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Parent

2011-03-06
Definition: This field is identical to ORC-8-parent. Definition: This field relates a child to its parent when a parent child relationship exists. The parent child mechanism is described in HL7 Table 0119 - Order Control Codes under order control code PA. This field uniquely identifies the parent order; no other information is required to link the child order with its parent order. It is required when the order is a child.
LengthNot specified
2 components
1O-Placer Assigned Identifier
2O-Filler Assigned Identifier