RelatedPerson - FHIR v3.5.0

R4 Ballot #2 (Mixed Normative/Trial use)

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8.2.6 Resource RelatedPerson - Detailed Descriptions

Patient Administration

Work Group

Maturity Level: 2

Trial Use

Compartments: Patient, RelatedPerson

Detailed Descriptions for the elements in the RelatedPerson resource.

RelatedPerson
Element Id	RelatedPerson
Definition	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.
Control	1..1
Type	DomainResource
Requirements	Need to track persons related to the patient or the healthcare process.
RelatedPerson.identifier
Element Id	RelatedPerson.identifier
Definition	Identifier for a person within a particular scope.
Note	This is a business identifer, not a resource identifier (see discussion)
Control	0..*
Type	Identifier
Requirements	People are known by a variety of ids. Some institutions maintain several, and most collect identifiers for exchange with other organizations concerning the patient. Examples are national person identifier and local identifier.
Summary	true
RelatedPerson.active
Element Id	RelatedPerson.active
Definition	Whether this related person record is in active use.
Control	0..1
Type	boolean
Is Modifier	true (Reason: This element is labelled as a modifier because it is a status element that can indicate that a record should not be treated as valid)
Meaning if Missing	This resource is generally assumed to be active if no value is provided for the active element
Requirements	Need to be able to mark a related person record as not to be used, such as if it was created in error.
Summary	true
Comments	This element is labeled as a modifier because it may be used to mark that the resource was created in error.
RelatedPerson.patient
Element Id	RelatedPerson.patient
Definition	The patient this person is related to.
Control	1..1
Type	Reference(Patient)
Requirements	We need to know which patient this RelatedPerson is related to.
Summary	true
RelatedPerson.relationship
Element Id	RelatedPerson.relationship
Definition	The nature of the relationship between a patient and the related person.
Control	0..*
Terminology Binding	Patient relationship type (Preferred)
Type	CodeableConcept
Requirements	We need to know the relationship with the patient since it influences the interpretation of the information attributed to this person.
Summary	true
RelatedPerson.name
Element Id	RelatedPerson.name
Definition	A name associated with the person.
Control	0..*
Type	HumanName
Requirements	Related persons need to be identified by name, but it is uncommon to need details about multiple other names for that person.
Summary	true
RelatedPerson.telecom
Element Id	RelatedPerson.telecom
Definition	A contact detail for the person, e.g. a telephone number or an email address.
Control	0..*
Type	ContactPoint
Requirements	People have (primary) ways to contact them in some way such as phone, email.
Summary	true
Comments	Person may have multiple ways to be contacted with different uses or applicable periods. May need to have options for contacting the person urgently, and also to help with identification.
RelatedPerson.gender
Element Id	RelatedPerson.gender
Definition	Administrative Gender - the gender that the person is considered to have for administration and record keeping purposes.
Control	0..1
Terminology Binding	AdministrativeGender (Required)
Type	code
Requirements	Needed for identification of the person, in combination with (at least) name and birth date.
Summary	true
RelatedPerson.birthDate
Element Id	RelatedPerson.birthDate
Definition	The date on which the related person was born.
Control	0..1
Type	date
Summary	true
RelatedPerson.address
Element Id	RelatedPerson.address
Definition	Address where the related person can be contacted or visited.
Control	0..*
Type	Address
Requirements	Need to keep track where the related person can be contacted per postal mail or visited.
Summary	true
RelatedPerson.photo
Element Id	RelatedPerson.photo
Definition	Image of the person.
Control	0..*
Type	Attachment
Requirements	Many EHR systems have the capability to capture an image of persons. Fits with newer social media usage too.
RelatedPerson.period
Element Id	RelatedPerson.period
Definition	The period of time during which this relationship is or was active. If there are no dates defined, then the interval is unknown.
Control	0..1
Type	Period