http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-patient|8.0.0-ballot
The US Core Patient Profile inherits from the FHIR [Patient](https://hl7.org/fhir/R4/patient.html) resource; refer to it for scope and usage definitions. This profile meets the requirements of the [U.S. Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI)](https://www.healthit.gov/isp/united-states-core-data-interoperability-uscdi) *Patient Demographics/Information* Data Class. It sets minimum expectations for the Patient resource to record, search, and fetch basic demographics and other administrative information about an individual patient. It specifies which core elements, extensions, vocabularies, and value sets **SHALL** be present and constrains how the elements are used. Providing the floor for standards development for specific use cases promotes interoperability and adoption.
Type: Patient (a.k.a: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Patient)
Type dependencies: 0
Elements
active: boolean
address: Address
birthDate: date
communication: BackboneElement
contact: BackboneElement
address: Address
name: HumanName
relationship: CodeableConcept
organization: Reference
extension: Extension
telecom: ContactPoint
gender: code
period: Period
modifierExtension: Extension
contained: Resource
extension: Extension
extension:birthsex: Extension
extension:ethnicity: Extension
extension:genderIdentity: Extension
extension:interpreterRequired: Extension
extension:personalPronouns: Extension
extension:race: Extension
extension:sex: Extension
extension:sexParameterForClinicalUse: Extension
extension:tribalAffiliation: Extension
gender: code
generalPractitioner: Reference
identifier: Identifier
implicitRules: uri
language: code
link: BackboneElement
managingOrganization: Reference
maritalStatus: CodeableConcept
meta: Meta
modifierExtension: Extension
name: HumanName
photo: Attachment
telecom: ContactPoint
text: Narrative