##  Decedent Father

**Decedent Father** is a profile of the [FHIR STU3 RelatedPerson](http://hl7.org/fhir/STU3/RelatedPerson.html) resource. It is used to convey name of the person who is the father of the decedent, if known. Decendent father is an optional element useful as an additional qualifier for the decendent's identity and when a genetic link between death incidents or cause of dearh is a focus of investigation or study

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### **UML Expression**

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{{render:vrdrdecedentfatherUML}}</center>

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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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|patient|Reference|VRDR Decedent||
|relationship|Fixed Value|"FTH"|v3-RoleCode|

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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|4.05 Father|name|
|name|Death Certificate| Item 11|Father's Name|
|name|Standard Death Record IG|SDR Decedent Profile|Patient.contact:sdr-decedent-Father.name|

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### **Instance Example**
~~~
<RelatedPerson>
  <id value="example-decedent-father" />
  <meta>
    <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/us/vrdr/StructureDefinition/VRDR-Decedent-Father" />
  </meta>
  <patient>
    <reference value="example-decedent" />
  </patient>
  <relationship>
    <coding>
      <code value="FTH" />
    </coding>
  </relationship>
  <name>
    <family value="father" />
  </name>
</RelatedPerson>