{"resourceType":"CodeSystem","id":"reference-handling-policy","text":{"status":"generated","div":"<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: CodeSystem reference-handling-policy</b></p><a name=\"reference-handling-policy\"> </a><a name=\"hcreference-handling-policy\"> </a><p>This case-sensitive code system <code>http://hl7.org/fhir/reference-handling-policy</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\">literal<a name=\"reference-handling-policy-literal\"> </a></td><td>Literal References</td><td>The server supports and populates Literal references (i.e. using Reference.reference) where they are known (this code does not guarantee that all references are literal; see 'enforced').</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">logical<a name=\"reference-handling-policy-logical\"> </a></td><td>Logical References</td><td>The server allows logical references (i.e. using Reference.identifier).</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">resolves<a name=\"reference-handling-policy-resolves\"> </a></td><td>Resolves References</td><td>The server will attempt to resolve logical references to literal references - i.e. converting Reference.identifier to Reference.reference (if resolution fails, the server may still accept resources; see logical).</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">enforced<a name=\"reference-handling-policy-enforced\"> </a></td><td>Reference Integrity Enforced</td><td>The server enforces that references have integrity - e.g. it ensures that references can always be resolved. This is typically the case for clinical record systems, but often not the case for middleware/proxy systems.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">local<a name=\"reference-handling-policy-local\"> </a></td><td>Local References Only</td><td>The server does not support references that point to other servers.</td></tr></table></div>"},"extension":[{"url":"http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status","valueCode":"normative"},{"url":"http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-normative-version","valueCode":"4.0.0"},{"url":"http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm","valueInteger":5},{"extension":[{"url":"packageId","valueId":"hl7.fhir.uv.xver-r4.r5"},{"url":"version","valueString":"0.1.0"},{"url":"uri","valueUri":"http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/xver/ImplementationGuide/hl7.fhir.uv.xver-r4.r5"}],"url":"http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/package-source"},{"url":"http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg","valueCode":"fhir"}],"url":"http://hl7.org/fhir/reference-handling-policy","version":"4.0.1","name":"ReferenceHandlingPolicy","title":"ReferenceHandlingPolicy","status":"active","experimental":false,"date":"2019-10-31T17:29:23-05:00","publisher":"FHIR Infrastructure","contact":[{"name":"FHIR Infrastructure","telecom":[{"system":"url","value":"http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/fiwg"}]}],"description":"A set of flags that defines how references are supported.","jurisdiction":[{"coding":[{"system":"http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm","code":"001","display":"World"}]}],"caseSensitive":true,"valueSet":"http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/reference-handling-policy|5.0.0","content":"complete","concept":[{"code":"literal","display":"Literal References","definition":"The server supports and populates Literal references (i.e. using Reference.reference) where they are known (this code does not guarantee that all references are literal; see 'enforced')."},{"code":"logical","display":"Logical References","definition":"The server allows logical references (i.e. using Reference.identifier)."},{"code":"resolves","display":"Resolves References","definition":"The server will attempt to resolve logical references to literal references - i.e. converting Reference.identifier to Reference.reference (if resolution fails, the server may still accept resources; see logical)."},{"code":"enforced","display":"Reference Integrity Enforced","definition":"The server enforces that references have integrity - e.g. it ensures that references can always be resolved. This is typically the case for clinical record systems, but often not the case for middleware/proxy systems."},{"code":"local","display":"Local References Only","definition":"The server does not support references that point to other servers."}]}