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| Official URL: http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/PN | Version: 2.0.1-sd-202510-matchbox-patch | |||
| Active as of 2025-10-29 | Computable Name: PN | |||
A name for a person. A sequence of name parts, such as given name or family name, prefix, suffix, etc. Examples for person name values are "Jim Bob Walton, Jr.", "Adam Everyman", etc. A person name may be as simple as a character string or may consist of several person name parts, such as, "Jim", "Bob", "Walton", and "Jr.". PN differs from EN because the qualifier type cannot include LS (Legal Status).
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Description of Template, Differentials, Snapshots and how the different presentations work.
This structure is derived from EN
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints    Filter:  ![]() ![]()  | 
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C | 1..* | EN | XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3 Base for all types and resources Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor, @use, item, validTime Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class) Constraints: pn-no-ls  | 
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0..* | Base | ||
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| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression | 
| pn-no-ls | error | PN | No PN name part may have a qualifier of LS. | 
      (item.delimiter | item.family | item.given | item.prefix | item.suffix).where(qualifier.where($this = 'LS').exists()).empty()
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C | 1..* | EN | XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3 Base for all types and resources Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor, @use, item, validTime Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class) Constraints: pn-no-ls  | 
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0..1 | cs | Binding: CDANullFlavor (required) | |
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0..* | cs | Binding: CDAEntityNameUse (required) | |
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C | 0..* | Base | Choice Group: This is a repeating choice group that does not appear directly in the instance Constraints: EN-1  | 
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1..1 | |||
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0..* | ENXP | ||
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0..* | ENXP | ||
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0..* | ENXP | ||
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0..* | ENXP | ||
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0..* | ENXP | ||
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0..1 | st | Allows for mixed text content | |
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0..1 | IVL_TS | ||
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| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source | 
| PN.nullFlavor | Base | required | CDANullFlavor | 📦2.0.1-sd-202510-matchbox-patch | This IG | 
| PN.use | Base | required | CDAEntityNameUse | 📦2.0.1-sd-202510-matchbox-patch | This IG | 
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression | 
| EN-1 | error | PN.item | Can only have only one of the possible item elements in each choice | 
      (delimiter | family | given | prefix | suffix | xmlText).count() = 1
     | 
  
| pn-no-ls | error | PN | No PN name part may have a qualifier of LS. | 
      (item.delimiter | item.family | item.given | item.prefix | item.suffix).where(qualifier.where($this = 'LS').exists()).empty()
     | 
  
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints    Filter:  ![]() ![]()  | 
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C | 1..* | EN | XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3 Base for all types and resources Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor, @use, item, validTime Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class) Constraints: pn-no-ls  | 
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0..1 | cs | Binding: CDANullFlavor (required) | |
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0..* | cs | Binding: CDAEntityNameUse (required) | |
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C | 0..* | Base | Choice Group: This is a repeating choice group that does not appear directly in the instance Constraints: EN-1  | 
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1..1 | |||
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0..* | ENXP | ||
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0..* | ENXP | ||
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0..* | ENXP | ||
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0..* | ENXP | ||
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0..* | ENXP | ||
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0..1 | st | Allows for mixed text content | |
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0..1 | IVL_TS | ||
  Documentation for this format | ||||
| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source | 
| PN.nullFlavor | Base | required | CDANullFlavor | 📦2.0.1-sd-202510-matchbox-patch | This IG | 
| PN.use | Base | required | CDAEntityNameUse | 📦2.0.1-sd-202510-matchbox-patch | This IG | 
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression | 
| EN-1 | error | PN.item | Can only have only one of the possible item elements in each choice | 
      (delimiter | family | given | prefix | suffix | xmlText).count() = 1
     | 
  
| pn-no-ls | error | PN | No PN name part may have a qualifier of LS. | 
      (item.delimiter | item.family | item.given | item.prefix | item.suffix).where(qualifier.where($this = 'LS').exists()).empty()
     | 
  
This structure is derived from EN
Differential View
This structure is derived from EN
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints    Filter:  ![]() ![]()  | 
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C | 1..* | EN | XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3 Base for all types and resources Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor, @use, item, validTime Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class) Constraints: pn-no-ls  | 
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0..* | Base | ||
  Documentation for this format | ||||
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression | 
| pn-no-ls | error | PN | No PN name part may have a qualifier of LS. | 
      (item.delimiter | item.family | item.given | item.prefix | item.suffix).where(qualifier.where($this = 'LS').exists()).empty()
     | 
  
Key Elements View
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints    Filter:  ![]() ![]()  | 
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C | 1..* | EN | XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3 Base for all types and resources Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor, @use, item, validTime Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class) Constraints: pn-no-ls  | 
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0..1 | cs | Binding: CDANullFlavor (required) | |
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0..* | cs | Binding: CDAEntityNameUse (required) | |
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C | 0..* | Base | Choice Group: This is a repeating choice group that does not appear directly in the instance Constraints: EN-1  | 
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1..1 | |||
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0..* | ENXP | ||
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0..* | ENXP | ||
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0..* | ENXP | ||
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0..* | ENXP | ||
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0..* | ENXP | ||
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0..1 | st | Allows for mixed text content | |
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0..1 | IVL_TS | ||
  Documentation for this format | ||||
| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source | 
| PN.nullFlavor | Base | required | CDANullFlavor | 📦2.0.1-sd-202510-matchbox-patch | This IG | 
| PN.use | Base | required | CDAEntityNameUse | 📦2.0.1-sd-202510-matchbox-patch | This IG | 
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression | 
| EN-1 | error | PN.item | Can only have only one of the possible item elements in each choice | 
      (delimiter | family | given | prefix | suffix | xmlText).count() = 1
     | 
  
| pn-no-ls | error | PN | No PN name part may have a qualifier of LS. | 
      (item.delimiter | item.family | item.given | item.prefix | item.suffix).where(qualifier.where($this = 'LS').exists()).empty()
     | 
  
Snapshot View
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints    Filter:  ![]() ![]()  | 
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C | 1..* | EN | XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3 Base for all types and resources Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor, @use, item, validTime Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class) Constraints: pn-no-ls  | 
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0..1 | cs | Binding: CDANullFlavor (required) | |
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0..* | cs | Binding: CDAEntityNameUse (required) | |
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C | 0..* | Base | Choice Group: This is a repeating choice group that does not appear directly in the instance Constraints: EN-1  | 
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1..1 | |||
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0..* | ENXP | ||
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0..* | ENXP | ||
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0..* | ENXP | ||
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0..* | ENXP | ||
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0..* | ENXP | ||
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0..1 | st | Allows for mixed text content | |
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0..1 | IVL_TS | ||
  Documentation for this format | ||||
| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source | 
| PN.nullFlavor | Base | required | CDANullFlavor | 📦2.0.1-sd-202510-matchbox-patch | This IG | 
| PN.use | Base | required | CDAEntityNameUse | 📦2.0.1-sd-202510-matchbox-patch | This IG | 
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression | 
| EN-1 | error | PN.item | Can only have only one of the possible item elements in each choice | 
      (delimiter | family | given | prefix | suffix | xmlText).count() = 1
     | 
  
| pn-no-ls | error | PN | No PN name part may have a qualifier of LS. | 
      (item.delimiter | item.family | item.given | item.prefix | item.suffix).where(qualifier.where($this = 'LS').exists()).empty()
     | 
  
This structure is derived from EN