A record of a request for a medication, substance or device used in the healthcare setting.

Unique identifier for this supply request.

This is assigned by the requester, and used to refer to this order in other external standards.

Status of the supply request.

This element is labeled as a modifier because the status contains codes that mark the resource as not currently valid.

Category of supply, e.g. central, non-stock, etc. This is used to support work flows associated with the supply process.

Indicates how quickly this SupplyRequest should be addressed with respect to other requests.

The item being requested.

The amount that is being ordered of the indicated item.

The item that is requested to be supplied. This is either a link to a resource representing the details of the item or a code that identifies the item from a known list.

Note that there's a difference between a prescription - an instruction to take a medication, along with a (sometimes) implicit supply, and an explicit request to supply, with no explicit instructions.

When the request should be fulfilled.

When the request was made.

The individual who initiated the request and has responsibility for its activation.

The device, practitioner, etc. who initiated the request.

The organization the device or practitioner was acting on behalf of.

Practitioners and Devices can be associated with multiple organizations. This element indicates which organization they were acting on behalf of when authoring the request.

Who is intended to fulfill the request.

Why the supply item was requested.

Where the supply is expected to come from.

Where the supply is destined to go.