PractitionerRole

Elements

Name	Required	Type	Description
identifier		Identifier[]	Business Identifiers that are specific to a role/location Details Business Identifiers that are specific to a role/location.
active		boolean	Whether this practitioner role record is in active use Details Whether this practitioner role record is in active use. If this value is false, you may refer to the period to see when the role was in active use. If there is no period specified, no inference can be made about when it was active.
period		Period	The period during which the practitioner is authorized to perform in these role(s) Details The period during which the person is authorized to act as a practitioner in these role(s) for the organization.
practitioner		Reference<Practitioner>	Practitioner that is able to provide the defined services for the organization Details Practitioner that is able to provide the defined services for the organization.
organization		Reference<Organization>	Organization where the roles are available Details The organization where the Practitioner performs the roles associated.
code		CodeableConcept[]	Roles which this practitioner may perform Details Roles which this practitioner is authorized to perform for the organization. A person may have more than one role.
specialty		CodeableConcept[]	Specific specialty of the practitioner Details Specific specialty of the practitioner.
location		Reference<Location>[]	The location(s) at which this practitioner provides care Details The location(s) at which this practitioner provides care.
healthcareService		Reference<HealthcareService>[]	The list of healthcare services that this worker provides for this role's Organization/Location(s) Details The list of healthcare services that this worker provides for this role's Organization/Location(s).
telecom		ContactPoint[]	Contact details that are specific to the role/location/service Details Contact details that are specific to the role/location/service.
availableTime		PractitionerRoleAvailableTime[]	Times the Service Site is available Details A collection of times the practitioner is available or performing this role at the location and/or healthcareservice. More detailed availability information may be provided in associated Schedule/Slot resources.
id		string	Unique id for inter-element referencing Details Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.
extension		Extension[]	Additional content defined by implementations Details 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. 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.
modifierExtension		Extension[]	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized Details May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element and that modifies the understanding of the element in which it is contained and/or the understanding of the containing element's descendants. Usually modifier elements provide negation or qualification. 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. Applications processing a resource are required to check for modifier extensions. Modifier extensions SHALL NOT change the meaning of any elements on Resource or DomainResource (including cannot change the meaning of modifierExtension itself). 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.
daysOfWeek		code[]	mon \| tue \| wed \| thu \| fri \| sat \| sun Details Indicates which days of the week are available between the start and end Times.
allDay		boolean	Always available? e.g. 24 hour service Details Is this always available? (hence times are irrelevant) e.g. 24 hour service.
availableStartTime		time	Opening time of day (ignored if allDay = true) Details The opening time of day. Note: If the AllDay flag is set, then this time is ignored. The timezone is expected to be for where this HealthcareService is provided at.
availableEndTime		time	Closing time of day (ignored if allDay = true) Details The closing time of day. Note: If the AllDay flag is set, then this time is ignored. The timezone is expected to be for where this HealthcareService is provided at.
notAvailable		PractitionerRoleNotAvailable[]	Not available during this time due to provided reason Details The practitioner is not available or performing this role during this period of time due to the provided reason.
id		string	Unique id for inter-element referencing Details Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.
extension		Extension[]	Additional content defined by implementations Details 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. 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.
modifierExtension		Extension[]	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized Details May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element and that modifies the understanding of the element in which it is contained and/or the understanding of the containing element's descendants. Usually modifier elements provide negation or qualification. 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. Applications processing a resource are required to check for modifier extensions. Modifier extensions SHALL NOT change the meaning of any elements on Resource or DomainResource (including cannot change the meaning of modifierExtension itself). 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.
description	✓	string	Reason presented to the user explaining why time not available Details The reason that can be presented to the user as to why this time is not available.
during		Period	Service not available from this date Details Service is not available (seasonally or for a public holiday) from this date.
availabilityExceptions		string	Description of availability exceptions Details A description of site availability exceptions, e.g. public holiday availability. Succinctly describing all possible exceptions to normal site availability as details in the available Times and not available Times.
endpoint		Reference<Endpoint>[]	Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for the practitioner with this role Details Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for the practitioner with this role.

Search Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Expression
email	token	A value in an email contact	PractitionerRole.telecom.where(system = 'email')
phone	token	A value in a phone contact	PractitionerRole.telecom.where(system = 'phone')
telecom	token	The value in any kind of contact	PractitionerRole.telecom
active	token	Whether this practitioner role record is in active use	PractitionerRole.active
date	date	The period during which the practitioner is authorized to perform in these role(s)	PractitionerRole.period
endpoint	reference	Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for the practitioner with this role	PractitionerRole.endpoint
identifier	token	A practitioner's Identifier	PractitionerRole.identifier
location	reference	One of the locations at which this practitioner provides care	PractitionerRole.location
organization	reference	The identity of the organization the practitioner represents / acts on behalf of	PractitionerRole.organization
practitioner	reference	Practitioner that is able to provide the defined services for the organization	PractitionerRole.practitioner
role	token	The practitioner can perform this role at for the organization	PractitionerRole.code
service	reference	The list of healthcare services that this worker provides for this role's Organization/Location(s)	PractitionerRole.healthcareService
specialty	token	The practitioner has this specialty at an organization	PractitionerRole.specialty

Inherited Elements

Name	Type	Description
id	string	Logical id of this artifact Details The logical id of the resource, as used in the URL for the resource. Once assigned, this value never changes. The only time that a resource does not have an id is when it is being submitted to the server using a create operation.
meta	Meta	Metadata about the resource Details The metadata about the resource. This is content that is maintained by the infrastructure. Changes to the content might not always be associated with version changes to the resource.
implicitRules	uri	A set of rules under which this content was created Details A reference to a set of rules that were followed when the resource was constructed, and which must be understood when processing the content. Often, this is a reference to an implementation guide that defines the special rules along with other profiles etc. Asserting this rule set restricts the content to be only understood by a limited set of trading partners. This inherently limits the usefulness of the data in the long term. However, the existing health eco-system is highly fractured, and not yet ready to define, collect, and exchange data in a generally computable sense. Wherever possible, implementers and/or specification writers should avoid using this element. Often, when used, the URL is a reference to an implementation guide that defines these special rules as part of it's narrative along with other profiles, value sets, etc.
language	code	Language of the resource content Details The base language in which the resource is written. Language is provided to support indexing and accessibility (typically, services such as text to speech use the language tag). The html language tag in the narrative applies to the narrative. The language tag on the resource may be used to specify the language of other presentations generated from the data in the resource. Not all the content has to be in the base language. The Resource.language should not be assumed to apply to the narrative automatically. If a language is specified, it should it also be specified on the div element in the html (see rules in HTML5 for information about the relationship between xml:lang and the html lang attribute).
text	Narrative	Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation Details A human-readable narrative that contains a summary of the resource and can be used to represent the content of the resource to a human. The narrative need not encode all the structured data, but is required to contain sufficient detail to make it "clinically safe" for a human to just read the narrative. Resource definitions may define what content should be represented in the narrative to ensure clinical safety. Contained resources do not have narrative. Resources that are not contained SHOULD have a narrative. In some cases, a resource may only have text with little or no additional discrete data (as long as all minOccurs=1 elements are satisfied). This may be necessary for data from legacy systems where information is captured as a "text blob" or where text is additionally entered raw or narrated and encoded information is added later.
contained	Resource[]	Contained, inline Resources Details These resources do not have an independent existence apart from the resource that contains them - they cannot be identified independently, and nor can they have their own independent transaction scope. This should never be done when the content can be identified properly, as once identification is lost, it is extremely difficult (and context dependent) to restore it again. Contained resources may have profiles and tags In their meta elements, but SHALL NOT have security labels.
extension	Extension[]	Additional content defined by implementations Details May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the resource. 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. 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.
modifierExtension	Extension[]	Extensions that cannot be ignored Details May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the resource and that modifies the understanding of the element that contains it and/or the understanding of the containing element's descendants. Usually modifier elements provide negation or qualification. 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 is allowed to define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension. Applications processing a resource are required to check for modifier extensions. Modifier extensions SHALL NOT change the meaning of any elements on Resource or DomainResource (including cannot change the meaning of modifierExtension itself). 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.

PractitionerRole covers the recording of the location and types of services that Practitioners are able to provide for an organization.

The role, specialty, Location telecom and HealthcareService properties can be repeated if required in other instances of the PractitionerRole. Some systems record a collection of service values for a single location, others record the single service and the list of locations it is available. Both are acceptable options for representing this data.
Where availability, telecom, or other details are not the same across all healthcareservices, or locations a seperate PractitionerRole instance should be created.

Qualifications (from the Practitioner resource) do not imply a Role, but might be considered when an Organization allocates practitioners to roles within their organization, and could provide useful information (such as expiry information) which could need to be tracked in some situations to ensure they continue to be eligible for a specific role.

The CareTeam resource is also often used to provide details of a role that a practitioner is allocated to perform, but is usually scoped to a much finer granularity of care, and often within the specific context of a Patient, or functional role (e.g. Crisis planning team). In contrast the PractitionerRole is used in a more general sense to cover all the places that the practitioner is allocated to work (and specific details relevant to that role - such as a specific contact number, or electronic services endpoint).

Practitioner performs different roles within the same or even different organizations. Depending on jurisdiction and custom, it may be necessary to maintain a specific Practitioner Resource for each such role or have a single Practitioner with multiple roles. The role can be limited to a specific period, after which authorization for this role ends. Note that the represented organization need not necessarily be the (direct) employer of a Practitioner.

PractitionerRole

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