This page is part of the Vital Records Mortality and Morbidity Reporting FHIR IG (v0.1.0: STU 1 Ballot 1) based on FHIR R3. The current version which supercedes this version is 2.0.0. For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions

Funeral Home

Funeral Home is a profile of the FHIR STU3 Organization resource. It is used to convey information ΓÇô name and address ΓÇô concerning the organization responsible for disposition of the decedentΓÇÖs bodily remains. Funeral homes arrange services in accordance with the wishes of surviving friends and family, whether immediate next of kin or an executor so named in a legal will. The funeral home often takes care of the necessary paperwork, permits, and other details, such as making arrangements with the cemetery, and providing obituaries to the news media.


UML Expression


Structure Definition

id 0..1
profile 1..1
coding 1..1
name 1..1
address 1..1

Element Bindings

Element Name Binding Type Binding Value Fixed Value Code System
type Fixed Value "bus" organization-type

Element Table

Organization ..
Organization.id 0..1
Organization.meta 0..1
Organization.meta.profile 1..1
Organization.type 1..1
Organization.type.coding 1..1
Organization.name 1..1
Organization.address 1..1


Requirements Traceability Mappings

Element Path Reference Location Data Item
address Vital Records DAM 2.03 Facility postalAddress
address Death Certificate Item 21b Address of Funeral Facility
address Standard Death Record IG SDR Decedent Profile Patient.extension:disposition[funeralfacility]
name Vital Records DAM 2.03 Facility name
name Death Certificate Item 21a Name of Funeral Facility
name Standard Death Record IG SDR Decedent Profile Patient.extension:disposition[funeralfacility]

Instance Example

<Organization>
  <id value="example-funeral-home" />
  <meta>
    <profile value="http://www.hl7.org/fhir/us/vrdr/StructureDefinition/VRDR-Funeral-Home" />
  </meta>
  <type>
    <coding>
      <code value="bus" />
      <display value="Non-Healthcare Business or Corporation" />
    </coding>
  </type>
  <name value="Example funeral facility name" />
  <address>
    <type value="postal" />
    <line value="50 Example Street" />
    <line value="Line 2a" />
    <city value="Watertown" />
    <district value="Middlesex" />
    <state value="Massachusetts" />
    <postalCode value="02472" />
    <country value="United States" />
  </address>
</Organization>