# CPS.4.6.2 Support for Referral Recommendations (Function) - HL7 Electronic Health Record System Functional Model, Release 2.1.1 v2.1.1

## Requirements: CPS.4.6.2 Support for Referral Recommendations (Function) 

 
Evaluate patient data and recommend patient referral based on specific criteria. 



## Resource Content

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  "id" : "EHRSFMR2-CPS.4.6.2",
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    {
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      "valueCode" : "ehr"
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  ],
  "url" : "http://hl7.org/ehrs/uv/ehrsfmr2/Requirements/EHRSFMR2-CPS.4.6.2",
  "version" : "2.1.1",
  "name" : "CPS_4_6_2_Support_for_Referral_Recommendations",
  "title" : "CPS.4.6.2 Support for Referral Recommendations (Function)",
  "status" : "active",
  "date" : "2025-12-13T09:06:06+00:00",
  "publisher" : "HL7 International / Electronic Health Records",
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  ],
  "description" : "Evaluate patient data and recommend patient referral based on specific criteria.",
  "jurisdiction" : [
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          "code" : "001",
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        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "purpose" : "The system assists evaluation of certain patient conditions which may lead to a recommendation for referral, for example, for smoking cessation counseling if the patient is prescribed a medication to support cessation screening or assessment for behavioral health conditions. Additionally the system may present recommendations based on other orders – for example, an order for Adriamycin, where additional testing such as a MUGA (heart) scan or an Echocardiogram should be completed prior to administration, could result in a recommended referral to radiology, and/or cardiology.",
  "statement" : [
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      "key" : "EHRSFMR2-CPS.4.6.2-01",
      "label" : "CPS.4.6.2#01",
      "conformance" : ["SHALL"],
      "conditionality" : false,
      "requirement" : "The system SHALL determine and present recommendations for potential referrals based on patient factors or guidelines including: clinical guidelines, jurisdictionally-based guidelines, patient diagnosis(es), and/or patient condition (e.g., for smoking cessation counseling if the patient smokes cigarettes or other tobacco products or was prescribed a medication to support smoking cessation).",
      "derivedFrom" : "EHR-S_FM_R1.1 DC.2.4.4.2#1"
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}

```
