Practice Role

https://publicschema.org/PracticeRole

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A dated role in which a person practices a profession for an organization, optionally at specified service points. Holding the role does not show that the person currently holds any required professional license. Only a person practices; an office held by a person or an organization is an InstitutionalRole.

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Properties

Property Type Definition
Person concept:Person A reference to the individual Person this record relates to.
Role organization concept:Organization includes PublicOrganization, EducationProvider, ProducerOrganization The organization in which the role is held or for which the person practises.
Profession code concept:CodedValue
The profession, occupation or specialty covered by this license or role, as a code from a named scheme, such as a regulator's list of regulated professions, ISCO-08 or the European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations classification. A person's own primary occupation is recorded with occupation.
Practice sites concept:ServicePoint includes HealthFacility, RegistrationOffice, School, WaterPoint The service points at which the person practices in this role.
Start date date The date on which this became effective.
End date date
The last day on which this is effective. A period includes both its start date and its end date, so a period that applies only on 30 June 2026 has start date 2026-06-30 and end date 2026-06-30.

Evidence

Standard Equivalent Match
FHIR R5 PractitionerRole close
FHIR R5 makes the practitioner and the organization optional, separates the role code from the specialty, and links healthcare services. PractitionerRole.period is the period of the organization's authorization to act in the role, not a regulator's license; PractitionerRole.location corresponds to practice_sites.
W3C ORG 2014 Membership related
A W3C ORG membership relates any agent to an organization in a role; a practice role is limited to a person practicing a profession.
schema.org EmployeeRole related
A practice role does not by itself establish employment.

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