Generated Dosage Instructions Meta - Definitions

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Extension: GeneratedDosageInstructionsMetaEx - Detailed Descriptions

Active as of 2025-09-17

Definitions for the GeneratedDosageInstructionsMeta extension.

Key Elements Table
Differential Elements Table
Snapshot Elements Table

Guidance on how to interpret the contents of this table can be foundhere

0. Extension
Definition	Diese Extension enthält die Metainformationen zur generierten textuellen Dosierungsanweisung, die auf Basis der bereitgestellten strukturierten Dosierungsinformationen erstellt wurde. Optional Extension Element - found in all resources.
Short	Generated Dosage Instructions MetaOptional Extensions Element
Control	0..* This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Invariants	ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (extension.exists() != value.exists())
2. Extension.extension
Definition	An Extension May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.
Short	ExtensionAdditional content defined by implementations
Comments	There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone.
Control	20..* This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type	Extension
Alternate Names	extensions, user content
Invariants	ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (extension.exists() != value.exists())
Slicing	This element introduces a set of slices on `Extension.extension`. The slices areUnordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: value @ url
4. Extension.extension:language
Slice Name	language
Definition	An Extension
Short	Sprache der generierten DosierungsanweisungAdditional content defined by implementations
Comments	Zur Auswahl der deutschen Sprache sollte der Code 'de-DE' verwendet werden
Control	10..1* This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type	Extension
Must Support	true
Invariants	ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (extension.exists() != value.exists())
6. Extension.extension:language.extension
Definition	An Extension May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.
Short	ExtensionAdditional content defined by implementations
Comments	There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone.
Control	0..0* This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type	Extension
Alternate Names	extensions, user content
Invariants	ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (extension.exists() != value.exists())
Slicing	This element introduces a set of slices on `Extension.extension.extension`. The slices areUnordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: value @ url
8. Extension.extension:language.url
Definition	Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL.
Short	identifies the meaning of the extension
Comments	The definition may point directly to a computable or human-readable definition of the extensibility codes, or it may be a logical URI as declared in some other specification. The definition SHALL be a URI for the Structure Definition defining the extension.
Control	1..1
Type	uri
XML Format	In the XML format, this property is represented as an attribute.
Fixed Value	`language`
10. Extension.extension:language.value[x]
Definition	Value of extension - must be one of a constrained set of the data types (see Extensibility for a list).
Short	Value of extension
Control	10..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type	code, date, Meta, Address, Attachment, integer, Count, DataRequirement, Dosage, uuid, Identifier, Coding, SampledData, id, positiveInt, Distance, Period, Duration, canonical, Range, RelatedArtifact, base64Binary, UsageContext, Timing, decimal, CodeableConcept, ParameterDefinition, dateTime, string, Contributor, oid, instant, ContactPoint, HumanName, Money, markdown, Ratio, Age, Reference, TriggerDefinition, Quantity, uri, url, Annotation, ContactDetail, boolean, Expression, Signature, unsignedInt, time
[x] Note	SeeChoice of Data Typesfor further information about how to use [x]
Primitive Value	This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Invariants	ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
Slicing	This element introduces a set of slices on `Extension.extension.value[x]`. The slices areUnordered and Closed, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: type @ $this
12. Extension.extension:language.value[x]:valueCode
Slice Name	valueCode
Definition	Value of extension - must be one of a constrained set of the data types (see Extensibility for a list).
Short	Value of extension
Control	10..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Binding	The codes SHALL be taken from For codes, see AllLanguages (required to `http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/all-languages`)
Type	code, date, Meta, Address, Attachment, integer, Count, DataRequirement, Dosage, uuid, Identifier, Coding, SampledData, id, positiveInt, Distance, Period, Duration, canonical, Range, RelatedArtifact, base64Binary, UsageContext, Timing, decimal, CodeableConcept, ParameterDefinition, dateTime, string, Contributor, oid, instant, ContactPoint, HumanName, Money, markdown, Ratio, Age, Reference, TriggerDefinition, Quantity, uri, url, Annotation, ContactDetail, boolean, Expression, Signature, unsignedInt, time
[x] Note	SeeChoice of Data Typesfor further information about how to use [x]
Primitive Value	This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Must Support	true
Invariants	ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
14. Extension.extension:algorithmVersion
Slice Name	algorithmVersion
Definition	An Extension
Short	Version des Algorithmus zur Generierung der Dosierungsanweisung (Version der zugrundeliegenden Python Referenzimplementierung)Additional content defined by implementations
Control	10..1* This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type	Extension
Must Support	true
Invariants	ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (extension.exists() != value.exists())
16. Extension.extension:algorithmVersion.extension
Definition	An Extension May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.
Short	ExtensionAdditional content defined by implementations
Comments	There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone.
Control	0..0* This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type	Extension
Alternate Names	extensions, user content
Invariants	ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (extension.exists() != value.exists())
Slicing	This element introduces a set of slices on `Extension.extension.extension`. The slices areUnordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: value @ url
18. Extension.extension:algorithmVersion.url
Definition	Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL.
Short	identifies the meaning of the extension
Comments	The definition may point directly to a computable or human-readable definition of the extensibility codes, or it may be a logical URI as declared in some other specification. The definition SHALL be a URI for the Structure Definition defining the extension.
Control	1..1
Type	uri
XML Format	In the XML format, this property is represented as an attribute.
Fixed Value	`algorithmVersion`
20. Extension.extension:algorithmVersion.value[x]
Definition	Value of extension - must be one of a constrained set of the data types (see Extensibility for a list).
Short	Value of extension
Control	10..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type	string, date, Meta, Address, Attachment, integer, Count, DataRequirement, Dosage, uuid, Identifier, Coding, SampledData, id, positiveInt, Distance, Period, Duration, canonical, Range, RelatedArtifact, base64Binary, UsageContext, Timing, decimal, CodeableConcept, ParameterDefinition, dateTime, code, Contributor, oid, instant, ContactPoint, HumanName, Money, markdown, Ratio, Age, Reference, TriggerDefinition, Quantity, uri, url, Annotation, ContactDetail, boolean, Expression, Signature, unsignedInt, time
[x] Note	SeeChoice of Data Typesfor further information about how to use [x]
Primitive Value	This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Invariants	ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
Slicing	This element introduces a set of slices on `Extension.extension.value[x]`. The slices areUnordered and Closed, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: type @ $this
22. Extension.extension:algorithmVersion.value[x]:valueString
Slice Name	valueString
Definition	Value of extension - must be one of a constrained set of the data types (see Extensibility for a list).
Short	Value of extension
Control	10..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type	string, date, Meta, Address, Attachment, integer, Count, DataRequirement, Dosage, uuid, Identifier, Coding, SampledData, id, positiveInt, Distance, Period, Duration, canonical, Range, RelatedArtifact, base64Binary, UsageContext, Timing, decimal, CodeableConcept, ParameterDefinition, dateTime, code, Contributor, oid, instant, ContactPoint, HumanName, Money, markdown, Ratio, Age, Reference, TriggerDefinition, Quantity, uri, url, Annotation, ContactDetail, boolean, Expression, Signature, unsignedInt, time
[x] Note	SeeChoice of Data Typesfor further information about how to use [x]
Primitive Value	This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Must Support	true
Invariants	ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
24. Extension.url
Definition	Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL.
Short	identifies the meaning of the extension
Comments	The definition may point directly to a computable or human-readable definition of the extensibility codes, or it may be a logical URI as declared in some other specification. The definition SHALL be a URI for the Structure Definition defining the extension.
Control	1..1
Type	uri
XML Format	In the XML format, this property is represented as an attribute.
Fixed Value	`http://ig.fhir.de/igs/medication/StructureDefinition/GeneratedDosageInstructionsMeta`
26. Extension.value[x]
Definition	Value of extension - must be one of a constrained set of the data types (see Extensibility for a list).
Short	Value of extension
Control	0..01 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type	Choice of: base64Binary, boolean, canonical, code, date, dateTime, decimal, id, instant, integer, markdown, oid, positiveInt, string, time, unsignedInt, uri, url, uuid, Address, Age, Annotation, Attachment, CodeableConcept, Coding, ContactPoint, Count, Distance, Duration, HumanName, Identifier, Money, Period, Quantity, Range, Ratio, Reference, SampledData, Signature, Timing, ContactDetail, Contributor, DataRequirement, Expression, ParameterDefinition, RelatedArtifact, TriggerDefinition, UsageContext, Dosage, Meta
Primitive Value	This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Invariants	ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))

Guidance on how to interpret the contents of this table can be foundhere

0. Extension
Definition	Diese Extension enthält die Metainformationen zur generierten textuellen Dosierungsanweisung, die auf Basis der bereitgestellten strukturierten Dosierungsinformationen erstellt wurde.
Short	Generated Dosage Instructions Meta
2. Extension.extension
Control	2..?
4. Extension.extension:language
Slice Name	language
Short	Sprache der generierten Dosierungsanweisung
Comments	Zur Auswahl der deutschen Sprache sollte der Code 'de-DE' verwendet werden
Control	1..1
Must Support	true
6. Extension.extension:language.extension
Control	0..0
8. Extension.extension:language.url
Fixed Value	`language`
10. Extension.extension:language.value[x]
Control	1..?
[x] Note	SeeChoice of Data Typesfor further information about how to use [x]
Slicing	This element introduces a set of slices on `Extension.extension.value[x]`. The slices areUnordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: type @ $this
12. Extension.extension:language.value[x]:valueCode
Slice Name	valueCode
Control	1..1
Binding	The codes SHALL be taken from AllLanguages (required to `http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/all-languages`)
Type	code
[x] Note	SeeChoice of Data Typesfor further information about how to use [x]
Primitive Value	This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Must Support	true
14. Extension.extension:algorithmVersion
Slice Name	algorithmVersion
Short	Version des Algorithmus zur Generierung der Dosierungsanweisung (Version der zugrundeliegenden Python Referenzimplementierung)
Control	1..1
Must Support	true
16. Extension.extension:algorithmVersion.extension
Control	0..0
18. Extension.extension:algorithmVersion.url
Fixed Value	`algorithmVersion`
20. Extension.extension:algorithmVersion.value[x]
Control	1..?
[x] Note	SeeChoice of Data Typesfor further information about how to use [x]
Slicing	This element introduces a set of slices on `Extension.extension.value[x]`. The slices areUnordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: type @ $this
22. Extension.extension:algorithmVersion.value[x]:valueString
Slice Name	valueString
Control	1..1
Type	string
[x] Note	SeeChoice of Data Typesfor further information about how to use [x]
Primitive Value	This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Must Support	true
24. Extension.url
Fixed Value	`http://ig.fhir.de/igs/medication/StructureDefinition/GeneratedDosageInstructionsMeta`
26. Extension.value[x]
Control	0..0

Guidance on how to interpret the contents of this table can be foundhere

0. Extension
Definition	Diese Extension enthält die Metainformationen zur generierten textuellen Dosierungsanweisung, die auf Basis der bereitgestellten strukturierten Dosierungsinformationen erstellt wurde.
Short	Generated Dosage Instructions Meta
Control	0..* This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Invariants	ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (`extension.exists() != value.exists()`)
2. Extension.id
Definition	Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.
Short	Unique id for inter-element referencing
Control	0..1
Type	string
XML Format	In the XML format, this property is represented as an attribute.
4. Extension.extension
Definition	An Extension
Short	Extension
Control	2..* This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type	Extension
Invariants	ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (`extension.exists() != value.exists()`)
Slicing	This element introduces a set of slices on `Extension.extension`. The slices areUnordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: value @ url
6. Extension.extension:language
Slice Name	language
Definition	An Extension
Short	Sprache der generierten Dosierungsanweisung
Comments	Zur Auswahl der deutschen Sprache sollte der Code 'de-DE' verwendet werden
Control	1..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type	Extension
Must Support	true
Invariants	ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (`extension.exists() != value.exists()`)
8. Extension.extension:language.id
Definition	Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.
Short	Unique id for inter-element referencing
Control	0..1
Type	string
XML Format	In the XML format, this property is represented as an attribute.
10. Extension.extension:language.extension
Definition	An Extension
Short	Extension
Control	0..0 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type	Extension
Invariants	ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (`extension.exists() != value.exists()`)
Slicing	This element introduces a set of slices on `Extension.extension.extension`. The slices areUnordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: value @ url
12. Extension.extension:language.url
Definition	Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL.
Short	identifies the meaning of the extension
Comments	The definition may point directly to a computable or human-readable definition of the extensibility codes, or it may be a logical URI as declared in some other specification. The definition SHALL be a URI for the Structure Definition defining the extension.
Control	1..1
Type	uri
XML Format	In the XML format, this property is represented as an attribute.
Fixed Value	`language`
14. Extension.extension:language.value[x]
Definition	Value of extension - must be one of a constrained set of the data types (see Extensibility for a list).
Short	Value of extension
Control	1..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type	code
[x] Note	SeeChoice of Data Typesfor further information about how to use [x]
Primitive Value	This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Invariants	ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
Slicing	This element introduces a set of slices on `Extension.extension.value[x]`. The slices areUnordered and Closed, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: type @ $this
16. Extension.extension:language.value[x]:valueCode
Slice Name	valueCode
Definition	Value of extension - must be one of a constrained set of the data types (see Extensibility for a list).
Short	Value of extension
Control	1..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Binding	The codes SHALL be taken from AllLanguages (required to `http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/all-languages`)
Type	code
[x] Note	SeeChoice of Data Typesfor further information about how to use [x]
Primitive Value	This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Must Support	true
Invariants	ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
18. Extension.extension:algorithmVersion
Slice Name	algorithmVersion
Definition	An Extension
Short	Version des Algorithmus zur Generierung der Dosierungsanweisung (Version der zugrundeliegenden Python Referenzimplementierung)
Control	1..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type	Extension
Must Support	true
Invariants	ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (`extension.exists() != value.exists()`)
20. Extension.extension:algorithmVersion.id
Definition	Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.
Short	Unique id for inter-element referencing
Control	0..1
Type	string
XML Format	In the XML format, this property is represented as an attribute.
22. Extension.extension:algorithmVersion.extension
Definition	An Extension
Short	Extension
Control	0..0 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type	Extension
Invariants	ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (`extension.exists() != value.exists()`)
Slicing	This element introduces a set of slices on `Extension.extension.extension`. The slices areUnordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: value @ url
24. Extension.extension:algorithmVersion.url
Definition	Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL.
Short	identifies the meaning of the extension
Comments	The definition may point directly to a computable or human-readable definition of the extensibility codes, or it may be a logical URI as declared in some other specification. The definition SHALL be a URI for the Structure Definition defining the extension.
Control	1..1
Type	uri
XML Format	In the XML format, this property is represented as an attribute.
Fixed Value	`algorithmVersion`
26. Extension.extension:algorithmVersion.value[x]
Definition	Value of extension - must be one of a constrained set of the data types (see Extensibility for a list).
Short	Value of extension
Control	1..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type	string
[x] Note	SeeChoice of Data Typesfor further information about how to use [x]
Primitive Value	This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Invariants	ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
Slicing	This element introduces a set of slices on `Extension.extension.value[x]`. The slices areUnordered and Closed, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: type @ $this
28. Extension.extension:algorithmVersion.value[x]:valueString
Slice Name	valueString
Definition	Value of extension - must be one of a constrained set of the data types (see Extensibility for a list).
Short	Value of extension
Control	1..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type	string
[x] Note	SeeChoice of Data Typesfor further information about how to use [x]
Primitive Value	This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Must Support	true
Invariants	ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
30. Extension.url
Definition	Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL.
Short	identifies the meaning of the extension
Comments	The definition may point directly to a computable or human-readable definition of the extensibility codes, or it may be a logical URI as declared in some other specification. The definition SHALL be a URI for the Structure Definition defining the extension.
Control	1..1
Type	uri
XML Format	In the XML format, this property is represented as an attribute.
Fixed Value	`http://ig.fhir.de/igs/medication/StructureDefinition/GeneratedDosageInstructionsMeta`
32. Extension.value[x]
Definition	Value of extension - must be one of a constrained set of the data types (see Extensibility for a list).
Short	Value of extension
Control	0..0 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type	Choice of: base64Binary, boolean, canonical, code, date, dateTime, decimal, id, instant, integer, markdown, oid, positiveInt, string, time, unsignedInt, uri, url, uuid, Address, Age, Annotation, Attachment, CodeableConcept, Coding, ContactPoint, Count, Distance, Duration, HumanName, Identifier, Money, Period, Quantity, Range, Ratio, Reference, SampledData, Signature, Timing, ContactDetail, Contributor, DataRequirement, Expression, ParameterDefinition, RelatedArtifact, TriggerDefinition, UsageContext, Dosage, Meta
Primitive Value	This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Invariants	ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)