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sourceDocument: Australia Healthcare and Life Sciences
sourceDocumentLink: https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/r/de-DE/healthcare-life-sciences

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    - australia

ft:locale :

    - de-DE

ft:publication_title :

    - Australia Healthcare and Life Sciences

ft:clusterId :

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    - Customer and Industry


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# Policy table

# Policy table {#ariaid-title1}

* Freigeben Version: Australia
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* Aktualisiert 12. März 2026
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 2 Minuten Lesedauer

The Policy \[sn_hcls_policy\] table stores the details of a policy shared with patients
in the Healthcare and Life Sciences applications.

## Key features {#hcls-policy__section_bby_chp_xrb}

* Includes the consent number and date, patient name, policy type, status, and whether the consent was signed by a household member.
* Refers to the Document Template \[sn_doc_template\] table.

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Role required to configure the table: sn_hcls.admin.

For more information, see Healthcare and Life Sciences data model.
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| Field | Data type | Description |
|-|-|-|
| Active | True/False | Option to indicate that the policy is in use. |
| Document template | Reference | Document template to generate standard letters or documents associated with the policy. This field is used only when the [Policy type](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/_McBYj0Tltdph4kfc8p04w#hcls-policy__policy_type) field is set to Document template. Hinweis: You can associate only one active policy with a document template. For more information, see [Configure document templates for Healthcare and Life Sciences Service Management Core](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/5iN8Kl4A3Q8lNhrQyT0NHA "Improve the patient experience by automatically identifying and assigning relevant healthcare documents including consent and privacy documents in a workflow that uses cases extending the healthcare case type."). |
| External policy link | URL | External reference to the policy included in a consent scope. |
| Number | String | Alpha-numeric profile identifier of the policy. The value is auto-generated and is incremented every time you add a new policy to your ServiceNow instance. The initial value for the Number field is POL00001000. Hinweis: To customize the number, define the auto-numbering format for the Policy \[sn_hcls_policy\] table. For more information, see [Add auto-numbering records in a table](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=t_AutoNumberingRecordsInATable&version=australia&pubname=australia-platform-administration&ft:locale=en-US). |
| Policy category | Choice list | Category of a policy. The following categories are available by default: * Registration * Advance care directive * Do not resuscitate * Emergency only * Health care directive * Notice of privacy practices * Information disclosure * Patient consent * Privacy policy acknowledgment document * Privacy policy organization document {#hcls-policy__ul_tws_fjw_xrb} For more information about the available categories, see [consent category value set](https://www.hl7.org/fhir/valueset-consent-category.html) defined in the FHIR specifications. |
| Policy name | String | Name to identify the policy. |
| Policy type | String | Type of the policy. A policy is one of the following types: * Standard: A policy that doesn't require a consent form to be signed by a patient. * Document template: A policy that requires a consent form to be signed by a patient. With the Document template policy type, a to-do item is created for the patient to sign the consent form. {#hcls-policy__ul_kp3_34z_ctb} |
| Scope | Choice list | Type of consent included in the policy. The following scope types are available by default: * Advance care directive * Research * Privacy consent * Treatment {#hcls-policy__ul_axl_4pq_xrb} For more information about the available scopes, see [consent scope value set](https://www.hl7.org/fhir/valueset-consent-scope.html) defined in the FHIR specifications. |
| Validity duration (in days) | String | Number of days the policy is valid for after a patient signs the policy. |
[Tabelle : 1. Policy table fields]

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