Clinical Practice Guidelines
3.0.0-ballot - STU 3 Ballot
Clinical Practice Guidelines
3.0.0-ballot - STU 3 Ballot
Clinical Practice Guidelines, published by HL7 International / Clinical Decision Support. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 3.0.0-ballot built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/HL7/cqf-recommendations/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions
| Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/cpg/StructureDefinition/cpg-medicationadministration | Version: 3.0.0-ballot | ||||
| Active as of 2026-11-10 | Computable Name: CPGMedicationAdministration | ||||
| Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.40.48.42.81 | |||||
Documents the administration of a particular medication as an activity within the context of a computable clinical practice guideline
This is an activity event profile
Usages:
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Description Differentials, Snapshots, and other representations.
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter:  |
|---|---|---|---|---|
  MedicationAdministration |
0..* | MedicationAdministration | Administration of medication to a patient | |
  implicitRules |
0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created | |
  Slices for extension |
0..* | Extension | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | |
   extension:pertinenceRating |
0..1 | integer | CPG Pertinence Rating Extension URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/cpg/StructureDefinition/cpg-pertinenceRating | |
| extension:pertinentTo |
0..1 | Reference() | CPG Pertinent To Extension URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/cpg/StructureDefinition/cpg-pertinentTo | |
| extension:instantiatesCaseFeature |
0..1 | canonical(CPG Case Feature Definition) | CPG Instantiates Case Feature Extension URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/cpg/StructureDefinition/cpg-instantiatesCaseFeature | |
| extension:caseFeatureType |
0..1 | code | CPG Case Feature Type Extension URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/cpg/StructureDefinition/cpg-caseFeatureType Binding: CPG Case Feature Type Value Set (required): Whether the case feature is asserted or inferred | |
 extension:caseFeaturePertinence |
0..1 | code | CPG Case Feature Pertinence Extension URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/cpg/StructureDefinition/cpg-caseFeaturePertinence Binding: CPG Case Feature Pertinence Value Set (required): Describes the pertinence of a case feature | |
 modifierExtension |
0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored | |
 identifier |
0..* | Identifier | External identifier | |
| instantiates |
0..* | uri | Source | |
| status |
1..1 | code | in-progress | not-done | on-hold | completed | entered-in-error | stopped | unknown Binding: MedicationAdministration Status Codes (required): A set of codes indicating the current status of a MedicationAdministration. | |
| statusReason |
0..* | CodeableConcept | Reason administration not performed Binding: SNOMEDCTReasonMedicationNotGivenCodes (example): A set of codes indicating the reason why the MedicationAdministration is negated. | |
| category |
0..1 | CodeableConcept | Type of medication usage Binding: MedicationAdministration Category Codes (preferred): A coded concept describing where the medication administered is expected to occur. | |
 medication[x] |
1..1 | What was administered Binding: SNOMEDCTMedicationCodes (example): Codes identifying substance or product that can be administered. | ||
| medicationCodeableConcept |
CodeableConcept | |||
  medicationReference |
Reference(Medication) | |||
| subject |
1..1 | Reference(Patient | Group) | Who received medication | |
| context |
0..1 | Reference(Encounter | EpisodeOfCare) | Encounter or Episode of Care administered as part of | |
| supportingInformation |
0..* | Reference(Resource) | Pertinent information | |
| effective[x] |
1..1 | Start and end time of administration | ||
| effectiveDateTime |
dateTime | |||
| effectivePeriod |
Period | |||
| reasonCode |
0..* | CodeableConcept | Reason administration performed Binding: ReasonMedicationGivenCodes (example): A set of codes indicating the reason why the MedicationAdministration was made. | |
| reasonReference |
0..* | Reference(Condition | Observation | DiagnosticReport) | Condition or observation that supports why the medication was administered | |
| request |
0..1 | Reference(MedicationRequest) | Request administration performed against | |
| Documentation for this format | ||||
| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source |
| MedicationAdministration.status | Base | required | Medication administration status codes | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| MedicationAdministration.statusReason | Base | example | SNOMED CT Reason Medication Not Given Codes | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| MedicationAdministration.category | Base | preferred | Medication administration category codes | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| MedicationAdministration.medication[x] | Base | example | SNOMED CT Medication Codes | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| MedicationAdministration.reasonCode | Base | example | Reason Medication Given Codes | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression |
| dom-2 | error | MedicationAdministration | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources |
contained.contained.empty()
|
| dom-3 | error | MedicationAdministration | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource |
contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().as(canonical) | %resource.descendants().as(uri) | %resource.descendants().as(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()
|
| dom-4 | error | MedicationAdministration | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated |
contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()
|
| dom-5 | error | MedicationAdministration | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label |
contained.meta.security.empty()
|
| dom-6 | best practice | MedicationAdministration | A resource should have narrative for robust management |
text.`div`.exists()
|
| ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children |
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
|
| ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both |
extension.exists() != value.exists()
|
This structure is derived from MedicationAdministration
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MedicationAdministration |
0..* | MedicationAdministration | Administration of medication to a patient | |||||
| id |
0..1 | id | Logical id of this artifact | |||||
| meta |
0..1 | Meta | Metadata about the resource | |||||
| implicitRules |
0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created | |||||
| language |
0..1 | code | Language of the resource content Binding: CommonLanguages (preferred): A human language.
| |||||
| text |
0..1 | Narrative | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation This profile does not constrain the narrative in regard to content, language, or traceability to data elements | |||||
| contained |
0..* | Resource | Contained, inline Resources | |||||
| Slices for extension |
0..* | Extension | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | |||||
| extension:pertinenceRating |
0..1 | integer | CPG Pertinence Rating Extension URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/cpg/StructureDefinition/cpg-pertinenceRating | |||||
| extension:pertinentTo |
0..1 | Reference() | CPG Pertinent To Extension URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/cpg/StructureDefinition/cpg-pertinentTo | |||||
| extension:instantiatesCaseFeature |
0..1 | canonical(CPG Case Feature Definition) | CPG Instantiates Case Feature Extension URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/cpg/StructureDefinition/cpg-instantiatesCaseFeature | |||||
| extension:caseFeatureType |
0..1 | code | CPG Case Feature Type Extension URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/cpg/StructureDefinition/cpg-caseFeatureType Binding: CPG Case Feature Type Value Set (required): Whether the case feature is asserted or inferred | |||||
| extension:caseFeaturePertinence |
0..1 | code | CPG Case Feature Pertinence Extension URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/cpg/StructureDefinition/cpg-caseFeaturePertinence Binding: CPG Case Feature Pertinence Value Set (required): Describes the pertinence of a case feature | |||||
| modifierExtension |
0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored | |||||
| identifier |
0..* | Identifier | External identifier | |||||
| instantiates |
0..* | uri | Source | |||||
| partOf |
0..* | Reference(MedicationAdministration | Procedure) | Part of referenced event | |||||
| status |
1..1 | code | in-progress | not-done | on-hold | completed | entered-in-error | stopped | unknown Binding: MedicationAdministration Status Codes (required): A set of codes indicating the current status of a MedicationAdministration. | |||||
| statusReason |
0..* | CodeableConcept | Reason administration not performed Binding: SNOMEDCTReasonMedicationNotGivenCodes (example): A set of codes indicating the reason why the MedicationAdministration is negated. | |||||
| category |
0..1 | CodeableConcept | Type of medication usage Binding: MedicationAdministration Category Codes (preferred): A coded concept describing where the medication administered is expected to occur. | |||||
| medication[x] |
1..1 | What was administered Binding: SNOMEDCTMedicationCodes (example): Codes identifying substance or product that can be administered. | ||||||
| medicationCodeableConcept |
CodeableConcept | |||||||
| medicationReference |
Reference(Medication) | |||||||
| subject |
1..1 | Reference(Patient | Group) | Who received medication | |||||
| context |
0..1 | Reference(Encounter | EpisodeOfCare) | Encounter or Episode of Care administered as part of | |||||
| supportingInformation |
0..* | Reference(Resource) | Pertinent information | |||||
| effective[x] |
1..1 | Start and end time of administration | ||||||
| effectiveDateTime |
dateTime | |||||||
| effectivePeriod |
Period | |||||||
| performer |
0..* | BackboneElement | Who performed the medication administration and what they did | |||||
| id |
0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |||||
| extension |
0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations | |||||
| modifierExtension |
0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | |||||
| function |
0..1 | CodeableConcept | Type of performance Binding: MedicationAdministration Performer Function Codes (example): A code describing the role an individual played in administering the medication. | |||||
| actor |
1..1 | Reference(Practitioner | PractitionerRole | Patient | RelatedPerson | Device) | Who performed the medication administration | |||||
| reasonCode |
0..* | CodeableConcept | Reason administration performed Binding: ReasonMedicationGivenCodes (example): A set of codes indicating the reason why the MedicationAdministration was made. | |||||
| reasonReference |
0..* | Reference(Condition | Observation | DiagnosticReport) | Condition or observation that supports why the medication was administered | |||||
| request |
0..1 | Reference(MedicationRequest) | Request administration performed against | |||||
| device |
0..* | Reference(Device) | Device used to administer | |||||
| note |
0..* | Annotation | Information about the administration | |||||
| dosage |
C | 0..1 | BackboneElement | Details of how medication was taken Constraints: mad-1 | ||||
| id |
0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |||||
| extension |
0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations | |||||
| modifierExtension |
0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | |||||
| text |
0..1 | string | Free text dosage instructions e.g. SIG | |||||
| site |
0..1 | CodeableConcept | Body site administered to Binding: SNOMEDCTAnatomicalStructureForAdministrationSiteCodes (example): A coded concept describing the site location the medicine enters into or onto the body. | |||||
| route |
0..1 | CodeableConcept | Path of substance into body Binding: SNOMEDCTRouteCodes (example): A coded concept describing the route or physiological path of administration of a therapeutic agent into or onto the body of a subject. | |||||
| method |
0..1 | CodeableConcept | How drug was administered Binding: SNOMEDCTAdministrationMethodCodes (example): A coded concept describing the technique by which the medicine is administered. | |||||
| dose |
C | 0..1 | SimpleQuantity(4.0.1) | Amount of medication per dose Constraints: sqty-1 | ||||
 rate[x] |
0..1 | Dose quantity per unit of time | ||||||
 rateRatio |
Ratio | |||||||
| rateQuantity |
Quantity(SimpleQuantity) | |||||||
| eventHistory |
0..* | Reference(Provenance) | A list of events of interest in the lifecycle | |||||
| Documentation for this format | ||||||||
| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source |
| MedicationAdministration.language | Base | preferred | Common Languages | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| MedicationAdministration.status | Base | required | Medication administration status codes | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| MedicationAdministration.statusReason | Base | example | SNOMED CT Reason Medication Not Given Codes | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| MedicationAdministration.category | Base | preferred | Medication administration category codes | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| MedicationAdministration.medication[x] | Base | example | SNOMED CT Medication Codes | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| MedicationAdministration.performer.function | Base | example | Medication administration performer function codes | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| MedicationAdministration.reasonCode | Base | example | Reason Medication Given Codes | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| MedicationAdministration.dosage.site | Base | example | SNOMED CT Anatomical Structure for Administration Site Codes | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| MedicationAdministration.dosage.route | Base | example | SNOMED CT Route Codes | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| MedicationAdministration.dosage.method | Base | example | SNOMED CT Administration Method Codes | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression |
| dom-2 | error | MedicationAdministration | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources |
contained.contained.empty()
|
| dom-3 | error | MedicationAdministration | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource |
contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().as(canonical) | %resource.descendants().as(uri) | %resource.descendants().as(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()
|
| dom-4 | error | MedicationAdministration | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated |
contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()
|
| dom-5 | error | MedicationAdministration | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label |
contained.meta.security.empty()
|
| dom-6 | best practice | MedicationAdministration | A resource should have narrative for robust management |
text.`div`.exists()
|
| ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children |
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
|
| ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both |
extension.exists() != value.exists()
|
| mad-1 | error | MedicationAdministration.dosage | SHALL have at least one of dosage.dose or dosage.rate[x] |
dose.exists() or rate.exists()
|
| sqty-1 | error | MedicationAdministration.dosage.dose | The comparator is not used on a SimpleQuantity |
comparator.empty()
|
This structure is derived from MedicationAdministration
Summary
Must-Support: 15 elements
Extensions
This structure refers to these extensions:
Key Elements View
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MedicationAdministration |
0..* | MedicationAdministration | Administration of medication to a patient | |
| implicitRules |
0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created | |
| Slices for extension |
0..* | Extension | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | |
| extension:pertinenceRating |
0..1 | integer | CPG Pertinence Rating Extension URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/cpg/StructureDefinition/cpg-pertinenceRating | |
| extension:pertinentTo |
0..1 | Reference() | CPG Pertinent To Extension URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/cpg/StructureDefinition/cpg-pertinentTo | |
| extension:instantiatesCaseFeature |
0..1 | canonical(CPG Case Feature Definition) | CPG Instantiates Case Feature Extension URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/cpg/StructureDefinition/cpg-instantiatesCaseFeature | |
| extension:caseFeatureType |
0..1 | code | CPG Case Feature Type Extension URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/cpg/StructureDefinition/cpg-caseFeatureType Binding: CPG Case Feature Type Value Set (required): Whether the case feature is asserted or inferred | |
| extension:caseFeaturePertinence |
0..1 | code | CPG Case Feature Pertinence Extension URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/cpg/StructureDefinition/cpg-caseFeaturePertinence Binding: CPG Case Feature Pertinence Value Set (required): Describes the pertinence of a case feature | |
| modifierExtension |
0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored | |
| identifier |
0..* | Identifier | External identifier | |
| instantiates |
0..* | uri | Source | |
| status |
1..1 | code | in-progress | not-done | on-hold | completed | entered-in-error | stopped | unknown Binding: MedicationAdministration Status Codes (required): A set of codes indicating the current status of a MedicationAdministration. | |
| statusReason |
0..* | CodeableConcept | Reason administration not performed Binding: SNOMEDCTReasonMedicationNotGivenCodes (example): A set of codes indicating the reason why the MedicationAdministration is negated. | |
| category |
0..1 | CodeableConcept | Type of medication usage Binding: MedicationAdministration Category Codes (preferred): A coded concept describing where the medication administered is expected to occur. | |
| medication[x] |
1..1 | What was administered Binding: SNOMEDCTMedicationCodes (example): Codes identifying substance or product that can be administered. | ||
| medicationCodeableConcept |
CodeableConcept | |||
| medicationReference |
Reference(Medication) | |||
| subject |
1..1 | Reference(Patient | Group) | Who received medication | |
| context |
0..1 | Reference(Encounter | EpisodeOfCare) | Encounter or Episode of Care administered as part of | |
| supportingInformation |
0..* | Reference(Resource) | Pertinent information | |
| effective[x] |
1..1 | Start and end time of administration | ||
| effectiveDateTime |
dateTime | |||
| effectivePeriod |
Period | |||
| reasonCode |
0..* | CodeableConcept | Reason administration performed Binding: ReasonMedicationGivenCodes (example): A set of codes indicating the reason why the MedicationAdministration was made. | |
| reasonReference |
0..* | Reference(Condition | Observation | DiagnosticReport) | Condition or observation that supports why the medication was administered | |
| request |
0..1 | Reference(MedicationRequest) | Request administration performed against | |
| Documentation for this format | ||||
| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source |
| MedicationAdministration.status | Base | required | Medication administration status codes | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| MedicationAdministration.statusReason | Base | example | SNOMED CT Reason Medication Not Given Codes | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| MedicationAdministration.category | Base | preferred | Medication administration category codes | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| MedicationAdministration.medication[x] | Base | example | SNOMED CT Medication Codes | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| MedicationAdministration.reasonCode | Base | example | Reason Medication Given Codes | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression |
| dom-2 | error | MedicationAdministration | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources |
contained.contained.empty()
|
| dom-3 | error | MedicationAdministration | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource |
contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().as(canonical) | %resource.descendants().as(uri) | %resource.descendants().as(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()
|
| dom-4 | error | MedicationAdministration | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated |
contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()
|
| dom-5 | error | MedicationAdministration | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label |
contained.meta.security.empty()
|
| dom-6 | best practice | MedicationAdministration | A resource should have narrative for robust management |
text.`div`.exists()
|
| ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children |
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
|
| ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both |
extension.exists() != value.exists()
|
Differential View
This structure is derived from MedicationAdministration
Snapshot ViewView
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MedicationAdministration |
0..* | MedicationAdministration | Administration of medication to a patient | |||||
| id |
0..1 | id | Logical id of this artifact | |||||
| meta |
0..1 | Meta | Metadata about the resource | |||||
| implicitRules |
0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created | |||||
| language |
0..1 | code | Language of the resource content Binding: CommonLanguages (preferred): A human language.
| |||||
| text |
0..1 | Narrative | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation This profile does not constrain the narrative in regard to content, language, or traceability to data elements | |||||
| contained |
0..* | Resource | Contained, inline Resources | |||||
| Slices for extension |
0..* | Extension | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | |||||
| extension:pertinenceRating |
0..1 | integer | CPG Pertinence Rating Extension URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/cpg/StructureDefinition/cpg-pertinenceRating | |||||
| extension:pertinentTo |
0..1 | Reference() | CPG Pertinent To Extension URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/cpg/StructureDefinition/cpg-pertinentTo | |||||
| extension:instantiatesCaseFeature |
0..1 | canonical(CPG Case Feature Definition) | CPG Instantiates Case Feature Extension URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/cpg/StructureDefinition/cpg-instantiatesCaseFeature | |||||
| extension:caseFeatureType |
0..1 | code | CPG Case Feature Type Extension URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/cpg/StructureDefinition/cpg-caseFeatureType Binding: CPG Case Feature Type Value Set (required): Whether the case feature is asserted or inferred | |||||
| extension:caseFeaturePertinence |
0..1 | code | CPG Case Feature Pertinence Extension URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/cpg/StructureDefinition/cpg-caseFeaturePertinence Binding: CPG Case Feature Pertinence Value Set (required): Describes the pertinence of a case feature | |||||
| modifierExtension |
0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored | |||||
| identifier |
0..* | Identifier | External identifier | |||||
| instantiates |
0..* | uri | Source | |||||
| partOf |
0..* | Reference(MedicationAdministration | Procedure) | Part of referenced event | |||||
| status |
1..1 | code | in-progress | not-done | on-hold | completed | entered-in-error | stopped | unknown Binding: MedicationAdministration Status Codes (required): A set of codes indicating the current status of a MedicationAdministration. | |||||
| statusReason |
0..* | CodeableConcept | Reason administration not performed Binding: SNOMEDCTReasonMedicationNotGivenCodes (example): A set of codes indicating the reason why the MedicationAdministration is negated. | |||||
| category |
0..1 | CodeableConcept | Type of medication usage Binding: MedicationAdministration Category Codes (preferred): A coded concept describing where the medication administered is expected to occur. | |||||
| medication[x] |
1..1 | What was administered Binding: SNOMEDCTMedicationCodes (example): Codes identifying substance or product that can be administered. | ||||||
| medicationCodeableConcept |
CodeableConcept | |||||||
| medicationReference |
Reference(Medication) | |||||||
| subject |
1..1 | Reference(Patient | Group) | Who received medication | |||||
| context |
0..1 | Reference(Encounter | EpisodeOfCare) | Encounter or Episode of Care administered as part of | |||||
| supportingInformation |
0..* | Reference(Resource) | Pertinent information | |||||
| effective[x] |
1..1 | Start and end time of administration | ||||||
| effectiveDateTime |
dateTime | |||||||
| effectivePeriod |
Period | |||||||
| performer |
0..* | BackboneElement | Who performed the medication administration and what they did | |||||
| id |
0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |||||
| extension |
0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations | |||||
| modifierExtension |
0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | |||||
| function |
0..1 | CodeableConcept | Type of performance Binding: MedicationAdministration Performer Function Codes (example): A code describing the role an individual played in administering the medication. | |||||
| actor |
1..1 | Reference(Practitioner | PractitionerRole | Patient | RelatedPerson | Device) | Who performed the medication administration | |||||
| reasonCode |
0..* | CodeableConcept | Reason administration performed Binding: ReasonMedicationGivenCodes (example): A set of codes indicating the reason why the MedicationAdministration was made. | |||||
| reasonReference |
0..* | Reference(Condition | Observation | DiagnosticReport) | Condition or observation that supports why the medication was administered | |||||
| request |
0..1 | Reference(MedicationRequest) | Request administration performed against | |||||
| device |
0..* | Reference(Device) | Device used to administer | |||||
| note |
0..* | Annotation | Information about the administration | |||||
| dosage |
C | 0..1 | BackboneElement | Details of how medication was taken Constraints: mad-1 | ||||
| id |
0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |||||
| extension |
0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations | |||||
| modifierExtension |
0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | |||||
| text |
0..1 | string | Free text dosage instructions e.g. SIG | |||||
| site |
0..1 | CodeableConcept | Body site administered to Binding: SNOMEDCTAnatomicalStructureForAdministrationSiteCodes (example): A coded concept describing the site location the medicine enters into or onto the body. | |||||
| route |
0..1 | CodeableConcept | Path of substance into body Binding: SNOMEDCTRouteCodes (example): A coded concept describing the route or physiological path of administration of a therapeutic agent into or onto the body of a subject. | |||||
| method |
0..1 | CodeableConcept | How drug was administered Binding: SNOMEDCTAdministrationMethodCodes (example): A coded concept describing the technique by which the medicine is administered. | |||||
| dose |
C | 0..1 | SimpleQuantity(4.0.1) | Amount of medication per dose Constraints: sqty-1 | ||||
| rate[x] |
0..1 | Dose quantity per unit of time | ||||||
| rateRatio |
Ratio | |||||||
| rateQuantity |
Quantity(SimpleQuantity) | |||||||
| eventHistory |
0..* | Reference(Provenance) | A list of events of interest in the lifecycle | |||||
| Documentation for this format | ||||||||
| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source |
| MedicationAdministration.language | Base | preferred | Common Languages | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| MedicationAdministration.status | Base | required | Medication administration status codes | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| MedicationAdministration.statusReason | Base | example | SNOMED CT Reason Medication Not Given Codes | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| MedicationAdministration.category | Base | preferred | Medication administration category codes | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| MedicationAdministration.medication[x] | Base | example | SNOMED CT Medication Codes | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| MedicationAdministration.performer.function | Base | example | Medication administration performer function codes | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| MedicationAdministration.reasonCode | Base | example | Reason Medication Given Codes | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| MedicationAdministration.dosage.site | Base | example | SNOMED CT Anatomical Structure for Administration Site Codes | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| MedicationAdministration.dosage.route | Base | example | SNOMED CT Route Codes | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| MedicationAdministration.dosage.method | Base | example | SNOMED CT Administration Method Codes | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression |
| dom-2 | error | MedicationAdministration | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources |
contained.contained.empty()
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| dom-3 | error | MedicationAdministration | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource |
contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().as(canonical) | %resource.descendants().as(uri) | %resource.descendants().as(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()
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| dom-4 | error | MedicationAdministration | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated |
contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()
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| dom-5 | error | MedicationAdministration | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label |
contained.meta.security.empty()
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| dom-6 | best practice | MedicationAdministration | A resource should have narrative for robust management |
text.`div`.exists()
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| ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children |
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
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| ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both |
extension.exists() != value.exists()
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| mad-1 | error | MedicationAdministration.dosage | SHALL have at least one of dosage.dose or dosage.rate[x] |
dose.exists() or rate.exists()
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| sqty-1 | error | MedicationAdministration.dosage.dose | The comparator is not used on a SimpleQuantity |
comparator.empty()
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This structure is derived from MedicationAdministration
Summary
Must-Support: 15 elements
Extensions
This structure refers to these extensions:
Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron
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Package hl7.fhir.uv.cpg#3.0.0-ballot based on FHIR 4.0.1.
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2026-11-10
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