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Definition for Code SystemActorDefinitionActorCode

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="actordefinition-actor-code"/> 
  <meta> 
    <lastUpdated value="2026-07-16T16:47:35.629+00:00"/> 
  </meta> 
  <text> 
    <status value="generated"/> 
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
      <p class="res-header-id">
        <b> Generated Narrative: CodeSystem actordefinition-actor-code</b> 
      </p> 
      <a name="actordefinition-actor-code"> </a> 
      <a name="hcactordefinition-actor-code"> </a> 
      <p> 
        <b> Properties</b> 
      </p> 
      <p> 
        <b> This code system defines the following properties for its concepts</b> 
      </p> 
      <table class="grid">
        <tr> 
          <td> 
            <b> Name</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Code</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> URI</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Type</b> 
          </td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> Not Selectable</td> 
          <td> abstract</td> 
          <td> http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#notSelectable</td> 
          <td> boolean</td> 
        </tr> 
      </table> 
      <p> 
        <b> Concepts</b> 
      </p> 
      <p> This case-sensitive code system 
        <code> http://hl7.org/fhir/actordefinition-actor-code</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> 
          <td> 
            <b> Not Selectable</b> 
          </td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> 1</td> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">non-system
            <a name="actordefinition-actor-code-non-system"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Non System</td> 
          <td> A person, animal, (non-software) device, organization or other entity</td> 
          <td/>  
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> 2</td> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">  individual
            <a name="actordefinition-actor-code-individual"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Individual</td> 
          <td> A person or animal</td> 
          <td/>  
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> 3</td> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">    patient
            <a name="actordefinition-actor-code-patient"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Patient</td> 
          <td> An individual or animal that is the subject of health-related care, services, or
             processes</td> 
          <td/>  
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> 3</td> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">    practitioner
            <a name="actordefinition-actor-code-practitioner"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Practitioner</td> 
          <td> A person who is directly or indirectly involved in the provisioning of healthcare
             or related services</td> 
          <td/>  
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> 3</td> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">    related-person
            <a name="actordefinition-actor-code-related-person"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Related Person</td> 
          <td> A person involved in a patient's health or care, but who is not the primary target
             of healthcare</td> 
          <td/>  
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> 2</td> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">  device
            <a name="actordefinition-actor-code-device"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Device</td> 
          <td> A physical device acting in non-software capacity</td> 
          <td/>  
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> 2</td> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">  collective
            <a name="actordefinition-actor-code-collective"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Collective</td> 
          <td> A group of people or animals</td> 
          <td> true</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> 3</td> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">    care-team
            <a name="actordefinition-actor-code-care-team"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Care Team</td> 
          <td> The people, organizations, and care teams who participate or plan to participate
             in the coordination and delivery of care</td> 
          <td/>  
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> 3</td> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">    group
            <a name="actordefinition-actor-code-group"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Group</td> 
          <td> A collection of entities that may be discussed or acted upon collectively, but
             which are not typically expected to act collectively</td> 
          <td/>  
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> 3</td> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">    healthcare-service
            <a name="actordefinition-actor-code-healthcare-service"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Healthcare Service</td> 
          <td> A healthcare service available at a location</td> 
          <td/>  
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> 3</td> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">    organization
            <a name="actordefinition-actor-code-organization"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Organization</td> 
          <td> A formally or informally recognized grouping of people or organizations formed
             to achieve some form of collective action</td> 
          <td/>  
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> 1</td> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">system
            <a name="actordefinition-actor-code-system"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> System</td> 
          <td> Software and/or hardware involved in data exchange</td> 
          <td/>  
        </tr> 
      </table> 
    </div> 
  </text> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">
    <valueCode value="fhir"/> 
  </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="1"/> 
  </extension> 
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/actordefinition-actor-code"/> 
  <version value="6.0.0-ballot4"/> 
  <name value="ActorDefinitionActorCode"/> 
  <title value="ActorDefinition Actor Code"/> 
  <status value="active"/> 
  <experimental value="false"/> 
  <date value="2021-01-05T10:01:24+11:00"/> 
  <publisher value="HL7 (FHIR Project)"/> 
  <contact> 
    <telecom> 
      <system value="url"/> 
      <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/> 
    </telecom> 
    <telecom> 
      <system value="email"/> 
      <value value="fhir@lists.hl7.org"/> 
    </telecom> 
  </contact> 
  <description value="Code for the type of actor - system or human."/> 
  <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/actordefinition-actor-code"/> 
  <hierarchyMeaning value="is-a"/> 
  <content value="complete"/> 
  <property> 
    <code value="abstract"/> 
    <uri value="http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#notSelectable"/> 
    <type value="boolean"/> 
  </property> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="non-system"/> 
    <display value="Non System"/> 
    <definition value="A person, animal, (non-software) device, organization or other entity"/> 
    <concept> 
      <code value="individual"/> 
      <display value="Individual"/> 
      <definition value="A person or animal"/> 
      <concept> 
        <code value="patient"/> 
        <display value="Patient"/> 
        <definition value="An individual or animal that is the subject of health-related care, services, or
         processes"/> 
      </concept> 
      <concept> 
        <code value="practitioner"/> 
        <display value="Practitioner"/> 
        <definition value="A person who is directly or indirectly involved in the provisioning of healthcare
         or related services"/> 
      </concept> 
      <concept> 
        <code value="related-person"/> 
        <display value="Related Person"/> 
        <definition value="A person involved in a patient's health or care, but who is not the primary target
         of healthcare"/> 
      </concept> 
    </concept> 
    <concept> 
      <code value="device"/> 
      <display value="Device"/> 
      <definition value="A physical device acting in non-software capacity"/> 
    </concept> 
    <concept> 
      <code value="collective"/> 
      <display value="Collective"/> 
      <definition value="A group of people or animals"/> 
      <property> 
        <code value="abstract"/> 
        <valueBoolean value="true"/> 
      </property> 
      <concept> 
        <code value="care-team"/> 
        <display value="Care Team"/> 
        <definition value="The people, organizations, and care teams who participate or plan to participate
         in the coordination and delivery of care"/> 
      </concept> 
      <concept> 
        <code value="group"/> 
        <display value="Group"/> 
        <definition value="A collection of entities that may be discussed or acted upon collectively, but
         which are not typically expected to act collectively"/> 
      </concept> 
      <concept> 
        <code value="healthcare-service"/> 
        <display value="Healthcare Service"/> 
        <definition value="A healthcare service available at a location"/> 
      </concept> 
      <concept> 
        <code value="organization"/> 
        <display value="Organization"/> 
        <definition value="A formally or informally recognized grouping of people or organizations formed
         to achieve some form of collective action"/> 
      </concept> 
    </concept> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="system"/> 
    <display value="System"/> 
    <definition value="Software and/or hardware involved in data exchange"/> 
  </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.