Codes identifying the lifecycle stage of a definition
This Code system is referenced in the content logical definition of the following value sets:
This CodeSystem is not used here; it may be used elsewhere (e.g. specifications and/or implementations that use this content)
This case-sensitive code system http://hl7.org/fhir/definition-status defines the following codes:
Code
Display
Definition
draft
Draft
The definition is in the design stage and is not yet considered to be "ready for use"
active
Active
The definition is considered ready for use
withdrawn
Withdrawn
The definition should no longer be used
unknown
Unknown
The authoring system does not know which of the status values currently applies for this request. Note: This concept is not to be used for "other" - one of the listed statuses is presumed to apply, it's just not known which one.