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Extension: Section Intended Audience
| Official URL: http://fhir.awmf.org/awmf.ig/StructureDefinition/ext-section-intended-audience | Version: 0.2.0 | |||
| Draft as of 2026-01-29 | Computable Name: SectionIntendedAudience | |||
This extension allows for the indication of the target audience for the section
The SectionIntendedAudience extension is used to indicate the intended audience for the section.
Context of Use
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Element ID:
Element
This extension may be used on the following element(s)
Guidance
This extension indicates the intended audience for a section within a guideline or recommendation.
Overview
Different sections of a guideline may be targeted at different audiences (e.g., clinicians, patients, policymakers). This extension allows specifying who the content is aimed at.
Context
This extension can be applied to any Element (typically Composition sections).
Value Type
The value is a CodeableConcept bound to the intended audience value set:
* value[x] only CodeableConcept
* valueCodeableConcept from vs-intended-audience (required)
Example Usage
// In a recommendation section:
* section[recommendationStatement]
* extension[intendedAudience][+].valueCodeableConcept = #healthcare-professionals
* extension[intendedAudience][+].valueCodeableConcept = #patients
This profile of a FHIR Extension is derived from the Extension FHIR resource.
Usage info
Usages:
- Use this Extension: Recommendation
- Examples for this Extension: Composition/RecommendationExample
You can also check for usages in the FHIR IG Statistics
Formal Views of Extension Content
Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots, and how the XML and JSON presentations work.
This structure is derived from Extension
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter:   |
|---|---|---|---|---|
  Extension |
0..* | Extension | Intended Audience | |
  extension |
0..0 | Extension | ||
| url |
1..1 | uri | "http://fhir.awmf.org/awmf.ig/StructureDefinition/ext-section-intended-audience" | |
  value[x] |
1..1 | CodeableConcept | Value of extension Binding: Intended Audience Value Set (required) | |
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| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extension |
0..* | Extension | Intended Audience | |
 id |
0..1 | id | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
| extension |
0..0 | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | ||
| url |
Σ | 1..1 | uri | "http://fhir.awmf.org/awmf.ig/StructureDefinition/ext-section-intended-audience" |
| value[x] |
Σ | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | Value of extension Binding: Intended Audience Value Set (required) |
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This structure is derived from Extension
Differential View
This structure is derived from Extension
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extension |
0..* | Extension | Intended Audience | |
| extension |
0..0 | Extension | ||
| url |
1..1 | uri | "http://fhir.awmf.org/awmf.ig/StructureDefinition/ext-section-intended-audience" | |
| value[x] |
1..1 | CodeableConcept | Value of extension Binding: Intended Audience Value Set (required) | |
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Snapshot View
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extension |
0..* | Extension | Intended Audience | |
| id |
0..1 | id | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
| extension |
0..0 | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | ||
| url |
Σ | 1..1 | uri | "http://fhir.awmf.org/awmf.ig/StructureDefinition/ext-section-intended-audience" |
| value[x] |
Σ | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | Value of extension Binding: Intended Audience Value Set (required) |
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This structure is derived from Extension
Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron
Terminology Bindings
| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source |
| Extension.value[x] | Base | required | Intended Audience Value Set | 📦0.2.0 | This IG |
Constraints
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression |
| ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children |
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
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| ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both |
extension.exists() != value.exists()
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