<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"><id value="task-code"/><meta><lastUpdated value="2026-03-31T18:55:04.283+00:00"/></meta><text><status value="generated"/><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p class="res-header-id"><b>Generated Narrative: CodeSystem task-code</b></p><a name="task-code"> </a><a name="hctask-code"> </a><p>This case-sensitive code system <code>http://hl7.org/fhir/CodeSystem/task-code</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">approve<a name="task-code-approve"> </a></td><td>Activate/approve the focal resource</td><td>Take what actions are needed to transition the focus resource from 'draft' to 'active' or 'in-progress', as appropriate for the resource type.  This may involve additing additional content, approval, validation, etc.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">fulfill<a name="task-code-fulfill"> </a></td><td>Fulfill the focal request</td><td>Act to perform the actions described in the focus request.  This might result in a 'more assertive' request (order for a plan or proposal, filler order for a placer order), but is intend to eventually result in events.  The degree of fulfillment requested might be limited by Task.restriction.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">instantiate<a name="task-code-instantiate"> </a></td><td>Instantiate the focal definition</td><td>Act to perform the actions defined in the focus definition resource (ActivityDefinition, PlanDefinition, Questionnaire, etc.)  For PlanDefinition or ActivityDefinition, this might result in a 'more assertive' request (order for a plan or proposal, filler order for a placer order), but is intend to eventually result in events.  For Questionnaire, this would result in a QuestionnaireResponse - and possibly resources constructed using data extracted from the response.  The degree of fulfillment requested might be limited by Task.restriction.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">abort<a name="task-code-abort"> </a></td><td>Mark the focal resource as no longer active</td><td>Abort, cancel or withdraw the focal resource, as appropriate for the type of resource.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">replace<a name="task-code-replace"> </a></td><td>Replace the focal resource with the input resource</td><td>Replace the focal resource with the specified input resource</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">change<a name="task-code-change"> </a></td><td>Change the focal resource</td><td>Update the focal resource of the owning system to reflect the content specified as the Task.focus</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">suspend<a name="task-code-suspend"> </a></td><td>Suspend the focal resource</td><td>Transition the focal resource from 'active' or 'in-progress' to 'suspended'</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">resume<a name="task-code-resume"> </a></td><td>Re-activate the focal resource</td><td>Transition the focal resource from 'suspended' to 'active' or 'in-progress' as appropriate for the resource type.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">data-request<a name="task-code-data-request"> </a></td><td>data request task</td><td>A type of Task asking the Task.owner to deliver the data corresponding to the characteristics defined by the Task.inputs to the Task.requester</td></tr></table></div></text><extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg"><valueCode value="oo"/></extension><extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status"><valueCode value="normative"/></extension><extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm"><valueInteger value="4"/></extension><url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/CodeSystem/task-code"/><identifier><system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/><value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.1397"/></identifier><version value="6.0.0-ballot4"/><name value="TaskCode"/><title value="Task Codes"/><status value="active"/><experimental value="false"/><publisher value="HL7 International"/><description value="Codes indicating the type of action that is expected to be performed"/><jurisdiction><coding><system value="http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm"/><code value="001"/><display value="World"/></coding></jurisdiction><caseSensitive value="true"/><valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/task-code.html"/><content value="complete"/><concept><code value="approve"/><display value="Activate/approve the focal resource"/><definition value="Take what actions are needed to transition the focus resource from 'draft' to 'active' or 'in-progress', as appropriate for the resource type.  This may involve additing additional content, approval, validation, etc."/></concept><concept><code value="fulfill"/><display value="Fulfill the focal request"/><definition value="Act to perform the actions described in the focus request.  This might result in a 'more assertive' request (order for a plan or proposal, filler order for a placer order), but is intend to eventually result in events.  The degree of fulfillment requested might be limited by Task.restriction."/></concept><concept><code value="instantiate"/><display value="Instantiate the focal definition"/><definition value="Act to perform the actions defined in the focus definition resource (ActivityDefinition, PlanDefinition, Questionnaire, etc.)  For PlanDefinition or ActivityDefinition, this might result in a 'more assertive' request (order for a plan or proposal, filler order for a placer order), but is intend to eventually result in events.  For Questionnaire, this would result in a QuestionnaireResponse - and possibly resources constructed using data extracted from the response.  The degree of fulfillment requested might be limited by Task.restriction."/></concept><concept><code value="abort"/><display value="Mark the focal resource as no longer active"/><definition value="Abort, cancel or withdraw the focal resource, as appropriate for the type of resource."/></concept><concept><code value="replace"/><display value="Replace the focal resource with the input resource"/><definition value="Replace the focal resource with the specified input resource"/></concept><concept><code value="change"/><display value="Change the focal resource"/><definition value="Update the focal resource of the owning system to reflect the content specified as the Task.focus"/></concept><concept><code value="suspend"/><display value="Suspend the focal resource"/><definition value="Transition the focal resource from 'active' or 'in-progress' to 'suspended'"/></concept><concept><code value="resume"/><display value="Re-activate the focal resource"/><definition value="Transition the focal resource from 'suspended' to 'active' or 'in-progress' as appropriate for the resource type."/></concept><concept><code value="data-request"/><display value="data request task"/><definition value="A type of Task asking the Task.owner to deliver the data corresponding to the characteristics defined by the Task.inputs to the Task.requester"/></concept></CodeSystem>