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