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: Fallback Action Code System - JSON Representation

Page standards status: Trial-use Maturity Level: 1

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{
  "resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
  "id" : "codesystem-fallBackAction",
  "text" : {
    "status" : "generated",
    "div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: CodeSystem codesystem-fallBackAction</b></p><a name=\"codesystem-fallBackAction\"> </a><a name=\"hccodesystem-fallBackAction\"> </a><p>This case-sensitive code system <code>http://hl7.org/fhir/CodeSystem/codesystem-fallBackAction</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\">new<a name=\"codesystem-fallBackAction-new\"> </a></td><td>Draw new specimen</td><td>Draw a new specimen if the suggested specimen cannot be used.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">cancel<a name=\"codesystem-fallBackAction-cancel\"> </a></td><td>Cancel test</td><td>Do not perform the test if the suggested specimen cannot be used (would require communication from the lab when it ended up canceling).</td></tr></table></div>"
  },
  "extension" : [
    {
      "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
      "valueCode" : "oo"
    },
    {
      "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
      "valueInteger" : 1
    },
    {
      "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
      "valueCode" : "trial-use"
    }
  ],
  "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/CodeSystem/codesystem-fallBackAction",
  "version" : "5.3.0-ballot-tc1",
  "name" : "FallBackAction",
  "title" : "Fallback Action Code System",
  "status" : "active",
  "experimental" : false,
  "date" : "2025-07-25",
  "publisher" : "HL7 International / Orders and Observations",
  "contact" : [
    {
      "telecom" : [
        {
          "system" : "url",
          "value" : "http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/orders"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "description" : "Codes describing fallback actions when the preferred specimen cannot be used.",
  "jurisdiction" : [
    {
      "coding" : [
        {
          "system" : "http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm",
          "code" : "001"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "caseSensitive" : true,
  "content" : "complete",
  "concept" : [
    {
      "code" : "new",
      "display" : "Draw new specimen",
      "definition" : "Draw a new specimen if the suggested specimen cannot be used."
    },
    {
      "code" : "cancel",
      "display" : "Cancel test",
      "definition" : "Do not perform the test if the suggested specimen cannot be used (would require communication from the lab when it ended up canceling)."
    }
  ]
}