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| Official URL: http://hl7.org/cda/us/ccda/StructureDefinition/AuthorizationActivity | Version: 5.0.0 | |||
| Draft as of 2026-06-13 | Computable Name: AuthorizationActivity | |||
| Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.10.20.1.19 | ||||
An Authorization Activity represents authorizations or pre-authorizations currently active for the patient for the particular payer.
Authorizations are represented using an act subordinate to the policy or program that provided it. The authorization refers to the policy or program. Authorized treatments can be grouped into an organizer class, where common properties, such as the reason for the authorization, can be expressed. Subordinate acts represent what was authorized.
Usages:
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Changes since version 4.0.0:
Description of Template, Differentials, Snapshots and how the different presentations work.
This structure is derived from Act
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: ![]() ![]() |
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C | 1..1 | Act | XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3 Base for all types and resources Instance of this type are validated by templateId Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class) Constraints: should-text-ref-value |
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1..* | II | Slice: Unordered, Open by value:root | |
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1..1 | II | ||
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1..1 | oid, uuid, ruid | Required Pattern: 2.16.840.1.113883.10.20.1.19 | |
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0..0 | |||
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1..1 | cs | Fixed Value: ACT | |
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1..1 | cs | Fixed Value: EVN | |
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1..1 | II | ||
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C | 0..1 | ED | SHOULD reference the portion of section narrative text corresponding to this entry |
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C | 0..1 | TEL | Constraints: value-starts-octothorpe |
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1..* | EntryRelationship | Slice: Unordered, Open by value:typeCode | |
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C | 1..* | EntryRelationship | The target of an authorization activity MAY contain one or more performer, to indicate the providers that have been authorized to provide treatment (CONF:81-8952). Constraints: 81-8951 |
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1..1 | cs | Fixed Value: SUBJ | |
Documentation for this format | ||||
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression |
| 81-8951 | error | Act.entryRelationship:target | The target of an authorization activity with act/entryRelationship/@typeCode="SUBJ" SHALL be a clinical statement with moodCode="PRMS" Promise (CONF:81-8951). |
(act | encounter | observation | observationMedia | organizer | procedure | regionOfInterest | substanceAdministration | supply).where(moodCode='PRMS').exists()
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| should-text-ref-value | warning | Act | SHOULD contain text/reference/@value |
text.reference.value.exists()
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| value-starts-octothorpe | error | Act.text.reference | If reference/@value is present, it SHALL begin with a '#' and SHALL point to its corresponding narrative |
value.exists() implies value.startsWith('#')
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| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression |
| 81-8951 | error | Act.entryRelationship:target | The target of an authorization activity with act/entryRelationship/@typeCode="SUBJ" SHALL be a clinical statement with moodCode="PRMS" Promise (CONF:81-8951). |
(act | encounter | observation | observationMedia | organizer | procedure | regionOfInterest | substanceAdministration | supply).where(moodCode='PRMS').exists()
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| ED-1 | error | Act.text.thumbnail | Thumbnails cannot contain their own thumbnails |
thumbnail.empty()
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| II-1 | error | Act.typeId, Act.entryRelationship:target.typeId | An II instance must have either a root or an nullFlavor. |
root.exists() or nullFlavor.exists()
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| should-text-ref-value | warning | Act | SHOULD contain text/reference/@value |
text.reference.value.exists()
|
| value-starts-octothorpe | error | Act.text.reference | If reference/@value is present, it SHALL begin with a '#' and SHALL point to its corresponding narrative |
value.exists() implies value.startsWith('#')
|
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression |
| 81-8951 | error | Act.entryRelationship:target | The target of an authorization activity with act/entryRelationship/@typeCode="SUBJ" SHALL be a clinical statement with moodCode="PRMS" Promise (CONF:81-8951). |
(act | encounter | observation | observationMedia | organizer | procedure | regionOfInterest | substanceAdministration | supply).where(moodCode='PRMS').exists()
|
| ED-1 | error | Act.text.thumbnail | Thumbnails cannot contain their own thumbnails |
thumbnail.empty()
|
| II-1 | error | Act.typeId, Act.entryRelationship:target.typeId | An II instance must have either a root or an nullFlavor. |
root.exists() or nullFlavor.exists()
|
| should-text-ref-value | warning | Act | SHOULD contain text/reference/@value |
text.reference.value.exists()
|
| value-starts-octothorpe | error | Act.text.reference | If reference/@value is present, it SHALL begin with a '#' and SHALL point to its corresponding narrative |
value.exists() implies value.startsWith('#')
|
Differential View
This structure is derived from Act
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: ![]() ![]() |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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C | 1..1 | Act | XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3 Base for all types and resources Instance of this type are validated by templateId Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class) Constraints: should-text-ref-value |
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1..* | II | Slice: Unordered, Open by value:root | |
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1..1 | II | ||
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1..1 | oid, uuid, ruid | Required Pattern: 2.16.840.1.113883.10.20.1.19 | |
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0..0 | |||
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1..1 | cs | Fixed Value: ACT | |
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1..1 | cs | Fixed Value: EVN | |
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1..1 | II | ||
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C | 0..1 | ED | SHOULD reference the portion of section narrative text corresponding to this entry |
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C | 0..1 | TEL | Constraints: value-starts-octothorpe |
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1..* | EntryRelationship | Slice: Unordered, Open by value:typeCode | |
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C | 1..* | EntryRelationship | The target of an authorization activity MAY contain one or more performer, to indicate the providers that have been authorized to provide treatment (CONF:81-8952). Constraints: 81-8951 |
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1..1 | cs | Fixed Value: SUBJ | |
Documentation for this format | ||||
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression |
| 81-8951 | error | Act.entryRelationship:target | The target of an authorization activity with act/entryRelationship/@typeCode="SUBJ" SHALL be a clinical statement with moodCode="PRMS" Promise (CONF:81-8951). |
(act | encounter | observation | observationMedia | organizer | procedure | regionOfInterest | substanceAdministration | supply).where(moodCode='PRMS').exists()
|
| should-text-ref-value | warning | Act | SHOULD contain text/reference/@value |
text.reference.value.exists()
|
| value-starts-octothorpe | error | Act.text.reference | If reference/@value is present, it SHALL begin with a '#' and SHALL point to its corresponding narrative |
value.exists() implies value.startsWith('#')
|
Key Elements View
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression |
| 81-8951 | error | Act.entryRelationship:target | The target of an authorization activity with act/entryRelationship/@typeCode="SUBJ" SHALL be a clinical statement with moodCode="PRMS" Promise (CONF:81-8951). |
(act | encounter | observation | observationMedia | organizer | procedure | regionOfInterest | substanceAdministration | supply).where(moodCode='PRMS').exists()
|
| ED-1 | error | Act.text.thumbnail | Thumbnails cannot contain their own thumbnails |
thumbnail.empty()
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| II-1 | error | Act.typeId, Act.entryRelationship:target.typeId | An II instance must have either a root or an nullFlavor. |
root.exists() or nullFlavor.exists()
|
| should-text-ref-value | warning | Act | SHOULD contain text/reference/@value |
text.reference.value.exists()
|
| value-starts-octothorpe | error | Act.text.reference | If reference/@value is present, it SHALL begin with a '#' and SHALL point to its corresponding narrative |
value.exists() implies value.startsWith('#')
|
Snapshot View
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression |
| 81-8951 | error | Act.entryRelationship:target | The target of an authorization activity with act/entryRelationship/@typeCode="SUBJ" SHALL be a clinical statement with moodCode="PRMS" Promise (CONF:81-8951). |
(act | encounter | observation | observationMedia | organizer | procedure | regionOfInterest | substanceAdministration | supply).where(moodCode='PRMS').exists()
|
| ED-1 | error | Act.text.thumbnail | Thumbnails cannot contain their own thumbnails |
thumbnail.empty()
|
| II-1 | error | Act.typeId, Act.entryRelationship:target.typeId | An II instance must have either a root or an nullFlavor. |
root.exists() or nullFlavor.exists()
|
| should-text-ref-value | warning | Act | SHOULD contain text/reference/@value |
text.reference.value.exists()
|
| value-starts-octothorpe | error | Act.text.reference | If reference/@value is present, it SHALL begin with a '#' and SHALL point to its corresponding narrative |
value.exists() implies value.startsWith('#')
|