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Example CodeSystem/reference-version-rules (XML)
Raw XML (canonical form + also see XML Format Specification)
Definition for Code SystemReferenceVersionRules
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
<id value="reference-version-rules"/>
<meta>
<lastUpdated value="2023-03-01T23:03:57.298+11:00"/>
</meta>
<text>
<status value="generated"/>
<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<p> This code system
<code> http://hl7.org/fhir/reference-version-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">either
<a name="reference-version-rules-either"> </a>
</td>
<td> Either Specific or independent</td>
<td> The reference may be either version independent or version specific.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="white-space:nowrap">independent
<a name="reference-version-rules-independent"> </a>
</td>
<td> Version independent</td>
<td> The reference must be version independent.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="white-space:nowrap">specific
<a name="reference-version-rules-specific"> </a>
</td>
<td> Version Specific</td>
<td> The reference must be version specific.</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
</text>
<extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">
<valueCode value="fhir"/>
</extension>
<extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status">
<valueCode value="normative"/>
</extension>
<extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-normative-version">
<valueCode value="4.0.0"/>
</extension>
<extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm">
<valueInteger value="5"/>
</extension>
<url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/reference-version-rules"/>
<identifier>
<system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>
<value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.90"/>
</identifier>
<version value="5.0.0-draft-final"/>
<name value="ReferenceVersionRules"/>
<title value="ReferenceVersionRules"/>
<status value="active"/>
<experimental value="false"/>
<date value="2023-03-01T23:03:57+11:00"/>
<publisher value="HL7 (FHIR Project)"/>
<contact>
<telecom>
<system value="url"/>
<value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/>
</telecom>
<telecom>
<system value="email"/>
<value value="fhir@lists.hl7.org"/>
</telecom>
</contact>
<description value="Whether a reference needs to be version specific or version independent, or whether
either can be used."/>
<jurisdiction>
<coding>
<system value="http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm"/>
<code value="001"/>
<display value="World"/>
</coding>
</jurisdiction>
<caseSensitive value="true"/>
<valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/reference-version-rules"/>
<content value="complete"/>
<concept>
<code value="either"/>
<display value="Either Specific or independent"/>
<definition value="The reference may be either version independent or version specific."/>
</concept>
<concept>
<code value="independent"/>
<display value="Version independent"/>
<definition value="The reference must be version independent."/>
</concept>
<concept>
<code value="specific"/>
<display value="Version Specific"/>
<definition value="The reference must be version specific."/>
</concept>
</CodeSystem>
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.