Is is possible to avoid hard-coding the Item in a shared Select List Query?

Question

I created a "Select List" in the Shared Components area as follows:
My goal is to create a shared select list that can be used on any form for a particular Field.
IF :P10_FK_RSTA_CODE is NULL THEN
RETURN
          'select col_description, col_code_pk
          from CODE_TABLE
          where col_active_ind = ''Y''';
ELSE
RETURN
          'select col_description, col_code_pk
          from CODE_TABLE
          where col_code_pk = :P10_FK_RSTA_CODE';
END IF
Which works great, but how can I make the select list work for the same column on a different form?
Because :P10_FK_RSTA_CODE is hard-coded in the function, I can't reuse this Function from a different form.
(I could rename the Field on every form to the same name, but I'm hoping there is a better way.)
Is there a way I can pass in a variable from the Field Item to make this dynamic where I can use it on any form?
Also, I am very new at this, so if there is a better way to do this, I would greatly appreciate any input.
Thanks in advance.
MF

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I created a "Select List" in the Shared Components area as follows:
My goal is to create a shared select list that can be used on any form for a particular Field.
IF :P10_FK_RSTA_CODE is NULL THEN
RETURN
          'select col_description, col_code_pk
          from CODE_TABLE
          where col_active_ind = ''Y''';
ELSE
RETURN
          'select col_description, col_code_pk
          from CODE_TABLE
          where col_code_pk = :P10_FK_RSTA_CODE';
END IF
Which works great, but how can I make the select list work for the same column on a different form?
Because :P10_FK_RSTA_CODE is hard-coded in the function, I can't reuse this Function from a different form.
(I could rename the Field on every form to the same name, but I'm hoping there is a better way.)
Is there a way I can pass in a variable from the Field Item to make this dynamic where I can use it on any form?Reference the value of an application item rather than a page item in the LOV query, setting the value using a process or computation on each form page.