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Example CodeSystem/medicationrequest-status (XML)

Responsible Owner: Pharmacy Work GroupStandards Status: Informative

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Definition for Code SystemMedicationRequestStatusCodes

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="medicationrequest-status"/> 
  <meta> 
    <lastUpdated value="2026-03-21T18:47:02.355+00:00"/> 
  </meta> 
  <text> 
    <status value="generated"/> 
    <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 The request is no longer active and the subject should no longer be taking the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">  stopped
            <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">  completed
            <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">  cancelled
            <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 or needs 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> 
  </text> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">
    <valueCode value="phx"/> 
  </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/medicationrequest-status"/> 
  <identifier> 
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> 
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.1377"/> 
  </identifier> 
  <version value="6.0.0-ballot4"/> 
  <name value="MedicationRequestStatusCodes"/> 
  <title value="MedicationRequest Status Codes"/> 
  <status value="active"/> 
  <experimental value="false"/> 
  <publisher value="HL7 International"/> 
  <description value="MedicationRequest Status Codes"/> 
  <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/medicationrequest-status"/> 
  <hierarchyMeaning value="is-a"/> 
  <content value="complete"/> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="active"/> 
    <display value="Active"/> 
    <definition value="The request is 'actionable', but not all actions that are implied by it have occurred
     yet."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="on-hold"/> 
    <display value="On Hold"/> 
    <definition value="Actions implied by the request are to be temporarily halted. The request might
     or might not be resumed. May also be called 'suspended'."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="ended"/> 
    <display value="Ended"/> 
    <definition value="The request is no longer active and the subject should no longer be taking the
     medication."/> 
    <concept> 
      <code value="stopped"/> 
      <display value="Stopped"/> 
      <definition value="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"/> 
    </concept> 
    <concept> 
      <code value="completed"/> 
      <display value="Completed"/> 
      <definition value="All actions that are implied by the request have occurred."/> 
    </concept> 
    <concept> 
      <code value="cancelled"/> 
      <display value="Cancelled"/> 
      <definition value="The request has been withdrawn before any administrations have occurred"/> 
    </concept> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="entered-in-error"/> 
    <display value="Entered in Error"/> 
    <definition value="The request was entered in error and is not valid."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="draft"/> 
    <display value="Draft"/> 
    <definition value="The request is not yet 'actionable', e.g. it is a work in progress, requires sign-off,
     verification or needs to be run through decision support process."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="unknown"/> 
    <display value="Unknown"/> 
    <definition value="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."/> 
  </concept> 
</CodeSystem> 

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.