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## Extension: Specimen Collection Location

Official URL: https://starsapi.csiro.au/fhir-ig/stars/StructureDefinition/specimen-collection-location | Version: 0.5.0
Active as of 2025-09-08 | Computable Name: SpecimenCollectionLocation

Location that the patient originated or was sampled at. eg: the farm address where the animal was located or the gps location where the animal was found and sampled.

Context of Use

This extension may be used on the following element(s)

- Element ID: `Specimen.collection`

Usage info

Usages:

- Use this Extension: CSIRO STARS Specimen Profile
- Examples for this Extension: Bundle/zzzzzzzz-aaaa-zzzz-zzzz-zzzzzzzzaaaa, Bundle/zzzzzzzz-aaaa-zzzz-zzzz-zzzzzzzzbbbb and Specimen/specimen-example

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.

- Differential Table
- Snapshot Table
- Statistics/References
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This structure is derived from Extension

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Specimen Collection Location
extension |  | 0..0 |  |
url |  | 1..1 | uri | "https://starsapi.csiro.au/fhir-ig/stars/StructureDefinition/specimen-collection-location"
value[x] |  | 0..1 | Reference(CSIRO STARS Location Profile) | Location the patient originated or was sampled at. This may be an address, geo position or PIC.
Documentation for this format

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Specimen Collection Location
id |  | 0..1 | id | Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension |  | 0..0 |  |
url |  | 1..1 | uri | "https://starsapi.csiro.au/fhir-ig/stars/StructureDefinition/specimen-collection-location"
value[x] |  | 0..1 | Reference(CSIRO STARS Location Profile) | Location the patient originated or was sampled at. This may be an address, geo position or PIC.
Documentation for this format

This structure is derived from Extension

Summary

Simple Extension with the type Reference: Location that the patient originated or was sampled at. eg: the farm address where the animal was located or the gps location where the animal was found and sampled.

Differential View

This structure is derived from Extension

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Specimen Collection Location
extension |  | 0..0 |  |
url |  | 1..1 | uri | "https://starsapi.csiro.au/fhir-ig/stars/StructureDefinition/specimen-collection-location"
value[x] |  | 0..1 | Reference(CSIRO STARS Location Profile) | Location the patient originated or was sampled at. This may be an address, geo position or PIC.
Documentation for this format

Snapshot View

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Specimen Collection Location
id |  | 0..1 | id | Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension |  | 0..0 |  |
url |  | 1..1 | uri | "https://starsapi.csiro.au/fhir-ig/stars/StructureDefinition/specimen-collection-location"
value[x] |  | 0..1 | Reference(CSIRO STARS Location Profile) | Location the patient originated or was sampled at. This may be an address, geo position or PIC.
Documentation for this format

This structure is derived from Extension

Summary

Simple Extension with the type Reference: Location that the patient originated or was sampled at. eg: the farm address where the animal was located or the gps location where the animal was found and sampled.

Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron

#### Constraints

Id | Grade | Path(s) | Details | Requirements
ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) |
ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both : extension.exists() != value.exists() |