HL7 Terminology (THO)
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ValueSet: ActClassPolicy

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-ActClassPolicy Version: 3.0.0
Active as of 2014-03-26 Responsible: Health Level Seven International Computable Name: ActClassPolicy
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.1.11.19818

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Description:A mandate, regulation, obligation, requirement, rule, or expectation unilaterally imposed by one party on:

  • The activity of another party
  • The behavior of another party
  • The manner in which an act is executed

References

This value set is not used here; it may be used elsewhere (e.g. specifications and/or implementations that use this content)

Logical Definition (CLD)

Generated Narrative: ValueSet v3-ActClassPolicy

Language: en

 

Expansion

Generated Narrative: ValueSet

Language: en

Expansion based on codesystem ActClass v4.0.0 (CodeSystem)

This value set contains 5 concepts

LevelCodeSystemDisplayDefinition
1  POLICYhttp://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ActClasspolicy

**Description:**A mandate, regulation, obligation, requirement, rule, or expectation unilaterally imposed by one party on:

  • The activity of another party
  • The behavior of another party
  • The manner in which an act is executed
2    JURISPOLhttp://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ActClassjurisdictional policy

**Description:**A mandate, regulation, obligation, requirement, rule, or expectation unilaterally imposed by a jurisdiction on:

  • The activity of another party
  • The behavior of another party
  • The manner in which an act is executed

**Examples:**A jurisdictional mandate regarding the prescribing and dispensing of a particular medication. A jurisdictional privacy or security regulation dictating the manner in which personal health information is disclosed. A jurisdictional requirement that certain services or health conditions are reported to a monitoring program, e.g., immunizations, methadone treatment, or cancer registries.

2    ORGPOLhttp://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ActClassorganizational policy

**Description:**A mandate, obligation, requirement, rule, or expectation unilaterally imposed by an organization on:

  • The activity of another party
  • The behavior of another party
  • The manner in which an act is executed

**Examples:**A clinical or research protocols imposed by a payer, a malpractice insurer, or an institution to which a provider must adhere. A mandate imposed by a denominational institution for a provider to provide or withhold certain information from the patient about treatment options.

2    SCOPOLhttp://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ActClassscope of practice policy

**Description:**An ethical or clinical obligation, requirement, rule, or expectation imposed or strongly encouraged by organizations that oversee particular clinical domains or provider certification which define the boundaries within which a provider may practice and which may have legal basis or ramifications on:

  • The activity of another party
  • The behavior of another party
  • The manner in which an act is executed

**Examples:**An ethical obligation for a provider to fully inform a patient about all treatment options. An ethical obligation for a provider not to disclose personal health information that meets certain criteria, e.g., where disclosure might result in harm to the patient or another person. The set of health care services which a provider is credentialed or privileged to provide.

2    STDPOLhttp://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ActClassstandard of practice policy

**Description:**A requirement, rule, or expectation typically documented as guidelines, protocols, or formularies imposed or strongly encouraged by an organization that oversees or has authority over the practices within a domain, and which may have legal basis or ramifications on:

  • The activity of another party
  • The behavior of another party
  • The manner in which an act is executed

**Examples:**A payer may require a prescribing provider to adhere to formulary guidelines. An institution may adopt clinical guidelines and protocols and implement these within its electronic health record and decision support systems.


Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

Level A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. In this scheme, some codes are under other codes, and imply that the code they are under also applies
System The source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere)
Code The code (used as the code in the resource instance)
Display The display (used in the display element of a Coding). If there is no display, implementers should not simply display the code, but map the concept into their application
Definition An explanation of the meaning of the concept
Comments Additional notes about how to use the code

History

DateActionAuthorCustodianComment
2023-11-14reviseMarc DuteauTSMGAdd standard copyright and contact to internal content; up-476
2022-10-18reviseMarc DuteauTSMGFixing missing metadata; up-349
2020-05-06reviseTed KleinVocabulary WGMigrated to the UTG maintenance environment and publishing tooling.
2014-03-26reviseVocabulary (Woody Beeler) (no record of original request)2014T1_2014-03-26_001283 (RIM release ID)Lock all vaue sets untouched since 2014-03-26 to trackingId 2014T1_2014_03_26