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4.3.1.869 Value Set http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/reference-version-rules

This is a value set defined by the FHIR project.

Summary

Defining URL:

http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/reference-version-rules

Name:

ReferenceVersionRules

Definition:

Whether a reference needs to be version specific or version independent, or whetehr either can be used

Committee:

FHIR Infrastructure

Work Group

OID:

2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.2.869 (for OID based terminology systems)

Source Resource

XML / JSON

This value set is used in the following places:

This value set is the designated 'entire code system' value set for ReferenceVersionRules
ElementDefinition.type.versioning (Required)

4.3.1.869.1 Content Logical Definition

This value set includes codes from the following code systems:

Include all codes defined in http://hl7.org/fhir/reference-version-rules

4.3.1.869.2 Expansion

This expansion generated 11 Aug 2016

This value set contains 3 concepts

All codes from system http://hl7.org/fhir/reference-version-rules

Code	Display	Definition
either	Either Specific or independent	The reference may be either version independent or version specific
independent	Version independent	The reference must be version independent
specific	Version Specific	The reference must be version specific

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Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

Level

A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. In this scheme, some codes are under other codes, and imply that the code they are under also applies

Source

The source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere)

Code

The code (used as the code in the resource instance)

Display

The display (used in the display element of a Coding). If there is no display, implementers should not simply display the code, but map the concept into their application

Definition

An explanation of the meaning of the concept

Comments

Additional notes about how to use the code