A code specifying whether and how the participant has attested his participation through a signature and or whether such a signature is needed.
Examples: A surgical Procedure act object (representing a procedure report) requires a signature of the performing and responsible surgeon, and possibly other participants. (See also: Participation.signatureText.)
Legende: Typ L=leaf, S=specializable, A=abstract, D=deprecated. NullFlavor OTH (other) schlägt Text in originalText vor. HL7 V3: NullFlavors werden im @nullFlavor Attribut statt in @code angegeben.