description: 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.
package_name: hl7.fhir.r4.core
derivation: specialization
name: RelatedPerson
type: RelatedPerson
elements:
  patient:
    short: The patient this person is related to
    refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Patient']
    type: Reference
    isSummary: true
    index: 2
  address: {short: Address where the related person can be contacted or visited, type: Address, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 8}
  name: {short: A name associated with the person, type: HumanName, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 4}
  birthDate: {short: The date on which the related person was born, type: date, isSummary: true, index: 7}
  relationship:
    short: The nature of the relationship
    type: CodeableConcept
    array: true
    binding: {strength: preferred, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/relatedperson-relationshiptype'}
    isSummary: true
    index: 3
  photo: {short: Image of the person, type: Attachment, array: true, index: 9}
  active: {isModifier: true, short: Whether this related person's record is in active use, type: boolean, meaningWhenMissing: This resource is generally assumed to be active if no value is provided for the active element, isModifierReason: 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, isSummary: true, index: 1}
  communication:
    short: A language which may be used to communicate with about the patient's health
    type: BackboneElement
    array: true
    index: 11
    elements:
      language:
        short: The language which can be used to communicate with the patient about his or her health
        type: CodeableConcept
        binding: {strength: preferred, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/languages'}
        index: 12
      preferred: {short: Language preference indicator, type: boolean, index: 13}
    required: [language]
  identifier: {short: A human identifier for this person, type: Identifier, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 0}
  telecom: {short: A contact detail for the person, type: ContactPoint, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 5}
  gender:
    short: male | female | other | unknown
    type: code
    binding: {strength: required, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/administrative-gender|4.0.1'}
    isSummary: true
    index: 6
  period: {type: Period, short: Period of time that this relationship is considered valid, index: 10}
package_version: 4.0.1
class: resource
kind: resource
url: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/RelatedPerson
base: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DomainResource
version: 4.0.1
required: [patient]