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# The Referral Order Object

```json theme={null}
{
  "id": 141253556305952,
  "authorization_for": "Referral For Treatment, includes Consult Visit",
  "auth_number": "",
  "consultant_name": "dafdas",
  "short_consultant_name": "dafdas",
  "specialty": null,
  "sign_date": "2023-01-17T20:01:05Z",
  "signed_by": 4,
  "date_for_reEval": null,
  "authorization_for_short": null,
  "practice": 75435474948,
  "patient": 83658080257,
  "letter": 141253556371674,  // use referral_letter.id instead
  "referral_letter": {
    "id": 140781743636698,
    "delivery_date": "2023-01-17T20:01:05Z",
    "body": "hello",
    "sign_date": "2023-01-17T20:01:05Z"
  },
  "resolution": {
    "id": 141253557027221,
    "document": 141253556305952,
    "resolving_document": null,
    "state": "outstanding",
    "note": null,
    "created_date": "2023-01-17T20:01:05Z",
    "deleted_date": null
  },
  "icd10_codes": []
}
```

| Attribute | Type | Allowed Values | Description |
| :- | :- | :- | :- |
| id | integer | | |
| authorization\_for | string | Referral For Treatment, includes Consult Visit. <br />Procedure / Testing Only. <br />Consult (One Visit Only). | |
| auth\_number | string | | |
| consultant\_name | string | | |
| letter | integer | | Do not use. Use referral\_letter.id instead |
| referral\_letter | Letter | | Referral letter for this order. |
| short\_consultant\_name | string | | |
| specialty.id | string | | |
| specialty.name | string | | |
| specialty.abbreviation | string | | |
| date\_for\_reEval | datetime | | |
| authorization\_for\_short | string | ForTreat, <br />ProcOnly, <br />ConsOnly | |
| practice | integer | | |
| patient | integer | | |
| signed\_by | integer | | The ID of the user who signed this referral order. |
| sign\_date | datetime | | The datetime when this referral order was signed. |
| resolution.id | integer | | Internal id to represent the resolution state. |
| resolution.document | integer | | Will be the same as the id of the lab order. |
| resolution.resolving\_document | integer | | If the order is fulfilled will indicate the document referenced. <br /><br />For lab orders will usually be a report. |
| resolution.state | string | outstanding, <br />fulfilled, <br />cancelled | The resolution state of the order. |
| resolution.note | string | | Any note that was added to represent why an order was cancelled. |
| resolution.created\_date | datetime | | The datetime when this resolution state was created. |
| resolution.deleted\_date | datetime | | The datetime when this resolution was deleted. Should never be null because we're providing the most updated resolution. |
| icd10\_codes | array of ICD10 codes | | |