The business associate describes any company, person,
group, consultant, etc, which is associated within a context (e.g., a well).
The information contained in this module is:
(1) contact information, such as address, phone numbers, email,
(2) alternate name, or aliases, and
(3) associations, such as the business associate that this one is associated
with, or a contact who is associated with this business associate.
The name of the business associate.
This can be the name of a person, business, group, etc.
The role of the business associate within the
context. For example, "driller" or "operator",
"lead agency - CEQA compliance" "regulatory contact", "safety contact".
A business associate will generally have one role
but the role may be called different things in different naming systems.
If the business associate is a person, this specifies
the component names of the person.
The alias is an alternate name of a
business associate. It is generally associated with a
naming system. An alias is not necessarily unique
within the naming system.
Note that address may occur more than
once, because it may be necessary to give a physical
address, a mailing address, or both.
The various types of phone numbers may
be given. The may be office or home, they may be a
number for a cell phone, or for a fax, etc. Attributes
of PhoneNumber declare the type of phone number that is
being given.
The email address may be home, office,
or permanent. More than one may be given.
The preferred method of being contacted within the context
of this role.
A pointer to another business associate that this
business associate is associated with. The most common situation is that
of an employee being associated with a company. But it may also be, for
example, a work group associated with a university.
A pointer to a business associate
(generally a person) who serves as a contact for this
business associate.
The count of the number of personnel in a group.
A general comment. This should not
be used to carry semantic information. This is not
intended to be machine interpretable.
Unique identifier for the business associate.