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Example CodeSystem/reference-version-rules (XML)

Responsible Owner: FHIR Infrastructure Work GroupStandards Status: Informative

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Definition for Code SystemReferenceVersionRules

 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="reference-version-rules"/>  <meta>  <lastUpdated value="2026-03-22T03:06:31.630+00:00"/>  </meta>  <text>  <status value="generated"/>  <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p class="res-header-id"> <b> Generated Narrative: CodeSystem reference-version-rules</b>  </p>  <a name="reference-version-rules"> </a>  <a name="hcreference-version-rules"> </a>  <p> This case-sensitive code system <code> http://hl7.org/fhir/reference-version-rules</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">either <a name="reference-version-rules-either"> </a>  </td>  <td> Either Specific or independent</td>  <td> The reference may be either version independent or version specific.</td>  </tr>  <tr>  <td style="white-space:nowrap">independent <a name="reference-version-rules-independent"> </a>  </td>  <td> Version independent</td>  <td> The reference must be version independent.</td>  </tr>  <tr>  <td style="white-space:nowrap">specific <a name="reference-version-rules-specific"> </a>  </td>  <td> Version Specific</td>  <td> The reference must be version specific.</td>  </tr>  </table>  </div>  </text>  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg"> <valueCode value="fhir"/>  </extension>  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status"> <valueCode value="normative"/>  </extension>  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/reference-version-rules"/>  <identifier>  <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>  <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.90"/>  </identifier>  <version value="6.0.0-ballot4"/>  <name value="ReferenceVersionRules"/>  <title value="ReferenceVersionRules"/>  <status value="active"/>  <experimental value="false"/>  <date value="2026-03-22T03:06:31+00:00"/>  <publisher value="HL7 International / FHIR Infrastructure"/>  <contact>  <telecom>  <system value="url"/>  <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/>  </telecom>  <telecom>  <system value="email"/>  <value value="fhir@lists.hl7.org"/>  </telecom>  </contact>  <contact>  <telecom>  <system value="url"/>  <value value="http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/fiwg"/>  </telecom>  </contact>  <description value="Whether a reference needs to be version specific or version independent, or whether either can be used."/>  <jurisdiction>  <coding>  <system value="http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm"/>  <code value="001"/>  <display value="World"/>  </coding>  </jurisdiction>  <caseSensitive value="true"/>  <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/reference-version-rules"/>  <content value="complete"/>  <concept>  <code value="either"/>  <display value="Either Specific or independent"/>  <definition value="The reference may be either version independent or version specific."/>  </concept>  <concept>  <code value="independent"/>  <display value="Version independent"/>  <definition value="The reference must be version independent."/>  </concept>  <concept>  <code value="specific"/>  <display value="Version Specific"/>  <definition value="The reference must be version specific."/>  </concept>  </CodeSystem> 

Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.