# description
  Description:
Coded concepts representing Binding Realms (used for Context Binding of terminology in HL7 models)  and/or Namespace Realms (used to help ensure unique identification of HL7 artifacts). This code system is partitioned into three sections: Affiliate realms, Binding realms and Namespace realms.  All affiliate realm codes may automatically be used as both binding realms and namespace realms.  Furthermore, affiliate realms are the only realms that have authority over the creation of binding realms.  (Note that 'affiliate' includes the idea of both international affiliates and the HL7 International organization.)  All other codes must be associated with an owning affiliate realm and must appear as a specialization of _BindingRealm or _NamespaceRealm.  For affiliates whose concepts align with nations, the country codes from ISO 3166-1 2-character alpha are used for the code when possible so these codes should not be used for other realm types.  It is recommended that binding realm and namespace codes submitted by affiliates use the realm code as a prefix to avoid possible collisions with ISO codes.  However, tooling does not currently support namepace realm codes greater than 2 characters.  Open Issue:
The name of the concept property "owningAffiliate" should be changed to better reflect that the property value is the human readable name of the organizational entity that manages the Realm identified by the Realm Code.  Open Issue:
In spite of the inability of tooling to process codes longer than 2 characters, there is at least one realm codes ('SOA') that was added that is 3 characters in length.

# property[].description
Indicates that the code is abstract - only intended to be used as a selector for other concepts

# property[].description
The concept identified in this property is a child of the concept on which it is a property. The property type will be 'code'. The meaning of parent/child relationships is defined by the hierarchyMeaning attribute

# concept[].definition
Description: Concepts that can be used as Binding Realms when creating Binding Statements.  These codes are permitted to appear in the InfrastructureRoot.realmCode attribute.

# concept[].concept[].definition
Description: Realm codes for official HL7 organizational bodies.  This includes both the HL7 International organization as well as all recognized international affiliates (past and present).  These groups have the ability to bind vocabulary and develop artifacts.  As well, they have the ability to have "ownership" over other binding realms and namespace realms via the owningAffiliate property of those other realm codes.

# concept[].concept[].concept[].definition
Description: Realm code for use of Argentina

# concept[].concept[].concept[].definition
Description: Realm code for use of Austria

# concept[].concept[].concept[].definition
Description: Realm code for use of Australia

# concept[].concept[].concept[].definition
Description: Realm code for use of Brazil

# concept[].concept[].concept[].definition
Description: Realm code for use of Canada

# concept[].concept[].concept[].definition
Description: Realm code for use of Switzerland

# concept[].concept[].concept[].definition
Description: Realm code for use of Chile

# concept[].concept[].concept[].definition
Description: Realm code for use of China

# concept[].concept[].concept[].definition
Description: Realm code for use of Localized Version

# concept[].concept[].concept[].definition
Description: Realm code for use of Czech Republic

# concept[].concept[].concept[].definition
Description: Realm code for use of Germany

# concept[].concept[].concept[].definition
Description: Realm code for use of Denmark

# concept[].concept[].concept[].definition
Description: Realm code for use of Spain

# concept[].concept[].concept[].definition
Description: Realm code for use of Finland

# concept[].concept[].concept[].definition
Description: Realm code for use of France

# concept[].concept[].concept[].definition
Description: Realm code for use of Greece

# concept[].concept[].concept[].definition
Description: Realm code for use of Croatia

# concept[].concept[].concept[].definition
Description: Realm code for use of Ireland

# concept[].concept[].concept[].definition
Description: Realm code for use of India

# concept[].concept[].concept[].definition
Description: Realm code for use of Italy

# concept[].concept[].concept[].definition
Description: Realm code for use of Japan

# concept[].concept[].concept[].definition
Description: Realm code for use of Korea

# concept[].concept[].concept[].definition
Description: Realm code for use of Lithuania

# concept[].concept[].concept[].definition
Description: Realm code for use of Mexico

# concept[].concept[].concept[].definition
Description: Realm code for use of The Netherlands

# concept[].concept[].concept[].definition
Description: Realm code for use of New Zealand

# concept[].concept[].concept[].definition
Description: Realm code for use of Romania

# concept[].concept[].concept[].definition
Description: Realm code for use of Russian Federation

# concept[].concept[].concept[].definition
Description: Realm code for use of Sweden

# concept[].concept[].concept[].definition
Description: Realm code for use of Localized Version

# concept[].concept[].concept[].definition
Description: Realm code for use of Southern Africa

# concept[].concept[].concept[].definition
Description: Realm code for use of Turkey

# concept[].concept[].concept[].definition
Description: Realm code for use of Taiwan

# concept[].concept[].concept[].definition
Description: Realm code for use of United Kingdom

# concept[].concept[].concept[].definition
Description: Realm code for use of United States of America

# concept[].concept[].concept[].definition
Description: Realm code for use of Universal realm or context, used in every instance

# concept[].concept[].concept[].definition
Description: Realm code for use of Uruguay

# concept[].concept[].definition
Description: Realm code for use of Unclassified Realm

# concept[].concept[].definition
Description: Realm code for use of Great Britain

# concept[].concept[].definition
Description: Realm code for use of Representative Realm

# concept[].concept[].definition
Description: Realm code for use of Example Realm

# concept[].definition
Description: Codes that can be used in the "realm" portion of HL7 v3 artifact identifiers.

# concept[].concept[].definition
Description: An artifact created for local use only.  This realm namespace has no owning affiliate.  Its use is uncontrolled, i.e. anyone can create artifacts using this realm namespace.  Because of this, there is a significant likelihood of artifact identifier collisions.  Implementers are encouraged to register their artifacts under an affiliate owned and controlled namespace to avoid such collision problems where possible.