diff --git a/packages/primitives/package.json b/packages/primitives/package.json
index b8cdbc0..9d3c48e 100644
--- a/packages/primitives/package.json
+++ b/packages/primitives/package.json
@@ -15,8 +15,30 @@
   "files": [
     "src"
   ],
-  "scripts": {},
+  "scripts": {
+    "coverage": "jest --coverage",
+    "test": "jest"
+  },
   "devDependencies": {
     "typescript": "^3.2.2"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "fp-ts": "^1.12.3",
+    "io-ts": "^1.5.2"
+  },
+  "jest": {
+    "transform": {
+      "^.+\\.tsx?$": "ts-jest"
+    },
+    "testRegex": "(/__tests__/.*|\\.(test))\\.(ts|tsx|js)$",
+    "moduleFileExtensions": [
+      "ts",
+      "tsx",
+      "js",
+      "json"
+    ],
+    "collectCoverageFrom": [
+      "src/*"
+    ]
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/primitives/src/boolean.ts b/packages/primitives/src/boolean.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a22eb42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/primitives/src/boolean.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+/**
+ * Boolean FHIR Primitive Runtime Type
+ */
+
+import { BooleanType, boolean } from "io-ts";
+
+export { BooleanType as Boolean, boolean };
diff --git a/packages/primitives/src/index.ts b/packages/primitives/src/index.ts
index 37f9aa5..6507868 100644
--- a/packages/primitives/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/primitives/src/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 /**
  * FHIR Primitive Runtime Types
  */
+
+import { Boolean, boolean } from "./boolean";
+
+export { Boolean, boolean };
diff --git a/packages/primitives/test/boolean.test.ts b/packages/primitives/test/boolean.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21d7395
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/primitives/test/boolean.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/**
+ * Tests for Boolean Runtime Type
+ */
+
+import { boolean } from "../src";
+import { assertSuccess, assertFailure, assertStrictEqual } from "./helpers";
+
+describe("boolean", () => {
+  it("should succeed validating a valid value", () => {
+    const T = boolean;
+    assertSuccess(T.decode(true));
+  });
+
+  it("should return the same reference if validation succeeded and nothing changed", () => {
+    const T = boolean;
+    const value = false;
+    assertStrictEqual(T.decode(value), value);
+  });
+
+  it("should fail validating an invalid value", () => {
+    const T = boolean;
+    assertFailure(T.decode("abc"), [
+      'Invalid value "abc" supplied to : boolean'
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it("should type guard", () => {
+    const T = boolean;
+    expect(T.is(false)).toEqual(true);
+    expect(T.is("b")).toEqual(false);
+    expect(T.is(undefined)).toEqual(false);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/primitives/test/helpers.ts b/packages/primitives/test/helpers.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f559342
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/primitives/test/helpers.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/**
+ * Test helpers
+ */
+
+import { PathReporter } from "io-ts/lib/PathReporter";
+import * as t from "io-ts";
+
+export const assertSuccess = <T>(validation: t.Validation<T>): void => {
+  expect(validation.isRight()).toBe(true);
+};
+
+export const assertFailure = <T>(
+  validation: t.Validation<T>,
+  descriptions: Array<string>
+): void => {
+  expect(validation.isLeft());
+  expect(PathReporter.report(validation)).toEqual(descriptions);
+};
+
+export const assertStrictEqual = <T>(
+  validation: t.Validation<T>,
+  value: any
+): void => {
+  expect(validation.fold<any>(t.identity, t.identity)).toBe(value);
+};
+
+export const assertDeepEqual = <T>(
+  validation: t.Validation<T>,
+  value: any
+): void => {
+  expect(validation.fold<any>(t.identity, t.identity)).toEqual(value);
+};