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<OperationDefinition xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="Patient-purge"/>
  <text>
    <status value="generated"/>
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
      <p class="res-header-id">
        <b>Generated Narrative: OperationDefinition Patient-purge</b>
      </p>
      <a name="Patient-purge"> </a>
      <a name="hcPatient-purge"> </a>
      <p>URL: [base]/Patient/[id]/$purge</p>
      <h3>Parameters</h3>
      <table class="grid">
        <tr>
          <td>
            <b>Use</b>
          </td>
          <td>
            <b>Name</b>
          </td>
          <td>
            <b>Scope</b>
          </td>
          <td>
            <b>Cardinality</b>
          </td>
          <td>
            <b>Type</b>
          </td>
          <td>
            <b>Binding</b>
          </td>
          <td>
            <b>Documentation</b>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>OUT</td>
          <td>return</td>
          <td/>
          <td>0..1</td>
          <td>
            <a href="operationoutcome.html">OperationOutcome</a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>
            <div>
              <p>Status and/or results of the purge request</p>

            </div>
          </td>
        </tr>
      </table>
    </div>
  </text>
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm">
    <valueInteger value="2"/>
  </extension>
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status">
    <valueCode value="normative"/>
  </extension>
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">
    <valueCode value="pa"/>
  </extension>
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/OperationDefinition/Patient-purge"/>
  <version value="6.0.0-ballot4"/>
  <name value="Purge"/>
  <title value="Purge Patient Record"/>
  <status value="active"/>
  <kind value="operation"/>
  <experimental value="false"/>
  <date value="2026-06-14T21:56:23+00:00"/>
  <publisher value="HL7 International / Patient Administration"/>
  <contact>
    <telecom>
      <system value="url"/>
      <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/>
    </telecom>
    <telecom>
      <system value="email"/>
      <value value="fhir@lists.hl7.org"/>
    </telecom>
  </contact>
  <contact>
    <telecom>
      <system value="url"/>
      <value value="http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/pafm"/>
    </telecom>
  </contact>
  <description value="This operation is used to request the removal of all current and historical versions for all resources in a patient compartment.  The result will be an OperationOutcome with results and/or details about execution.&#xA;&#xA;Following are some common `issue-type` values:&#xA;- `success` the request has been completed to the server's satisfaction - the patient and associated resources are no longer accessible&#xA;- `incomplete` the request is partially complete, but additional processing will continue (e.g., the server is continuing to clean out resources)&#xA;&#xA;When supported, it is recommended (though not required) to support an [Asynchronous Request Pattern](async.html).&#xA;&#xA;Note that the deletion of resources typically involves many policy decisions.  Implementers are expected to use this operation in conjunction with their policies for such a request - e.g., soft vs. hard delete, audibility/traceability, evaluation of referential integrity, etc."/>
  <jurisdiction>
    <coding>
      <system value="http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm"/>
      <code value="001"/>
      <display value="World"/>
    </coding>
  </jurisdiction>
  <affectsState value="false"/>
  <code value="purge"/>
  <resource value="Patient"/>
  <system value="false"/>
  <type value="false"/>
  <instance value="true"/>
  <parameter>
    <name value="return"/>
    <use value="out"/>
    <min value="0"/>
    <max value="1"/>
    <documentation value="Status and/or results of the purge request"/>
    <type value="OperationOutcome"/>
  </parameter>
</OperationDefinition>