This resource contains the legally binding requirements for any type of healthcare consent. Patient consent may be related to privacy, medical treatment, research, or advance care (e.g., DNR).
You can review or retrieve consent information.
_search
Query for a patient’s consent details, as documented by one provider.
cURL request example
Request Body Schema
- patientArray of string
The patient to whom the consent applies
- patient.identifierArray of string
One or more external identifiers for the patient
- scopeArray of string
Which of the areas this consent covers
- categoryArray of string
The category of the consent
- organizationArray of string
The custodian organization that manages the consent
- verifiedWithArray of string
Who verified the instruction (Patient, Relative or other Authorized Person).
- resourceTyperequired, string
Identifies the type of the resource
Value:Bundle
- typerequired, string
Identifies this bundle as a response to a search
Value:searchset
- totalrequired, number
The total number of matches
- entryArray of Consent, Organization, RelatedPerson or Other
A resource matching the search criteria or related to a matching resource
- resourcerequired, object
A record of a healthcare consumer's choices for specific purposes and periods of time.
- resourceTyperequired, string
Identifies the type of the resource
Value:Consent
- statusrequired, string
Indicates the current state of this consent.
Possible Values:draft
,proposed
,active
,rejected
,inactive
,entered-in-error
- scoperequired, object
A selector of the type of consent being presented: ADR, Privacy, Treatment, Research. This list is now extensible.
- codingArray of object
A reference to a code defined by a terminology system.
- systemstring
The identification of the code system that defines the meaning of the symbol in the code.
- codestring
A symbol in syntax defined by the system. The symbol may be a predefined code or an expression in a syntax defined by the coding system (e.g. post-coordination).
- textstring
A human language representation of the concept as seen/selected/uttered by the user who entered the data and/or which represents the intended meaning of the user.
- categoryrequired, Array of object
A classification of the type of consents found in the statement. This element supports indexing and retrieval of consent statements.
- codingArray of object
A reference to a code defined by a terminology system.
- systemstring
The identification of the code system that defines the meaning of the symbol in the code.
- codestring
A symbol in syntax defined by the system. The symbol may be a predefined code or an expression in a syntax defined by the coding system (e.g. post-coordination).
- textstring
A human language representation of the concept as seen/selected/uttered by the user who entered the data and/or which represents the intended meaning of the user.
- policyRulerequired, object
policyRule is unsupported, but required by FHIR.
- extensionArray of object
Identifies this field as unsupported
- urlrequired, string
Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL.
Value:http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/data-absent-reason
- valueCoderequired, string
The reason a required field is missing
Value:unsupported
- idstring
The logical id of the resource, as used in the URL for the resource. Once assigned, this value never changes.
- identifierArray of object
Unique identifier for this copy of the Consent Statement.
- extensionArray of Boolean, String, CodeableConcept, Coding
May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.
- urlrequired, string
Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL.
- valueBooleanboolean
A single value for the extension.
- usestring
The purpose of this identifier.
Possible Values:usual
,official
,temp
,secondary
,old (If known)
- systemstring
Establishes the namespace for the value - that is, a URL that describes a set values that are unique.
- valuestring
The portion of the identifier typically relevant to the user and which is unique within the context of the system.
- patientobject
The patient/healthcare consumer to whom this consent applies.
Must be a resource of type
Patient
.- referencestring
A reference to another resource. This is typically either a relative reference which includes the resource type and ID, or an internal reference which starts with
#
and refers to a contained resource.
- organizationArray of object
The custodian organization(s) that manage the consent, and the framework within which it is executed.
Must be a resource of type
Organization
.- referencestring
A reference to another resource. This is typically either a relative reference which includes the resource type and ID, or an internal reference which starts with
#
and refers to a contained resource.
- verificationArray of object
Whether a treatment instruction (e.g. artificial respiration yes or no) was verified with the patient, his/her family or another authorized person.
- verifiedrequired, boolean
Has the instruction been verified.
- verifiedWithobject
Who verified the instruction (Patient, Relative or other Authorized Person).
Must be a resource of type
RelatedPerson
.- referencestring
A reference to another resource. This is typically either a relative reference which includes the resource type and ID, or an internal reference which starts with
#
and refers to a contained resource.
- verificationDatestring
Date verification was collected.
- provisionobject
An exception to the base policy of this consent. An exception can be an addition or removal of access permissions.
- periodobject
The timeframe in this rule is valid.
- startstring
The start of the period. The boundary is inclusive.
- endstring
The end of the period. If the end of the period is missing, it means no end was known or planned at the time the instance was created. The start may be in the past, and the end date in the future, which means that period is expected/planned to end at that time.
- codeArray of object
If this code is found in an instance, then the rule applies.
- codingArray of object
A reference to a code defined by a terminology system.
- systemstring
The identification of the code system that defines the meaning of the symbol in the code.
- codestring
A symbol in syntax defined by the system. The symbol may be a predefined code or an expression in a syntax defined by the coding system (e.g. post-coordination).
- textstring
A human language representation of the concept as seen/selected/uttered by the user who entered the data and/or which represents the intended meaning of the user.
- sourceAttachmentobject
The source on which this consent statement is based. The source might be a scanned original paper form, or a reference to a consent that links back to such a source, a reference to a document repository (e.g. XDS) that stores the original consent document.
- urlstring
A location where the data can be accessed.
A profile on the Consent resource that conforms to Redox requirements.
- searchrequired, object
Information about the search process that lead to the creation of this entry.
- moderequired, string
Identifies the Consent as matching the search parameters
Value:match
Response to a Consent search operation. Unless the _include
parameter is sent, only Consent resources are returned.