Custodian (CDA Class) - Clinical Document Architecture v2.0.1-sd-202510-matchbox-patch

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Logical Model: Custodian (CDA Class)

Official URL:http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/Custodian	Version:2.0.1-sd-202510-matchbox-patch
Active as of 2025-10-29	Computable Name:Custodian

Represents the organization that is in charge of maintaining the document. The custodian is the steward that is entrusted with the care of the document. Every CDA document has exactly one custodian.The custodian participation satisfies the CDA definition of Stewardship (see What is the CDA (§ 1.1 )). Because CDA is an exchange standard and may not represent the original form of the authenticated document, the custodian represents the steward of the original source document.

Usages:

• Use this Logical Model: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class)

You can also check for usages in the FHIR IG Statistics

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Resource Content

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  "id" : "Custodian",
  "extension" : [
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      "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/logical-target",
      "_valueBoolean" : {
        "extension" : [
          {
            "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/data-absent-reason",
            "valueCode" : "not-applicable"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/xml-namespace",
      "valueUri" : "urn:hl7-org:v3"
    },
    {
      "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/xml-name",
      "valueString" : "custodian"
    },
    {
      "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/logical-container",
      "valueUri" : "http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/ClinicalDocument"
    },
    {
      "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/type-profile-style",
      "valueCode" : "cda"
    }
  ],
  "url" : "http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/Custodian",
  "version" : "2.0.1-sd-202510-matchbox-patch",
  "name" : "Custodian",
  "title" : "Custodian (CDA Class)",
  "status" : "active",
  "experimental" : false,
  "date" : "2025-10-29T22:15:57+01:00",
  "publisher" : "Health Level 7",
  "contact" : [
    {
      "name" : "HL7 International - Structured Documents",
      "telecom" : [
        {
          "system" : "url",
          "value" : "http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/structure"
        },
        {
          "system" : "email",
          "value" : "structdog@lists.HL7.org"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "description" : "Represents the organization that is in charge of maintaining the document. The custodian is the steward that is entrusted with the care of the document. Every CDA document has exactly one custodian.The custodian participation satisfies the CDA definition of Stewardship (see What is the CDA (§ 1.1 )). Because CDA is an exchange standard and may not represent the original form of the authenticated document, the custodian represents the steward of the original source document.",
  "fhirVersion" : "5.0.0",
  "mapping" : [
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      "identity" : "rim",
      "uri" : "http://hl7.org/v3",
      "name" : "RIM Mapping"
    }
  ],
  "kind" : "logical",
  "abstract" : false,
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  "baseDefinition" : "http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/InfrastructureRoot",
  "derivation" : "specialization",
  "differential" : {
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      {
        "id" : "Custodian",
        "path" : "Custodian",
        "min" : 1,
        "max" : "1"
      },
      {
        "id" : "Custodian.typeCode",
        "path" : "Custodian.typeCode",
        "representation" : ["xmlAttr"],
        "min" : 0,
        "max" : "1",
        "type" : [
          {
            "code" : "code",
            "profile" : ["http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/cs-simple"]
          }
        ],
        "fixedCode" : "CST",
        "binding" : {
          "strength" : "required",
          "valueSet" : "http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDAParticipationType"
        }
      },
      {
        "id" : "Custodian.assignedCustodian",
        "path" : "Custodian.assignedCustodian",
        "min" : 1,
        "max" : "1",
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          {
            "code" : "http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/AssignedCustodian"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}