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# POST /api/sessions

> Create a clinical session

## `POST /api/sessions`

Create a clinical session (encounter).

**Mount stack:** `resolveDeploymentScope, authenticateToken, setTenantContext, sessionTimeoutMiddleware, phiAuditMiddleware, consentGate, purposeBasedAccess('sessions', 'TREATMENT', 'OPERATIONS', 'EMERGENCY')`

### Request body

```json theme={"system"}
{
  "patient_id": "pat_abc",
  "provider_id": "prv_xyz",
  "visit_type": "psychiatry_followup",
  "modality": "telehealth"
}

```