http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-encounter|8.0.0-ballot

The US Core Encounter Profile inherits from the FHIR [Encounter](https://hl7.org/fhir/R4/encounter.html) resource; refer to it for scope and usage definitions. This profile sets minimum expectations for the Encounter resource to record, search, and fetch basic encounter information for 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.
Base: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Encounter4.0.1, 5.0.0, 4.0.1
Type: Encounter (a.k.a: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Encounter)
Type dependencies: 0
Elements
account: Reference
appointment: Reference
basedOn: Reference
class: Coding
classHistory: BackboneElement
extension: Extension
modifierExtension: Extension
class: Coding
period: Period
contained: Resource
episodeOfCare: Reference
extension: Extension
extension:interpreterRequired: Extension
hospitalization: BackboneElement
dischargeDisposition: CodeableConcept
preAdmissionIdentifier: Identifier
specialArrangement: CodeableConcept
dietPreference: CodeableConcept
admitSource: CodeableConcept
specialCourtesy: CodeableConcept
extension: Extension
reAdmission: CodeableConcept
origin: Reference
destination: Reference
modifierExtension: Extension
identifier: Identifier
implicitRules: uri
language: code
length: Duration
location: BackboneElement
extension: Extension
modifierExtension: Extension
location: Reference
status: code
physicalType: CodeableConcept
period: Period
meta: Meta
versionId: id
security: Coding
source: uri
extension: Extension
lastUpdated: instant
tag: Coding
profile: canonical
modifierExtension: Extension
partOf: Reference
participant: BackboneElement
extension: Extension
modifierExtension: Extension
period: Period
individual: Reference
period: Period
priority: CodeableConcept
reasonCode: CodeableConcept
reasonReference: Reference
serviceProvider: Reference
serviceType: CodeableConcept
status: code
statusHistory: BackboneElement
extension: Extension
modifierExtension: Extension
status: code
period: Period
subject: Reference
text: Narrative