> ## 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. # 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\\[] | 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\\[] | 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).