IE (Ireland) Core Implementation Guide
0.3.0 - draft
IE (Ireland) Core Implementation Guide
0.3.0 - draft
IE (Ireland) Core Implementation Guide - Local Development build (v0.3.0) built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) Build Tools. See the Directory of published versions
| Official URL: https://hl7-ie.github.io/ie-core/fhir/ie/core/StructureDefinition/ie-core-country-of-affiliation | Version: 0.3.0 | |||
| Draft as of 2026-09-28 | Computable Name: IECoreCountryOfAffiliation | |||
HIQA PS 1.4.8 Country of affiliation (Required 0..1): the designated source country where the patient and their health information are based. Typically, but not always, the country of residence, and it may differ from nationality. No HL7 extension exists. Patient Summary only; prohibited in ePrescription (ADR-002).
Context of Use
This extension may be used on the following element(s)
Patient
Usage info
Usages:
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Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots, and how the XML and JSON presentations work.
This structure is derived from Extension
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter:   |
|---|---|---|---|---|
  Extension |
0..* | Extension(4.0.1) | IE Core Country of Affiliation | |
  extension |
0..0 | Extension | ||
| url |
1..1 | uri | "https://hl7-ie.github.io/ie-core/fhir/ie/core/StructureDefinition/ie-core-country-of-affiliation" | |
  value[x] |
1..1 | CodeableConcept | Value of extension Binding: Iso3166-1-2 (required) | |
| Documentation for this format | ||||
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extension |
0..* | Extension(4.0.1) | IE Core Country of Affiliation Constraints: ext-1 | |
 id |
0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
| extension |
0..0 | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url Constraints: ext-1 | ||
| url |
1..1 | uri | "https://hl7-ie.github.io/ie-core/fhir/ie/core/StructureDefinition/ie-core-country-of-affiliation" | |
| value[x] |
1..1 | CodeableConcept | Value of extension Binding: Iso3166-1-2 (required) | |
| Documentation for this format | ||||
This structure is derived from Extension
Summary
Simple Extension with the type CodeableConcept: HIQA PS 1.4.8 Country of affiliation (Required 0..1): the designated source country where the patient and their health information are based. Typically, but not always, the country of residence, and it may differ from nationality. No HL7 extension exists. Patient Summary only; prohibited in ePrescription (ADR-002).
Differential View
This structure is derived from Extension
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extension |
0..* | Extension(4.0.1) | IE Core Country of Affiliation | |
| extension |
0..0 | Extension | ||
| url |
1..1 | uri | "https://hl7-ie.github.io/ie-core/fhir/ie/core/StructureDefinition/ie-core-country-of-affiliation" | |
| value[x] |
1..1 | CodeableConcept | Value of extension Binding: Iso3166-1-2 (required) | |
| Documentation for this format | ||||
Snapshot View
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extension |
0..* | Extension(4.0.1) | IE Core Country of Affiliation Constraints: ext-1 | |
| id |
0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
| extension |
0..0 | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url Constraints: ext-1 | ||
| url |
1..1 | uri | "https://hl7-ie.github.io/ie-core/fhir/ie/core/StructureDefinition/ie-core-country-of-affiliation" | |
| value[x] |
1..1 | CodeableConcept | Value of extension Binding: Iso3166-1-2 (required) | |
| Documentation for this format | ||||
This structure is derived from Extension
Summary
Simple Extension with the type CodeableConcept: HIQA PS 1.4.8 Country of affiliation (Required 0..1): the designated source country where the patient and their health information are based. Typically, but not always, the country of residence, and it may differ from nationality. No HL7 extension exists. Patient Summary only; prohibited in ePrescription (ADR-002).
Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron
| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source |
| Extension.value[x] | Base | required | Iso 3166 Part 1: 2 Letter Codes | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression |
| ele-1 | error | Extension, Extension.value[x] | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children |
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
|
| ext-1 | error | Extension | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both |
extension.exists() != value.exists()
|