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@prefix fhir: <http://hl7.org/fhir/> . @prefix owl: <http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#> . @prefix rdf: <http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#> . @prefix rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> . @prefix xsd: <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#> . # - resource -------------------------------------------------------------------[] a fhir:CodeSystem; fhir:Resource.id [ fhir:value "reference-handling-policy"]; fhir:Resource.meta [ fhir:Meta.lastUpdated [ fhir:value "2019-11-01T09:29:23.356+11:00" ] ]; fhir:DomainResource.text [ fhir:Narrative.status [ fhir:value "generated" ] ]; fhir:DomainResource.extension [ fhir:index 0; fhir:Extension.url [ fhir:value "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg" ]; fhir:Extension.value [ fhir:value "fhir" ] ], [ fhir:index 1; fhir:Extension.url [ fhir:value "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status" ]; fhir:Extension.value [ fhir:value "normative" ] ], [ fhir:index 2; fhir:Extension.url [ fhir:value "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-normative-version" ]; fhir:Extension.value [ fhir:value "4.0.0" ] ], [ fhir:index 3; fhir:Extension.url [ fhir:value "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm" ]; fhir:Extension.value [ fhir:value "5" ] ]; fhir:CodeSystem.url [ fhir:value "http://hl7.org/fhir/reference-handling-policy"]; fhir:CodeSystem.identifier [ fhir:index 0; fhir:Identifier.system [ fhir:value "urn:ietf:rfc:3986" ]; fhir:Identifier.value [ fhir:value "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.203" ] ]; fhir:CodeSystem.version [ fhir:value "4.0.1"]; fhir:CodeSystem.name [ fhir:value "ReferenceHandlingPolicy"]; fhir:CodeSystem.title [ fhir:value "ReferenceHandlingPolicy"]; fhir:CodeSystem.status [ fhir:value "active"]; fhir:CodeSystem.experimental [ fhir:value "false"]; fhir:CodeSystem.date [ fhir:value "2019-11-01T09:29:23+11:00"]; fhir:CodeSystem.publisher [ fhir:value "HL7 (FHIR Project)"]; fhir:CodeSystem.contact [ fhir:index 0; fhir:ContactDetail.telecom [ fhir:index 0; fhir:ContactPoint.system [ fhir:value "url" ]; fhir:ContactPoint.value [ fhir:value "http://hl7.org/fhir" ] ], [ fhir:index 1; fhir:ContactPoint.system [ fhir:value "email" ]; fhir:ContactPoint.value [ fhir:value "fhir@lists.hl7.org" ]<http://hl7.org/fhir/CodeSystem/reference-handling-policy> a fhir:CodeSystem ; fhir:nodeRole fhir:treeRoot ; fhir:id [ fhir:v "reference-handling-policy"] ; # fhir:meta [ fhir:lastUpdated [ fhir:v "2025-11-14T20:54:02.388+00:00"^^xsd:dateTime ] ] ; # fhir:text [ fhir:status [ fhir:v "generated" ] ; fhir:div [ fhir:v "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: CodeSystem reference-handling-policy</b></p><a name=\"reference-handling-policy\"> </a><a name=\"hcreference-handling-policy\"> </a><p>This case-sensitive code system <code>http://hl7.org/fhir/reference-handling-policy</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\">literal<a name=\"reference-handling-policy-literal\"> </a></td><td>Literal References</td><td>The server supports and populates Literal references (i.e. using Reference.reference) where they are known (this code does not guarantee that all references are literal; see 'enforced').</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">logical<a name=\"reference-handling-policy-logical\"> </a></td><td>Logical References</td><td>The server allows logical references (i.e. using Reference.identifier).</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">resolves<a name=\"reference-handling-policy-resolves\"> </a></td><td>Resolves References</td><td>The server will attempt to resolve logical references to literal references - i.e. converting Reference.identifier to Reference.reference (if resolution fails, the server may still accept resources; see logical).</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">enforced<a name=\"reference-handling-policy-enforced\"> </a></td><td>Reference Integrity Enforced</td><td>The server enforces that references have integrity - e.g. it ensures that references can always be resolved. This is typically the case for clinical record systems, but often not the case for middleware/proxy systems.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">local<a name=\"reference-handling-policy-local\"> </a></td><td>Local References Only</td><td>The server does not support references that point to other servers.</td></tr></table></div>"^^rdf:XMLLiteral ] ] ; # fhir:extension ( [ fhir:url [ fhir:v "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg"^^xsd:anyURI ; fhir:l <http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg> ] ; fhir:value [ a fhir:Code ; fhir:v "fhir" ]]; fhir:CodeSystem.description [ fhir:value "A set of flags that defines how references are supported."]; fhir:CodeSystem.caseSensitive [ fhir:value "true"]; fhir:CodeSystem.valueSet [ fhir:value "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/reference-handling-policy"]; fhir:CodeSystem.content [ fhir:value "complete"]; fhir:CodeSystem.concept [ fhir:index 0; fhir:CodeSystem.code [ fhir:value "literal" ]; fhir:CodeSystem.display [ fhir:value "Literal References" ]; fhir:CodeSystem.definition [ fhir:value "The server supports and populates Literal references (i.e. using Reference.reference) where they are known (this code does not guarantee that all references are literal; see 'enforced')." ] ], [ fhir:index 1; fhir:CodeSystem.code [ fhir:value "logical" ]; fhir:CodeSystem.display [ fhir:value "Logical References" ]; fhir:CodeSystem.definition [ fhir:value "The server allows logical references (i.e. using Reference.identifier)." ] ], [ fhir:index 2; fhir:CodeSystem.code [ fhir:value "resolves" ]; fhir:CodeSystem.display [ fhir:value "Resolves References" ]; fhir:CodeSystem.definition [ fhir:value "The server will attempt to resolve logical references to literal references - i.e. converting Reference.identifier to Reference.reference (if resolution fails, the server may still accept resources; see logical)." ] ], [ fhir:index 3; fhir:CodeSystem.code [ fhir:value "enforced" ]; fhir:CodeSystem.display [ fhir:value "Reference Integrity Enforced" ]; fhir:CodeSystem.definition [ fhir:value "The server enforces that references have integrity - e.g. it ensures that references can always be resolved. This is typically the case for clinical record systems, but often not the case for middleware/proxy systems." ] ], [ fhir:index 4; fhir:CodeSystem.code [ fhir:value "local" ]; fhir:CodeSystem.display [ fhir:value "Local References Only" ]; fhir:CodeSystem.definition [ fhir:value "The server does not support references that point to other servers." ] ] .] [ fhir:url [ fhir:v "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status"^^xsd:anyURI ; fhir:l <http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status> ] ; fhir:value [ a fhir:Code ; fhir:v "normative" ] ] [ fhir:url [ fhir:v "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm"^^xsd:anyURI ; fhir:l <http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm> ] ; fhir:value [ a fhir:Integer ; fhir:v 5 ] ] ) ; # fhir:url [ fhir:v "http://hl7.org/fhir/reference-handling-policy"^^xsd:anyURI ; fhir:l <http://hl7.org/fhir/reference-handling-policy> ] ; # fhir:identifier ( [ fhir:system [ fhir:v "urn:ietf:rfc:3986"^^xsd:anyURI ; fhir:l <urn:ietf:rfc:3986> ] ; fhir:value [ fhir:v "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.203" ] ] [ fhir:use [ fhir:v "old" ] ; fhir:system [ fhir:v "urn:ietf:rfc:3986"^^xsd:anyURI ; fhir:l <urn:ietf:rfc:3986> ] ; fhir:value [ fhir:v "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.193" ] ] ) ; # fhir:version [ fhir:v "6.0.0-ballot3"] ; # fhir:name [ fhir:v "ReferenceHandlingPolicy"] ; # fhir:title [ fhir:v "Reference Handling Policy"] ; # fhir:status [ fhir:v "active"] ; # fhir:experimental [ fhir:v false] ; # fhir:date [ fhir:v "2021-01-05T10:01:24+11:00"^^xsd:dateTime] ; # fhir:publisher [ fhir:v "HL7 (FHIR Project)"] ; # fhir:contact ( [ fhir:telecom ( [ fhir:system [ fhir:v "url" ] ; fhir:value [ fhir:v "http://hl7.org/fhir" ] ] [ fhir:system [ fhir:v "email" ] ; fhir:value [ fhir:v "fhir@lists.hl7.org" ] ] ) ] ) ; # fhir:description [ fhir:v "A set of flags that defines how references are supported."] ; # fhir:jurisdiction ( [ fhir:coding ( [ fhir:system [ fhir:v "http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm"^^xsd:anyURI ; fhir:l <http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm> ] ; fhir:code [ fhir:v "001" ] ; fhir:display [ fhir:v "World" ] ] ) ] ) ; # fhir:caseSensitive [ fhir:v true] ; # fhir:valueSet [ fhir:v "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/reference-handling-policy"^^xsd:anyURI ; fhir:l <http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/reference-handling-policy> ] ; # fhir:hierarchyMeaning [] ; # fhir:content [ fhir:v "complete"] ; # fhir:concept ( [ fhir:code [ fhir:v "literal" ] ; fhir:display [ fhir:v "Literal References" ] ; fhir:definition [ fhir:v "The server supports and populates Literal references (i.e. using Reference.reference) where they are known (this code does not guarantee that all references are literal; see 'enforced')." ] ] [ fhir:code [ fhir:v "logical" ] ; fhir:display [ fhir:v "Logical References" ] ; fhir:definition [ fhir:v "The server allows logical references (i.e. using Reference.identifier)." ] ] [ fhir:code [ fhir:v "resolves" ] ; fhir:display [ fhir:v "Resolves References" ] ; fhir:definition [ fhir:v "The server will attempt to resolve logical references to literal references - i.e. converting Reference.identifier to Reference.reference (if resolution fails, the server may still accept resources; see logical)." ] ] [ fhir:code [ fhir:v "enforced" ] ; fhir:display [ fhir:v "Reference Integrity Enforced" ] ; fhir:definition [ fhir:v "The server enforces that references have integrity - e.g. it ensures that references can always be resolved. This is typically the case for clinical record systems, but often not the case for middleware/proxy systems." ] ] [ fhir:code [ fhir:v "local" ] ; fhir:display [ fhir:v "Local References Only" ] ; fhir:definition [ fhir:v "The server does not support references that point to other servers." ] ] ) . # # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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