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| Official URL: http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/TEL | Version: 2.0.1-sd-202510-matchbox-patch | |||
| Active as of 2025-10-29 | Computable Name: TEL | |||
A telephone number (voice or fax), e-mail address, or other locator for a resource mediated by telecommunication equipment. The address is specified as a Universal Resource Locator (URL) qualified by time specification and use codes that help in deciding which address to use for a given time and purpose.
Usages:
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Description of Template, Differentials, Snapshots and how the different presentations work.
This structure is derived from ANY
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C | 1..* | ANY | XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3 Base for all types and resources Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class) Constraints: value-null  | 
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0..1 | url | ||
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0..* | |||
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IVL_TS | |||
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EIVL_TS | |||
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PIVL_TS | |||
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SXPR_TS | |||
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0..* | cs | Binding: TelecommunicationAddressUse (2.0.0) (required) | |
  Documentation for this format | ||||
| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source | 
| TEL.use | Base | required | TelecommunicationAddressUse | 📍2.0.0 | THO v5.3 | 
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression | 
| value-null | error | TEL | value and nullFlavor are mutually exclusive (one must be present) | 
      (value | nullFlavor).count() = 1
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C | 1..* | ANY | XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3 Base for all types and resources Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class) Constraints: value-null  | 
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1..1 | |||
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0..1 | cs | Binding: CDANullFlavor (required) | |
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0..1 | url | ||
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0..* | |||
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IVL_TS | |||
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EIVL_TS | |||
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PIVL_TS | |||
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SXPR_TS | |||
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0..* | cs | Binding: TelecommunicationAddressUse (2.0.0) (required) | |
  Documentation for this format | ||||
| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source | 
| TEL.nullFlavor | Base | required | CDANullFlavor | 📦2.0.1-sd-202510-matchbox-patch | This IG | 
| TEL.use | Base | required | TelecommunicationAddressUse | 📍2.0.0 | THO v5.3 | 
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression | 
| value-null | error | TEL | value and nullFlavor are mutually exclusive (one must be present) | 
      (value | nullFlavor).count() = 1
     | 
  
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C | 1..* | ANY | XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3 Base for all types and resources Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class) Constraints: value-null  | 
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1..1 | |||
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0..1 | cs | Binding: CDANullFlavor (required) | |
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0..1 | url | ||
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0..* | |||
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IVL_TS | |||
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EIVL_TS | |||
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PIVL_TS | |||
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SXPR_TS | |||
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0..* | cs | Binding: TelecommunicationAddressUse (2.0.0) (required) | |
  Documentation for this format | ||||
| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source | 
| TEL.nullFlavor | Base | required | CDANullFlavor | 📦2.0.1-sd-202510-matchbox-patch | This IG | 
| TEL.use | Base | required | TelecommunicationAddressUse | 📍2.0.0 | THO v5.3 | 
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression | 
| value-null | error | TEL | value and nullFlavor are mutually exclusive (one must be present) | 
      (value | nullFlavor).count() = 1
     | 
  
This structure is derived from ANY
Differential View
This structure is derived from ANY
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints    Filter:  ![]() ![]()  | 
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C | 1..* | ANY | XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3 Base for all types and resources Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class) Constraints: value-null  | 
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0..1 | url | ||
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0..* | |||
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IVL_TS | |||
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EIVL_TS | |||
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PIVL_TS | |||
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SXPR_TS | |||
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0..* | cs | Binding: TelecommunicationAddressUse (2.0.0) (required) | |
  Documentation for this format | ||||
| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source | 
| TEL.use | Base | required | TelecommunicationAddressUse | 📍2.0.0 | THO v5.3 | 
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression | 
| value-null | error | TEL | value and nullFlavor are mutually exclusive (one must be present) | 
      (value | nullFlavor).count() = 1
     | 
  
Key Elements View
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints    Filter:  ![]() ![]()  | 
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C | 1..* | ANY | XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3 Base for all types and resources Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class) Constraints: value-null  | 
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1..1 | |||
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0..1 | cs | Binding: CDANullFlavor (required) | |
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0..1 | url | ||
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0..* | |||
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IVL_TS | |||
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EIVL_TS | |||
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PIVL_TS | |||
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SXPR_TS | |||
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0..* | cs | Binding: TelecommunicationAddressUse (2.0.0) (required) | |
  Documentation for this format | ||||
| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source | 
| TEL.nullFlavor | Base | required | CDANullFlavor | 📦2.0.1-sd-202510-matchbox-patch | This IG | 
| TEL.use | Base | required | TelecommunicationAddressUse | 📍2.0.0 | THO v5.3 | 
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression | 
| value-null | error | TEL | value and nullFlavor are mutually exclusive (one must be present) | 
      (value | nullFlavor).count() = 1
     | 
  
Snapshot View
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints    Filter:  ![]() ![]()  | 
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C | 1..* | ANY | XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3 Base for all types and resources Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class) Constraints: value-null  | 
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1..1 | |||
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0..1 | cs | Binding: CDANullFlavor (required) | |
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0..1 | url | ||
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0..* | |||
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IVL_TS | |||
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EIVL_TS | |||
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PIVL_TS | |||
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SXPR_TS | |||
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0..* | cs | Binding: TelecommunicationAddressUse (2.0.0) (required) | |
  Documentation for this format | ||||
| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source | 
| TEL.nullFlavor | Base | required | CDANullFlavor | 📦2.0.1-sd-202510-matchbox-patch | This IG | 
| TEL.use | Base | required | TelecommunicationAddressUse | 📍2.0.0 | THO v5.3 | 
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression | 
| value-null | error | TEL | value and nullFlavor are mutually exclusive (one must be present) | 
      (value | nullFlavor).count() = 1
     | 
  
This structure is derived from ANY