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STU
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Information about a person that is involved in the care for a patient, but who is not the target of healthcare, nor has a formal responsibility in the care process.
RelatedPersons typically have a personal or non-healthcare-specific professional relationship to the patient. A RelatedPerson resource is primarily used for attribution of information, since RelatedPersons are often a source of information about the patient. For keeping information about people for contact purposes for a patient, use a Patient's Contact element. Some individuals may serve as both a Patient's Contact and a Related Person.
Example RelatedPersons are:
The primary distinction between a Practitioner and a RelatedPerson is based on whether:
A standard extension
animalSpecies
can
be
used
to
indicate
the
species
of
a
service
animal.
This
resource
is
referenced
by
can be used to indicate the species of a service animal.
This resource is referenced by
AllergyIntolerance
,
,
Appointment
,
,
AppointmentResponse
,
,
AuditEvent
,
,
Basic
,
,
CarePlan
,
,
CareTeam
,
Claim
,
Communication
,
,
CommunicationRequest
,
,
Composition
,
,
Consent
,
Contract
,
,
Coverage
,
DeviceUseRequest
,
DiagnosticRequest
,
DocumentManifest
,
,
DocumentReference
,
,
Encounter
,
,
ExplanationOfBenefit
,
Goal
,
ImagingObjectSelection
,
,
GuidanceResponse
,
ImagingManifest
,
MedicationAdministration
,
,
MedicationStatement
,
,
Observation
,
,
Patient
,
Person
,
,
Procedure
,
,
ProcedureRequest
,
,
Provenance
,
,
QuestionnaireResponse
and
,
Schedule
and
Task
Structure
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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DomainResource |
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Σ | 0..* | Identifier |
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?! Σ | 0..1 | boolean | Whether this related person's record is in active use |
| Σ | 1..1 | Reference ( Patient ) |
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Σ | 0..1 | CodeableConcept |
PatientRelationshipType |
|
Σ |
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HumanName |
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Σ | 0..* | ContactPoint |
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Σ | 0..1 | code |
AdministrativeGender |
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Σ | 0..1 | date |
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Σ | 0..* | Address |
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0..* | Attachment |
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0..1 | Period |
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Documentation for this format
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UML
Diagram
UML Diagram
(
Legend
)
XML
Template
XML Template
<
<RelatedPerson xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"><!-- from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language --> <!-- from DomainResource: text, contained, extension, and modifierExtension -->
<</identifier> <</patient> <</relationship> <</name> <</telecom> < < <</address> <</photo> <</period><identifier><!-- 0..* Identifier A human identifier for this person --></identifier> <active value="[boolean]"/><!-- 0..1 Whether this related person's record is in active use --> <patient><!-- 1..1 Reference(Patient) The patient this person is related to --></patient> <relationship><!-- 0..1 CodeableConcept The nature of the relationship --></relationship> <name><!-- 0..* HumanName A name associated with the person --></name> <telecom><!-- 0..* ContactPoint A contact detail for the person --></telecom> <gender value="[code]"/><!-- 0..1 male | female | other | unknown --> <birthDate value="[date]"/><!-- 0..1 The date on which the related person was born --> <address><!-- 0..* Address Address where the related person can be contacted or visited --></address> <photo><!-- 0..* Attachment Image of the person --></photo> <period><!-- 0..1 Period Period of time that this relationship is considered valid --></period> </RelatedPerson>
JSON
Template
JSON Template
{
"resourceType" : "",
{
"resourceType" : "RelatedPerson",
// from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language
// from DomainResource: text, contained, extension, and modifierExtension
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"identifier" : [{ Identifier }], // A human identifier for this person
"active" : <boolean>, // Whether this related person's record is in active use
"patient" : { Reference(Patient) }, // R! The patient this person is related to
"relationship" : { CodeableConcept }, // The nature of the relationship
"name" : [{ HumanName }], // A name associated with the person
"telecom" : [{ ContactPoint }], // A contact detail for the person
"gender" : "<code>", // male | female | other | unknown
"birthDate" : "<date>", // The date on which the related person was born
"address" : [{ Address }], // Address where the related person can be contacted or visited
"photo" : [{ Attachment }], // Image of the person
"period" : { Period } // Period of time that this relationship is considered valid
}
Turtle Template
@prefix fhir: <http://hl7.org/fhir/> .[ a fhir:RelatedPerson; fhir:nodeRole fhir:treeRoot; # if this is the parser root # from Resource: .id, .meta, .implicitRules, and .language # from DomainResource: .text, .contained, .extension, and .modifierExtension fhir:RelatedPerson.identifier [ Identifier ], ... ; # 0..* A human identifier for this person fhir:RelatedPerson.active [ boolean ]; # 0..1 Whether this related person's record is in active use fhir:RelatedPerson.patient [ Reference(Patient) ]; # 1..1 The patient this person is related to fhir:RelatedPerson.relationship [ CodeableConcept ]; # 0..1 The nature of the relationship fhir:RelatedPerson.name [ HumanName ], ... ; # 0..* A name associated with the person fhir:RelatedPerson.telecom [ ContactPoint ], ... ; # 0..* A contact detail for the person fhir:RelatedPerson.gender [ code ]; # 0..1 male | female | other | unknown fhir:RelatedPerson.birthDate [ date ]; # 0..1 The date on which the related person was born fhir:RelatedPerson.address [ Address ], ... ; # 0..* Address where the related person can be contacted or visited fhir:RelatedPerson.photo [ Attachment ], ... ; # 0..* Image of the person fhir:RelatedPerson.period [ Period ]; # 0..1 Period of time that this relationship is considered valid ]
Changes since DSTU2
| RelatedPerson | |
| RelatedPerson.active | added |
| RelatedPerson.relationship | Change binding strength from required to extensible |
| RelatedPerson.name | Max Cardinality changed from 1 to * |
See the Full Difference for further information
Structure
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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DomainResource |
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Σ | 0..* | Identifier |
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|
?! Σ | 0..1 | boolean | Whether this related person's record is in active use |
| Σ | 1..1 | Reference ( Patient ) |
|
|
Σ | 0..1 | CodeableConcept |
PatientRelationshipType |
|
Σ |
|
HumanName |
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Σ | 0..* | ContactPoint |
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Σ | 0..1 | code |
AdministrativeGender |
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Σ | 0..1 | date |
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Σ | 0..* | Address |
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0..* | Attachment |
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0..1 | Period |
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Documentation for this format
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XML
Template
XML Template
<
<RelatedPerson xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"><!-- from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language --> <!-- from DomainResource: text, contained, extension, and modifierExtension -->
<</identifier> <</patient> <</relationship> <</name> <</telecom> < < <</address> <</photo> <</period><identifier><!-- 0..* Identifier A human identifier for this person --></identifier> <active value="[boolean]"/><!-- 0..1 Whether this related person's record is in active use --> <patient><!-- 1..1 Reference(Patient) The patient this person is related to --></patient> <relationship><!-- 0..1 CodeableConcept The nature of the relationship --></relationship> <name><!-- 0..* HumanName A name associated with the person --></name> <telecom><!-- 0..* ContactPoint A contact detail for the person --></telecom> <gender value="[code]"/><!-- 0..1 male | female | other | unknown --> <birthDate value="[date]"/><!-- 0..1 The date on which the related person was born --> <address><!-- 0..* Address Address where the related person can be contacted or visited --></address> <photo><!-- 0..* Attachment Image of the person --></photo> <period><!-- 0..1 Period Period of time that this relationship is considered valid --></period> </RelatedPerson>
JSON
Template
JSON Template
{
"resourceType" : "",
{
"resourceType" : "RelatedPerson",
// from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language
// from DomainResource: text, contained, extension, and modifierExtension
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
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"
"identifier" : [{ Identifier }], // A human identifier for this person
"active" : <boolean>, // Whether this related person's record is in active use
"patient" : { Reference(Patient) }, // R! The patient this person is related to
"relationship" : { CodeableConcept }, // The nature of the relationship
"name" : [{ HumanName }], // A name associated with the person
"telecom" : [{ ContactPoint }], // A contact detail for the person
"gender" : "<code>", // male | female | other | unknown
"birthDate" : "<date>", // The date on which the related person was born
"address" : [{ Address }], // Address where the related person can be contacted or visited
"photo" : [{ Attachment }], // Image of the person
"period" : { Period } // Period of time that this relationship is considered valid
}
Alternate
definitions:
Turtle Template
@prefix fhir: <http://hl7.org/fhir/> .[ a fhir:RelatedPerson; fhir:nodeRole fhir:treeRoot; # if this is the parser root # from Resource: .id, .meta, .implicitRules, and .language # from DomainResource: .text, .contained, .extension, and .modifierExtension fhir:RelatedPerson.identifier [ Identifier ], ... ; # 0..* A human identifier for this person fhir:RelatedPerson.active [ boolean ]; # 0..1 Whether this related person's record is in active use fhir:RelatedPerson.patient [ Reference(Patient) ]; # 1..1 The patient this person is related to fhir:RelatedPerson.relationship [ CodeableConcept ]; # 0..1 The nature of the relationship fhir:RelatedPerson.name [ HumanName ], ... ; # 0..* A name associated with the person fhir:RelatedPerson.telecom [ ContactPoint ], ... ; # 0..* A contact detail for the person fhir:RelatedPerson.gender [ code ]; # 0..1 male | female | other | unknown fhir:RelatedPerson.birthDate [ date ]; # 0..1 The date on which the related person was born fhir:RelatedPerson.address [ Address ], ... ; # 0..* Address where the related person can be contacted or visited fhir:RelatedPerson.photo [ Attachment ], ... ; # 0..* Image of the person fhir:RelatedPerson.period [ Period ]; # 0..1 Period of time that this relationship is considered valid ]
Changes since DSTU2
| RelatedPerson | |
| RelatedPerson.active | added |
| RelatedPerson.relationship | Change binding strength from required to extensible |
| RelatedPerson.name | Max Cardinality changed from 1 to * |
See the Full Difference for further information
Alternate definitions: Master Definition (
XML
,
JSON
),
XML
Schema
/
Schematron
,
Resource
Profile
(
XML
,
(for ) +
JSON
Schema
,
ShEx
(for
Turtle
),
Questionnaire
)
| Path | Definition | Type | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| RelatedPerson.relationship |
|
|
PatientRelationshipType |
| RelatedPerson.gender |
|
Required | AdministrativeGender |
Search parameters for this resource. The
common parameters
also apply. See
Searching
for
more
information
about
searching
in
REST,
messaging,
and
services.
for more information about searching in REST, messaging, and services.
| Name | Type | Description | Paths |
| active | token | Wheter the related person record is active | RelatedPerson.active |
| address | string |
|
RelatedPerson.address |
| address-city | string |
|
RelatedPerson.address.city |
| address-country | string |
|
RelatedPerson.address.country |
| address-postalcode | string |
|
RelatedPerson.address.postalCode |
| address-state | string |
|
RelatedPerson.address.state |
| address-use | token |
|
RelatedPerson.address.use |
| birthdate | date |
|
RelatedPerson.birthDate |
| token |
|
RelatedPerson.telecom(system=email) | |
| gender | token |
|
RelatedPerson.gender |
| identifier | token |
|
RelatedPerson.identifier |
| name | string |
|
RelatedPerson.name |
| patient | reference |
|
RelatedPerson.patient
( Patient ) |
| phone | token |
|
RelatedPerson.telecom(system=phone) |
| phonetic | string |
|
RelatedPerson.name |
| telecom | token |
|
RelatedPerson.telecom |