Social Care Interoperability Platform FHIR Implementation Guide
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: MODS DSCR to DSCR transfer - XML Representation

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<OperationDefinition xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="Operation-MODSDSCRPatientTransfer"/>
  <text>
    <status value="generated"/>
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p class="res-header-id"><b>Generated Narrative: OperationDefinition Operation-MODSDSCRPatientTransfer</b></p><a name="Operation-MODSDSCRPatientTransfer"> </a><a name="hcOperation-MODSDSCRPatientTransfer"> </a><p>URL: [base]/Patient/$transfer</p><p>Input parameters Profile:<a href="StructureDefinition-MODS-DSCRTransferParametersIn-1.html">MODS DSCR $transfer — Input Parameters</a></p><p>Output parameters Profile:<a href="StructureDefinition-MODS-DSCRTransferParametersOutput-1.html">MODS DSCR $transfer — Output Parameters</a></p><h3>Parameters</h3><table class="grid"><tr><td><b>Use</b></td><td><b>Name</b></td><td><b>Scope</b></td><td><b>Cardinality</b></td><td><b>Type</b></td><td><b>Binding</b></td><td><b>Documentation</b></td></tr><tr><td>IN</td><td>subject</td><td/><td>1..1</td><td><a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/references.html#Reference">Reference</a> (<a href="StructureDefinition-MODS-Patient.html" title="https://metadata.phase2.scip.synanetics.cloud/fhir/r4/StructureDefinition/MODS-Patient">MODS Patient</a>)</td><td/><td><div><p>Logical-only reference to Patient (identifier+display; no literal reference). Who the request is about (the subject of care or patient).</p>
</div></td></tr><tr><td>IN</td><td>fulfiller</td><td/><td>1..1</td><td><a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/references.html#Reference">Reference</a> (<a href="StructureDefinition-MODS-Organization.html" title="https://metadata.phase2.scip.synanetics.cloud/fhir/r4/StructureDefinition/MODS-Organization">MODS Organization</a>)</td><td/><td><div><p>Logical-only reference to Organization (identifier+display; no literal reference). The organisation who 'owns' or oversees the request to fulfillment (the organisation providing the data).</p>
</div></td></tr><tr><td>IN</td><td>requestor</td><td/><td>1..1</td><td><a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/references.html#Reference">Reference</a> (<a href="StructureDefinition-MODS-Organization.html" title="https://metadata.phase2.scip.synanetics.cloud/fhir/r4/StructureDefinition/MODS-Organization">MODS Organization</a>)</td><td/><td><div><p>Logical-only reference to Organization (identifier+display; no literal reference). The organisation who initiated or placed the request.</p>
</div></td></tr><tr><td>IN</td><td>requestedBy</td><td/><td>1..1</td><td><a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/references.html#Reference">Reference</a> (<a href="StructureDefinition-MODS-Practitioner.html" title="https://metadata.phase2.scip.synanetics.cloud/fhir/r4/StructureDefinition/MODS-Practitioner">MODS Practitioner</a>)</td><td/><td><div><p>Logical-only reference to Practitioner (identifier+display; no literal reference). The person who initiated or placed the request.</p>
</div></td></tr><tr><td>IN</td><td>fulfilledBy</td><td/><td>0..1</td><td><a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/references.html#Reference">Reference</a> (<a href="StructureDefinition-MODS-Practitioner.html" title="https://metadata.phase2.scip.synanetics.cloud/fhir/r4/StructureDefinition/MODS-Practitioner">MODS Practitioner</a>)</td><td/><td><div><p>Logical-only reference to Practitioner (identifier+display; no literal reference). The person who 'owns' or oversees the request to fulfillment.</p>
</div></td></tr><tr><td>IN</td><td>targetCompletion</td><td/><td>0..1</td><td><a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/datatypes.html#date">date</a></td><td/><td><div><p>Requested completion date (YYYY, YYYY-MM, or YYYY-MM-DD).</p>
</div></td></tr><tr><td>IN</td><td>status</td><td/><td>1..1</td><td><a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/datatypes.html#code">code</a></td><td><a href="ValueSet-MODS-DSCRTransferStatus-1.html">MODS DSCR Transfer Status</a> (Required)</td><td><div><p>Required transfer status; initial/default is 'requested'.</p>
</div></td></tr><tr><td>IN</td><td>statusLastUpdated</td><td/><td>1..1</td><td><a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/datatypes.html#dateTime">dateTime</a></td><td/><td><div><p>Last date/time the status changed in ISO datetime format.</p>
</div></td></tr><tr><td>IN</td><td>note</td><td/><td>0..*</td><td/><td/><td><div><p>Optional note with date and text; text limited to 250 chars.</p>
</div></td></tr><tr><td>IN</td><td>note.date</td><td/><td>1..1</td><td><a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/datatypes.html#dateTime">dateTime</a></td><td/><td/></tr><tr><td>IN</td><td>note.text</td><td/><td>1..1</td><td><a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/datatypes.html#string">string</a></td><td/><td><div><p>Free text, max 250 characters.</p>
</div></td></tr><tr><td>IN</td><td>requestorTrackingId</td><td/><td>1..1</td><td><a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/datatypes.html#string">string</a></td><td/><td><div><p>Stable, unique ID from the requestor (enforced by implementors).</p>
</div></td></tr><tr><td>IN</td><td>fulfillerTrackingId</td><td/><td>0..1</td><td><a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/datatypes.html#string">string</a></td><td/><td><div><p>Stable, unique ID from the fulfiller when present (enforced by implementors).</p>
</div></td></tr><tr><td>OUT</td><td>operationOutcome</td><td/><td>1..1</td><td><a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/operationoutcome.html">OperationOutcome</a></td><td/><td><div><p>OperationOutcome resource with status information</p>
</div></td></tr><tr><td>OUT</td><td>requestorTrackingId</td><td/><td>1..1</td><td><a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/datatypes.html#string">string</a></td><td/><td><div><p>Stable, unique ID from the requestor</p>
</div></td></tr><tr><td>OUT</td><td>fulfillerTrackingId</td><td/><td>0..1</td><td><a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/datatypes.html#string">string</a></td><td/><td><div><p>Stable, unique ID from the fulfiller when present</p>
</div></td></tr><tr><td>OUT</td><td>targetCompletion</td><td/><td>0..1</td><td><a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/datatypes.html#date">date</a></td><td/><td><div><p>Requested completion date (YYYY, YYYY-MM, or YYYY-MM-DD).</p>
</div></td></tr><tr><td>OUT</td><td>status</td><td/><td>1..1</td><td><a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/datatypes.html#code">code</a></td><td><a href="ValueSet-MODS-DSCRTransferStatus-1.html">MODS DSCR Transfer Status</a> (Required)</td><td><div><p>Required transfer status; if this is a response to a new request, the status will be 'received'</p>
</div></td></tr><tr><td>OUT</td><td>statusLastUpdated</td><td/><td>1..1</td><td><a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/datatypes.html#dateTime">dateTime</a></td><td/><td><div><p>Last date/time the status changed in ISO datetime format.</p>
</div></td></tr><tr><td>OUT</td><td>subject</td><td/><td>1..1</td><td><a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/references.html#Reference">Reference</a> (<a href="StructureDefinition-MODS-Patient.html" title="https://metadata.phase2.scip.synanetics.cloud/fhir/r4/StructureDefinition/MODS-Patient">MODS Patient</a>)</td><td/><td><div><p>Logical-only reference to Patient (identifier+display; no literal reference). Who the request is about (the subject of care or patient).</p>
</div></td></tr><tr><td>OUT</td><td>fulfiller</td><td/><td>1..1</td><td><a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/references.html#Reference">Reference</a> (<a href="StructureDefinition-MODS-Organization.html" title="https://metadata.phase2.scip.synanetics.cloud/fhir/r4/StructureDefinition/MODS-Organization">MODS Organization</a>)</td><td/><td><div><p>Logical-only reference to Organization (identifier+display; no literal reference). The organisation who 'owns' or oversees the request to fulfillment (the organisation providing the data).</p>
</div></td></tr><tr><td>OUT</td><td>requestor</td><td/><td>1..1</td><td><a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/references.html#Reference">Reference</a> (<a href="StructureDefinition-MODS-Organization.html" title="https://metadata.phase2.scip.synanetics.cloud/fhir/r4/StructureDefinition/MODS-Organization">MODS Organization</a>)</td><td/><td><div><p>Logical-only reference to Organization (identifier+display; no literal reference). The organisation who initiated or placed the request.</p>
</div></td></tr><tr><td>OUT</td><td>requestedBy</td><td/><td>1..1</td><td><a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/references.html#Reference">Reference</a> (<a href="StructureDefinition-MODS-Practitioner.html" title="https://metadata.phase2.scip.synanetics.cloud/fhir/r4/StructureDefinition/MODS-Practitioner">MODS Practitioner</a>)</td><td/><td><div><p>Logical-only reference to Practitioner (identifier+display; no literal reference). The person who initiated or placed the request.</p>
</div></td></tr><tr><td>OUT</td><td>fulfilledBy</td><td/><td>0..1</td><td><a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/references.html#Reference">Reference</a> (<a href="StructureDefinition-MODS-Practitioner.html" title="https://metadata.phase2.scip.synanetics.cloud/fhir/r4/StructureDefinition/MODS-Practitioner">MODS Practitioner</a>)</td><td/><td><div><p>Logical-only reference to Practitioner (identifier+display; no literal reference). The person who 'owns' or oversees the request to fulfillment.</p>
</div></td></tr><tr><td>OUT</td><td>note</td><td/><td>0..*</td><td/><td/><td><div><p>Optional note with date and text; text limited to 250 chars.</p>
</div></td></tr><tr><td>OUT</td><td>note.date</td><td/><td>1..1</td><td><a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/datatypes.html#dateTime">dateTime</a></td><td/><td/></tr><tr><td>OUT</td><td>note.text</td><td/><td>1..1</td><td><a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/datatypes.html#string">string</a></td><td/><td><div><p>Free text, max 250 characters.</p>
</div></td></tr></table></div>
  </text>
  <url
       value="https://metadata.phase2.scip.synanetics.cloud/fhir/r4/OperationDefinition/Operation-MODS-DSCRPatientTransfer-1"/>
  <version value="0.1.0"/>
  <name value="MODS DSCR Transfer"/>
  <title value="MODS DSCR to DSCR transfer"/>
  <status value="draft"/>
  <kind value="operation"/>
  <date value="2026-03-24T16:18:08+00:00"/>
  <publisher
             value="Synanetics Ltd on behalf of DHSC/Social Care Interoperability Platform"/>
  <contact>
    <name
          value="Synanetics Ltd on behalf of DHSC/Social Care Interoperability Platform"/>
    <telecom>
      <system value="url"/>
      <value value="https://synanetics.com"/>
    </telecom>
    <telecom>
      <system value="email"/>
      <value value="info@synanetics.com"/>
    </telecom>
  </contact>
  <description
               value="Transfers a patient from one organisation/service/care context to another.
Invoked at the Patient type level because the fulfiller does not know the server-assigned Patient id."/>
  <jurisdiction>
    <coding>
      <system value="urn:iso:std:iso:3166"/>
      <code value="GB"/>
      <display value="United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland"/>
    </coding>
  </jurisdiction>
  <affectsState value="true"/>
  <code value="transfer"/>
  <resource value="Patient"/>
  <system value="false"/>
  <type value="true"/>
  <instance value="false"/>
  <inputProfile
                value="https://metadata.phase2.scip.synanetics.cloud/fhir/r4/StructureDefinition/MODS-DSCRTransferParametersIn-1"/>
  <outputProfile
                 value="https://metadata.phase2.scip.synanetics.cloud/fhir/r4/StructureDefinition/MODS-DSCRTransferParametersOutput-1"/>
  <parameter>
    <name value="subject"/>
    <use value="in"/>
    <min value="1"/>
    <max value="1"/>
    <documentation
                   value="Logical-only reference to Patient (identifier+display; no literal reference). Who the request is about (the subject of care or patient)."/>
    <type value="Reference"/>
    <targetProfile
                   value="https://metadata.phase2.scip.synanetics.cloud/fhir/r4/StructureDefinition/MODS-Patient"/>
  </parameter>
  <parameter>
    <name value="fulfiller"/>
    <use value="in"/>
    <min value="1"/>
    <max value="1"/>
    <documentation
                   value="Logical-only reference to Organization (identifier+display; no literal reference). The organisation who 'owns' or oversees the request to fulfillment (the organisation providing the data)."/>
    <type value="Reference"/>
    <targetProfile
                   value="https://metadata.phase2.scip.synanetics.cloud/fhir/r4/StructureDefinition/MODS-Organization"/>
  </parameter>
  <parameter>
    <name value="requestor"/>
    <use value="in"/>
    <min value="1"/>
    <max value="1"/>
    <documentation
                   value="Logical-only reference to Organization (identifier+display; no literal reference). The organisation who initiated or placed the request."/>
    <type value="Reference"/>
    <targetProfile
                   value="https://metadata.phase2.scip.synanetics.cloud/fhir/r4/StructureDefinition/MODS-Organization"/>
  </parameter>
  <parameter>
    <name value="requestedBy"/>
    <use value="in"/>
    <min value="1"/>
    <max value="1"/>
    <documentation
                   value="Logical-only reference to Practitioner (identifier+display; no literal reference). The person who initiated or placed the request."/>
    <type value="Reference"/>
    <targetProfile
                   value="https://metadata.phase2.scip.synanetics.cloud/fhir/r4/StructureDefinition/MODS-Practitioner"/>
  </parameter>
  <parameter>
    <name value="fulfilledBy"/>
    <use value="in"/>
    <min value="0"/>
    <max value="1"/>
    <documentation
                   value="Logical-only reference to Practitioner (identifier+display; no literal reference). The person who 'owns' or oversees the request to fulfillment."/>
    <type value="Reference"/>
    <targetProfile
                   value="https://metadata.phase2.scip.synanetics.cloud/fhir/r4/StructureDefinition/MODS-Practitioner"/>
  </parameter>
  <parameter>
    <name value="targetCompletion"/>
    <use value="in"/>
    <min value="0"/>
    <max value="1"/>
    <documentation
                   value="Requested completion date (YYYY, YYYY-MM, or YYYY-MM-DD)."/>
    <type value="date"/>
  </parameter>
  <parameter>
    <name value="status"/>
    <use value="in"/>
    <min value="1"/>
    <max value="1"/>
    <documentation
                   value="Required transfer status; initial/default is 'requested'."/>
    <type value="code"/>
    <binding>
      <strength value="required"/>
      <valueSet
                value="https://metadata.phase2.scip.synanetics.cloud/fhir/r4/ValueSet/MODS-DSCRTransferStatus-1"/>
    </binding>
  </parameter>
  <parameter>
    <name value="statusLastUpdated"/>
    <use value="in"/>
    <min value="1"/>
    <max value="1"/>
    <documentation
                   value="Last date/time the status changed in ISO datetime format."/>
    <type value="dateTime"/>
  </parameter>
  <parameter>
    <name value="note"/>
    <use value="in"/>
    <min value="0"/>
    <max value="*"/>
    <documentation
                   value="Optional note with date and text; text limited to 250 chars."/>
    <part>
      <name value="date"/>
      <use value="in"/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type value="dateTime"/>
    </part>
    <part>
      <name value="text"/>
      <use value="in"/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <documentation value="Free text, max 250 characters."/>
      <type value="string"/>
    </part>
  </parameter>
  <parameter>
    <name value="requestorTrackingId"/>
    <use value="in"/>
    <min value="1"/>
    <max value="1"/>
    <documentation
                   value="Stable, unique ID from the requestor (enforced by implementors)."/>
    <type value="string"/>
  </parameter>
  <parameter>
    <name value="fulfillerTrackingId"/>
    <use value="in"/>
    <min value="0"/>
    <max value="1"/>
    <documentation
                   value="Stable, unique ID from the fulfiller when present (enforced by implementors)."/>
    <type value="string"/>
  </parameter>
  <parameter>
    <name value="operationOutcome"/>
    <use value="out"/>
    <min value="1"/>
    <max value="1"/>
    <documentation value="OperationOutcome resource with status information"/>
    <type value="OperationOutcome"/>
  </parameter>
  <parameter>
    <name value="requestorTrackingId"/>
    <use value="out"/>
    <min value="1"/>
    <max value="1"/>
    <documentation value="Stable, unique ID from the requestor"/>
    <type value="string"/>
  </parameter>
  <parameter>
    <name value="fulfillerTrackingId"/>
    <use value="out"/>
    <min value="0"/>
    <max value="1"/>
    <documentation value="Stable, unique ID from the fulfiller when present"/>
    <type value="string"/>
  </parameter>
  <parameter>
    <name value="targetCompletion"/>
    <use value="out"/>
    <min value="0"/>
    <max value="1"/>
    <documentation
                   value="Requested completion date (YYYY, YYYY-MM, or YYYY-MM-DD)."/>
    <type value="date"/>
  </parameter>
  <parameter>
    <name value="status"/>
    <use value="out"/>
    <min value="1"/>
    <max value="1"/>
    <documentation
                   value="Required transfer status; if this is a response to a new request, the status will be 'received'"/>
    <type value="code"/>
    <binding>
      <strength value="required"/>
      <valueSet
                value="https://metadata.phase2.scip.synanetics.cloud/fhir/r4/ValueSet/MODS-DSCRTransferStatus-1"/>
    </binding>
  </parameter>
  <parameter>
    <name value="statusLastUpdated"/>
    <use value="out"/>
    <min value="1"/>
    <max value="1"/>
    <documentation
                   value="Last date/time the status changed in ISO datetime format."/>
    <type value="dateTime"/>
  </parameter>
  <parameter>
    <name value="subject"/>
    <use value="out"/>
    <min value="1"/>
    <max value="1"/>
    <documentation
                   value="Logical-only reference to Patient (identifier+display; no literal reference). Who the request is about (the subject of care or patient)."/>
    <type value="Reference"/>
    <targetProfile
                   value="https://metadata.phase2.scip.synanetics.cloud/fhir/r4/StructureDefinition/MODS-Patient"/>
  </parameter>
  <parameter>
    <name value="fulfiller"/>
    <use value="out"/>
    <min value="1"/>
    <max value="1"/>
    <documentation
                   value="Logical-only reference to Organization (identifier+display; no literal reference). The organisation who 'owns' or oversees the request to fulfillment (the organisation providing the data)."/>
    <type value="Reference"/>
    <targetProfile
                   value="https://metadata.phase2.scip.synanetics.cloud/fhir/r4/StructureDefinition/MODS-Organization"/>
  </parameter>
  <parameter>
    <name value="requestor"/>
    <use value="out"/>
    <min value="1"/>
    <max value="1"/>
    <documentation
                   value="Logical-only reference to Organization (identifier+display; no literal reference). The organisation who initiated or placed the request."/>
    <type value="Reference"/>
    <targetProfile
                   value="https://metadata.phase2.scip.synanetics.cloud/fhir/r4/StructureDefinition/MODS-Organization"/>
  </parameter>
  <parameter>
    <name value="requestedBy"/>
    <use value="out"/>
    <min value="1"/>
    <max value="1"/>
    <documentation
                   value="Logical-only reference to Practitioner (identifier+display; no literal reference). The person who initiated or placed the request."/>
    <type value="Reference"/>
    <targetProfile
                   value="https://metadata.phase2.scip.synanetics.cloud/fhir/r4/StructureDefinition/MODS-Practitioner"/>
  </parameter>
  <parameter>
    <name value="fulfilledBy"/>
    <use value="out"/>
    <min value="0"/>
    <max value="1"/>
    <documentation
                   value="Logical-only reference to Practitioner (identifier+display; no literal reference). The person who 'owns' or oversees the request to fulfillment."/>
    <type value="Reference"/>
    <targetProfile
                   value="https://metadata.phase2.scip.synanetics.cloud/fhir/r4/StructureDefinition/MODS-Practitioner"/>
  </parameter>
  <parameter>
    <name value="note"/>
    <use value="out"/>
    <min value="0"/>
    <max value="*"/>
    <documentation
                   value="Optional note with date and text; text limited to 250 chars."/>
    <part>
      <name value="date"/>
      <use value="out"/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type value="dateTime"/>
    </part>
    <part>
      <name value="text"/>
      <use value="out"/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <documentation value="Free text, max 250 characters."/>
      <type value="string"/>
    </part>
  </parameter>
</OperationDefinition>