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Definition for Code SystemMedicationRequestStatusCodes
{
"resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
"id" : "medicationrequest-status",
"meta" : {
"lastUpdated" : "2026-03-21T18:47:02.355+00:00"
},
"text" : {
"status" : "generated",
"div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: CodeSystem medicationrequest-status</b></p><a name=\"medicationrequest-status\"> </a><a name=\"hcmedicationrequest-status\"> </a><p>This case-sensitive code system <code>http://hl7.org/fhir/CodeSystem/medicationrequest-status</code> defines the following codes in a Is-A hierarchy:</p><table class=\"codes\"><tr><td><b>Lvl</b></td><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td><td><b>Definition</b></td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">active<a name=\"medicationrequest-status-active\"> </a></td><td>Active</td><td>The request is 'actionable', but not all actions that are implied by it have occurred yet.</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">on-hold<a name=\"medicationrequest-status-on-hold\"> </a></td><td>On Hold</td><td>Actions implied by the request are to be temporarily halted. The request might or might not be resumed. May also be called 'suspended'.</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">ended<a name=\"medicationrequest-status-ended\"> </a></td><td>Ended</td><td>The request is no longer active and the subject should no longer be taking the medication.</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">\u00a0\u00a0stopped<a name=\"medicationrequest-status-stopped\"> </a></td><td>Stopped</td><td>Actions implied by the request are to be permanently halted, before all of the administrations occurred. This should not be used if the original order was entered in error</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">\u00a0\u00a0completed<a name=\"medicationrequest-status-completed\"> </a></td><td>Completed</td><td>All actions that are implied by the request have occurred.</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">\u00a0\u00a0cancelled<a name=\"medicationrequest-status-cancelled\"> </a></td><td>Cancelled</td><td>The request has been withdrawn before any administrations have occurred</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">entered-in-error<a name=\"medicationrequest-status-entered-in-error\"> </a></td><td>Entered in Error</td><td>The request was entered in error and is not valid.</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">draft<a name=\"medicationrequest-status-draft\"> </a></td><td>Draft</td><td>The request is not yet 'actionable', e.g. it is a work in progress, requires sign-off, verification\u00a0or\u00a0needs to be run through decision support process.</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">unknown<a name=\"medicationrequest-status-unknown\"> </a></td><td>Unknown</td><td>The authoring/source 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, but the authoring/source system does not know which.</td></tr></table></div>"
},
"extension" : [{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
"valueCode" : "phx"
},
{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
"valueCode" : "normative"
},
{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
"valueInteger" : 4
}],
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/CodeSystem/medicationrequest-status",
"identifier" : [{
"system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
"value" : "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.1377"
}],
"version" : "6.0.0-ballot4",
"name" : "MedicationRequestStatusCodes",
"title" : "MedicationRequest Status Codes",
"status" : "active",
"experimental" : false,
"publisher" : "HL7 International",
"description" : "MedicationRequest Status Codes",
"jurisdiction" : [{
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm",
"code" : "001",
"display" : "World"
}]
}],
"caseSensitive" : true,
"valueSet" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/medicationrequest-status",
"hierarchyMeaning" : "is-a",
"content" : "complete",
"concept" : [{
"code" : "active",
"display" : "Active",
"definition" : "The request is 'actionable', but not all actions that are implied by it have occurred yet."
},
{
"code" : "on-hold",
"display" : "On Hold",
"definition" : "Actions implied by the request are to be temporarily halted. The request might or might not be resumed. May also be called 'suspended'."
},
{
"code" : "ended",
"display" : "Ended",
"definition" : "The request is no longer active and the subject should no longer be taking the medication.",
"concept" : [{
"code" : "stopped",
"display" : "Stopped",
"definition" : "Actions implied by the request are to be permanently halted, before all of the administrations occurred. This should not be used if the original order was entered in error"
},
{
"code" : "completed",
"display" : "Completed",
"definition" : "All actions that are implied by the request have occurred."
},
{
"code" : "cancelled",
"display" : "Cancelled",
"definition" : "The request has been withdrawn before any administrations have occurred"
}]
},
{
"code" : "entered-in-error",
"display" : "Entered in Error",
"definition" : "The request was entered in error and is not valid."
},
{
"code" : "draft",
"display" : "Draft",
"definition" : "The request is not yet 'actionable', e.g. it is a work in progress, requires sign-off, verification\u00a0or\u00a0needs to be run through decision support process."
},
{
"code" : "unknown",
"display" : "Unknown",
"definition" : "The authoring/source 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, but the authoring/source system does not know which."
}]
}
Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.
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