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Address Type: 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. The ISO21090-codedString may be used to provide a coded representation of the contents of strings in an Address.
Address
Path
Address
Id
Address
Cardinality
0 - *
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.
The ISO21090-codedString may be used to provide a coded representation of the contents of strings in an Address.
Comment
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](location.html#) resource).
Constraint
ele-1 [error]
All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
Path
Address.use
Id
Address.use
Type
Cardinality
0 - 1
Definition
The purpose of this address.
Comment
Applications can assume that an address is current unless it explicitly says that it is temporary or old.
Requirements
Allows an appropriate address to be chosen from a list of many.
Binding
Strength
required
Description
The use of an address (home / work / etc.).
ValueSet
Constraint
ele-1 [error]
All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
Path
Address.type
Id
Address.type
Type
Cardinality
0 - 1
Definition
Distinguishes between physical addresses (those you can visit) and mailing addresses (e.g. PO Boxes and care-of addresses). Most addresses are both.
Comment
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](location.html#) resource).
Binding
Strength
required
Description
The type of an address (physical / postal).
ValueSet
Constraint
ele-1 [error]
All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
Path
Address.line
Id
Address.line
Type
Cardinality
0 - *
Definition
This component contains the house number, apartment number, street name, street direction, P.O. Box number, delivery hints, and similar address information.
Comment
Constraint
ele-1 [error]
All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
Path
Address.city
Id
Address.city
Type
Cardinality
0 - 1
Definition
The name of the city, town, suburb, village or other community or delivery center.
Comment
Constraint
ele-1 [error]
All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
Path
Address.district
Id
Address.district
Type
Cardinality
0 - 1
Definition
The name of the administrative area (county).
Comment
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.
Constraint
ele-1 [error]
All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
Path
Address.state
Id
Address.state
Type
Cardinality
0 - 1
Definition
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).
Comment
Constraint
ele-1 [error]
All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
Path
Address.postalCode
Id
Address.postalCode
Type
Cardinality
0 - 1
Definition
A postal code designating a region defined by the postal service.
Comment
Constraint
ele-1 [error]
All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
Path
Address.country
Id
Address.country
Type
Cardinality
0 - 1
Definition
Country - a nation as commonly understood or generally accepted.
Comment
ISO 3166 2- or 3- letter codes MAY be used in place of a human readable country name.
Constraint
ele-1 [error]
All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
Path
Address.period
Id
Address.period
Type
Cardinality
0 - 1
Definition
Time period when address was/is in use.
Comment
Requirements
Allows addresses to be placed in historical context.
Constraint
ele-1 [error]
All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
Path
Address.period.Period.start
Id
Period.start
Type
Cardinality
0 - 1
Definition
The start of the period. The boundary is inclusive.
Comment
If the low element is missing, the meaning is that the low boundary is not known.
Constraint
ele-1 [error]
All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
Condition
per-1
Path
Address.period.Period.end
Id
Period.end
Type
Cardinality
0 - 1
Definition
The end of the period. If the end of the period is missing, it means no end was known or planned at the time the instance was created. The start may be in the past, and the end date in the future, which means that period is expected/planned to end at that time.
Comment
The end value includes any matching date/time. i.e. 2012-02-03T10:00:00 is in a period that has an end value of 2012-02-03.
Constraint
ele-1 [error]
All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
Condition
per-1