# Deactivate Hierarchy - Recognized Coordinating Entity (RCE) Implementation Guide v1.12.0

* [**Table of Contents**](toc.md)
* [**Artifacts Summary**](artifacts.md)
* **Deactivate Hierarchy**

## OperationDefinition: Deactivate Hierarchy 

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| *Official URL*:https://sequoiaproject.org/fhir/rce/OperationDefinition/deactivate-hierarchy | *Version*:1.12.0 |
| Active as of 2026-03-12 | *Computable Name*:DeactivateHierarchy |

 
Changes the Organization.active element to false for the specified Organization and all Organizations that descend from it (directly or indirectly) via Organization.partOf. 



## Resource Content

```json
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  "title" : "Deactivate Hierarchy",
  "status" : "active",
  "kind" : "operation",
  "date" : "2026-03-12T18:36:26-04:00",
  "publisher" : "Recognized Coordinating Entity (RCE)",
  "contact" : [{
    "name" : "Recognized Coordinating Entity (RCE)",
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    }]
  }],
  "description" : "Changes the Organization.active element to false for the specified Organization and all Organizations that descend from it (directly or indirectly) via Organization.partOf.",
  "code" : "deactivate-hierarchy",
  "base" : "https://sequoiaproject.org/fhir/rce/OperationDefinition/deactivate-hierarchy",
  "resource" : ["Organization"],
  "system" : false,
  "type" : false,
  "instance" : true,
  "parameter" : [{
    "name" : "return",
    "use" : "out",
    "min" : 1,
    "max" : "1",
    "documentation" : "A List of Organizations changed by this operation.",
    "type" : "List"
  }]
}

```
