{
  "resourceType": "CodeSystem",
  "id": "reference-handling-policy",
  "meta": {
    "lastUpdated": "2017-04-18T21:44:43.294+00:00"
  },
  "text": {
    "status": "generated",
    "div": "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\">\n            <h2>ReferenceHandlingPolicy</h2>\n            <div>\n              <p>A set of flags that defines how references are supported.</p>\n\n            </div>\n            <p>This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/reference-handling-policy defines the following codes:</p>\n            <table class=\"codes\">\n              <tr>\n                <td>\n                  <b>Code</b>\n                </td>\n                <td>\n                  <b>Display</b>\n                </td>\n                <td>\n                  <b>Definition</b>\n                </td>\n              </tr>\n              <tr>\n                <td>literal\n                  <a name=\"reference-handling-policy-literal\"> </a>\n                </td>\n                <td>Literal References</td>\n                <td>The server supports and populates Literal references where they are known (this code does not guarantee that all references are literal; see 'enforced')</td>\n              </tr>\n              <tr>\n                <td>logical\n                  <a name=\"reference-handling-policy-logical\"> </a>\n                </td>\n                <td>Logical References</td>\n                <td>The server allows logical references</td>\n              </tr>\n              <tr>\n                <td>resolves\n                  <a name=\"reference-handling-policy-resolves\"> </a>\n                </td>\n                <td>Resolves References</td>\n                <td>The server will attempt to resolve logical references to literal references (if resolution fails, the server may still accept resources; see logical)</td>\n              </tr>\n              <tr>\n                <td>enforced\n                  <a name=\"reference-handling-policy-enforced\"> </a>\n                </td>\n                <td>Reference Integrity Enforced</td>\n                <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>\n              </tr>\n              <tr>\n                <td>local\n                  <a name=\"reference-handling-policy-local\"> </a>\n                </td>\n                <td>Local References Only</td>\n                <td>The server does not support references that point to other servers</td>\n              </tr>\n            </table>\n          </div>"
  },
  "extension": [
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      "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-ballot-status",
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    },
    {
      "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
      "valueInteger": 3
    },
    {
      "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
      "valueCode": "fhir"
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  ],
  "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/reference-handling-policy",
  "identifier": {
    "system": "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
    "value": "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.193"
  },
  "version": "3.0.1",
  "name": "ReferenceHandlingPolicy",
  "status": "draft",
  "experimental": false,
  "date": "2017-04-18T21:44:43+00:00",
  "publisher": "HL7 (FHIR Project)",
  "contact": [
    {
      "telecom": [
        {
          "system": "url",
          "value": "http://hl7.org/fhir"
        },
        {
          "system": "email",
          "value": "fhir@lists.hl7.org"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "description": "A set of flags that defines how references are supported.",
  "caseSensitive": true,
  "valueSet": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/reference-handling-policy",
  "content": "complete",
  "concept": [
    {
      "code": "literal",
      "display": "Literal References",
      "definition": "The server supports and populates Literal references where they are known (this code does not guarantee that all references are literal; see 'enforced')"
    },
    {
      "code": "logical",
      "display": "Logical References",
      "definition": "The server allows logical references"
    },
    {
      "code": "resolves",
      "display": "Resolves References",
      "definition": "The server will attempt to resolve logical references to literal references (if resolution fails, the server may still accept resources; see logical)"
    },
    {
      "code": "enforced",
      "display": "Reference Integrity Enforced",
      "definition": "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"
    },
    {
      "code": "local",
      "display": "Local References Only",
      "definition": "The server does not support references that point to other servers"
    }
  ]
}