SNOMED_CT

SNOMED CT Concept 302998008: S17 MHA - Leave of absence granted by Responsible Medical Officer under Section 17 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (England and Wales)

302998008 is a SNOMED CT concept used to represent S17 MHA - Leave of absence granted by Responsible Medical Officer under Section 17 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (England and Wales) in structured clinical data. You may see this concept in clinical documentation systems, problem lists, terminology services, interoperability records, or semantic mapping workflows. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used to capture healthcare meaning in a standardized, interoperable form. This concept is typed as a England and Wales in the terminology hierarchy.

Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 25 May 2026

What is this code?

SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used to capture healthcare meaning in a standardized, interoperable form. This concept is typed as a England and Wales in the terminology hierarchy.

When is it used?

  • Used to represent a standardized clinical concept in health records, terminology services, and semantic mappings.
  • Often linked to diagnoses, findings, procedures, body structures, organisms, substances, or observable entities depending on the concept type.
  • Semantic tag: England and Wales

What it does not mean

  • A terminology concept label alone does not replace clinical interpretation, diagnosis context, or treatment advice.

Key facts

Semantic tagEngland and Wales
Definition statusPrimitive
Module900000000000207008

Where you may see this code

You may see this concept in clinical documentation systems, problem lists, terminology services, interoperability records, or semantic mapping workflows.

Common synonyms

S17 MHA - Leave of absence granted by Responsible Medical Officer under Section 17 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (England and Wales)RMO - Leave of absence granted by Responsible Medical Officer under Section 17 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (England and Wales)Leave of absence granted by RMO under Section 17 of MHA 1983

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code302998008
SystemSNOMED_CT
Display nameS17 MHA - Leave of absence granted by Responsible Medical Officer under Section 17 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (England and Wales)

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceSNOMED CT
Version20260501T120000Z
Releasesnapshot

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