---
type: "search-params"
title: "PractitionerRole Search Parameters"
resource: "PractitionerRole"
---
# PractitionerRole Search Parameters
## active
**Description:** Whether this practitioner role record is in active use
**Type:** token
**Expression:** PractitionerRole.active
**Path:** PractitionerRole.active
**Standards Status:** normative
**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/PractitionerRole-active
## characteristic
**Description:** One of the PractitionerRole's characteristics
**Type:** token
**Expression:** PractitionerRole.characteristic
**Path:** PractitionerRole.characteristic
**Standards Status:** normative
**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/PractitionerRole-characteristic
## date
**Description:** The period during which the practitioner is authorized to perform in these role(s)
**Type:** date
**Expression:** PractitionerRole.period
**Path:** PractitionerRole.period
**Standards Status:** normative
**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/PractitionerRole-date
## email
**Description:** A value in an email contact
**Type:** token
**Expression:** PractitionerRole.contact.telecom.where(system='email')
**Path:** PractitionerRole.contact.telecom(system=email)
**Standards Status:** normative
**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/PractitionerRole-email
## endpoint
**Description:** Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for the practitioner with this role
**Type:** reference
**Expression:** PractitionerRole.endpoint
**Path:** PractitionerRole.endpoint
**Standards Status:** normative
**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/PractitionerRole-endpoint
## identifier
**Description:** A practitioner's Identifier
**Type:** token
**Expression:** PractitionerRole.identifier
**Path:** PractitionerRole.identifier
**Standards Status:** normative
**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/PractitionerRole-identifier
## location
**Description:** One of the locations at which this practitioner provides care
**Type:** reference
**Expression:** PractitionerRole.location
**Path:** PractitionerRole.location
**Standards Status:** normative
**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/PractitionerRole-location
## organization
**Description:** The identity of the organization the practitioner represents / acts on behalf of
**Type:** reference
**Expression:** PractitionerRole.organization
**Path:** PractitionerRole.organization
**Standards Status:** normative
**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/PractitionerRole-organization
## phone
**Description:** A value in a phone contact
**Type:** token
**Expression:** PractitionerRole.contact.telecom.where(system='phone')
**Path:** PractitionerRole.contact.telecom(system=phone)
**Standards Status:** normative
**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/PractitionerRole-phone
## practitioner
**Description:** Practitioner that is able to provide the defined services for the organization
**Type:** reference
**Expression:** PractitionerRole.practitioner
**Path:** PractitionerRole.practitioner
**Standards Status:** normative
**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/PractitionerRole-practitioner
## role
**Description:** The practitioner can perform this role at for the organization
**Type:** token
**Expression:** PractitionerRole.code
**Path:** PractitionerRole.code
**Standards Status:** normative
**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/PractitionerRole-role
## service
**Description:** The list of healthcare services that this worker provides for this role's Organization/Location(s)
**Type:** reference
**Expression:** PractitionerRole.healthcareService
**Path:** PractitionerRole.healthcareService
**Standards Status:** normative
**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/PractitionerRole-service
## specialty
**Description:** The practitioner has this specialty at an organization
**Type:** token
**Expression:** PractitionerRole.specialty
**Path:** PractitionerRole.specialty
**Standards Status:** normative
**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/PractitionerRole-specialty
## telecom
**Description:** The value in any kind of contact
**Type:** token
**Expression:** PractitionerRole.contact.telecom
**Path:** PractitionerRole.contact.telecom
**Standards Status:** normative
**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/PractitionerRole-telecom
## communication
**Description:** One of the languages that the practitioner can communicate with
**Type:** token
**Expression:** PractitionerRole.communication
**Path:** PractitionerRole.communication
**Standards Status:** normative
**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/PractitionerRole-communication
## network
**Description:** Health insurance provider network in which the PractitionerRole provides the role's services (if defined) at the indicated locations (if defined)
**Type:** reference
**Expression:** PractitionerRole.network
**Path:** PractitionerRole.network
**Standards Status:** normative
**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/PractitionerRole-network