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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)