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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 The request is no longer active and the subject should no longer be taking the medication.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 The request has been withdrawn before any administrations have occurred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.
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