This page is part of the FHIR Specification (v0.0.82: DSTU 1). The current version which supercedes this version is 5.0.0 . For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions . Page versions: R5 R4B R4 R3 R2 Content Examples Detailed Descriptions Mappings Profiles 5.29.5 Resource Slot - Detailed Descriptions Detailed Descriptions for the elements in the Slot resource. Slot Definition A slot of time on a schedule that may be available for booking appointments. Control 1..1 Slot.identifier Definition External Ids for this item. Note This is a business identifer, not a resource identifier (see discussion ) Control 0..* Type Identifier Summary true Slot.type Definition The type of appointments that can be booked into this slot (ideally this would be an identifiable service - which is at a location, rather than the location itself). If provided then this overrides the value provided on the availability resource. Control 0..1 Binding DocumentC80PracticeSetting: Preferred : See http://hl7.org/fhir/vs/c80-practice-codes (Additional details about where the content was created (e.g. clinical specialty)) Type CodeableConcept Slot.schedule Definition The schedule resource that this slot defines an interval of status information. Control 1..1 Type Reference ( Schedule ) Summary true Slot.freeBusyType Definition BUSY | FREE | BUSY-UNAVAILABLE | BUSY-TENTATIVE. Control 1..1 Binding SlotStatus: Required : http://hl7.org/fhir/slotstatus (The free/busy status of a slot) Type code Summary true Slot.start Definition Date/Time that the slot is to begin. Control 1..1 Type instant Summary true Slot.end Definition Date/Time that the slot is to conclude. Control 1..1 Type instant Summary true Slot.overbooked Definition This slot has already been overbooked, appointments are unlikely to be accepted for this time. Control 0..1 Type boolean Meaning if Missing If overbooked is missing, systems may assume that there are still appointments available Slot.comment Definition Comments on the slot to describe any extended information. Such as custom constraints on the slot. Control 0..1 Type string © HL7.org 2011+. FHIR DSTU (v0.4.0-4902) generated on Fri, Mar 27, 2015 00:23+1100. Links: What's a DSTU? | Version History | Specification Map | Compare to DSTU1 | | Propose a change