Definition for Code SystemBindingStrength

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<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="binding-strength"/> 
  <meta> 
    

    <lastUpdated value="2025-11-27T16:48:47.349+00:00"/> 
  </meta> 
  <text> 
    <status value="generated"/> 
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
      <p class="res-header-id">
        <b> Generated Narrative: CodeSystem binding-strength</b> 
      </p> 
      <a name="binding-strength"> </a> 
      <a name="hcbinding-strength"> </a> 
      

      <p> This case-sensitive code system 
        <code> http://hl7.org/fhir/binding-strength</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">required
            <a name="binding-strength-required"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Required</td> 
          <td> To be conformant, the concept in this element SHALL be from the specified value
             set.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">extensible
            <a name="binding-strength-extensible"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Extensible</td> 
          <td> To be conformant, the concept in this element SHALL be from the specified value
             set if any of the codes within the value set can apply to the concept being communicated.
              If the value set does not cover the concept (based on human review), alternate
             codings (or, data type allowing, text) may be included instead.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">preferred
            <a name="binding-strength-preferred"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Preferred</td> 
          <td> Instances are encouraged to draw from the specified codes for interoperability
             purposes but are not required to do so to be considered conformant.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">example
            <a name="binding-strength-example"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Example</td> 
          <td> Instances are not expected or even encouraged to draw from the specified value
             set.  The value set merely provides examples of the types of concepts intended
             to be included.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">descriptive
            <a name="binding-strength-descriptive"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> descriptive</td> 
          <td> There is no constraint on the allowed set of codes at the root level, though there
             may be additional bindings that apply in certain contexts.  The root binding element
             will be a description that gives guidance on potential downstream constraint of
             the allowed codes and/or highlights the presence of additional bindings.</td> 
        </tr> 
      </table> 
    </div> 
  </text> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">
    <valueCode value="fhir"/> 
  </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="5"/> 
  </extension> 
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/binding-strength"/> 
  <identifier> 
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> 
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.44"/> 
  </identifier> 
  <version value="6.0.0-ballot3"/> 
  <name value="BindingStrength"/> 
  <title value="BindingStrength"/> 
  <status value="active"/> 
  <experimental value="false"/> 
  

  <date value="2025-11-27T16:48:47+00:00"/> 
  <publisher value="HL7 International / FHIR Infrastructure"/> 
  <contact> 
    <telecom> 
      <system value="url"/> 
      <value value="http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/fiwg"/> 
    </telecom> 
  </contact> 
  <description value="Indication of the degree of conformance expectations associated with a binding."/> 
  <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/binding-strength"/> 
  <content value="complete"/> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="required"/> 
    <display value="Required"/> 
    <definition value="To be conformant, the concept in this element SHALL be from the specified value
     set."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="extensible"/> 
    <display value="Extensible"/> 
    <definition value="To be conformant, the concept in this element SHALL be from the specified value
     set if any of the codes within the value set can apply to the concept being communicated.
      If the value set does not cover the concept (based on human review), alternate
     codings (or, data type allowing, text) may be included instead."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="preferred"/> 
    <display value="Preferred"/> 
    <definition value="Instances are encouraged to draw from the specified codes for interoperability
     purposes but are not required to do so to be considered conformant."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="example"/> 
    <display value="Example"/> 
    <definition value="Instances are not expected or even encouraged to draw from the specified value
     set.  The value set merely provides examples of the types of concepts intended
     to be included."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="descriptive"/> 
    <display value="descriptive"/> 
    <definition value="There is no constraint on the allowed set of codes at the root level, though there
     may be additional bindings that apply in certain contexts.  The root binding element
     will be a description that gives guidance on potential downstream constraint of
     the allowed codes and/or highlights the presence of additional bindings."/> 
  </concept> 


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CodeSystem

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