---
type: "search-params"
title: "Contract Search Parameters"
resource: "Contract"
---
# Contract Search Parameters

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## authority
**Description:** The authority of the contract

**Type:** reference

**Expression:** Contract.authority

**Path:** Contract.authority

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/Contract-authority


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## domain
**Description:** The domain of the contract

**Type:** reference

**Expression:** Contract.domain

**Path:** Contract.domain

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/Contract-domain


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## identifier
**Description:** The identity of the contract

**Type:** token

**Expression:** Contract.identifier

**Path:** Contract.identifier

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/Contract-identifier


<a id="instantiates"></a>

## instantiates
**Description:** A source definition of the contract

**Type:** uri

**Expression:** Contract.instantiatesUri

**Path:** Contract.instantiatesUri

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/Contract-instantiates


<a id="issued"></a>

## issued
**Description:** The date/time the contract was issued

**Type:** date

**Expression:** Contract.issued

**Path:** Contract.issued

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/Contract-issued


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## patient
**Description:** The identity of the subject of the contract (if a patient)

**Type:** reference

**Expression:** Contract.subject.where(resolve() is Patient)

**Path:** Contract.subject

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/Contract-patient


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## signer
**Description:** Contract Signatory Party

**Type:** reference

**Expression:** Contract.signer.party

**Path:** Contract.signer.party

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/Contract-signer


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## status
**Description:** The status of the contract

**Type:** token

**Expression:** Contract.status

**Path:** Contract.status

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/Contract-status


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## subject
**Description:** The identity of the subject of the contract

**Type:** reference

**Expression:** Contract.subject

**Path:** Contract.subject

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/Contract-subject


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## url
**Description:** The basal contract definition

**Type:** uri

**Expression:** Contract.url

**Path:** Contract.url

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/Contract-url