##  Decedent Spouse

**Decedent Spouse** 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 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.

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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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|patient|Reference|VRDR Decedent||
|relationship|Fixed Value|"SPS"|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|4.06 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|

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### **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>