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| Responsible Owner: Clinical Decision Support Work Group | Standards Status : Informative |
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Definition
for
Code
System
RequestIntent
SystemRequestIntent
{
"resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
"id" : "request-intent",
"meta" : {
"lastUpdated" : "2019-11-01T09:29:23.356+11:00"
"lastUpdated" : "2025-11-10T15:17:08.817+00:00"
},
"text" : {
"status" : "generated",
"div" : "<div>!-- Snipped for Brevity --></div>"
"div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: CodeSystem request-intent</b></p><a name=\"request-intent\"> </a><a name=\"hcrequest-intent\"> </a><p>This case-sensitive code system <code>http://hl7.org/fhir/request-intent</code> defines the following codes in an undefined hierarchy:</p><table class=\"codes\"><tr><td><b>Lvl</b></td><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td><td><b>Definition</b></td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">proposal<a name=\"request-intent-proposal\"> </a></td><td>Proposal</td><td><div><p>The request is a suggestion made by someone/something that does not have an intention to ensure it occurs and without providing an authorization to act.</p>\n</div></td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">\u00a0\u00a0solicit-offer<a name=\"request-intent-solicit-offer\"> </a></td><td>Solicit Offer</td><td><div><p>The request is a solicitation from one party for an offer from another party for a service (e.g. a request for a provider to offer their services or a request to quote a price).</p>\n</div></td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">\u00a0\u00a0offer-response<a name=\"request-intent-offer-response\"> </a></td><td>Offer Response</td><td><div><p>The request is a response to a solicitation from another party for an offer for a service (e.g. a provider offering their services or providing a quote for a service).</p>\n</div></td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">plan<a name=\"request-intent-plan\"> </a></td><td>Plan</td><td><div><p>The request represents an intention to ensure something occurs without providing an authorization for others to act.</p>\n</div></td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">directive<a name=\"request-intent-directive\"> </a></td><td>Directive</td><td><div><p>The request represents an instruction authored by a Patient or RelatedPerson.</p>\n</div></td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">order<a name=\"request-intent-order\"> </a></td><td>Order</td><td><div><p>The request represents a request/demand and authorization for action by the requestor.</p>\n</div></td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">\u00a0\u00a0original-order<a name=\"request-intent-original-order\"> </a></td><td>Original Order</td><td><div><p>The request represents an original authorization for action.</p>\n</div></td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">\u00a0\u00a0reflex-order<a name=\"request-intent-reflex-order\"> </a></td><td>Reflex Order</td><td><div><p>The request represents an automatically generated supplemental authorization for action based on a parent authorization together with initial results of the action taken against that parent authorization.</p>\n</div></td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">\u00a0\u00a0filler-order<a name=\"request-intent-filler-order\"> </a></td><td>Filler Order</td><td><div><p>The request represents the view of an authorization instantiated by a fulfilling system representing the details of the fulfiller's intention to act upon a submitted order.</p>\n</div></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0instance-order<a name=\"request-intent-instance-order\"> </a></td><td>Instance Order</td><td><div><p>An order created in fulfillment of a broader order that represents the authorization for a single activity occurrence. E.g. The administration of a single dose of a drug.</p>\n</div></td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">option<a name=\"request-intent-option\"> </a></td><td>Option</td><td><div><p>The request represents a component or option for a RequestOrchestration that establishes timing, conditionality and/or other constraints among a set of requests. Refer to <a href=\"requestorchestration.html#RequestOrchestration\">RequestOrchestration</a> for additional information on how this status is used.</p>\n</div></td></tr></table></div>"
},
"extension" : [{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
"valueCode" : "cds"
},
{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
"valueCode" : "trial-use"
},
{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
"valueInteger" : 2
"valueInteger" : 4
}],
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/request-intent",
"identifier" : [{
"system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
"value" : "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.114"
}],
"version" : "4.0.1",
"version" : "6.0.0-ballot3",
"name" : "RequestIntent",
"title" : "RequestIntent",
"status" : "draft",
"experimental" : false,
"date" : "2019-11-01T09:29:23+11:00",
"publisher" : "HL7 (FHIR Project)",
"date" : "2025-11-10T15:17:08+00:00",
"publisher" : "HL7 International / Clinical Decision Support",
"contact" : [{
"telecom" : [{
"system" : "url",
"value" : "http://hl7.org/fhir"
},
{
"system" : "email",
"value" : "fhir@lists.hl7.org"
}]
},
{
"telecom" : [{
"system" : "url",
"value" : "http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/fiwg"
}]
},
{
"telecom" : [{
"system" : "url",
"value" : "http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/dss"
}]
}],
"description" : "Codes indicating the degree of authority/intentionality associated with a request.",
"jurisdiction" : [{
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm",
"code" : "001",
"display" : "World"
}]
}],
"caseSensitive" : true,
"valueSet" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/request-intent",
"content" : "complete",
"concept" : [{
"code" : "proposal",
"display" : "Proposal",
"definition" : "The request is a suggestion made by someone/something that does not have an intention to ensure it occurs and without providing an authorization to act."
"definition" : "The request is a suggestion made by someone/something that does not have an intention to ensure it occurs and without providing an authorization to act.",
"concept" : [{
"code" : "solicit-offer",
"display" : "Solicit Offer",
"definition" : "The request is a solicitation from one party for an offer from another party for a service (e.g. a request for a provider to offer their services or a request to quote a price)."
},
{
"code" : "offer-response",
"display" : "Offer Response",
"definition" : "The request is a response to a solicitation from another party for an offer for a service (e.g. a provider offering their services or providing a quote for a service)."
}]
},
{
"code" : "plan",
"display" : "Plan",
"definition" : "The request represents an intention to ensure something occurs without providing an authorization for others to act."
},
{
"code" : "directive",
"display" : "Directive",
"definition" : "The request represents a legally binding instruction authored by a Patient or RelatedPerson."
"definition" : "The request represents an instruction authored by a Patient or RelatedPerson."
},
{
"code" : "order",
"display" : "Order",
"definition" : "The request represents a request/demand and authorization for action by a Practitioner.",
"definition" : "The request represents a request/demand and authorization for action by the requestor.",
"concept" : [{
"code" : "original-order",
"display" : "Original Order",
"definition" : "The request represents an original authorization for action."
},
{
"code" : "reflex-order",
"display" : "Reflex Order",
"definition" : "The request represents an automatically generated supplemental authorization for action based on a parent authorization together with initial results of the action taken against that parent authorization."
},
{
"code" : "filler-order",
"display" : "Filler Order",
"definition" : "The request represents the view of an authorization instantiated by a fulfilling system representing the details of the fulfiller's intention to act upon a submitted order.",
"concept" : [{
"code" : "instance-order",
"display" : "Instance Order",
"definition" : "An order created in fulfillment of a broader order that represents the authorization for a single activity occurrence. E.g. The administration of a single dose of a drug."
}]
}]
},
{
"code" : "option",
"display" : "Option",
"definition" : "The request represents a component or option for a RequestGroup that establishes timing, conditionality and/or other constraints among a set of requests. Refer to [[[RequestGroup]]] for additional information on how this status is used."
"definition" : "The request represents a component or option for a RequestOrchestration that establishes timing, conditionality and/or other constraints among a set of requests. Refer to [[[RequestOrchestration]]] for additional information on how this status is used."
}]
}
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.
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