digitalhealth.gov.np/core/StructureDefinition/np-core-local-level').exists()) implies country = 'NP'
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Documentation for this format | |||
This structure is derived from Location
Summary
Mandatory: 1 element
Must-Support: 3 elements
Structures
This structure refers to these other structures:
Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron