US Core Implementation Guide
5.0.0 - STU5 Release US

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Resource Profile: US Core RelatedPerson Profile

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-relatedperson Version: 5.0.0
Active as of 2022-04-20 Computable Name: USCoreRelatedPersonProfile

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This profile sets minimum expectations for the RelatedPerson resource to record, search, and fetch related persons associated with a patient to promote interoperability and adoption through common implementation. It identifies which core elements, extensions, vocabularies and value sets SHALL be present in the resource when using this profile. It provides the floor for standards development for specific uses cases.

Example Usage Scenarios:

The following are example usage scenarios for the this profile:

  • Return RelatedPerson resources referenced in CareTeam resources.

Mandatory and Must Support Data Elements

The following data-elements must always be present (Mandatory definition) or must be supported if the data is present in the sending system (Must Support definition). They are presented below in a simple human-readable explanation. Profile specific guidance and examples are provided as well. The Formal Profile Definition below provides the formal summary, definitions, and terminology requirements.

Each RelatedPerson must have:

  1. a flag indicating whether is in active use
  2. a reference to patient

Each RelatedPerson must support:

  1. relationship to a patient
  2. a name
  3. contact details
  4. an address

Profile specific implementation guidance:

  • Supports caretakers as part of CareTeam USCDI requirements

Usage:

Formal Views of Profile Content

Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots and how the different presentations work.

This structure is derived from RelatedPerson

Summary

Mandatory: 1 element
Must-Support: 6 elements

Structures

This structure refers to these other structures:

This structure is derived from RelatedPerson

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraintsdoco
.. RelatedPerson I0..*RelatedPersonA person that is related to a patient, but who is not a direct target of care
us-core-14: Either a name or a relationship SHALL be provided (or both)
... active S1..1booleanWhether this related person's record is in active use
... patient S1..1Reference(US Core Patient Profile)The patient this person is related to
... relationship SI0..*CodeableConceptThe nature of the relationship
... name SI0..*HumanNameA name associated with the person
... telecom S0..*ContactPointA contact detail for the person
... address S0..*AddressAddress where the related person can be contacted or visited

doco Documentation for this format
NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraintsdoco
.. RelatedPerson I0..*RelatedPersonA person that is related to a patient, but who is not a direct target of care
us-core-14: Either a name or a relationship SHALL be provided (or both)
... id Σ0..1stringLogical id of this artifact
... meta Σ0..1MetaMetadata about the resource
... implicitRules ?!Σ0..1uriA set of rules under which this content was created
... language 0..1codeLanguage of the resource content
Binding: CommonLanguages (preferred): A human language.

Additional BindingsPurpose
AllLanguagesMax Binding
... text 0..1NarrativeText summary of the resource, for human interpretation
... contained 0..*ResourceContained, inline Resources
... extension 0..*ExtensionAdditional content defined by implementations
... modifierExtension ?!0..*ExtensionExtensions that cannot be ignored
... identifier Σ0..*IdentifierA human identifier for this person
... active ?!SΣ1..1booleanWhether this related person's record is in active use
... patient SΣ1..1Reference(US Core Patient Profile)The patient this person is related to
... relationship SΣI0..*CodeableConceptThe nature of the relationship
Binding: PatientRelationshipType (preferred): The nature of the relationship between a patient and the related person.


... name SΣI0..*HumanNameA name associated with the person
... telecom SΣ0..*ContactPointA contact detail for the person
... gender Σ0..1codemale | female | other | unknown
Binding: AdministrativeGender (required): The gender of a person used for administrative purposes.

... birthDate Σ0..1dateThe date on which the related person was born
... address SΣ0..*AddressAddress where the related person can be contacted or visited
... photo 0..*AttachmentImage of the person
... period 0..1PeriodPeriod of time that this relationship is considered valid
... communication 0..*BackboneElementA language which may be used to communicate with about the patient's health
.... id 0..1stringUnique id for inter-element referencing
.... extension 0..*ExtensionAdditional content defined by implementations
.... modifierExtension ?!Σ0..*ExtensionExtensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
.... language 1..1CodeableConceptThe language which can be used to communicate with the patient about his or her health
Binding: CommonLanguages (preferred): A human language.

Additional BindingsPurpose
AllLanguagesMax Binding
.... preferred 0..1booleanLanguage preference indicator

doco Documentation for this format
NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraintsdoco
.. RelatedPerson I0..*RelatedPersonA person that is related to a patient, but who is not a direct target of care
us-core-14: Either a name or a relationship SHALL be provided (or both)
... active ?!Σ1..1booleanWhether this related person's record is in active use
... patient Σ1..1Reference(US Core Patient Profile)The patient this person is related to
... relationship ΣI0..*CodeableConceptThe nature of the relationship
Binding: PatientRelationshipType (preferred): The nature of the relationship between a patient and the related person.


... name ΣI0..*HumanNameA name associated with the person
... telecom Σ0..*ContactPointA contact detail for the person
... address Σ0..*AddressAddress where the related person can be contacted or visited

doco Documentation for this format

This structure is derived from RelatedPerson

Summary

Mandatory: 1 element
Must-Support: 6 elements

Structures

This structure refers to these other structures:

Differential View

This structure is derived from RelatedPerson

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraintsdoco
.. RelatedPerson I0..*RelatedPersonA person that is related to a patient, but who is not a direct target of care
us-core-14: Either a name or a relationship SHALL be provided (or both)
... active S1..1booleanWhether this related person's record is in active use
... patient S1..1Reference(US Core Patient Profile)The patient this person is related to
... relationship SI0..*CodeableConceptThe nature of the relationship
... name SI0..*HumanNameA name associated with the person
... telecom S0..*ContactPointA contact detail for the person
... address S0..*AddressAddress where the related person can be contacted or visited

doco Documentation for this format

Snapshot View

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraintsdoco
.. RelatedPerson I0..*RelatedPersonA person that is related to a patient, but who is not a direct target of care
us-core-14: Either a name or a relationship SHALL be provided (or both)
... id Σ0..1stringLogical id of this artifact
... meta Σ0..1MetaMetadata about the resource
... implicitRules ?!Σ0..1uriA set of rules under which this content was created
... language 0..1codeLanguage of the resource content
Binding: CommonLanguages (preferred): A human language.

Additional BindingsPurpose
AllLanguagesMax Binding
... text 0..1NarrativeText summary of the resource, for human interpretation
... contained 0..*ResourceContained, inline Resources
... extension 0..*ExtensionAdditional content defined by implementations
... modifierExtension ?!0..*ExtensionExtensions that cannot be ignored
... identifier Σ0..*IdentifierA human identifier for this person
... active ?!SΣ1..1booleanWhether this related person's record is in active use
... patient SΣ1..1Reference(US Core Patient Profile)The patient this person is related to
... relationship SΣI0..*CodeableConceptThe nature of the relationship
Binding: PatientRelationshipType (preferred): The nature of the relationship between a patient and the related person.


... name SΣI0..*HumanNameA name associated with the person
... telecom SΣ0..*ContactPointA contact detail for the person
... gender Σ0..1codemale | female | other | unknown
Binding: AdministrativeGender (required): The gender of a person used for administrative purposes.

... birthDate Σ0..1dateThe date on which the related person was born
... address SΣ0..*AddressAddress where the related person can be contacted or visited
... photo 0..*AttachmentImage of the person
... period 0..1PeriodPeriod of time that this relationship is considered valid
... communication 0..*BackboneElementA language which may be used to communicate with about the patient's health
.... id 0..1stringUnique id for inter-element referencing
.... extension 0..*ExtensionAdditional content defined by implementations
.... modifierExtension ?!Σ0..*ExtensionExtensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
.... language 1..1CodeableConceptThe language which can be used to communicate with the patient about his or her health
Binding: CommonLanguages (preferred): A human language.

Additional BindingsPurpose
AllLanguagesMax Binding
.... preferred 0..1booleanLanguage preference indicator

doco Documentation for this format

 

Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron

Terminology Bindings

PathConformanceValueSet
RelatedPerson.languagepreferredCommonLanguages
Max Binding: AllLanguages
RelatedPerson.relationshippreferredPatientRelationshipType
RelatedPerson.genderrequiredAdministrativeGender
RelatedPerson.communication.languagepreferredCommonLanguages
Max Binding: AllLanguages

Constraints

IdGradePathDetailsRequirements
us-core-14errorRelatedPersonEither a name or a relationship SHALL be provided (or both)
: name.exists() or relationship.exists()

Notes:

Quick Start

Below is an overview of the required Server RESTful FHIR interactions for this profile - for example, search and read operations - when supporting the US Core interactions to access this profile’s information (Profile Support + Interaction Support). Note that systems that support only US Core Profiles (Profile Only Support) are not required to support these interactions. See the US Core Server CapabilityStatement for a complete list of supported RESTful interactions for this IG.

  • The syntax used to describe the interactions is described here.
  • See the General Requirements section for additional rules and expectations when a server requires status parameters.
  • See the General Guidance section for additional guidance on searching for multiple patients.

Mandatory Search Parameters:

The following search parameters and search parameter combinations SHALL be supported:

  1. SHALL support fetching a RelatedPerson using the _id search parameter:

    GET [base]/RelatedPerson[id]

    Example:

    1. GET [base]/RelatedPerson/shaw-niece
    2. GET [base]/RelatedPerson?_id=shaw-niece

    Implementation Notes: (how to search by the logical id of the resource)

Optional Search Parameters:

The following search parameter combinations SHOULD be supported:

  1. SHOULD support searching using the patient search parameter:

    GET [base]/RelatedPerson?patient={Type/}[id]

    Example:

    1. GET [base]/RelatedPerson?patient=1032702

    Implementation Notes: Fetches a bundle of all RelatedPerson resources for the specified patient (how to search by reference)