## Certifier

**Certifier** is a profile of the [FHIR STU3 Practitioner](http://hl7.org/fhir/STU3/practitioner.html) resource. It is used to convey identity, contact information, and qualifications of the practitioner attesting to the information contained in the death certificate. The death certifier is typically a medical examiner or coroner. In addition to certifying death of the decedent, the certifier enumerates the cause of death conditions, determines the causal pathway and other significant conditions contributing to death, and categorizes the manner of death.

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### **UML Expression**

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### **Structure Definition**

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### **Element Bindings**
|Element Name|Binding Type|Binding Value|Fixed Value Code System|
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|qualification.code|Value Set|v2 table 0360, Version 2.7||

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### **Element Table**

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### **Requirements Traceability Mappings**

|Element Path|Reference|Location|Data Item|
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|address|Vital Records DAM|2.04 Responsible Party|address|
|address|Death Certificate| Item 46b|Address and Zip Code of Person Completing Cause of Death|
|address|Standard Death Record IG|SDR Certifier Profile|Practitioner.address|
|name|Vital Records DAM|2.04 Responsible Party|name|
|name|Death Certificate| Item 46a| Name of Person Completing Cause of Death|
|name|Standard Death Record IG|SDR Certifier Profile|Practitioner.name|
|qualification.code|Vital Records DAM|2.04 Responsible Party|title|
|qualification.code|Death Certificate| Item 47|Title of Certifier|
|qualification.code|Standard Death Record IG|SDR Certifier Profile|Practitioner.qualification|
|qualification.identifier|Vital Records DAM|2.04 Responsible Party|identifier|
|qualification.identifier|Death Certificate| Item 48|License Number [Certifier]|
|qualification.identifier|Standard Death Record IG|SDR Certifier Profile|Practitioner.identifier|

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### **Instance Example**

**Example Values**

|Element Name|Element Value|
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|id|example-certifier|
|profile|VRDR-Certifier|
|name.use|official|
|name.family|Doctor|
|name.given|Certifier|
|name.given|Middle|
|name.suffix|MD|
|address.line|123 Examlpe Street|
|address.city|Boston|
|address.district|Suffolk|
|address.state|Massachusettts|
|address.postalCode|02101|
|identifier|1234567890|
|code.system|v2/0360/2.7|
|code.code|MD|
|code.display|Doctor of Medicine|

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**Example XML Instance**

~~~
<Practitioner>
  <id value="example-certifier" />
  <meta>
    <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/us/vrdr/StructureDefinition/VRDR-Certifier" />
  </meta>
  <name>
    <use value="official" />
    <family value="Doctor" />
    <given value="Certifier" />
    <given value="Middle" />
    <suffix value="MD" />
  </name>
  <address>
    <line value="123 Example Street" />
    <city value="Boston" />
    <district value="Suffolk" />
    <state value="Massachusetts" />
    <postalCode value="02101" />
  </address>
  <qualification>
    <identifier>
      <value value="1234567890" />
    </identifier>
    <code>
      <coding>
        <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/v2/0360/2.7" />
        <code value="MD" />
        <display value="Doctor of Medicine" />
      </coding>
    </code>
  </qualification>
</Practitioner>