| Package | hl7.v2plus |
| Resource Type | StructureDefinition |
| Id | PL |
| FHIR Version | R5 |
| Source | http://somewhere.org/fhir/uv/v2plus/https://build.fhir.org/ig/HL7/v2ig/StructureDefinition-PL.html |
| URL | http://hl7.org/v2/StructureDefinition/PL |
| Version | 0.0.0 |
| Status | active |
| Date | 2025-07-11T16:45:01+00:00 |
| Name | PL |
| Title | HL7 v2 PL Data Type |
| Authority | hl7 |
| Description | *Note:* This data type contains several location identifiers that should be thought of in the following order from the most general to the most specific: facility, building, floor, point of care, room, bed. + Additional data about any location defined by these components can be added in the following components: person location type, location description and location status. Example: Nursing Unit A nursing unit at Community Hospital: 4 East, room 136, bed B 4E^136^B^CommunityHospital^^N^^^ Example: Clinic A clinic at University Hospitals: Internal Medicine Clinic located in the Briones building, 3^rd^ floor. InternalMedicine^^^UniversityHospitals^^C^Briones^3^ Example: Home The patient was treated at his home. ^^^^^H^^^ |
| Type | http://hl7.org/v2/StructureDefinition/PL |
| Kind | logical |
No resources found
| StructureDefinition | |
| EI | HL7 v2 EI Data Type |
| HD | HL7 v2 HD Data Type |
| IS | HL7 v2 IS Data Type |
| ST | HL7 v2 String Primitive Type |
| complex-data-type | HL7 v2 Complex Data Type |
| ValueSet | |
| v2-0305 | hl7VS-personLocationType |
Note: links and images are rebased to the (stated) source
Generated Narrative: StructureDefinition PL
Profile: HL7 v2 Complex Data Type Profile
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
  PL | 0..* | V2ComplexDataType | person location | |
  1 | 0..1 | HD | Point of Care Binding: http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v2-0302 (required) | |
| 2 | 0..1 | HD | Room Binding: http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v2-0303 (required) | |
| 3 | 0..1 | HD | Bed Binding: http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v2-0304 (required) | |
| 4 | 0..1 | HD | Facility | |
 5 | 0..1 | code | Location Status Binding: http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v2-0306 (required) | |
| 6 | 0..1 | code | Person Location Type Binding: hl7VS-personLocationType (required) | |
| 7 | 0..1 | HD | Building Binding: http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v2-0307 (required) | |
| 8 | 0..1 | HD | Floor Binding: http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v2-0308 (required) | |
| 9 | 0..1 | string | Location Description | |
| 10 | 0..1 | EI | Comprehensive Location Identifier | |
 11 | 0..1 | HD | Assigning Authority for Location Binding: http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v2-0363 (required) | |
| Documentation for this format | ||||
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