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| Vocabulary  Work Group | Maturity Level: N/A | External | Use Context: Any | 
This value set (http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/v3-ParticipationTargetSubject) is defined as part of HL7 v3. Related FHIR content: ParticipationTargetSubject.
Summary
| Defining URL: | http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/v3-ParticipationTargetSubject | 
| Name: | ParticipationTargetSubject | 
| Definition: | The principle target that the service acts on. E.g. the patient in physical examination, a specimen in a lab observation. May also be a patient's family member (teaching) or a device or room (cleaning, disinfecting, housekeeping). Note: not all direct targets are subjects, consumables, and devices used as tools for a service are not subjects. However, a device may be a subject of a maintenance service. | 
| OID: | 2.16.840.1.113883.1.11.19584 (for OID based terminology systems) | 
| Source Resource | XML / JSON | 
This value set is not currently used
This value set includes codes from the following code systems:
http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/ParticipationType where concept  is-a  SBJ
This expansion generated 20 Dec 2017
This value set contains 2 concepts
Expansion based on http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/ParticipationType version 2017-07-31
All codes from system http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/ParticipationType
| Lvl | Code | Display | Definition | 
| 0 | SBJ | subject | The principle target on which the action happens. Examples: The patient in physical examination, a specimen in a lab observation. May also be a patient's family member (teaching) or a device or room (cleaning, disinfecting, housekeeping). UsageNotes: Not all direct targets are subjects. Consumables and devices used as tools for an act are not subjects. However, a device may be a subject of a maintenance action. | 
| 1 | SPC | specimen | The subject of non-clinical (e.g. laboratory) observation services is a specimen. |