##  Death Pronouncement Performer

**Death Pronouncement Performer** is a profile of the [FHIR STU3 Location](http://hl7.org/fhir/STU3/practitioner.html) resource. It is used to convey the identity of practitioner that performed the death pronouncement and determined the actual or presumed date and time of death. It includes the name, qualification, and license number of the performer. 

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### **UML Expression**

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### **Structure Definition**

{{profile:vrdrdeathpronouncementperformer, expand}}

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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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|name|Vital Records DAM|2.04 Responsible Party|name|
|name|Death Certificate| Item 26|Signature of Person Pronouncing Death|
|name|Standard Death Record IG|SDR DatePronouncedDead Profile|Observation.performer[Practitioner.name]|
|qualification.identifier|Vital Records DAM|2.04 Responsible Party|identifier|
|qualification.identifier|Death Certificate| Item 27|License Number [Person Pronouncing Death]|
|qualification.identifier|Standard Death Record IG|SDR DatePronouncedDead Profile|Observation.performer[Practitioner.identifier]|

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### **Instance Example**

**Example Values**

|Element Name|Element Value|
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|id|example-death-pronouncement-performer|
|profile|VRDR-Death-Pronouncement-Performer|
|name.use|official|
|name.family|McCoy|
|name.given|Beverly|
|name.given|Jane|
|identifier.value|123456789|
|identifier.type.system|urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.12009.10.1.3077|
|identifier.type.code|NPI|
|identifier.type.display|National Provider Identifier|

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**Example XML Instance**
~~~
<Practitioner>
  <id value="example-death-pronouncement-performer" />
  <meta>
    <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/us/vrdr/StructureDefinition/VRDR-Death-Pronouncement-Performer" />
  </meta>
  <name>
    <use value="official" />
    <family value="McCoy" />
    <given value="Beverly" />
    <given value="Jane" />
  </name>
  <qualification>
    <identifier>
      <value value="123456789" />
    </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>