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Example CodeSystem/reference-handling-policy (Turtle)

FHIR Infrastructure Work GroupMaturity Level: N/AStandards Status: Informative

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Definition for Code SystemReferenceHandlingPolicy

@prefix fhir: <http://hl7.org/fhir/> .
@prefix owl: <http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#> .
@prefix rdf: <http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#> .
@prefix rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> .
@prefix xsd: <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#> .

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<http://hl7.org/fhir/CodeSystem/reference-handling-policy> a fhir:CodeSystem ;
  fhir:nodeRole fhir:treeRoot ;
  fhir:id [ fhir:v "reference-handling-policy"] ; # 
  fhir:meta [
     fhir:lastUpdated [ fhir:v "2025-03-18T13:49:06.036+00:00"^^xsd:dateTime ] ;
     fhir:profile ( [
       fhir:v "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/shareablecodesystem"^^xsd:anyURI ;
       fhir:link <http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/shareablecodesystem>
     ] )
  ] ; # 
  fhir:text [
     fhir:status [ fhir:v "generated" ] ;
     fhir:div "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: CodeSystem reference-handling-policy</b></p><a name=\"reference-handling-policy\"> </a><a name=\"hcreference-handling-policy\"> </a><a name=\"reference-handling-policy-en-US\"> </a><div style=\"display: inline-block; background-color: #d9e0e7; padding: 6px; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid #8da1b4; border-radius: 5px; line-height: 60%\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\"/><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Profile: <a href=\"shareablecodesystem.html\">Shareable CodeSystem</a></p></div><p>This case-sensitive code system <code>http://hl7.org/fhir/reference-handling-policy</code> defines the following codes:</p><table class=\"codes\"><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td><td><b>Definition</b></td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">literal<a name=\"reference-handling-policy-literal\"> </a></td><td>Literal References</td><td>The server supports and populates Literal references (i.e. using Reference.reference) where they are known (this code does not guarantee that all references are literal; see 'enforced').</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">logical<a name=\"reference-handling-policy-logical\"> </a></td><td>Logical References</td><td>The server allows logical references (i.e. using Reference.identifier).</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">resolves<a name=\"reference-handling-policy-resolves\"> </a></td><td>Resolves References</td><td>The server will attempt to resolve logical references to literal references - i.e. converting Reference.identifier to Reference.reference (if resolution fails, the server may still accept resources; see logical).</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">enforced<a name=\"reference-handling-policy-enforced\"> </a></td><td>Reference Integrity Enforced</td><td>The server enforces that references have integrity - e.g. it ensures that references can always be resolved. This is typically the case for clinical record systems, but often not the case for middleware/proxy systems.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">local<a name=\"reference-handling-policy-local\"> </a></td><td>Local References Only</td><td>The server does not support references that point to other servers.</td></tr></table></div>"^^rdf:XMLLiteral
  ] ; # 
  fhir:extension ( [
     fhir:url [ fhir:v "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg"^^xsd:anyURI ] ;
     fhir:value [
       a fhir:code ;
       fhir:v "fhir"
     ]
  ] [
     fhir:url [ fhir:v "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status"^^xsd:anyURI ] ;
     fhir:value [
       a fhir:code ;
       fhir:v "normative"
     ]
  ] [
     fhir:url [ fhir:v "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-normative-version"^^xsd:anyURI ] ;
     fhir:value [
       a fhir:code ;
       fhir:v "4.0.0"
     ]
  ] [
     fhir:url [ fhir:v "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm"^^xsd:anyURI ] ;
     fhir:value [
       a fhir:integer ;
       fhir:v 5
     ]
  ] ) ; # 
  fhir:url [ fhir:v "http://hl7.org/fhir/reference-handling-policy"^^xsd:anyURI] ; # 
  fhir:identifier ( [
     fhir:system [ fhir:v "urn:ietf:rfc:3986"^^xsd:anyURI ] ;
     fhir:value [ fhir:v "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.203" ]
  ] [
     fhir:use [ fhir:v "old" ] ;
     fhir:system [ fhir:v "urn:ietf:rfc:3986"^^xsd:anyURI ] ;
     fhir:value [ fhir:v "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.193" ]
  ] ) ; # 
  fhir:version [ fhir:v "6.0.0-ballot2"] ; # 
  fhir:name [ fhir:v "ReferenceHandlingPolicy"] ; # 
  fhir:title [ fhir:v "Reference Handling Policy"] ; # 
  fhir:status [ fhir:v "active"] ; # 
  fhir:experimental [ fhir:v false] ; # 
  fhir:date [ fhir:v "2021-01-05T10:01:24+11:00"^^xsd:dateTime] ; # 
  fhir:publisher [ fhir:v "HL7 (FHIR Project)"] ; # 
  fhir:contact ( [
     fhir:telecom ( [
       fhir:system [ fhir:v "url" ] ;
       fhir:value [ fhir:v "http://hl7.org/fhir" ]
     ] [
       fhir:system [ fhir:v "email" ] ;
       fhir:value [ fhir:v "fhir@lists.hl7.org" ]
     ] )
  ] ) ; # 
  fhir:description [ fhir:v "A set of flags that defines how references are supported."] ; # 
  fhir:jurisdiction ( [
     fhir:coding ( [
       fhir:system [ fhir:v "http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm"^^xsd:anyURI ] ;
       fhir:code [ fhir:v "001" ] ;
       fhir:display [ fhir:v "World" ]
     ] )
  ] ) ; # 
  fhir:caseSensitive [ fhir:v true] ; # 
  fhir:valueSet [
     fhir:v "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/reference-handling-policy"^^xsd:anyURI ;
     fhir:link <http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/reference-handling-policy>
  ] ; # 
  fhir:hierarchyMeaning [] ; # 
  fhir:content [ fhir:v "complete"] ; # 
  fhir:concept ( [
     fhir:code [ fhir:v "literal" ] ;
     fhir:display [ fhir:v "Literal References" ] ;
     fhir:definition [ fhir:v "The server supports and populates Literal references (i.e. using Reference.reference) where they are known (this code does not guarantee that all references are literal; see 'enforced')." ]
  ] [
     fhir:code [ fhir:v "logical" ] ;
     fhir:display [ fhir:v "Logical References" ] ;
     fhir:definition [ fhir:v "The server allows logical references (i.e. using Reference.identifier)." ]
  ] [
     fhir:code [ fhir:v "resolves" ] ;
     fhir:display [ fhir:v "Resolves References" ] ;
     fhir:definition [ fhir:v "The server will attempt to resolve logical references to literal references - i.e. converting Reference.identifier to Reference.reference (if resolution fails, the server may still accept resources; see logical)." ]
  ] [
     fhir:code [ fhir:v "enforced" ] ;
     fhir:display [ fhir:v "Reference Integrity Enforced" ] ;
     fhir:definition [ fhir:v "The server enforces that references have integrity - e.g. it ensures that references can always be resolved. This is typically the case for clinical record systems, but often not the case for middleware/proxy systems." ]
  ] [
     fhir:code [ fhir:v "local" ] ;
     fhir:display [ fhir:v "Local References Only" ] ;
     fhir:definition [ fhir:v "The server does not support references that point to other servers." ]
  ] ) . # 

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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.