Terminology
This
page
is
part
of
the
Continuous
Integration
Build
of
FHIR
Specification
(v5.0.0:
R5
-
STU
).
This
is
the
current
published
version
in
it's
permanent
home
(it
will
always
(will
be
available
incorrect/inconsistent
at
this
URL).
For
a
full
list
of
available
versions,
see
times).
See
the
Directory
of
published
versions
.
Page
versions:
R5
R4B
R4
R3
| Responsible Owner: FHIR Infrastructure Work Group | Standards Status : Informative |
Raw JSON ( canonical form + also see JSON Format Specification )
Definition for Code SystemSlicingRules
{
"resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
"id" : "resource-slicing-rules",
"meta" : {
"lastUpdated" : "2023-03-26T15:21:02.749+11:00"
"lastUpdated" : "2025-11-14T20:54:02.388+00:00"
},
"text" : {
"status" : "generated",
"div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p>This code system <code>http://hl7.org/fhir/resource-slicing-rules</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\">closed<a name=\"resource-slicing-rules-closed\"> </a></td><td>Closed</td><td>No additional content is allowed other than that described by the slices in this profile.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">open<a name=\"resource-slicing-rules-open\"> </a></td><td>Open</td><td>Additional content is allowed anywhere in the list.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">openAtEnd<a name=\"resource-slicing-rules-openAtEnd\"> </a></td><td>Open at End</td><td>Additional content is allowed, but only at the end of the list. Note that using this requires that the slices be ordered, which makes it hard to share uses. This should only be done where absolutely required.</td></tr></table></div>"
"div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: CodeSystem resource-slicing-rules</b></p><a name=\"resource-slicing-rules\"> </a><a name=\"hcresource-slicing-rules\"> </a><p>This case-sensitive code system <code>http://hl7.org/fhir/resource-slicing-rules</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\">closed<a name=\"resource-slicing-rules-closed\"> </a></td><td>Closed</td><td>No additional content is allowed other than that described by the slices in this profile.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">open<a name=\"resource-slicing-rules-open\"> </a></td><td>Open</td><td>Additional content is allowed anywhere in the list.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">openAtEnd<a name=\"resource-slicing-rules-openAtEnd\"> </a></td><td>Open at End</td><td>Additional content is allowed, but only at the end of the list. Note that using this requires that the slices be ordered, which makes it hard to share uses. This should only be done where absolutely required.</td></tr></table></div>"
},
"extension" : [{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
"valueCode" : "fhir"
},
{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
"valueCode" : "normative"
},
{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-normative-version",
"valueCode" : "4.0.0"
},
{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
"valueInteger" : 5
}],
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/resource-slicing-rules",
"identifier" : [{
"system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
"value" : "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.84"
}],
"version" : "5.0.0",
"version" : "6.0.0-ballot3",
"name" : "SlicingRules",
"title" : "SlicingRules",
"status" : "active",
"experimental" : false,
"date" : "2023-03-26T15:21:02+11:00",
"publisher" : "HL7 (FHIR Project)",
"date" : "2025-11-14T20:54:02+00:00",
"publisher" : "HL7 International / FHIR Infrastructure",
"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"
}]
}],
"description" : "How slices are interpreted when evaluating an instance.",
"jurisdiction" : [{
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm",
"code" : "001",
"display" : "World"
}]
}],
"caseSensitive" : true,
"valueSet" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/resource-slicing-rules",
"content" : "complete",
"concept" : [{
"code" : "closed",
"display" : "Closed",
"definition" : "No additional content is allowed other than that described by the slices in this profile."
},
{
"code" : "open",
"display" : "Open",
"definition" : "Additional content is allowed anywhere in the list."
},
{
"code" : "openAtEnd",
"display" : "Open at End",
"definition" : "Additional content is allowed, but only at the end of the list. Note that using this requires that the slices be ordered, which makes it hard to share uses. This should only be done where absolutely required."
}]
}
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.
FHIR
®©
HL7.org
2011+.
FHIR
R5
hl7.fhir.core#5.0.0
R6
hl7.fhir.core#6.0.0-ballot3
generated
on
Sun,
Mar
26,
2023
15:22+1100.
Fri,
Nov
14,
2025
20:55+0000.
Links:
Search
|
Version
History
|
Contents
|
Glossary
|
QA
|
Compare
to
R4
|
Compare
to
R4B
R5
|
Compare
to
Last
Ballot
|
|
Propose
a
change