> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.metriport.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Contract

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

## Properties

| Name | Required | Type | Description |
| - | - | - | - |
| identifier | No | [Identifier](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/identifier)\[] | Contract number |
| url | No | uri | Basal definition |
| version | No | string | Business edition |
| status | No | code | amended / appended / cancelled / disputed / entered-in-error / executable / executed / negotiable / offered / policy / rejected / renewed / revoked / resolved / terminated |
| legalState | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept) | Negotiation status |
| instantiatesCanonical | No | Reference\<[Contract](/medical-api/fhir/resources/contract)> | Source Contract Definition |
| instantiatesUri | No | uri | External Contract Definition |
| contentDerivative | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept) | Content derived from the basal information |
| issued | No | dateTime | When this Contract was issued |
| applies | No | [Period](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/period) | Effective time |
| expirationType | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept) | Contract cessation cause |
| subject | No | Reference\<Resource>\[] | Contract Target Entity |
| authority | No | Reference\<[Organization](/medical-api/fhir/resources/organization)>\[] | Authority under which this Contract has standing |
| domain | No | Reference\<[Location](/medical-api/fhir/resources/location)>\[] | A sphere of control governed by an authoritative jurisdiction, organization, or person |
| site | No | Reference\<[Location](/medical-api/fhir/resources/location)>\[] | Specific Location |
| name | No | string | Computer friendly designation |
| title | No | string | Human Friendly name |
| subtitle | No | string | Subordinate Friendly name |
| alias | No | string\[] | Acronym or short name |
| author | No | Reference\<[Patient](/medical-api/fhir/resources/patient) / [Practitioner](/medical-api/fhir/resources/practitioner) / [PractitionerRole](/medical-api/fhir/resources/practitionerrole) / [Organization](/medical-api/fhir/resources/organization)> | Source of Contract |
| scope | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept) | Range of Legal Concerns |
| topic\[x] | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept), Reference\<Resource> | Focus of contract interest |
| type | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept) | Legal instrument category |
| subType | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept)\[] | Subtype within the context of type |
| contentDefinition | No | ContractContentDefinition | Contract precursor content |
| - 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 |
| - type | Yes | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept) | Content structure and use |
| - subType | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept) | Detailed Content Type Definition |
| - publisher | No | Reference\<[Practitioner](/medical-api/fhir/resources/practitioner) / [PractitionerRole](/medical-api/fhir/resources/practitionerrole) / [Organization](/medical-api/fhir/resources/organization)> | Publisher Entity |
| - publicationDate | No | dateTime | When published |
| - publicationStatus | Yes | code | amended / appended / cancelled / disputed / entered-in-error / executable / executed / negotiable / offered / policy / rejected / renewed / revoked / resolved / terminated |
| - copyright | No | markdown | Publication Ownership |
| term | No | ContractTerm | Contract Term List |
| - 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 |
| - identifier | No | [Identifier](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/identifier) | Contract Term Number |
| - issued | No | dateTime | Contract Term Issue Date Time |
| - applies | No | [Period](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/period) | Contract Term Effective Time |
| - topic\[x] | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept), Reference\<Resource> | Term Concern |
| - type | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept) | Contract Term Type or Form |
| - subType | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept) | Contract Term Type specific classification |
| - text | No | string | Term Statement |
| - securityLabel | No | ContractTermSecurityLabel | Protection for the Term |
| - 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 |
| - number | No | unsignedInt\[] | Link to Security Labels |
| - classification | Yes | [Coding](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/coding) | Confidentiality Protection |
| - category | No | [Coding](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/coding)\[] | Applicable Policy |
| - control | No | [Coding](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/coding)\[] | Handling Instructions |
| - offer | Yes | ContractTermOffer | Context of the Contract term |
| - 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 |
| - identifier | No | [Identifier](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/identifier)\[] | Offer business ID |
| - party | No | ContractTermOfferParty | Offer Recipient |
| - 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 |
| - reference | Yes | Reference\<[Patient](/medical-api/fhir/resources/patient) / [RelatedPerson](/medical-api/fhir/resources/relatedperson) / [Practitioner](/medical-api/fhir/resources/practitioner) / [PractitionerRole](/medical-api/fhir/resources/practitionerrole) / [Device](/medical-api/fhir/resources/device) / [Group](/medical-api/fhir/resources/group) / [Organization](/medical-api/fhir/resources/organization)>\[] | Referenced entity |
| - role | Yes | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept) | Participant engagement type |
| - topic | No | Reference\<Resource> | Negotiable offer asset |
| - type | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept) | Contract Offer Type or Form |
| - decision | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept) | Accepting party choice |
| - decisionMode | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept)\[] | How decision is conveyed |
| - answer | No | ContractTermOfferAnswer | Response to offer text |
| - 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 |
| - value\[x] | Yes | boolean, decimal, integer, date, dateTime, time, string, uri, [Attachment](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/attachment), [Coding](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/coding), [Quantity](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/quantity), Reference\<Resource> | The actual answer response |
| - text | No | string | Human readable offer text |
| - linkId | No | string\[] | Pointer to text |
| - securityLabelNumber | No | unsignedInt\[] | Offer restriction numbers |
| - asset | No | ContractTermAsset | Contract Term Asset List |
| - 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 |
| - scope | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept) | Range of asset |
| - type | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept)\[] | Asset category |
| - typeReference | No | Reference\<Resource>\[] | Associated entities |
| - subtype | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept)\[] | Asset sub-category |
| - relationship | No | [Coding](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/coding) | Kinship of the asset |
| - context | No | ContractTermAssetContext | Circumstance of the asset |
| - 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 |
| - reference | No | Reference\<Resource> | Creator,custodian or owner |
| - code | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept)\[] | Codeable asset context |
| - text | No | string | Context description |
| - condition | No | string | Quality desctiption of asset |
| - periodType | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept)\[] | Asset availability types |
| - period | No | [Period](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/period)\[] | Time period of the asset |
| - usePeriod | No | [Period](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/period)\[] | Time period |
| - text | No | string | Asset clause or question text |
| - linkId | No | string\[] | Pointer to asset text |
| - answer | No | \[] | Response to assets |
| - securityLabelNumber | No | unsignedInt\[] | Asset restriction numbers |
| - valuedItem | No | ContractTermAssetValuedItem | Contract Valued Item List |
| - 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 |
| - entity\[x] | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept), Reference\<Resource> | Contract Valued Item Type |
| - identifier | No | [Identifier](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/identifier) | Contract Valued Item Number |
| - effectiveTime | No | dateTime | Contract Valued Item Effective Tiem |
| - quantity | No | [Quantity](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/quantity) | Count of Contract Valued Items |
| - unitPrice | No | [Money](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/money) | Contract Valued Item fee, charge, or cost |
| - factor | No | decimal | Contract Valued Item Price Scaling Factor |
| - points | No | decimal | Contract Valued Item Difficulty Scaling Factor |
| - net | No | [Money](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/money) | Total Contract Valued Item Value |
| - payment | No | string | Terms of valuation |
| - paymentDate | No | dateTime | When payment is due |
| - responsible | No | Reference\<[Organization](/medical-api/fhir/resources/organization) / [Patient](/medical-api/fhir/resources/patient) / [Practitioner](/medical-api/fhir/resources/practitioner) / [PractitionerRole](/medical-api/fhir/resources/practitionerrole) / [RelatedPerson](/medical-api/fhir/resources/relatedperson)> | Who will make payment |
| - recipient | No | Reference\<[Organization](/medical-api/fhir/resources/organization) / [Patient](/medical-api/fhir/resources/patient) / [Practitioner](/medical-api/fhir/resources/practitioner) / [PractitionerRole](/medical-api/fhir/resources/practitionerrole) / [RelatedPerson](/medical-api/fhir/resources/relatedperson)> | Who will receive payment |
| - linkId | No | string\[] | Pointer to specific item |
| - securityLabelNumber | No | unsignedInt\[] | Security Labels that define affected terms |
| - action | No | ContractTermAction | Entity being ascribed responsibility |
| - 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 |
| - doNotPerform | No | boolean | True if the term prohibits the action |
| - type | Yes | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept) | Type or form of the action |
| - subject | No | ContractTermActionSubject | Entity of the action |
| - 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 |
| - reference | Yes | Reference\<[Patient](/medical-api/fhir/resources/patient) / [RelatedPerson](/medical-api/fhir/resources/relatedperson) / [Practitioner](/medical-api/fhir/resources/practitioner) / [PractitionerRole](/medical-api/fhir/resources/practitionerrole) / [Device](/medical-api/fhir/resources/device) / [Group](/medical-api/fhir/resources/group) / [Organization](/medical-api/fhir/resources/organization)>\[] | Entity of the action |
| - role | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept) | Role type of the agent |
| - intent | Yes | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept) | Purpose for the Contract Term Action |
| - linkId | No | string\[] | Pointer to specific item |
| - status | Yes | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept) | State of the action |
| - context | No | Reference\<[Encounter](/medical-api/fhir/resources/encounter) / [EpisodeOfCare](/medical-api/fhir/resources/episodeofcare)> | Episode associated with action |
| - contextLinkId | No | string\[] | Pointer to specific item |
| - occurrence\[x] | No | dateTime, [Period](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/period), [Timing](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/timing) | When action happens |
| - requester | No | Reference\<[Patient](/medical-api/fhir/resources/patient) / [RelatedPerson](/medical-api/fhir/resources/relatedperson) / [Practitioner](/medical-api/fhir/resources/practitioner) / [PractitionerRole](/medical-api/fhir/resources/practitionerrole) / [Device](/medical-api/fhir/resources/device) / [Group](/medical-api/fhir/resources/group) / [Organization](/medical-api/fhir/resources/organization)>\[] | Who asked for action |
| - requesterLinkId | No | string\[] | Pointer to specific item |
| - performerType | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept)\[] | Kind of service performer |
| - performerRole | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept) | Competency of the performer |
| - performer | No | Reference\<[RelatedPerson](/medical-api/fhir/resources/relatedperson) / [Patient](/medical-api/fhir/resources/patient) / [Practitioner](/medical-api/fhir/resources/practitioner) / [PractitionerRole](/medical-api/fhir/resources/practitionerrole) / [CareTeam](/medical-api/fhir/resources/careteam) / [Device](/medical-api/fhir/resources/device) / [Substance](/medical-api/fhir/resources/substance) / [Organization](/medical-api/fhir/resources/organization) / [Location](/medical-api/fhir/resources/location)> | Actor that wil execute (or not) the action |
| - performerLinkId | No | string\[] | Pointer to specific item |
| - reasonCode | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept)\[] | Why is action (not) needed? |
| - 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) / [Questionnaire](/medical-api/fhir/resources/questionnaire) / [QuestionnaireResponse](/medical-api/fhir/resources/questionnaireresponse)>\[] | Why is action (not) needed? |
| - reason | No | string\[] | Why action is to be performed |
| - reasonLinkId | No | string\[] | Pointer to specific item |
| - note | No | [Annotation](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/annotation)\[] | Comments about the action |
| - securityLabelNumber | No | unsignedInt\[] | Action restriction numbers |
| - group | No | \[] | Nested Contract Term Group |
| supportingInfo | No | Reference\<Resource>\[] | Extra Information |
| relevantHistory | No | Reference\<[Provenance](/medical-api/fhir/resources/provenance)>\[] | Key event in Contract History |
| signer | No | ContractSigner | Contract Signatory |
| - 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 |
| - type | Yes | [Coding](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/coding) | Contract Signatory Role |
| - party | Yes | Reference\<[Organization](/medical-api/fhir/resources/organization) / [Patient](/medical-api/fhir/resources/patient) / [Practitioner](/medical-api/fhir/resources/practitioner) / [PractitionerRole](/medical-api/fhir/resources/practitionerrole) / [RelatedPerson](/medical-api/fhir/resources/relatedperson)> | Contract Signatory Party |
| - signature | Yes | [Signature](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/signature)\[] | Contract Documentation Signature |
| friendly | No | ContractFriendly | Contract Friendly Language |
| - 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 |
| - content\[x] | Yes | [Attachment](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/attachment), Reference\<[Composition](/medical-api/fhir/resources/composition) / [DocumentReference](/medical-api/fhir/resources/documentreference) / [QuestionnaireResponse](/medical-api/fhir/resources/questionnaireresponse)> | Easily comprehended representation of this Contract |
| legal | No | ContractLegal | Contract Legal Language |
| - 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 |
| - content\[x] | Yes | [Attachment](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/attachment), Reference\<[Composition](/medical-api/fhir/resources/composition) / [DocumentReference](/medical-api/fhir/resources/documentreference) / [QuestionnaireResponse](/medical-api/fhir/resources/questionnaireresponse)> | Contract Legal Text |
| rule | No | ContractRule | Computable Contract Language |
| - 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 |
| - content\[x] | Yes | [Attachment](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/attachment), Reference\<[DocumentReference](/medical-api/fhir/resources/documentreference)> | Computable Contract Rules |
| legallyBinding\[x] | No | [Attachment](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/attachment), Reference\<[Composition](/medical-api/fhir/resources/composition) / [DocumentReference](/medical-api/fhir/resources/documentreference) / [QuestionnaireResponse](/medical-api/fhir/resources/questionnaireresponse) / [Contract](/medical-api/fhir/resources/contract)> | Binding Contract |

## Search Parameters

| Name | Type | Description | Expression |
| - | - | - | - |
| authority | reference | The authority of the contract | Contract.authority |
| domain | reference | The domain of the contract | Contract.domain |
| identifier | token | The identity of the contract | Contract.identifier |
| instantiates | uri | A source definition of the contract | Contract.instantiatesUri |
| issued | date | The date/time the contract was issued | Contract.issued |
| patient | reference | The identity of the subject of the contract (if a patient) | Contract.subject |
| signer | reference | Contract Signatory Party | Contract.signer.party |
| status | token | The status of the contract | Contract.status |
| subject | reference | The identity of the subject of the contract | Contract.subject |
| url | uri | The basal contract definition | Contract.url |

## 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 [Contract](https://www.hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Contract).


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