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bn: BooleanNonNull - Clinical Document Architecture v2.0.1-sd-202510-matchbox-patch

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

The BooleanNonNull type is used where a Boolean cannot have a null value. A Boolean value can be either true or false.

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  "url" : "http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/bn",
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  "status" : "active",
  "experimental" : false,
  "date" : "2025-10-29T22:15:57+01:00",
  "publisher" : "Health Level 7",
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        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "description" : "The BooleanNonNull type is used where a Boolean cannot have a null value. A Boolean value can be either true or false.",
  "fhirVersion" : "5.0.0",
  "kind" : "primitive-type",
  "abstract" : false,
  "type" : "boolean",
  "baseDefinition" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/boolean",
  "derivation" : "constraint",
  "differential" : {
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