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# CarePlan

> Describes the intention of how one or more practitioners intend to deliver care for a particular patient, group or community for a period of time, possibly limited to care for a specific condition or set of conditions.

## Properties

| Name | Required | Type | Description |
| - | - | - | - |
| identifier | No | [Identifier](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/identifier)\[] | External Ids for this plan |
| instantiatesCanonical | No | canonical\[] | Instantiates FHIR protocol or definition |
| instantiatesUri | No | uri\[] | Instantiates external protocol or definition |
| basedOn | No | Reference\<[CarePlan](/medical-api/fhir/resources/careplan)>\[] | Fulfills CarePlan |
| replaces | No | Reference\<[CarePlan](/medical-api/fhir/resources/careplan)>\[] | CarePlan replaced by this CarePlan |
| partOf | No | Reference\<[CarePlan](/medical-api/fhir/resources/careplan)>\[] | Part of referenced CarePlan |
| status | Yes | code | draft / active / on-hold / revoked / completed / entered-in-error / unknown |
| intent | Yes | code | proposal / plan / order / option |
| category | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept)\[] | Type of plan |
| title | No | string | Human-friendly name for the care plan |
| description | No | string | Summary of nature of plan |
| subject | Yes | Reference\<[Patient](/medical-api/fhir/resources/patient) / [Group](/medical-api/fhir/resources/group)> | Who the care plan is for |
| encounter | No | Reference\<[Encounter](/medical-api/fhir/resources/encounter)> | Encounter created as part of |
| period | No | [Period](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/period) | Time period plan covers |
| created | No | dateTime | Date record was first recorded |
| author | No | Reference\<[Patient](/medical-api/fhir/resources/patient) / [Practitioner](/medical-api/fhir/resources/practitioner) / [PractitionerRole](/medical-api/fhir/resources/practitionerrole) / [Device](/medical-api/fhir/resources/device) / [RelatedPerson](/medical-api/fhir/resources/relatedperson) / [Organization](/medical-api/fhir/resources/organization) / [CareTeam](/medical-api/fhir/resources/careteam)> | Who is the designated responsible party |
| contributor | No | Reference\<[Patient](/medical-api/fhir/resources/patient) / [Practitioner](/medical-api/fhir/resources/practitioner) / [PractitionerRole](/medical-api/fhir/resources/practitionerrole) / [Device](/medical-api/fhir/resources/device) / [RelatedPerson](/medical-api/fhir/resources/relatedperson) / [Organization](/medical-api/fhir/resources/organization) / [CareTeam](/medical-api/fhir/resources/careteam)>\[] | Who provided the content of the care plan |
| careTeam | No | Reference\<[CareTeam](/medical-api/fhir/resources/careteam)>\[] | Who's involved in plan? |
| addresses | No | Reference\<[Condition](/medical-api/fhir/resources/condition)>\[] | Health issues this plan addresses |
| supportingInfo | No | Reference\<Resource>\[] | Information considered as part of plan |
| goal | No | Reference\<[Goal](/medical-api/fhir/resources/goal)>\[] | Desired outcome of plan |
| activity | No | CarePlanActivity | Action to occur as part of plan |
| - id | No | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing |
| - extension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Additional content defined by implementations |
| - modifierExtension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized |
| - outcomeCodeableConcept | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept)\[] | Results of the activity |
| - outcomeReference | No | Reference\<Resource>\[] | Appointment, Encounter, Procedure, etc. |
| - progress | No | [Annotation](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/annotation)\[] | Comments about the activity status/progress |
| - reference | No | Reference\<[Appointment](/medical-api/fhir/resources/appointment) / [CommunicationRequest](/medical-api/fhir/resources/communicationrequest) / [DeviceRequest](/medical-api/fhir/resources/devicerequest) / [MedicationRequest](/medical-api/fhir/resources/medicationrequest) / [NutritionOrder](/medical-api/fhir/resources/nutritionorder) / [Task](/medical-api/fhir/resources/task) / [ServiceRequest](/medical-api/fhir/resources/servicerequest) / [VisionPrescription](/medical-api/fhir/resources/visionprescription) / [RequestGroup](/medical-api/fhir/resources/requestgroup)> | Activity details defined in specific resource |
| - detail | No | CarePlanActivityDetail | In-line definition of activity |
| - id | No | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing |
| - extension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Additional content defined by implementations |
| - modifierExtension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized |
| - kind | No | code | Appointment / CommunicationRequest / DeviceRequest / MedicationRequest / NutritionOrder / Task / ServiceRequest / VisionPrescription |
| - instantiatesCanonical | No | canonical\[] | Instantiates FHIR protocol or definition |
| - instantiatesUri | No | uri\[] | Instantiates external protocol or definition |
| - code | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept) | Detail type of activity |
| - reasonCode | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept)\[] | Why activity should be done or why activity was prohibited |
| - reasonReference | No | Reference\<[Condition](/medical-api/fhir/resources/condition) / [Observation](/medical-api/fhir/resources/observation) / [DiagnosticReport](/medical-api/fhir/resources/diagnosticreport) / [DocumentReference](/medical-api/fhir/resources/documentreference)>\[] | Why activity is needed |
| - goal | No | Reference\<[Goal](/medical-api/fhir/resources/goal)>\[] | Goals this activity relates to |
| - status | Yes | code | not-started / scheduled / in-progress / on-hold / completed / cancelled / stopped / unknown / entered-in-error |
| - statusReason | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept) | Reason for current status |
| - doNotPerform | No | boolean | If true, activity is prohibiting action |
| - scheduled\[x] | No | [Timing](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/timing), [Period](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/period), string | When activity is to occur |
| - location | No | Reference\<[Location](/medical-api/fhir/resources/location)> | Where it should happen |
| - performer | No | Reference\<[Practitioner](/medical-api/fhir/resources/practitioner) / [PractitionerRole](/medical-api/fhir/resources/practitionerrole) / [Organization](/medical-api/fhir/resources/organization) / [RelatedPerson](/medical-api/fhir/resources/relatedperson) / [Patient](/medical-api/fhir/resources/patient) / [CareTeam](/medical-api/fhir/resources/careteam) / [HealthcareService](/medical-api/fhir/resources/healthcareservice) / [Device](/medical-api/fhir/resources/device)>\[] | Who will be responsible? |
| - product\[x] | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept), Reference\<[Medication](/medical-api/fhir/resources/medication) / [Substance](/medical-api/fhir/resources/substance)> | What is to be administered/supplied |
| - dailyAmount | No | [Quantity](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/quantity) | How to consume/day? |
| - quantity | No | [Quantity](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/quantity) | How much to administer/supply/consume |
| - description | No | string | Extra info describing activity to perform |
| note | No | [Annotation](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/annotation)\[] | Comments about the plan |

## Search Parameters

| Name | Type | Description | Expression |
| - | - | - | - |
| date | date | Time period plan covers | CarePlan.period |
| identifier | token | External Ids for this plan | CarePlan.identifier |
| patient | reference | Who the care plan is for | CarePlan.subject |
| activity-code | token | Detail type of activity | CarePlan.activity.detail.code |
| activity-date | date | Specified date occurs within period specified by CarePlan.activity.detail.scheduled\[x] | CarePlan.activity.detail.scheduled |
| activity-reference | reference | Activity details defined in specific resource | CarePlan.activity.reference |
| based-on | reference | Fulfills CarePlan | CarePlan.basedOn |
| care-team | reference | Who's involved in plan? | CarePlan.careTeam |
| category | token | Type of plan | CarePlan.category |
| condition | reference | Health issues this plan addresses | CarePlan.addresses |
| encounter | reference | Encounter created as part of | CarePlan.encounter |
| goal | reference | Desired outcome of plan | CarePlan.goal |
| instantiates-canonical | reference | Instantiates FHIR protocol or definition | CarePlan.instantiatesCanonical |
| instantiates-uri | uri | Instantiates external protocol or definition | CarePlan.instantiatesUri |
| intent | token | proposal / plan / order / option | CarePlan.intent |
| part-of | reference | Part of referenced CarePlan | CarePlan.partOf |
| performer | reference | Matches if the practitioner is listed as a performer in any of the "simple" activities. (For performers of the detailed activities, chain through the activitydetail search parameter.) | CarePlan.activity.detail.performer |
| replaces | reference | CarePlan replaced by this CarePlan | CarePlan.replaces |
| status | token | draft / active / on-hold / revoked / completed / entered-in-error / unknown | CarePlan.status |
| subject | reference | Who the care plan is for | CarePlan.subject |

## Inherited Properties

| Name | Required | Type | Description |
| - | - | - | - |
| id | No | string | Logical id of this artifact |
| meta | No | [Meta](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/meta) | Metadata about the resource |
| implicitRules | No | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created |
| language | No | code | Language of the resource content |
| text | No | [Narrative](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/narrative) | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation |
| contained | No | Resource\[] | Contained, inline Resources |
| extension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Additional content defined by implementations |
| modifierExtension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Extensions that cannot be ignored |

To view the FHIR specification for this resource, see [CarePlan](https://www.hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/CarePlan).


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