##  Birth Record Identifier

**Birth Record Identifier** is a profile of the [FHIR STU3 Observation](http://hl7.org/fhir/STU3/observation.html) resource. It is used to convey birth certificate record locator information linking the death report to the birth record of the decedent. The Birth Record Identifier profile has two components **BirthYear** - the birth year of the decedent, and **BirthState** the ISO code for the state in which the decedent birth records are maintained, presumably the state in which the decedent was born. 

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### **UML Expression**

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{{render:vrdrbirthrecordidentifieruml}}</center>

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### **Structure Definition**

{{profile:vrdr/vrdrbirthrecordidentifier, expand}}

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### **Element Bindings**
|Element Name|Binding Type|Binding Value|Fixed Value Code System|
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|code|Fixed Value|"BR"|TBD|
|component.BirthState.code|Fixed Value|"21842-0"|LOINC|
|component.BirthState.valueCodeableConcept|Code System|ISO 3166-1|ISO 3166-1|
|component.BirthYear.code|Fixed Value|"21112-8"|LOINC|
|status|Fixed Value|"final"|observation-status|
|subject|Reference|VRDR Decedent||


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### **Element Table**

{{table:vrdr/vrdrbirthrecordidentifier, expand}}

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