<status value="active"/> <experimental value="false"/> <date value="2026-03-17T21:02:03.8104715+00:00"/> <publisher value="FHIR Infrastructure"/> <contact> <name value="FHIR Infrastructure"/> <telecom> <system value="url"/> <value value="http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/fiwg"/> </telecom> </contact> <description value="This cross-version ValueSet represents content from `http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-xParticipationVrfRespSprfWit|2.0.0` for use in FHIR R4."/> <jurisdiction> <coding> <system value="http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm"/> <code value="001"/> <display value="World"/> </coding> </jurisdiction> <purpose value="This value set is part of the cross-version definitions generated to enable use of the value set `http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-xParticipationVrfRespSprfWit|2.0.0` as defined in FHIR R5 in FHIR R4. The source value set is bound to the following FHIR R5 elements: * Note that all concepts are included in this cross-version definition because no concepts have compatible representations Following are the generation technical comments: FHIR ValueSet `http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-xParticipationVrfRespSprfWit|2.0.0`, defined in FHIR R5 does not have any mapping to FHIR R4"/> <compose> <include> <system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ParticipationType"/> <version value="4.0.0"/> <concept> <code value="RESP"/> <display value="responsible party"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="SPRF"/> <display value="secondary performer"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="VRF"/> <display value="verifier"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="WIT"/> <display value="witness"/> </concept> </include> </compose> <expansion> <timestamp value="2026-03-17T21:02:03.8104715+00:00"/> <contains> <system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ParticipationType"/> <version value="4.0.0"/> <code value="RESP"/> <display value="responsible party"/> </contains> <contains> <system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ParticipationType"/> <version value="4.0.0"/> <code value="SPRF"/> <display value="secondary performer"/> </contains> <contains> <system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ParticipationType"/> <version value="4.0.0"/> <code value="VRF"/> <display value="verifier"/> </contains> <contains> <system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ParticipationType"/> <version value="4.0.0"/> <code value="WIT"/> <display value="witness"/> </contains> </expansion> </ValueSet>

Generated Narrative: ValueSet R5-v3-xParticipationVrfRespSprfWit-for-R4

This value set expansion contains 4 concepts.

System	Version	Code	Display	Definition
`http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ParticipationType`	4.0.0	RESP	responsible party	The person or organization that has primary responsibility for the act. The responsible party is not necessarily present in an action, but is accountable for the action through the power to delegate, and the duty to review actions with the performing actor after the fact. This responsibility may be ethical, legal, contractual, fiscal, or fiduciary in nature. Example: A person who is the head of a biochemical laboratory; a sponsor for a policy or government program.
`http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ParticipationType`	4.0.0	SPRF	secondary performer	A person assisting in an act through his substantial presence and involvement This includes: assistants, technicians, associates, or whatever the job titles may be.
`http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ParticipationType`	4.0.0	VRF	verifier	A person who verifies the correctness and appropriateness of the service (plan, order, event, etc.) and hence takes on accountability.
`http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ParticipationType`	4.0.0	WIT	witness	Only with service events. A person witnessing the action happening without doing anything. A witness is not necessarily aware, much less approves of anything stated in the service event. Example for a witness is students watching an operation or an advanced directive witness.