PractitionerRole resource (FHIR R4)
PractitionerRole is the FHIR R4 resource for a specific set of Roles/Locations/specialties/services that a practitioner may perform at an organization for a period of time.
| Resource | PractitionerRole |
|---|---|
| FHIR version | R4 (4.0.1) |
| Canonical URL | http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/PractitionerRole |
| Required elements | none; every top-level element is optional (min 0) in base R4 |
| IG profiles in this catalog | 2 |
Example
{
"resourceType": "PractitionerRole",
"id": "practitionerrole-946f479e378e5276a2db72561d62abfb",
"active": true,
"practitioner": {
"reference": "Practitioner/practitioner-1814221653",
"display": "Williamson, Rosa"
},
"organization": {
"display": "General Hospital"
},
"code": [
{
"coding": [
{
"system": "http://nucc.org/provider-taxonomy",
"code": "2084P0800X",
"display": "Psychiatry"
}
]
}
],
"specialty": [
{
"coding": [
{
"system": "http://nucc.org/provider-taxonomy",
"code": "2084P0800X",
"display": "Psychiatry"
}
]
}
],
"telecom": [
{
"system": "phone",
"value": "+1-555-0123",
"use": "work"
}
]
}Generated by the Pidgeon engine: pidgeon generate PractitionerRole --seed 20260722.
Validation context
- strict pidgeon validate grades a PractitionerRole instance against the base R4 structure definition: missing required elements raise REQUIRED_FIELD_MISSING and cardinality violations raise CARDINALITY_MIN or CARDINALITY_MAX.(REQUIRED_FIELD_MISSING)
- strict Profile validation grades the same instance against an installed IG profile: profile cardinality findings carry FHIR-PROFILE-CARDINALITY and terminology binding findings carry FHIR-PROFILE-BINDING.(FHIR-PROFILE-CARDINALITY)
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