Decedent Spouse

Decedent Spouse is a profile of the FHIR STU3 RelatedPerson resource. It is used to convey name of the person who is the spouse of the decedent at the time of death. Decendent spouse is an optional element useful for identifying a potential source of information about the decedent and a significant person to who information about the death should be conveyed.

UML Expression

vrdrdecedentspouseUML

Structure Definition

id0..1
profile1..1Pattern
patient1..1Reference(http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Patient)Pattern
relationship1..1CodeableConceptFixed Value

Element Bindings

Element Name Binding Type Binding Value Fixed Value Code System
patient Reference VRDR Decedent
relationship Fixed Value "SPS" v3-RoleCode

Element Table

RelatedPerson..
RelatedPerson.id0..1
RelatedPerson.meta0..1
RelatedPerson.meta.profile1..1
RelatedPerson.patientReference(http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Patient)1..1
RelatedPerson.relationshipCodeableConcept1..1

Requirements Traceability Mappings

Element Path Reference Location Data Item
name Vital Records DAM 4.06 Spouse name
name Death Certificate Item 10 SURVIVING SPOUSE’S NAME
name Standard Death Record IG SDR Decedent Profile Patient.contact:sdr-decedent-SurvivingSpouse.name

Instance Example

<RelatedPerson>
  <id value="example-decedent-spouse" />
  <meta>
    <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/us/vrdr/StructureDefinition/VRDR-Decedent-Spouse" />
  </meta>
  <patient>
    <reference value="example-decedent" />
  </patient>
  <relationship>
    <coding>
      <code value="SPS" />
    </coding>
  </relationship>
  <name>
    <family value="spouse" />
  </name>
</RelatedPerson>