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# OrganizationAffiliation

> Defines an affiliation/assotiation/relationship between 2 distinct oganizations, that is not a part-of relationship/sub-division relationship.

## Properties

| Name | Required | Type | Description |
| - | - | - | - |
| identifier | No | [Identifier](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/identifier)\[] | Business identifiers that are specific to this role |
| active | No | boolean | Whether this organization affiliation record is in active use |
| period | No | [Period](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/period) | The period during which the participatingOrganization is affiliated with the primary organization |
| organization | No | Reference\<[Organization](/medical-api/fhir/resources/organization)> | Organization where the role is available |
| participatingOrganization | No | Reference\<[Organization](/medical-api/fhir/resources/organization)> | Organization that provides/performs the role (e.g. providing services or is a member of) |
| network | No | Reference\<[Organization](/medical-api/fhir/resources/organization)>\[] | Health insurance provider network in which the participatingOrganization provides the role's services (if defined) at the indicated locations (if defined) |
| code | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept)\[] | Definition of the role the participatingOrganization plays |
| specialty | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept)\[] | Specific specialty of the participatingOrganization in the context of the role |
| location | No | Reference\<[Location](/medical-api/fhir/resources/location)>\[] | The location(s) at which the role occurs |
| healthcareService | No | Reference\<[HealthcareService](/medical-api/fhir/resources/healthcareservice)>\[] | Healthcare services provided through the role |
| telecom | No | [ContactPoint](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/contactpoint)\[] | Contact details at the participatingOrganization relevant to this Affiliation |
| endpoint | No | Reference\<[Endpoint](/medical-api/fhir/resources/endpoint)>\[] | Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for this role |

## Search Parameters

| Name | Type | Description | Expression |
| - | - | - | - |
| active | token | Whether this organization affiliation record is in active use | OrganizationAffiliation.active |
| date | date | The period during which the participatingOrganization is affiliated with the primary organization | OrganizationAffiliation.period |
| email | token | A value in an email contact | OrganizationAffiliation.telecom |
| endpoint | reference | Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for this role | OrganizationAffiliation.endpoint |
| identifier | token | An organization affiliation's Identifier | OrganizationAffiliation.identifier |
| location | reference | The location(s) at which the role occurs | OrganizationAffiliation.location |
| network | reference | Health insurance provider network in which the participatingOrganization provides the role's services (if defined) at the indicated locations (if defined) | OrganizationAffiliation.network |
| participating-organization | reference | The organization that provides services to the primary organization | OrganizationAffiliation.participatingOrganization |
| phone | token | A value in a phone contact | OrganizationAffiliation.telecom |
| primary-organization | reference | The organization that receives the services from the participating organization | OrganizationAffiliation.organization |
| role | token | Definition of the role the participatingOrganization plays | OrganizationAffiliation.code |
| service | reference | Healthcare services provided through the role | OrganizationAffiliation.healthcareService |
| specialty | token | Specific specialty of the participatingOrganization in the context of the role | OrganizationAffiliation.specialty |
| telecom | token | The value in any kind of contact | OrganizationAffiliation.telecom |

## Inherited Properties

| Name | Required | Type | Description |
| - | - | - | - |
| id | No | string | Logical id of this artifact |
| meta | No | [Meta](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/meta) | Metadata about the resource |
| implicitRules | No | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created |
| language | No | code | Language of the resource content |
| text | No | [Narrative](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/narrative) | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation |
| contained | No | Resource\[] | Contained, inline Resources |
| extension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Additional content defined by implementations |
| modifierExtension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Extensions that cannot be ignored |

To view the FHIR specification for this resource, see [OrganizationAffiliation](https://www.hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/OrganizationAffiliation).


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