Each <authorization> element in the CDA Header represents an informed consent. When the document being shared represents the informed consent to a policy expressed by the XDS Affinity Domain within the document, it shall do so in an <authorization> element. More than one <authorization> element may be present. The consent to share information shall have a unique identifier contained in the <id> element, representing the patient consent to that policy.
The policy being consented to shall be represented in the <code> element. Note that other <authorization> elements may be present representing other sorts of consents associated with the document.
Context
Parent nodes of template element with id 1.3.6.1.4.1.19376.1.5.3.1.2.5
Label
6.3.2.7
Classification
CDA Header Level Template
Open/Closed
Open (other than defined elements are allowed)
Used by / Uses
Used by 0 transactions and 1 template, Uses 0 templates