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Extension: Section Language
| Official URL: http://fhir.awmf.org/awmf.ig/StructureDefinition/ext-section-language | Version: 0.2.0 | |||
| Draft as of 2026-01-29 | Computable Name: SectionLanguageExt | |||
This extension allows for the indication of the Language of 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 language of a section's content.
Overview
When guidelines contain content in multiple languages, this extension allows specifying the language of each section or subsection independently.
Context
This extension can be applied to any Element (typically Composition sections).
Value Type
The value is a language code following IETF BCP 47 standards:
* value[x] only code
* value[x] from CommonLanguages (preferred)
Multi-Language Support
This implementation guide supports multi-language content through a language subsection pattern. Many sections have nested section[language] slices that allow the same content in different languages:
* section[intention]
* section[language][+]
* extension[ext-section-language].valueCode = #de
* text.div = "<div>German intention text...</div>"
* section[language][+]
* extension[ext-section-language].valueCode = #en
* text.div = "<div>English intention text...</div>"
Example Usage
* section.extension[ext-section-language].valueCode = #de
This profile of a FHIR Extension is derived from the Extension FHIR resource.
Usage info
Usages:
- Use this Extension: Guideline, Guideline Registry Record and Recommendation
- Examples for this Extension: Composition/NosokomialePneumonie, Composition/NosokomialePneumonieRecord, Composition/RecommendationCognitiveTestsWhenSuspectingDementia, Composition/RecommendationExample... Show 4 more
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..1 | Extension | Language for the Section | |||||
  extension |
0..0 | Extension | ||||||
| url |
1..1 | uri | "http://fhir.awmf.org/awmf.ig/StructureDefinition/ext-section-language" | |||||
  value[x] |
1..1 | code | Value of extension Binding: CommonLanguages (preferred): IETF language tag
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| Documentation for this format | ||||||||
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extension |
0..1 | Extension | Language for the Section | |||||
| 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-language" | ||||
| value[x] |
Σ | 1..1 | code | Value of extension Binding: CommonLanguages (preferred): IETF language tag
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| Documentation for this format | ||||||||
This structure is derived from Extension
Differential View
This structure is derived from Extension
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extension |
0..1 | Extension | Language for the Section | |||||
| extension |
0..0 | Extension | ||||||
| url |
1..1 | uri | "http://fhir.awmf.org/awmf.ig/StructureDefinition/ext-section-language" | |||||
| value[x] |
1..1 | code | Value of extension Binding: CommonLanguages (preferred): IETF language tag
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| Documentation for this format | ||||||||
Snapshot View
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extension |
0..1 | Extension | Language for the Section | |||||
| 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-language" | ||||
| value[x] |
Σ | 1..1 | code | Value of extension Binding: CommonLanguages (preferred): IETF language tag
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| Documentation for this format | ||||||||
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 | preferred | Common Languages | 📦6.0.0-ballot3 | FHIR Std. |
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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