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Logical Model: BL: Boolean (V3 Data Type)

Official URL: http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/BL Version: 1.0.1
Active as of 2025-10-10 Maturity Level: 1 Responsible: HL7 Computable Name: BL

The Boolean type stands for the values of two-valued logic. A Boolean value can be either true or false, or, as any other value may be NULL.

Usages:

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Formal Views of Profile Content

Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots and how the different presentations work.

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. BL C 1..* ANY XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3
Base for all types and resources

Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor
Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class)
Constraints: value-null
... (Choice of one) 1..1
.... @nullFlavor 0..1 cs Binding: CDANullFlavor (required)
.... @value 0..1 bl

doco Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path Status Usage ValueSet Version Source
BL.nullFlavor Base required CDANullFlavor 📦1.0.1 This IG

Constraints

Id Grade Path(s) Description Expression
value-null error BL value and nullFlavor are mutually exclusive (one must be present) (value | nullFlavor).count() = 1

This structure is derived from ANY

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. BL C 1..* ANY XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3
Base for all types and resources

Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor
Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class)
Constraints: value-null
... @value 0..1 bl

doco Documentation for this format

Constraints

Id Grade Path(s) Description Expression
value-null error BL value and nullFlavor are mutually exclusive (one must be present) (value | nullFlavor).count() = 1
NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. BL C 1..* ANY XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3
Base for all types and resources

Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor
Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class)
Constraints: value-null
... (Choice of one) 1..1
.... @nullFlavor 0..1 cs Binding: CDANullFlavor (required)
.... @value 0..1 bl

doco Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path Status Usage ValueSet Version Source
BL.nullFlavor Base required CDANullFlavor 📦1.0.1 This IG

Constraints

Id Grade Path(s) Description Expression
value-null error BL value and nullFlavor are mutually exclusive (one must be present) (value | nullFlavor).count() = 1

This structure is derived from ANY

Summary

Structures

This structure refers to these other structures:

Maturity: 1

Key Elements View

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. BL C 1..* ANY XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3
Base for all types and resources

Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor
Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class)
Constraints: value-null
... (Choice of one) 1..1
.... @nullFlavor 0..1 cs Binding: CDANullFlavor (required)
.... @value 0..1 bl

doco Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path Status Usage ValueSet Version Source
BL.nullFlavor Base required CDANullFlavor 📦1.0.1 This IG

Constraints

Id Grade Path(s) Description Expression
value-null error BL value and nullFlavor are mutually exclusive (one must be present) (value | nullFlavor).count() = 1

Differential View

This structure is derived from ANY

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. BL C 1..* ANY XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3
Base for all types and resources

Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor
Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class)
Constraints: value-null
... @value 0..1 bl

doco Documentation for this format

Constraints

Id Grade Path(s) Description Expression
value-null error BL value and nullFlavor are mutually exclusive (one must be present) (value | nullFlavor).count() = 1

Snapshot View

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. BL C 1..* ANY XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3
Base for all types and resources

Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor
Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class)
Constraints: value-null
... (Choice of one) 1..1
.... @nullFlavor 0..1 cs Binding: CDANullFlavor (required)
.... @value 0..1 bl

doco Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path Status Usage ValueSet Version Source
BL.nullFlavor Base required CDANullFlavor 📦1.0.1 This IG

Constraints

Id Grade Path(s) Description Expression
value-null error BL value and nullFlavor are mutually exclusive (one must be present) (value | nullFlavor).count() = 1

This structure is derived from ANY

Summary

Structures

This structure refers to these other structures:

Maturity: 1

 

Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel