Contract

Financial

Legally enforceable, formally recorded unilateral or bilateral directive i.e., a policy or agreement.

Contract is a FHIR R4 Financial resource — legal agreement. It defines 183 elements and supports 19 search parameters, and is referenced from 5 elements across other resources.

Official spec

Path	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Contract	0..*	—	Legal Agreement
.idΣ	0..1	String	Logical id of this artifact
.metaΣ	0..1	Meta	Metadata about the resource
.implicitRules?!Σ	0..1	uri	A set of rules under which this content was created
.language	0..1	code	Language of the resource content Bindinglanguages(preferred)
.text	0..1	Narrative	Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation
.contained	0..*	Resource	Contained, inline Resources
.extension	0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
.modifierExtension?!	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored
.identifierΣ	0..*	Identifier	Contract number
.url	0..1	uri	Basal definition
.versionΣ	0..1	string	Business edition
.status?!Σ	0..1	code	amended \| appended \| cancelled \| disputed \| entered-in-error \| executable \| executed \| negotiable \| offered \| policy \| rejected \| renewed \| revoked \| resolved \| terminated Bindingcontract-status(required)
.legalState	0..1	CodeableConcept	Negotiation status Bindingcontract-legalstate(extensible)
.instantiatesCanonical	0..1	Reference(Contract)	Source Contract Definition
.instantiatesUri	0..1	uri	External Contract Definition
.contentDerivative	0..1	CodeableConcept	Content derived from the basal information Bindingcontract-content-derivative(example)
.issuedΣ	0..1	dateTime	When this Contract was issued
.appliesΣ	0..1	Period	Effective time
.expirationType	0..1	CodeableConcept	Contract cessation cause Bindingcontract-expiration-type(example)
.subjectΣ	0..*	Reference(Resource)	Contract Target Entity
.authority	0..*	Reference(Organization)	Authority under which this Contract has standing
.domain	0..*	Reference(Location)	A sphere of control governed by an authoritative jurisdiction, organization, or person
.site	0..*	Reference(Location)	Specific Location
.nameΣ	0..1	string	Computer friendly designation
.titleΣ	0..1	string	Human Friendly name
.subtitle	0..1	string	Subordinate Friendly name
.alias	0..*	string	Acronym or short name
.author	0..1	Reference(Patient \| Practitioner \| PractitionerRole \| Organization)	Source of Contract
.scope	0..1	CodeableConcept	Range of Legal Concerns Bindingcontract-scope(example)
.topic[x]	0..1	CodeableConcept \| Reference(Resource)	Focus of contract interest
.typeΣ	0..1	CodeableConcept	Legal instrument category Bindingcontract-type(example)
.subTypeΣ	0..*	CodeableConcept	Subtype within the context of type Bindingcontract-subtype(example)
.contentDefinition	0..1	BackboneElement	Contract precursor content
.id	0..1	String	Unique id for inter-element referencing
.extension	0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
.modifierExtension?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
.type	1..1	CodeableConcept	Content structure and use Bindingcontract-definition-type(example)
.subType	0..1	CodeableConcept	Detailed Content Type Definition Bindingcontract-definition-subtype(example)
.publisher	0..1	Reference(Practitioner \| PractitionerRole \| Organization)	Publisher Entity
.publicationDate	0..1	dateTime	When published
.publicationStatus	1..1	code	amended \| appended \| cancelled \| disputed \| entered-in-error \| executable \| executed \| negotiable \| offered \| policy \| rejected \| renewed \| revoked \| resolved \| terminated Bindingcontract-publicationstatus(required)
.copyright	0..1	markdown	Publication Ownership
.term	0..*	BackboneElement	Contract Term List
.id	0..1	String	Unique id for inter-element referencing
.extension	0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
.modifierExtension?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
.identifierΣ	0..1	Identifier	Contract Term Number
.issuedΣ	0..1	dateTime	Contract Term Issue Date Time
.appliesΣ	0..1	Period	Contract Term Effective Time
.topic[x]	0..1	CodeableConcept \| Reference(Resource)	Term Concern
.type	0..1	CodeableConcept	Contract Term Type or Form Bindingcontract-term-type(example)
.subType	0..1	CodeableConcept	Contract Term Type specific classification Bindingcontract-term-subtype(example)
.textΣ	0..1	string	Term Statement
.securityLabel	0..*	BackboneElement	Protection for the Term
.id	0..1	String	Unique id for inter-element referencing
.extension	0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
.modifierExtension?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
.number	0..*	unsignedInt	Link to Security Labels
.classification	1..1	Coding	Confidentiality Protection Bindingcontract-security-classification(example)
.category	0..*	Coding	Applicable Policy Bindingcontract-security-category(example)
.control	0..*	Coding	Handling Instructions Bindingcontract-security-control(example)
.offer	1..1	BackboneElement	Context of the Contract term
.id	0..1	String	Unique id for inter-element referencing
.extension	0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
.modifierExtension?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
.identifier	0..*	Identifier	Offer business ID
.party	0..*	BackboneElement	Offer Recipient
.id	0..1	String	Unique id for inter-element referencing
.extension	0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
.modifierExtension?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
.reference	1..*	Reference(Patient \| RelatedPerson \| Practitioner \| PractitionerRole \| Device \| Group \| Organization)	Referenced entity
.role	1..1	CodeableConcept	Participant engagement type Bindingcontract-party-role(example)
.topicΣ	0..1	Reference(Resource)	Negotiable offer asset
.type	0..1	CodeableConcept	Contract Offer Type or Form Bindingcontract-term-type(example)
.decision	0..1	CodeableConcept	Accepting party choice Bindingv3-ActConsentDirective(extensible)
.decisionMode	0..*	CodeableConcept	How decision is conveyed Bindingcontract-decision-mode(example)
.answer	0..*	BackboneElement	Response to offer text
.id	0..1	String	Unique id for inter-element referencing
.extension	0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
.modifierExtension?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
.value[x]	1..1	boolean \| decimal \| integer \| date \| dateTime \| time \| string \| uri \| Attachment \| Coding \| Quantity \| Reference(Resource)	The actual answer response
.text	0..1	string	Human readable offer text
.linkId	0..*	string	Pointer to text
.securityLabelNumber	0..*	unsignedInt	Offer restriction numbers
.asset	0..*	BackboneElement	Contract Term Asset List
.id	0..1	String	Unique id for inter-element referencing
.extension	0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
.modifierExtension?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
.scope	0..1	CodeableConcept	Range of asset Bindingcontract-assetscope(example)
.type	0..*	CodeableConcept	Asset category Bindingcontract-assettype(example)
.typeReference	0..*	Reference(Resource)	Associated entities
.subtype	0..*	CodeableConcept	Asset sub-category Bindingcontract-assetsubtype(example)
.relationship	0..1	Coding	Kinship of the asset Bindingconsent-content-class(extensible)
.context	0..*	BackboneElement	Circumstance of the asset
.id	0..1	String	Unique id for inter-element referencing
.extension	0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
.modifierExtension?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
.reference	0..1	Reference(Resource)	Creator,custodian or owner
.code	0..*	CodeableConcept	Codeable asset context Bindingcontract-assetcontext(example)
.text	0..1	string	Context description
.condition	0..1	string	Quality desctiption of asset
.periodType	0..*	CodeableConcept	Asset availability types Bindingasset-availability(example)
.period	0..*	Period	Time period of the asset
.usePeriod	0..*	Period	Time period
.text	0..1	string	Asset clause or question text
.linkId	0..*	string	Pointer to asset text
.answer	0..*	—	Response to assets
.securityLabelNumber	0..*	unsignedInt	Asset restriction numbers
.valuedItem	0..*	BackboneElement	Contract Valued Item List
.id	0..1	String	Unique id for inter-element referencing
.extension	0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
.modifierExtension?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
.entity[x]	0..1	CodeableConcept \| Reference(Resource)	Contract Valued Item Type
.identifier	0..1	Identifier	Contract Valued Item Number
.effectiveTime	0..1	dateTime	Contract Valued Item Effective Tiem
.quantity	0..1	Quantity	Count of Contract Valued Items
.unitPrice	0..1	Money	Contract Valued Item fee, charge, or cost
.factor	0..1	decimal	Contract Valued Item Price Scaling Factor
.points	0..1	decimal	Contract Valued Item Difficulty Scaling Factor
.net	0..1	Money	Total Contract Valued Item Value
.payment	0..1	string	Terms of valuation
.paymentDate	0..1	dateTime	When payment is due
.responsible	0..1	Reference(Organization \| Patient \| Practitioner \| PractitionerRole \| RelatedPerson)	Who will make payment
.recipient	0..1	Reference(Organization \| Patient \| Practitioner \| PractitionerRole \| RelatedPerson)	Who will receive payment
.linkId	0..*	string	Pointer to specific item
.securityLabelNumber	0..*	unsignedInt	Security Labels that define affected terms
.action	0..*	BackboneElement	Entity being ascribed responsibility
.id	0..1	String	Unique id for inter-element referencing
.extension	0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
.modifierExtension?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
.doNotPerform?!	0..1	boolean	True if the term prohibits the action
.type	1..1	CodeableConcept	Type or form of the action Bindingcontract-action(example)
.subject	0..*	BackboneElement	Entity of the action
.id	0..1	String	Unique id for inter-element referencing
.extension	0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
.modifierExtension?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
.reference	1..*	Reference(Patient \| RelatedPerson \| Practitioner \| PractitionerRole \| Device \| Group \| Organization)	Entity of the action
.role	0..1	CodeableConcept	Role type of the agent Bindingcontract-actorrole(example)
.intent	1..1	CodeableConcept	Purpose for the Contract Term Action Bindingv3-PurposeOfUse(example)
.linkId	0..*	string	Pointer to specific item
.status	1..1	CodeableConcept	State of the action Bindingcontract-actionstatus(example)
.context	0..1	Reference(Encounter \| EpisodeOfCare)	Episode associated with action
.contextLinkId	0..*	string	Pointer to specific item
.occurrence[x]	0..1	dateTime \| Period \| Timing	When action happens
.requester	0..*	Reference(Patient \| RelatedPerson \| Practitioner \| PractitionerRole \| Device \| Group \| Organization)	Who asked for action
.requesterLinkId	0..*	string	Pointer to specific item
.performerType	0..*	CodeableConcept	Kind of service performer Bindingprovenance-agent-type(example)
.performerRole	0..1	CodeableConcept	Competency of the performer Bindingprovenance-agent-role(example)
.performer	0..1	Reference(RelatedPerson \| Patient \| Practitioner \| PractitionerRole \| CareTeam \| Device \| Substance \| Organization \| Location)	Actor that wil execute (or not) the action
.performerLinkId	0..*	string	Pointer to specific item
.reasonCode	0..*	CodeableConcept	Why is action (not) needed? Bindingv3-PurposeOfUse(example)
.reasonReference	0..*	Reference(Condition \| Observation \| DiagnosticReport \| DocumentReference \| Questionnaire \| QuestionnaireResponse)	Why is action (not) needed?
.reason	0..*	string	Why action is to be performed
.reasonLinkId	0..*	string	Pointer to specific item
.note	0..*	Annotation	Comments about the action
.securityLabelNumber	0..*	unsignedInt	Action restriction numbers
.group	0..*	—	Nested Contract Term Group
.supportingInfo	0..*	Reference(Resource)	Extra Information
.relevantHistory	0..*	Reference(Provenance)	Key event in Contract History
.signer	0..*	BackboneElement	Contract Signatory
.id	0..1	String	Unique id for inter-element referencing
.extension	0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
.modifierExtension?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
.type	1..1	Coding	Contract Signatory Role Bindingcontract-signer-type(preferred)
.party	1..1	Reference(Organization \| Patient \| Practitioner \| PractitionerRole \| RelatedPerson)	Contract Signatory Party
.signature	1..*	Signature	Contract Documentation Signature
.friendly	0..*	BackboneElement	Contract Friendly Language
.id	0..1	String	Unique id for inter-element referencing
.extension	0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
.modifierExtension?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
.content[x]	1..1	Attachment \| Reference(Composition \| DocumentReference \| QuestionnaireResponse)	Easily comprehended representation of this Contract
.legal	0..*	BackboneElement	Contract Legal Language
.id	0..1	String	Unique id for inter-element referencing
.extension	0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
.modifierExtension?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
.content[x]	1..1	Attachment \| Reference(Composition \| DocumentReference \| QuestionnaireResponse)	Contract Legal Text
.rule	0..*	BackboneElement	Computable Contract Language
.id	0..1	String	Unique id for inter-element referencing
.extension	0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
.modifierExtension?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
.content[x]	1..1	Attachment \| Reference(DocumentReference)	Computable Contract Rules
.legallyBinding[x]	0..1	Attachment \| Reference(Composition \| DocumentReference \| QuestionnaireResponse \| Contract)	Binding Contract

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