eHealth Platform Federal Core Profiles
2.2.0 - STU1 BE

This page is part of the HL7 Belgium FHIR Implementation Guide - Core profiles (v2.2.0: Release) based on FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) R4. This is the current published version. For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions

Data Type Profile: BeAddress

Official URL: https://www.ehealth.fgov.be/standards/fhir/core/StructureDefinition/be-address Version: 2.2.0
Active as of 2026-08-19 Computable Name: BeAddress

Belgain federal profile on address, to provide the possibility in the ‘line’ element to provide a seperate streetname, housenumber and postal box. It is always RECOMMENDED to give these elements seperately.

Usages:

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Formal Views of Profile Content

Description Differentials, Snapshots, and other representations.

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Address 0..* Address An address expressed using postal conventions (as opposed to GPS or other location definition formats)
... Slices for extension 0..* Extension Extension
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
.... extension:language 0..1 code Human Language for the item
URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/language
Binding: AllLanguages (required): IETF language tag for a human language
... use ?!Σ 0..1 code home | work | temp | old | billing - purpose of this address
Binding: AddressUse (required): The use of an address.
Example General: home
... line Σ 0..* string Street name, number, direction & P.O. Box etc.
This repeating element order: The order in which lines should appear in an address label
Example General: 137 Nowhere Street
.... Slices for extension 0..* Extension Extension
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
..... extension:Streetname 0..* string streetName
URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/iso21090-ADXP-streetName
..... extension:Housenumber 0..* string houseNumber
URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/iso21090-ADXP-houseNumber
..... extension:Postbox 0..* string postBox
URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/iso21090-ADXP-postBox

doco Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path Status Usage ValueSet Version Source
Address.use Base required AddressUse 📍4.0.1 FHIR Std.

Constraints

Id Grade Path(s) Description Expression

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Address 0..* Address An address expressed using postal conventions (as opposed to GPS or other location definition formats)
... extension 0..* Extension Extension
... Slices for extension Content/Rules for all slices
.... extension:language 0..1 code Human Language for the item
URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/language
Binding: AllLanguages (required): IETF language tag for a human language
... line 0..* string Street name, number, direction & P.O. Box etc.
.... Slices for extension 0..* Extension Extension
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
..... extension:Streetname 0..* string streetName
URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/iso21090-ADXP-streetName
..... extension:Housenumber 0..* string houseNumber
URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/iso21090-ADXP-houseNumber
..... extension:Postbox 0..* string postBox
URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/iso21090-ADXP-postBox

doco Documentation for this format
NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Address 0..* Address An address expressed using postal conventions (as opposed to GPS or other location definition formats)
... id 0..1 string Unique id for inter-element referencing
... Slices for extension 0..* Extension Extension
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
.... extension:language 0..1 code Human Language for the item
URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/language
Binding: AllLanguages (required): IETF language tag for a human language
... use ?!Σ 0..1 code home | work | temp | old | billing - purpose of this address
Binding: AddressUse (required): The use of an address.
Example General: home
... text Σ 0..1 string Text representation of the address
Example General: 137 Nowhere Street, Erewhon 9132
... line Σ 0..* string Street name, number, direction & P.O. Box etc.
This repeating element order: The order in which lines should appear in an address label
Example General: 137 Nowhere Street
.... id 0..1 string xml:id (or equivalent in JSON)
.... Slices for extension 0..* Extension Extension
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
..... extension:Streetname 0..* string streetName
URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/iso21090-ADXP-streetName
..... extension:Housenumber 0..* string houseNumber
URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/iso21090-ADXP-houseNumber
..... extension:Postbox 0..* string postBox
URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/iso21090-ADXP-postBox
.... value 0..1 string Primitive value for string
Max Length:1048576
... city Σ 0..1 string Name of city, town etc.
Example General: Erewhon
... district Σ 0..1 string District name (aka county)
Example General: Madison
... state Σ 0..1 string Sub-unit of country (abbreviations ok)
... postalCode Σ 0..1 string Postal code for area
Example General: 9132
... country Σ 0..1 string Country (e.g. can be ISO 3166 2 or 3 letter code)
... period Σ 0..1 Period Time period when address was/is in use
Example General: {"start":"2010-03-23","end":"2010-07-01"}

doco Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path Status Usage ValueSet Version Source
Address.use Base required AddressUse 📍4.0.1 FHIR Std.
Address.type Base required AddressType 📍4.0.1 FHIR Std.

Constraints

Id Grade Path(s) Description Expression

Key Elements View

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Address 0..* Address An address expressed using postal conventions (as opposed to GPS or other location definition formats)
... Slices for extension 0..* Extension Extension
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
.... extension:language 0..1 code Human Language for the item
URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/language
Binding: AllLanguages (required): IETF language tag for a human language
... use ?!Σ 0..1 code home | work | temp | old | billing - purpose of this address
Binding: AddressUse (required): The use of an address.
Example General: home
... line Σ 0..* string Street name, number, direction & P.O. Box etc.
This repeating element order: The order in which lines should appear in an address label
Example General: 137 Nowhere Street
.... Slices for extension 0..* Extension Extension
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
..... extension:Streetname 0..* string streetName
URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/iso21090-ADXP-streetName
..... extension:Housenumber 0..* string houseNumber
URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/iso21090-ADXP-houseNumber
..... extension:Postbox 0..* string postBox
URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/iso21090-ADXP-postBox

doco Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path Status Usage ValueSet Version Source
Address.use Base required AddressUse 📍4.0.1 FHIR Std.

Constraints

Id Grade Path(s) Description Expression

Differential View

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Address 0..* Address An address expressed using postal conventions (as opposed to GPS or other location definition formats)
... extension 0..* Extension Extension
... Slices for extension Content/Rules for all slices
.... extension:language 0..1 code Human Language for the item
URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/language
Binding: AllLanguages (required): IETF language tag for a human language
... line 0..* string Street name, number, direction & P.O. Box etc.
.... Slices for extension 0..* Extension Extension
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
..... extension:Streetname 0..* string streetName
URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/iso21090-ADXP-streetName
..... extension:Housenumber 0..* string houseNumber
URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/iso21090-ADXP-houseNumber
..... extension:Postbox 0..* string postBox
URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/iso21090-ADXP-postBox

doco Documentation for this format

Snapshot ViewView

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Address 0..* Address An address expressed using postal conventions (as opposed to GPS or other location definition formats)
... id 0..1 string Unique id for inter-element referencing
... Slices for extension 0..* Extension Extension
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
.... extension:language 0..1 code Human Language for the item
URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/language
Binding: AllLanguages (required): IETF language tag for a human language
... use ?!Σ 0..1 code home | work | temp | old | billing - purpose of this address
Binding: AddressUse (required): The use of an address.
Example General: home
... text Σ 0..1 string Text representation of the address
Example General: 137 Nowhere Street, Erewhon 9132
... line Σ 0..* string Street name, number, direction & P.O. Box etc.
This repeating element order: The order in which lines should appear in an address label
Example General: 137 Nowhere Street
.... id 0..1 string xml:id (or equivalent in JSON)
.... Slices for extension 0..* Extension Extension
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
..... extension:Streetname 0..* string streetName
URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/iso21090-ADXP-streetName
..... extension:Housenumber 0..* string houseNumber
URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/iso21090-ADXP-houseNumber
..... extension:Postbox 0..* string postBox
URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/iso21090-ADXP-postBox
.... value 0..1 string Primitive value for string
Max Length:1048576
... city Σ 0..1 string Name of city, town etc.
Example General: Erewhon
... district Σ 0..1 string District name (aka county)
Example General: Madison
... state Σ 0..1 string Sub-unit of country (abbreviations ok)
... postalCode Σ 0..1 string Postal code for area
Example General: 9132
... country Σ 0..1 string Country (e.g. can be ISO 3166 2 or 3 letter code)
... period Σ 0..1 Period Time period when address was/is in use
Example General: {"start":"2010-03-23","end":"2010-07-01"}

doco Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path Status Usage ValueSet Version Source
Address.use Base required AddressUse 📍4.0.1 FHIR Std.
Address.type Base required AddressType 📍4.0.1 FHIR Std.

Constraints

Id Grade Path(s) Description Expression

 

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