Party Role
A party in a specific function (role type) relevant to the Canadian health care system.
This Party Role class can have multiple instances for the same party, where each instance represents the party in a different function, i.e., fulfilling a different type of role (e.g., (i) John Smith as patient, (ii) John Smith as health care provider).
Appears in
- Care Team
- Laboratory Test Observation and Specimen Transportation
- Medical Imaging Reporting
- Medication Statement
- Medical Device and Equipment
- Medication Request, Administration
- Patient Health Concern
- Person Information
- Drug
- Perinatal Health
- Patient Consent
- Contact Mechanism
- Provenance
- Health Care Provider
- Information Life Cycle Event
- Organization Information
- Family History
- Encounter
- Clinical Documentation and Annotation
- Observation
- Address and Location
- Procedure
- Immunization
- Health Care Provider HHR
- Service Request
- Appointment
- Laboratory Test Result Reporting
- Allergy and Intolerance
- CACDI View
Constraints
Unique key(s)
- Party, Party Role Type Code, Party Role Effective Period.Start Date
Stereotype(s)
n/a
Attributes
| Attribute | Type | Multiplicity | Attribute note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Party Role Type Code | Codeable Concept | 1 | Uniquely specifies the function (type of role) that a party has. E.g.,: Patient, Health Care Provider, Health Care Organization, Health Care Product Manufacturing Organization, Related Person (family member or not), Medical Device, Service Animal.
Value Set: To be developed.
except
Contact or Related Person Relationship Role Value Set: https://hl7.org/fhir/R5/valueset-relatedperson-relationshiptype.html |
| Party Role Digital Identity | Binary | 0..* | A piece of electronic information that uniquely identifies an individual or organization. Can be stored on digital devices such as smartphones and computers. |
| Party Role Effective Period | Period | 1 | The period when the information specified is valid.
Data type is Date.
Start of period is mandatory. |
Relationships
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How to cite:
Canadian Institute for Health Information. Party Role. Accessed November 02, 2026.
