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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 "2025-10-23T19:40:00.973+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><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-ballot3"] ; #
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.
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