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4.4.1.500 4.4.1.555 Value Set ValueSet http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/reference-handling-policy

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This is a value set defined by the FHIR project. Summary
  • Defining URL: Narrative http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/reference-handling-policy
  • XML Version:
  • 4.0.1 JSON
  • Name: TTL ReferenceHandlingPolicy
Committee:
Official URL : Title: http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/reference-handling-policy ReferenceHandlingPolicy Definition: A set of flags that defines how references are supported. Version : 6.0.0-ballot3
active as of 2020-12-28 FHIR Infrastructure Computable Name : ReferenceHandlingPolicy Work Group
OID: Flags : Immutable 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.202 (for OID based terminology systems) Source Resource XML / JSON : 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.202

This value set is used in the following places:

4.4.1.500.1 4.4.1.555.1 Definition

A set of flags that defines how references are supported.

4.4.1.555.2 Content Logical Definition

This value set includes codes from the following code systems:

Generated Narrative: ValueSet reference-handling-policy

Last updated: 2025-11-09T02:03:16.847Z

 

4.4.1.500.2 4.4.1.555.3 Expansion

This expansion generated 01 09 Nov 2019 2025

ValueSet This value set contains 5 concepts

Expansion performed internally based on http://hl7.org/fhir/reference-handling-policy version 4.0.1 All codes from system http://hl7.org/fhir/reference-handling-policy codesystem Reference Handling Policy v6.0.0-ballot3 (CodeSystem)

This value set contains 5 concepts

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'). The server allows logical references (i.e. using Reference.identifier). 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). 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. The server does not support references that point to other servers.
Code System Display Code Definition Display
http://hl7.org/fhir/reference-handling-policy    literal Literal References
http://hl7.org/fhir/reference-handling-policy    logical Logical References
http://hl7.org/fhir/reference-handling-policy    resolves Resolves References
http://hl7.org/fhir/reference-handling-policy    enforced Reference Integrity Enforced
http://hl7.org/fhir/reference-handling-policy    local Local References Only

 

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