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Codesystem-action-required-behavior.xml

Example CodeSystem/action-required-behavior (XML)

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Responsible Owner: Clinical Decision Support Work Group Standards Status : Informative

Raw XML ( canonical form + also see XML Format Specification )

Definition for Code System ActionRequiredBehavior SystemActionRequiredBehavior

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>


  
  
    
  
  
    
    
      
      
        

      
      
      
        
          
            
          
          
            
          
          
            
          
        
        
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          An action with this behavior must be included in the actions processed by the end user;
             the end user SHALL NOT choose not to include this action.
        
        
          could
            
          
          
          An action with this behavior may be included in the set of actions processed by the end
             user.
        
        
          must-unless-documented
            
          
          
          An action with this behavior must be included in the set of actions processed by the end
             user, unless the end user provides documentation as to why the action was not included.
        
      
    
  
  
    
  
  
    
  
  
    
  
  
  
    
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
      
      
    
    
      
      
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
    
    An action with this behavior must be included in the actions processed by the end user;
     the end user SHALL NOT choose not to include this action.
  
  
    
    
    An action with this behavior may be included in the set of actions processed by the end
     user.
  
  
    
    
    An action with this behavior must be included in the set of actions processed by the end
     user, unless the end user provides documentation as to why the action was not included.
  

<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="action-required-behavior"/> 
  <meta> 
    <lastUpdated value="2025-11-14T20:54:02.388+00:00"/> 
  </meta> 
  <text> 
    <status value="generated"/> 
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
      <p class="res-header-id">
        <b> Generated Narrative: CodeSystem action-required-behavior</b> 
      </p> 
      <a name="action-required-behavior"> </a> 
      <a name="hcaction-required-behavior"> </a> 
      <p> This case-sensitive code system 
        <code> http://hl7.org/fhir/action-required-behavior</code>  defines the following codes:
      </p> 
      <table class="codes">
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">
            <b> Code</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Display</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Definition</b> 
          </td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">must
            <a name="action-required-behavior-must"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Must</td> 
          <td> An action with this behavior must be included in the actions processed by the end
             user; the end user SHALL NOT choose not to include this action.</td> 
        </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">could            <a name="action-required-behavior-could"> </a>           </td>           <td> Could</td>           <td> An action with this behavior may be included in the set of actions processed by

             the end user.</td> 
        </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">must-unless-documented            <a name="action-required-behavior-must-unless-documented"> </a>           </td>           <td> Must Unless Documented</td>           <td> An action with this behavior must be included in the set of actions processed by

             the end user, unless the end user provides documentation as to why the action was
             not included.</td> 
        </tr>       </table>     </div>   </text>   <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">    <valueCode value="cds"/>   </extension>   <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status">    <valueCode value="normative"/>   </extension>   <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm">    <valueInteger value="4"/>   </extension>   <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/action-required-behavior"/>   <identifier>     <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>     <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.804"/>   </identifier>   <identifier>     <use value="old"/>     <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>     <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.787"/>   </identifier>   <version value="6.0.0-ballot3"/>   <name value="ActionRequiredBehavior"/>   <title value="Action Required Behavior"/>   <status value="active"/>   <experimental value="false"/>   <date value="2021-01-05T10:01:24+11:00"/>   <publisher value="HL7 (FHIR Project)"/>   <contact>     <telecom>       <system value="url"/>       <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/>     </telecom>     <telecom>       <system value="email"/>       <value value="fhir@lists.hl7.org"/>     </telecom>   </contact>   <description value="Defines expectations around whether an action or action group is required."/>   <jurisdiction>     <coding>       <system value="http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm"/>       <code value="001"/>       <display value="World"/>     </coding>   </jurisdiction>   <caseSensitive value="true"/>   <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/action-required-behavior"/>   <content value="complete"/>   <concept>     <code value="must"/>     <display value="Must"/>     <definition value="An action with this behavior must be included in the actions processed by the end

     user; the end user SHALL NOT choose not to include this action."/> 
  </concept>   <concept>     <code value="could"/>     <display value="Could"/>     <definition value="An action with this behavior may be included in the set of actions processed by

     the end user."/> 
  </concept>   <concept>     <code value="must-unless-documented"/>     <display value="Must Unless Documented"/>     <definition value="An action with this behavior must be included in the set of actions processed by

     the end user, unless the end user provides documentation as to why the action was
     not included."/> 
  </concept> 


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Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.