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# careplan_category

Identifies the type of plan, such as disease management or surgical management (`CarePlan.category[]`).

**Primary Keys:**

* careplan\_category\_id

**Foreign Keys:**

* careplan\_id - links to the [care plan](/medical-api/handling-data/schema-v100/careplan/base) table

| Column | Data Type | Description |
| - | - | - |
| careplan\_category\_id | varchar | Unique identifier for the category row |
| careplan\_id | varchar | FK to the parent careplan record |
| text | varchar | Display text for the category |

**Related Tables:**

**Parent:**

* [careplan](/medical-api/handling-data/schema-v100/careplan/base)

**Child:**

* [careplan\_category\_coding](/medical-api/handling-data/schema-v100/careplan/category_coding)


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