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## Type Framework - Profiles

| Responsible Owner: [\[%wgt fhir%\]]([%wg fhir%]) Work Group | [Standards Status](versions#std-process):[Informative](versions#std-process) |
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This page lists profiles defined in this specification itself for the types that are part of the basic type framework:

-   [Base](#Base)

For background information, see [Profiling Resources](profiling#resources). Additional profiles may be found in published [Implementation Guides](https://www.fhir.org/guides/registry/), or in the [Conformance resource registry](http://registry.fhir.org).

## Base

See also [Base Definition](types#Base), [Detailed Descriptions](types-definitions#Base), [Mappings](types-mappings#Base) and [Extensions]([%extensions-location%]extensions-types#Base)

<%dtprofiles Base%>

## Element (can be used anywhere)

See also [Base Definition](types#Element), [Detailed Descriptions](types-definitions#Element), [Mappings](types-mappings#Element) and [Extensions]([%extensions-location%]extensions-types#Element)

The profiles defined here can apply to any element.

<%dtprofiles Element%>

## BackboneElement (can be used anywhere)

See also [Base Definition](types#BackboneElement), [Detailed Descriptions](types-definitions#BackboneElement), [Mappings](types-mappings#BackboneElement) and [Extensions]([%extensions-location%]extensions-types#BackboneElement)

<%dtprofiles BackboneElement%>

## DataType (can be used anywhere)

See also [Base Definition](types#DataType), [Detailed Descriptions](types-definitions#DataType), [Mappings](types-mappings#DataType) and [Extensions]([%extensions-location%]extensions-types#DataType)

<%dtprofiles DataType%>

## BackboneType (can be used anywhere)

See also [Base Definition](types#BackboneType), [Detailed Descriptions](types-definitions#BackboneType), [Mappings](types-mappings#BackboneType) and [Extensions]([%extensions-location%]extensions-types#BackboneType)

<%dtprofiles BackboneType%>

## PrimitiveType (can be used anywhere)

See also [Base Definition](types#PrimitiveType), [Detailed Descriptions](types-definitions#PrimitiveType), [Mappings](types-mappings#PrimitiveType) and [Extensions]([%extensions-location%]extensions-types#PrimitiveType)

<%dtprofiles PrimitiveType%>

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