Extensions for Using Data Elements from FHIR R5 in FHIR R4
0.1.0 - STU
Extensions for Using Data Elements from FHIR R5 in FHIR R4
0.1.0 - STU
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JSON representation of the ext-R5-CommunicationRequest.intent extension.
{
"resourceType" : "StructureDefinition",
"id" : "ext-R5-CommunicationRequest.intent",
"text" : {
"status" : "extensions",
"div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: StructureDefinition ext-R5-CommunicationRequest.intent</b></p><a name=\"ext-R5-CommunicationRequest.intent\"> </a><a name=\"hcext-R5-CommunicationRequest.intent\"> </a><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; font-size: 11px; font-family: verdana; vertical-align: top;\"><tr style=\"border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; font-size: 11px; font-family: verdana; vertical-align: top\"><th style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; padding-top: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px\" class=\"hierarchy\"><a href=\"https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views\" title=\"The logical name of the element\">Name</a></th><th style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; padding-top: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px\" class=\"hierarchy\"><a href=\"https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views\" title=\"Information about the use of the element\">Flags</a></th><th style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; padding-top: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px\" class=\"hierarchy\"><a href=\"https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views\" title=\"Minimum and Maximum # of times the element can appear in the instance\">Card.</a></th><th style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; padding-top: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px; width: 100px\" class=\"hierarchy\"><a href=\"https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views\" title=\"Reference to the type of the element\">Type</a></th><th style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; padding-top: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px\" class=\"hierarchy\"><a href=\"https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views\" title=\"Additional information about the element\">Description & Constraints</a><span style=\"float: right\"><a href=\"https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views\" title=\"Legend for this format\"><img src=\"data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAQCAYAAAAf8/9hAAAABmJLR0QA/wD/AP+gvaeTAAAACXBIWXMAAAsTAAALEwEAmpwYAAAAB3RJTUUH3goXBCwdPqAP0wAAAldJREFUOMuNk0tIlFEYhp9z/vE2jHkhxXA0zJCMitrUQlq4lnSltEqCFhFG2MJFhIvIFpkEWaTQqjaWZRkp0g26URZkTpbaaOJkDqk10szoODP//7XIMUe0elcfnPd9zsfLOYplGrpRwZaqTtw3K7PtGem7Q6FoidbGgqHVy/HRb669R+56zx7eRV1L31JGxYbBtjKK93cxeqfyQHbehkZbUkK20goELEuIzEd+dHS+qz/Y8PTSif0FnGkbiwcAjHaU1+QWOptFiyCLp/LnKptpqIuXHx6rbR26kJcBX3yLgBfnd7CxwJmflpP2wUg0HIAoUUpZBmKzELGWcN8nAr6Gpu7tLU/CkwAaoKTWRSQyt89Q8w6J+oVQkKnBoblH7V0PPvUOvDYXfopE/SJmALsxnVm6LbkotrUtNowMeIrVrBcBpaMmdS0j9df7abpSuy7HWehwJdt1lhVwi/J58U5beXGAF6c3UXLycw1wdFklArBn87xdh0ZsZtArghBdAA3+OEDVubG4UEzP6x1FOWneHh2VDAHBAt80IbdXDcesNoCvs3E5AFyNSU5nbrDPZpcUEQQTFZiEVx+51fxMhhyJEAgvlriadIJZZksRuwBYMOPBbO3hePVVqgEJhFeUuFLhIPkRP6BQLIBrmMenujm/3g4zc398awIe90Zb5A1vREALqneMcYgP/xVQWlG+Ncu5vgwwlaUNx+3799rfe96u9K0JSDXcOzOTJg4B6IgmXfsygc7/Bvg9g9E58/cDVmGIBOP/zT8Bz1zqWqpbXIsd0O9hajXfL6u4BaOS6SeWAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\" alt=\"doco\" style=\"background-color: inherit\"/></a></span></th></tr><tr style=\"border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: white\"><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(tbl_bck1.png)\" class=\"hierarchy\"><img src=\"tbl_spacer.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"icon_element.gif\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: white; background-color: inherit\" title=\"Element\" class=\"hierarchy\"/> <a href=\"StructureDefinition-ext-R5-CommunicationRequest.intent-definitions.html#Extension\" title=\"R5: `CommunicationRequest.intent` (new:code)\">Extension</a><a name=\"Extension\"> </a></td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"><span style=\"padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; color: black; null\" title=\"This element is a modifier element\">?!</span></td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\">1..1</td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"><a href=\"http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/extensibility.html#Extension\">Extension(4.0.1)</a></td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\">R5: proposal | plan | directive | order | original-order | reflex-order | filler-order | instance-order | option (new)<br/><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">This is a modifier extension</span><br/></td></tr>\r\n<tr style=\"border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: #F7F7F7\"><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(tbl_bck10.png)\" class=\"hierarchy\"><img src=\"tbl_spacer.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"tbl_vjoin.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"icon_element.gif\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: #F7F7F7; background-color: inherit\" title=\"Element\" class=\"hierarchy\"/> <a href=\"StructureDefinition-ext-R5-CommunicationRequest.intent-definitions.html#Extension.url\">url</a><a name=\"Extension.url\"> </a></td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\">1..1</td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"><a style=\"opacity: 0.5; opacity: 0.5\" href=\"http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/datatypes.html#uri\">uri</a></td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"><span style=\"color: darkgreen\">"http://hl7.org/fhir/5.0/StructureDefinition/extension-CommunicationRequest.intent"</span></td></tr>\r\n<tr style=\"border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: white\"><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(tbl_bck00.png)\" class=\"hierarchy\"><img src=\"tbl_spacer.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"tbl_vjoin_end.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"icon_primitive.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: white; background-color: inherit\" title=\"Primitive Data Type\" class=\"hierarchy\"/> <a href=\"StructureDefinition-ext-R5-CommunicationRequest.intent-definitions.html#Extension.value[x]\" title=\"Indicates the level of authority/intentionality associated with the CommunicationRequest and where the request fits into the workflow chain.\">value[x]</a><a name=\"Extension.value_x_\"> </a></td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\">1..1</td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"><a href=\"http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/datatypes.html#code\">code</a></td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\">proposal | plan | directive | order | original-order | reflex-order | filler-order | instance-order | option<br class=\"binding\"/><span style=\"font-weight:bold\" title=\"null\" class=\"binding\">Binding: </span><a href=\"http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/valueset-request-intent.html\" title=\"http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/request-intent\" class=\"binding\">RequestIntent</a><span title=\"null\" class=\"binding\"> (</span><a href=\"http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/terminologies.html#required\" title=\"To be conformant, the concept in this element SHALL be from the specified value set.\" class=\"binding\">required</a><span title=\"null\" class=\"binding\">)</span><span title=\"null\" class=\"binding\">: </span><span title=\"null\" class=\"binding\">Codes indicating the degree of authority/intentionality associated with a request.</span></td></tr>\r\n<tr><td colspan=\"5\" class=\"hierarchy\"><br/><a href=\"https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views\" title=\"Legend for this format\"><img src=\"data:image/png;base64,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\" alt=\"doco\" style=\"background-color: inherit\"/> Documentation for this format</a></td></tr></table></div>"
},
"extension" : [
{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
"valueCode" : "fhir"
},
{
"extension" : [
{
"url" : "packageId",
"valueId" : "hl7.fhir.uv.xver-r5.r4"
},
{
"url" : "version",
"valueString" : "0.1.0"
},
{
"url" : "uri",
"valueUri" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/xver/ImplementationGuide/hl7.fhir.uv.xver-r5.r4"
}
],
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/package-source"
},
{
"extension" : [
{
"url" : "startFhirVersion",
"valueCode" : "4.0"
},
{
"url" : "endFhirVersion",
"valueCode" : "4.0"
}
],
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/version-specific-use"
},
{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
"valueInteger" : 0,
"_valueInteger" : {
"extension" : [
{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-conformance-derivedFrom",
"valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/xver/ImplementationGuide/hl7.fhir.uv.xver-r5.r4"
}
]
}
},
{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
"valueCode" : "trial-use",
"_valueCode" : {
"extension" : [
{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-conformance-derivedFrom",
"valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/xver/ImplementationGuide/hl7.fhir.uv.xver-r5.r4"
}
]
}
}
],
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/5.0/StructureDefinition/extension-CommunicationRequest.intent",
"version" : "0.1.0",
"name" : "ExtensionCommunicationRequest_Intent",
"title" : "R5: proposal | plan | directive | order | original-order | reflex-order | filler-order | instance-order | option (new)",
"status" : "active",
"experimental" : false,
"date" : "2026-03-17T21:02:03.8104715+00:00",
"publisher" : "FHIR Infrastructure",
"contact" : [
{
"name" : "FHIR Infrastructure",
"telecom" : [
{
"system" : "url",
"value" : "http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/fiwg"
}
]
}
],
"description" : "R5: `CommunicationRequest.intent` (new:code)",
"jurisdiction" : [
{
"coding" : [
{
"system" : "http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm",
"code" : "001",
"display" : "World"
}
]
}
],
"purpose" : "This extension is part of the cross-version definitions generated to enable use of the\r\nelement `CommunicationRequest.intent` as defined in FHIR R5\r\nin FHIR R4.\r\n\r\nThe source element is defined as:\r\n`CommunicationRequest.intent` 1..1 `code`\r\n\r\nAcross FHIR versions, the element set has been mapped as:\r\n* R5: `CommunicationRequest.intent` 1..1 `code`\r\n\r\nFollowing are the generation technical comments:\r\nElement `CommunicationRequest.intent` has a context of CommunicationRequest based on following the parent source element upwards and mapping to `CommunicationRequest`.\nElement `CommunicationRequest.intent` has no mapping targets in FHIR R4. Typically, this is because the element has been added (is a new element).",
"fhirVersion" : "4.0.1",
"mapping" : [
{
"identity" : "rim",
"uri" : "http://hl7.org/v3",
"name" : "RIM Mapping"
}
],
"kind" : "complex-type",
"abstract" : false,
"context" : [
{
"type" : "element",
"expression" : "CommunicationRequest"
}
],
"type" : "Extension",
"baseDefinition" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension|4.0.1",
"derivation" : "constraint",
"snapshot" : {
"extension" : [
{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/snapshot-base-version",
"valueString" : "4.0.1"
}
],
"element" : [
{
"id" : "Extension",
"path" : "Extension",
"short" : "R5: proposal | plan | directive | order | original-order | reflex-order | filler-order | instance-order | option (new)",
"definition" : "R5: `CommunicationRequest.intent` (new:code)",
"comment" : "Element `CommunicationRequest.intent` has a context of CommunicationRequest based on following the parent source element upwards and mapping to `CommunicationRequest`.\nElement `CommunicationRequest.intent` has no mapping targets in FHIR R4. Typically, this is because the element has been added (is a new element).\nThis element is expected to be immutable. E.g. A \"proposal\" instance should never change to be a \"plan\" instance or \"order\" instance. Instead, a new instance 'basedOn' the prior instance should be created with the new 'intent' value.\n\nOne exception to this is that the granularity of CommunicationRequest.intent is allowed to change. For example, a Request identified as an \"order\" might later be clarified to be a \"filler-order\". Or, in rarer cases (to meet recipient constraints), the reverse might also occur.",
"min" : 1,
"max" : "1",
"base" : {
"path" : "Extension",
"min" : 0,
"max" : "*"
},
"condition" : [
"ele-1"
],
"constraint" : [
{
"key" : "ele-1",
"severity" : "error",
"human" : "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
"expression" : "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())",
"xpath" : "@value|f:*|h:div",
"source" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element|4.0.1"
},
{
"key" : "ext-1",
"severity" : "error",
"human" : "Must have either extensions or value[x], not both",
"expression" : "extension.exists() != value.exists()",
"xpath" : "exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), 'value')])",
"source" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension|4.0.1"
}
],
"isModifier" : true,
"isModifierReason" : "This element changes the interpretation of all descriptive attributes. For example \"the time the request is recommended to occur\" vs. \"the time the request is authorized to occur\" or \"who is recommended to perform the request\" vs. \"who is authorized to perform the request"
},
{
"id" : "Extension.id",
"path" : "Extension.id",
"representation" : [
"xmlAttr"
],
"short" : "Unique id for inter-element referencing",
"definition" : "Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.",
"min" : 0,
"max" : "1",
"base" : {
"path" : "Element.id",
"min" : 0,
"max" : "1"
},
"type" : [
{
"extension" : [
{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fhir-type",
"valueUrl" : "string"
}
],
"code" : "http://hl7.org/fhirpath/System.String"
}
],
"isModifier" : false,
"isSummary" : false,
"mapping" : [
{
"identity" : "rim",
"map" : "n/a"
}
]
},
{
"id" : "Extension.extension",
"path" : "Extension.extension",
"slicing" : {
"discriminator" : [
{
"type" : "value",
"path" : "url"
}
],
"description" : "Extensions are always sliced by (at least) url",
"rules" : "open"
},
"short" : "Additional content defined by implementations",
"definition" : "May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.",
"comment" : "There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone.",
"alias" : [
"extensions",
"user content"
],
"min" : 0,
"max" : "*",
"base" : {
"path" : "Element.extension",
"min" : 0,
"max" : "*"
},
"type" : [
{
"code" : "Extension"
}
],
"constraint" : [
{
"key" : "ele-1",
"severity" : "error",
"human" : "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
"expression" : "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())",
"xpath" : "@value|f:*|h:div",
"source" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element|4.0.1"
},
{
"key" : "ext-1",
"severity" : "error",
"human" : "Must have either extensions or value[x], not both",
"expression" : "extension.exists() != value.exists()",
"xpath" : "exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), \"value\")])",
"source" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension|4.0.1"
}
],
"isModifier" : false,
"isSummary" : false,
"mapping" : [
{
"identity" : "rim",
"map" : "n/a"
}
]
},
{
"id" : "Extension.url",
"path" : "Extension.url",
"representation" : [
"xmlAttr"
],
"short" : "identifies the meaning of the extension",
"definition" : "Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL.",
"comment" : "The definition may point directly to a computable or human-readable definition of the extensibility codes, or it may be a logical URI as declared in some other specification. The definition SHALL be a URI for the Structure Definition defining the extension.",
"min" : 1,
"max" : "1",
"base" : {
"path" : "Extension.url",
"min" : 1,
"max" : "1"
},
"type" : [
{
"extension" : [
{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fhir-type",
"valueUrl" : "uri"
}
],
"code" : "http://hl7.org/fhirpath/System.String"
}
],
"fixedUri" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/5.0/StructureDefinition/extension-CommunicationRequest.intent",
"isModifier" : false,
"isSummary" : false,
"mapping" : [
{
"identity" : "rim",
"map" : "N/A"
}
]
},
{
"id" : "Extension.value[x]",
"path" : "Extension.value[x]",
"short" : "proposal | plan | directive | order | original-order | reflex-order | filler-order | instance-order | option",
"definition" : "Indicates the level of authority/intentionality associated with the CommunicationRequest and where the request fits into the workflow chain.",
"comment" : "This element is expected to be immutable. E.g. A \"proposal\" instance should never change to be a \"plan\" instance or \"order\" instance. Instead, a new instance 'basedOn' the prior instance should be created with the new 'intent' value.\n\nOne exception to this is that the granularity of CommunicationRequest.intent is allowed to change. For example, a Request identified as an \"order\" might later be clarified to be a \"filler-order\". Or, in rarer cases (to meet recipient constraints), the reverse might also occur.",
"min" : 1,
"max" : "1",
"base" : {
"path" : "Extension.value[x]",
"min" : 0,
"max" : "1"
},
"type" : [
{
"code" : "code"
}
],
"constraint" : [
{
"key" : "ele-1",
"severity" : "error",
"human" : "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
"expression" : "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())",
"xpath" : "@value|f:*|h:div",
"source" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element|4.0.1"
}
],
"isModifier" : false,
"isSummary" : false,
"binding" : {
"strength" : "required",
"description" : "Codes indicating the degree of authority/intentionality associated with a request.",
"valueSet" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/request-intent|4.0.1"
},
"mapping" : [
{
"identity" : "rim",
"map" : "N/A"
}
]
}
]
},
"differential" : {
"element" : [
{
"id" : "Extension",
"path" : "Extension",
"short" : "R5: proposal | plan | directive | order | original-order | reflex-order | filler-order | instance-order | option (new)",
"definition" : "R5: `CommunicationRequest.intent` (new:code)",
"comment" : "Element `CommunicationRequest.intent` has a context of CommunicationRequest based on following the parent source element upwards and mapping to `CommunicationRequest`.\nElement `CommunicationRequest.intent` has no mapping targets in FHIR R4. Typically, this is because the element has been added (is a new element).\nThis element is expected to be immutable. E.g. A \"proposal\" instance should never change to be a \"plan\" instance or \"order\" instance. Instead, a new instance 'basedOn' the prior instance should be created with the new 'intent' value.\n\nOne exception to this is that the granularity of CommunicationRequest.intent is allowed to change. For example, a Request identified as an \"order\" might later be clarified to be a \"filler-order\". Or, in rarer cases (to meet recipient constraints), the reverse might also occur.",
"min" : 1,
"max" : "1",
"base" : {
"path" : "Extension",
"min" : 0,
"max" : "*"
},
"isModifier" : true,
"isModifierReason" : "This element changes the interpretation of all descriptive attributes. For example \"the time the request is recommended to occur\" vs. \"the time the request is authorized to occur\" or \"who is recommended to perform the request\" vs. \"who is authorized to perform the request"
},
{
"id" : "Extension.url",
"path" : "Extension.url",
"min" : 1,
"max" : "1",
"base" : {
"path" : "Extension.url",
"min" : 1,
"max" : "1"
},
"fixedUri" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/5.0/StructureDefinition/extension-CommunicationRequest.intent"
},
{
"id" : "Extension.value[x]",
"path" : "Extension.value[x]",
"short" : "proposal | plan | directive | order | original-order | reflex-order | filler-order | instance-order | option",
"definition" : "Indicates the level of authority/intentionality associated with the CommunicationRequest and where the request fits into the workflow chain.",
"comment" : "This element is expected to be immutable. E.g. A \"proposal\" instance should never change to be a \"plan\" instance or \"order\" instance. Instead, a new instance 'basedOn' the prior instance should be created with the new 'intent' value.\n\nOne exception to this is that the granularity of CommunicationRequest.intent is allowed to change. For example, a Request identified as an \"order\" might later be clarified to be a \"filler-order\". Or, in rarer cases (to meet recipient constraints), the reverse might also occur.",
"min" : 1,
"max" : "1",
"base" : {
"path" : "Extension.value[x]",
"min" : 0,
"max" : "1"
},
"type" : [
{
"code" : "code"
}
],
"binding" : {
"strength" : "required",
"description" : "Codes indicating the degree of authority/intentionality associated with a request.",
"valueSet" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/request-intent|4.0.1"
}
}
]
}
}
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