Nepal HMIS FHIR Implementation Guide – 🚨 DRAFT VERSION
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## Resource Profile: Nepal Person Profile

Official URL: https://fhir.hmis.gov.np/StructureDefinition/nepal-person | Version: 0.0.1-ballot
Active as of 2025-09-08 | Computable Name: NepalPersonProfile
Copyright/Legal: Used by permission of HL7 International, all rights reserved Creative Commons License

Foundational person registry profile for Nepal. Supports IDs, Name, and telecom.

Usages:

- This Profile is not used by any profiles in this Implementation Guide

You can also check for usages in the FHIR IG Statistics

### Formal Views of Profile Content

Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots and how the different presentations work.

- Key Elements Table
- Differential Table
- Snapshot Table
- Statistics/References
- All

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Person |  | 0..* | Person | A generic person record
implicitRules | ?!Σ | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created
contained |  | 0..* | Resource | Contained, inline Resources
modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored
identifier | Σ | 1..* | Identifier | A human identifier for this person
active | ?!Σ | 1..1 | boolean | This person's record is in active use
name | Σ | 1..* | HumanName | A name associated with the person
telecom | Σ | 1..* | ContactPoint | A contact detail for the person
Documentation for this format

#### Constraints

Id | Grade | Path(s) | Details | Requirements
dom-2 | error | Person | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources : contained.contained.empty() |
dom-3 | error | Person | 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().ofType(canonical) | %resource.descendants().ofType(uri) | %resource.descendants().ofType(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(ofType(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(ofType(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty() |
dom-4 | error | Person | 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() |
dom-5 | error | Person | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label : contained.meta.security.empty() |
dom-6 | best practice | Person | A resource should have narrative for robust management : text.`div`.exists() |
ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) |
ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both : extension.exists() != value.exists() |

This structure is derived from Person

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Person |  | 0..* | Person | A generic person record
identifier |  | 1..* | Identifier | A human identifier for this person
active |  | 1..1 | boolean | This person's record is in active use
name |  | 1..* | HumanName | A name associated with the person
telecom |  | 1..* | ContactPoint | A contact detail for the person
Documentation for this format

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Person |  | 0..* | Person | A generic person record
id | Σ | 0..1 | id | Logical id of this artifact
meta | Σ | 0..1 | Meta | Metadata about the resource
implicitRules | ?!Σ | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created
language |  | 0..1 | code | Language of the resource content Binding: AllLanguages (required): IETF language tag for a human language
Additional Bindings | Purpose
CommonLanguages | Starter
text |  | 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
contained |  | 0..* | Resource | Contained, inline Resources
extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored
identifier | Σ | 1..* | Identifier | A human identifier for this person
active | ?!Σ | 1..1 | boolean | This person's record is in active use
name | Σ | 1..* | HumanName | A name associated with the person
telecom | Σ | 1..* | ContactPoint | A contact detail for the person
gender | Σ | 0..1 | code | male | female | other | unknown Binding: AdministrativeGender (required): The gender of a person used for administrative purposes.
birthDate | Σ | 0..1 | date | The date on which the person was born
deceased[x] | Σ | 0..1 |  | Indicates if the individual is deceased or not
deceasedBoolean |  |  | boolean |
deceasedDateTime |  |  | dateTime |
address | Σ | 0..* | Address | One or more addresses for the person
maritalStatus |  | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Marital (civil) status of a person Binding: MaritalStatusCodes (extensible): The domestic partnership status of a person.
photo |  | 0..* | Attachment | Image of the person
communication |  | 0..* | BackboneElement | A language which may be used to communicate with the person about his or her health
id |  | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
language |  | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | The language which can be used to communicate with the person about his or her health Binding: AllLanguages (required): IETF language tag for a human language
Additional Bindings | Purpose
CommonLanguages | Starter
preferred |  | 0..1 | boolean | Language preference indicator
managingOrganization | Σ | 0..1 | Reference(Organization) | The organization that is the custodian of the person record
link |  | 0..* | BackboneElement | Link to a resource that concerns the same actual person
id |  | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
target |  | 1..1 | Reference(Patient | Practitioner | RelatedPerson | Person) | The resource to which this actual person is associated
assurance |  | 0..1 | code | level1 | level2 | level3 | level4 Binding: IdentityAssuranceLevel (required): The level of confidence that this link represents the same actual person, based on NIST Authentication Levels.
Documentation for this format

#### Terminology Bindings

Path | Conformance | ValueSet | URI
Person.language | required | AllLanguages `http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/all-languages|5.0.0` From the FHIR Standard
Person.gender | required | AdministrativeGender `http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/administrative-gender|5.0.0` From the FHIR Standard
Person.maritalStatus | extensible | MaritalStatusCodes `http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/marital-status` From the FHIR Standard
Person.communication.language | required | AllLanguages `http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/all-languages|5.0.0` From the FHIR Standard
Person.link.assurance | required | IdentityAssuranceLevel `http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/identity-assuranceLevel|5.0.0` From the FHIR Standard

#### Constraints

Id | Grade | Path(s) | Details | Requirements
dom-2 | error | Person | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources : contained.contained.empty() |
dom-3 | error | Person | 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().ofType(canonical) | %resource.descendants().ofType(uri) | %resource.descendants().ofType(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(ofType(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(ofType(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty() |
dom-4 | error | Person | 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() |
dom-5 | error | Person | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label : contained.meta.security.empty() |
dom-6 | best practice | Person | A resource should have narrative for robust management : text.`div`.exists() |
ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) |
ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both : extension.exists() != value.exists() |

This structure is derived from Person

Summary

Mandatory: 4 elements

Key Elements View

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Person |  | 0..* | Person | A generic person record
implicitRules | ?!Σ | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created
contained |  | 0..* | Resource | Contained, inline Resources
modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored
identifier | Σ | 1..* | Identifier | A human identifier for this person
active | ?!Σ | 1..1 | boolean | This person's record is in active use
name | Σ | 1..* | HumanName | A name associated with the person
telecom | Σ | 1..* | ContactPoint | A contact detail for the person
Documentation for this format

#### Constraints

Id | Grade | Path(s) | Details | Requirements
dom-2 | error | Person | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources : contained.contained.empty() |
dom-3 | error | Person | 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().ofType(canonical) | %resource.descendants().ofType(uri) | %resource.descendants().ofType(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(ofType(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(ofType(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty() |
dom-4 | error | Person | 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() |
dom-5 | error | Person | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label : contained.meta.security.empty() |
dom-6 | best practice | Person | A resource should have narrative for robust management : text.`div`.exists() |
ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) |
ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both : extension.exists() != value.exists() |

Differential View

This structure is derived from Person

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Person |  | 0..* | Person | A generic person record
identifier |  | 1..* | Identifier | A human identifier for this person
active |  | 1..1 | boolean | This person's record is in active use
name |  | 1..* | HumanName | A name associated with the person
telecom |  | 1..* | ContactPoint | A contact detail for the person
Documentation for this format

Snapshot View

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Person |  | 0..* | Person | A generic person record
id | Σ | 0..1 | id | Logical id of this artifact
meta | Σ | 0..1 | Meta | Metadata about the resource
implicitRules | ?!Σ | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created
language |  | 0..1 | code | Language of the resource content Binding: AllLanguages (required): IETF language tag for a human language
Additional Bindings | Purpose
CommonLanguages | Starter
text |  | 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
contained |  | 0..* | Resource | Contained, inline Resources
extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored
identifier | Σ | 1..* | Identifier | A human identifier for this person
active | ?!Σ | 1..1 | boolean | This person's record is in active use
name | Σ | 1..* | HumanName | A name associated with the person
telecom | Σ | 1..* | ContactPoint | A contact detail for the person
gender | Σ | 0..1 | code | male | female | other | unknown Binding: AdministrativeGender (required): The gender of a person used for administrative purposes.
birthDate | Σ | 0..1 | date | The date on which the person was born
deceased[x] | Σ | 0..1 |  | Indicates if the individual is deceased or not
deceasedBoolean |  |  | boolean |
deceasedDateTime |  |  | dateTime |
address | Σ | 0..* | Address | One or more addresses for the person
maritalStatus |  | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Marital (civil) status of a person Binding: MaritalStatusCodes (extensible): The domestic partnership status of a person.
photo |  | 0..* | Attachment | Image of the person
communication |  | 0..* | BackboneElement | A language which may be used to communicate with the person about his or her health
id |  | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
language |  | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | The language which can be used to communicate with the person about his or her health Binding: AllLanguages (required): IETF language tag for a human language
Additional Bindings | Purpose
CommonLanguages | Starter
preferred |  | 0..1 | boolean | Language preference indicator
managingOrganization | Σ | 0..1 | Reference(Organization) | The organization that is the custodian of the person record
link |  | 0..* | BackboneElement | Link to a resource that concerns the same actual person
id |  | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
target |  | 1..1 | Reference(Patient | Practitioner | RelatedPerson | Person) | The resource to which this actual person is associated
assurance |  | 0..1 | code | level1 | level2 | level3 | level4 Binding: IdentityAssuranceLevel (required): The level of confidence that this link represents the same actual person, based on NIST Authentication Levels.
Documentation for this format

#### Terminology Bindings

Path | Conformance | ValueSet | URI
Person.language | required | AllLanguages `http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/all-languages|5.0.0` From the FHIR Standard
Person.gender | required | AdministrativeGender `http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/administrative-gender|5.0.0` From the FHIR Standard
Person.maritalStatus | extensible | MaritalStatusCodes `http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/marital-status` From the FHIR Standard
Person.communication.language | required | AllLanguages `http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/all-languages|5.0.0` From the FHIR Standard
Person.link.assurance | required | IdentityAssuranceLevel `http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/identity-assuranceLevel|5.0.0` From the FHIR Standard

#### Constraints

Id | Grade | Path(s) | Details | Requirements
dom-2 | error | Person | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources : contained.contained.empty() |
dom-3 | error | Person | 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().ofType(canonical) | %resource.descendants().ofType(uri) | %resource.descendants().ofType(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(ofType(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(ofType(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty() |
dom-4 | error | Person | 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() |
dom-5 | error | Person | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label : contained.meta.security.empty() |
dom-6 | best practice | Person | A resource should have narrative for robust management : text.`div`.exists() |
ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) |
ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both : extension.exists() != value.exists() |

This structure is derived from Person

Summary

Mandatory: 4 elements

Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron