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Detailed Descriptions for the elements in the ProcedureRequest resource.
| ProcedureRequest | |
| Definition | A request for a procedure to be performed. May be a proposal or an order. | 
| Control | 1..1 | 
| ProcedureRequest.identifier | |
| Definition | Identifiers assigned to this order by the order or by the receiver. | 
| Note | This is a business identifer, not a resource identifier (see discussion) | 
| Control | 0..* | 
| Type | Identifier | 
| ProcedureRequest.subject | |
| Definition | The patient who will receive the procedure. | 
| Control | 1..1 | 
| Type | Reference(Patient) | 
| ProcedureRequest.type | |
| Definition | The specific procedure that is ordered. Use text if the exact nature of the procedure can't be coded. | 
| Control | 1..1 | 
| Type | CodeableConcept | 
| ProcedureRequest.bodySite | |
| Definition | Indicates the sites on the subject's body where the procedure should be performed ( i.e. the target sites). | 
| Control | 0..* | 
| Requirements | Knowing where the procedure is made is important for tracking if multiple sites are possible. | 
| Comments | Only used if not implicit in code found in ProcedureRequest.type. | 
| ProcedureRequest.bodySite.site[x] | |
| Definition | Indicates the site on the subject's body where the procedure should be performed ( i.e. the target sites). | 
| Control | 1..1 | 
| Type | CodeableConcept|Reference(BodySite) | 
| Requirements | Knowing where the procedure is made is important for tracking if multiple site are possible. | 
| Comments | Only used if not implicit in code found in ProcedureRequest.type. | 
| ProcedureRequest.indication | |
| Definition | The reason why the procedure is proposed or ordered. This procedure request may be motivated by a Condition for instance. | 
| Control | 0..* | 
| Type | CodeableConcept | 
| ProcedureRequest.timing[x] | |
| Definition | The timing schedule for the proposed or ordered procedure. The Schedule data type allows many different expressions, for example. "Every 8 hours"; "Three times a day"; "1/2 an hour before breakfast for 10 days from 23-Dec 2011:"; "15 Oct 2013, 17 Oct 2013 and 1 Nov 2013". | 
| Control | 0..1 | 
| Type | dateTime|Period|Timing | 
| ProcedureRequest.encounter | |
| Definition | The encounter within which the procedure proposal or request was created. | 
| Control | 0..1 | 
| Type | Reference(Encounter) | 
| ProcedureRequest.performer | |
| Definition | E.g. surgeon, anaethetist, endoscopist. | 
| Control | 0..1 | 
| Type | Reference(Practitioner | Organization | Patient | RelatedPerson) | 
| ProcedureRequest.status | |
| Definition | The status of the order. | 
| Control | 0..1 | 
| Binding | ProcedureRequestStatus: Required: http://hl7.org/fhir/procedure-request-status (The status of the request) | 
| Type | code | 
| Is Modifier | true | 
| ProcedureRequest.notes | |
| Definition | Any other notes associated with this proposal or order - e.g., provider instructions. | 
| Control | 0..* | 
| Type | string | 
| ProcedureRequest.asNeeded[x] | |
| Definition | If a CodeableConcept is present, it indicates the pre-condition for performing the procedure. | 
| Control | 0..1 | 
| Type | boolean|CodeableConcept | 
| ProcedureRequest.orderedOn | |
| Definition | The time when the request was made. | 
| Control | 0..1 | 
| Type | dateTime | 
| ProcedureRequest.orderer | |
| Definition | The healthcare professional responsible for proposing or ordering the procedure. | 
| Control | 0..1 | 
| Type | Reference(Practitioner | Patient | RelatedPerson | Device) | 
| ProcedureRequest.priority | |
| Definition | The clinical priority associated with this order. | 
| Control | 0..1 | 
| Binding | ProcedureRequestPriority: Required: http://hl7.org/fhir/procedure-request-priority (The priority of the request) | 
| Type | code |