This code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/encounter-special-arrangements defines the following codes:
Code | Display | Definition |
wheel | Wheelchair | The patient requires a wheelchair to be made available for the encounter. |
add-bed | Additional bedding | An additional bed made available for a person accompanying the patient, for example a parent accompanying a child. |
int | Interpreter | The patient is not fluent in the local language and requires an interpreter to be available. Refer to the Patient.Language property for the type of interpreter required. |
att | Attendant | A person who accompanies a patient to provide assistive services necessary for the patient's care during the encounter. |
dog | Guide dog | The patient has a guide dog and the location used for the encounter should be able to support the presence of the service animal. |