# Specimen Obligations - HL7 Europe Laboratory Report v2.0.0-alpha

* [**Table of Contents**](toc.md)
* [**Artifacts Summary**](artifacts.md)
* **Specimen Obligations**

## Resource Profile: Specimen Obligations 

| | | |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| *Official URL*:http://hl7.eu/fhir/laboratory/StructureDefinition/Specimen-obl-eu-lab | *Version*:2.0.0-alpha | |
| * Standards status: *[Informative](http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/versions.html#std-process) | [Maturity Level](http://hl7.org/fhir/versions.html#maturity): 0 | *Computable Name*:SpecimenEuObligations |
| **Copyright/Legal**: Used by permission of HL7 Europe, all rights reserved Creative Commons License | | |

 
This profile defines obligations for Specimen in FHIR for the purpose of this guide. 

**Usages:**

* This Profile is not used by any profiles in this Implementation Guide

You can also check for [usages in the FHIR IG Statistics](https://packages2.fhir.org/xig/hl7.fhir.eu.laboratory|current/StructureDefinition/Specimen-obl-eu-lab)

### Formal Views of Profile Content

 [Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots and how the different presentations work](http://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#structure-definitions). 

 

Other representations of profile: [CSV](StructureDefinition-Specimen-obl-eu-lab.csv), [Excel](StructureDefinition-Specimen-obl-eu-lab.xlsx), [Schematron](StructureDefinition-Specimen-obl-eu-lab.sch) 



## Resource Content

```json
{
  "resourceType" : "StructureDefinition",
  "id" : "Specimen-obl-eu-lab",
  "extension" : [{
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
    "valueInteger" : 0
  },
  {
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
    "valueCode" : "informative"
  }],
  "url" : "http://hl7.eu/fhir/laboratory/StructureDefinition/Specimen-obl-eu-lab",
  "version" : "2.0.0-alpha",
  "name" : "SpecimenEuObligations",
  "title" : "Specimen: Obligations",
  "status" : "draft",
  "date" : "2026-02-25T15:28:07+01:00",
  "publisher" : "HL7 Europe",
  "contact" : [{
    "name" : "HL7 Europe",
    "telecom" : [{
      "system" : "url",
      "value" : "http://hl7.eu"
    }]
  }],
  "description" : "This profile defines obligations for Specimen in FHIR for the purpose of this guide.",
  "jurisdiction" : [{
    "coding" : [{
      "system" : "http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm",
      "code" : "150",
      "display" : "Europe"
    }]
  }],
  "copyright" : "Used by permission of HL7 Europe, all rights reserved Creative Commons License",
  "fhirVersion" : "4.0.1",
  "mapping" : [{
    "identity" : "rim",
    "uri" : "http://hl7.org/v3",
    "name" : "RIM Mapping"
  },
  {
    "identity" : "w5",
    "uri" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/fivews",
    "name" : "FiveWs Pattern Mapping"
  },
  {
    "identity" : "v2",
    "uri" : "http://hl7.org/v2",
    "name" : "HL7 v2 Mapping"
  }],
  "kind" : "resource",
  "abstract" : false,
  "type" : "Specimen",
  "baseDefinition" : "http://hl7.eu/fhir/laboratory/StructureDefinition/Specimen-eu-lab",
  "derivation" : "constraint",
  "differential" : {
    "element" : [{
      "id" : "Specimen",
      "path" : "Specimen"
    },
    {
      "id" : "Specimen.type",
      "extension" : [{
        "extension" : [{
          "url" : "code",
          "valueCode" : "SHALL:handle"
        },
        {
          "url" : "actor",
          "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.eu/fhir/laboratory/actor-repos-eu-lab"
        }],
        "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"
      },
      {
        "extension" : [{
          "url" : "code",
          "valueCode" : "SHALL:handle"
        },
        {
          "url" : "actor",
          "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.eu/fhir/laboratory/actor-consumer-eu-lab"
        }],
        "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"
      },
      {
        "extension" : [{
          "url" : "code",
          "valueCode" : "SHALL:able-to-populate"
        },
        {
          "url" : "actor",
          "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.eu/fhir/laboratory/actor-creator-eu-lab"
        }],
        "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"
      }],
      "path" : "Specimen.type"
    },
    {
      "id" : "Specimen.subject",
      "extension" : [{
        "extension" : [{
          "url" : "code",
          "valueCode" : "SHALL:handle"
        },
        {
          "url" : "actor",
          "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.eu/fhir/laboratory/actor-repos-eu-lab"
        }],
        "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"
      },
      {
        "extension" : [{
          "url" : "code",
          "valueCode" : "SHALL:handle"
        },
        {
          "url" : "actor",
          "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.eu/fhir/laboratory/actor-consumer-eu-lab"
        }],
        "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"
      },
      {
        "extension" : [{
          "url" : "code",
          "valueCode" : "SHALL:able-to-populate"
        },
        {
          "url" : "actor",
          "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.eu/fhir/laboratory/actor-creator-eu-lab"
        }],
        "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"
      }],
      "path" : "Specimen.subject"
    },
    {
      "id" : "Specimen.request",
      "extension" : [{
        "extension" : [{
          "url" : "code",
          "valueCode" : "SHALL:handle"
        },
        {
          "url" : "actor",
          "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.eu/fhir/laboratory/actor-repos-eu-lab"
        }],
        "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"
      },
      {
        "extension" : [{
          "url" : "code",
          "valueCode" : "SHALL:handle"
        },
        {
          "url" : "actor",
          "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.eu/fhir/laboratory/actor-consumer-eu-lab"
        }],
        "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"
      },
      {
        "extension" : [{
          "url" : "code",
          "valueCode" : "SHOULD:able-to-populate"
        },
        {
          "url" : "actor",
          "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.eu/fhir/laboratory/actor-creator-eu-lab"
        }],
        "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"
      }],
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    },
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          "url" : "code",
          "valueCode" : "SHALL:handle"
        },
        {
          "url" : "actor",
          "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.eu/fhir/laboratory/actor-repos-eu-lab"
        }],
        "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"
      },
      {
        "extension" : [{
          "url" : "code",
          "valueCode" : "SHALL:handle"
        },
        {
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          "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.eu/fhir/laboratory/actor-consumer-eu-lab"
        }],
        "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"
      },
      {
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          "valueCode" : "SHALL:able-to-populate"
        },
        {
          "url" : "actor",
          "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.eu/fhir/laboratory/actor-creator-eu-lab"
        }],
        "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"
      }],
      "path" : "Specimen.collection"
    },
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      "id" : "Specimen.collection.extension:bodySite",
      "extension" : [{
        "extension" : [{
          "url" : "code",
          "valueCode" : "SHALL:handle"
        },
        {
          "url" : "actor",
          "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.eu/fhir/laboratory/actor-repos-eu-lab"
        }],
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      },
      {
        "extension" : [{
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          "valueCode" : "SHALL:handle"
        },
        {
          "url" : "actor",
          "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.eu/fhir/laboratory/actor-consumer-eu-lab"
        }],
        "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"
      },
      {
        "extension" : [{
          "url" : "code",
          "valueCode" : "SHOULD:able-to-populate"
        },
        {
          "url" : "actor",
          "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.eu/fhir/laboratory/actor-creator-eu-lab"
        }],
        "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"
      }],
      "path" : "Specimen.collection.extension",
      "sliceName" : "bodySite"
    },
    {
      "id" : "Specimen.collection.bodySite",
      "extension" : [{
        "extension" : [{
          "url" : "code",
          "valueCode" : "SHALL:handle"
        },
        {
          "url" : "actor",
          "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.eu/fhir/laboratory/actor-repos-eu-lab"
        }],
        "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"
      },
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        },
        {
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        }],
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      },
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        },
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          "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.eu/fhir/laboratory/actor-creator-eu-lab"
        }],
        "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"
      }],
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    },
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          "valueCode" : "SHALL:handle"
        },
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          "url" : "actor",
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        }],
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      },
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        },
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        }],
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        },
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        }],
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      }],
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        },
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          "url" : "actor",
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        }],
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      },
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        },
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        }],
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      },
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        },
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          "url" : "actor",
          "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.eu/fhir/laboratory/actor-creator-eu-lab"
        }],
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      }],
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    },
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          "valueCode" : "SHALL:handle"
        },
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          "url" : "actor",
          "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.eu/fhir/laboratory/actor-repos-eu-lab"
        }],
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      },
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      },
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        },
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          "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.eu/fhir/laboratory/actor-creator-eu-lab"
        }],
        "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"
      }],
      "path" : "Specimen.container.type"
    }]
  }
}

```
