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The nature of the relationship between the patient and the person with the condition. Based on the HL7v3 RoleCode: OID: 2.16.840.1.113883.5.111 with some inappropriate items removed
Formal value Set definition (identifier http://hl7.org/fhir/vs/familial-relationship): XML or JSON.
This is a value set with codes taken from http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/RoleCode:
The nature of the relationship between the patient and the person with the condition. Based on the HL7v3 RoleCode: OID: 2.16.840.1.113883.5.111 with some inappropriate items removed
This value set includes codes defined in other code systems, using the following rules:
Code | Display | Definition |
AUNT | aunt | The player of the role is a sister of the scoping person's mother or father. |
BRO | Brother | The player of the role is a male sharing one or both parents in common with the scoping entity. |
BROINLAW | brother-in-law | The player of the role is: (1) a brother of the scoping person's spouse, or (2) the husband of the scoping person's sister, or (3) the husband of a sister of the scoping person's spouse. |
CHLDADOPT | adopted child | The player of the role is a child taken into a family through legal means and raised by the scoping person (parent) as his or her own child. |
CHLDFOST | foster child | The player of the role is a child receiving parental care and nurture from the scoping person (parent) but not related to him or her through legal or blood ties. |
CHLDINLAW | child in-law | The player of the role is the spouse of scoping person's child. |
COUSN | cousin | The player of the role is a relative of the scoping person descended from a common ancestor, such as a grandparent, by two or more steps in a diverging line. |
DAU | natural daughter | The player of the role is a female offspring of the scoping entity (parent). |
DAUADOPT | adopted daughter | The player of the role is a female child taken into a family through legal means and raised by the scoping person (parent) as his or her own child. |
DAUC | Daughter | <New Concept> The player of the role is a female child (of any type) of scoping entity (parent). |
DAUFOST | foster daughter | The player of the role is a female child receiving parental care and nurture from the scoping person (parent) but not related to him or her through legal or blood ties. |
DAUINLAW | daughter in-law | The player of the role is the wife of scoping person's son. |
CHILD | Child | The player of the role is a child of the scoping entity. |
EXT | extended family member | A family member outside the immediate family unit, not having a direct genetic or legal relationship e.g. Aunt, cousin, great grandparent, grandchild, grandparent, neiceNephew, and uncle. |
IMED | A member of the immediate family unit by direct genetic or legal relationship. | |
PRN | Parent | one that begets or brings forth offspring or a person who brings up and cares for another (Webster's Collegiate Dictionary). |
SIB | Sibling | One person who shares a parent or parents with another. |
SIGOTHR | significant other | A person who is important to one's well being; especially a spouse or one in a similar relationship. (The player is the one who is important). |
DOMPART | domestic partner | The player of the role cohabits with the scoping person but is not the scoping person's spouse. |
SPS | spouse | The player of the role is a marriage partner of the scoping person. |
FTH | Father | The player of the role is a male who begets or raises or nurtures the scoping entity (child). |
FTHINLAW | father-in-law | The player of the role is the father of the scoping person's husband or wife. |
GGRFTH | great grandfather | The player of the role is the father of the scoping person's grandparent. |
GGRMTH | great grandmother | The player of the role is the mother of the scoping person's grandparent. |
GGRPRN | great grandparent | The player of the role is a parent of the scoping person's grandparent. |
GRFTH | Grandfather | The player of the role is the father of the scoping person's mother or father. |
GRMTH | Grandmother | The player of the role is the mother of the scoping person's mother or father. |
GRNDCHILD | grandchild | The player of the role is a child of the scoping person's son or daughter. |
GRNDDAU | granddaughter | The player of the role is a daughter of the scoping person's son or daughter. |
GRNDSON | grandson | The player of the role is a son of the scoping person's son or daughter. |
GRPRN | Grandparent | parent of a parent of the subject. |
HBRO | half-brother | The player of the role is a male related to the scoping entity by sharing only one biological parent. |
HSIB | half-sibling | The player of the role is related to the scoping entity by sharing only one biological parent. |
HSIS | half-sister | The player of the role is a female related to the scoping entity by sharing only one biological parent. |
HUSB | husband | The player of the role is a man joined to a woman (scoping person) in marriage. |
MTH | Mother | The player of the role is a female who conceives, gives birth to, or raises and nurtures the scoping entity (child). |
MTHINLAW | mother-in-law | The player of the role is the mother of the scoping person's husband or wife. |
NBOR | neighbor | The player of the role lives near or next to the scoping person. |
NBRO | natural brother | The player of the role is a male having the same biological parents as the scoping entity. |
NCHILD | natural child | A child as determined by birth. |
NEPHEW | nephew | The player of the role is a son of the scoping person's brother or sister or of the brother or sister of the scoping person's spouse. |
NFTH | natural father | The player of the role is a male who begets the scoping entity (child). |
NFTHF | natural father of fetus | Indicates the biologic male parent of a fetus. |
NIECE | niece | The player of the role is a daughter of the scoping person's brother or sister or of the brother or sister of the scoping person's spouse. |
NIENEPH | niece/nephew | The player of the role is a child of scoping person's brother or sister or of the brother or sister of the scoping person's spouse. |
NMTH | natural mother | The player of the role is a female who conceives or gives birth to the scoping entity (child). |
NOK | next of kin | Played by an individual who is designated as the next of kin for another individual which scopes the role. |
NPRN | natural parent | |
NSIB | natural sibling | The player of the role has both biological parents in common with the scoping entity. |
NSIS | natural sister | The player of the role is a female having the same biological parents as the scoping entity. |
PRNINLAW | parent in-law | The player of the role is the parent of scoping person's husband or wife. |
ROOM | Roommate | One who shares living quarters with the subject. |
SIBINLAW | sibling in-law | The player of the role is: (1) a sibling of the scoping person's spouse, or (2) the spouse of the scoping person's sibling, or (3) the spouse of a sibling of the scoping person's spouse. |
SIS | Sister | The player of the role is a female sharing one or both parents in common with the scoping entity. |
SISINLAW | sister-in-law | The player of the role is: (1) a sister of the scoping person's spouse, or (2) the wife of the scoping person's brother, or (3) the wife of a brother of the scoping person's spouse. |
SON | natural son | The player of the role is a male offspring of the scoping entity (parent). |
SONADOPT | adopted son | The player of the role is a male child taken into a family through legal means and raised by the scoping person (parent) as his or her own child. |
SONC | son | <New Concept> The player of the role is a male child (of any type) of scoping entity (parent). |
SONFOST | foster son | The player of the role is a male child receiving parental care and nurture from the scoping person (parent) but not related to him or her through legal or blood ties. |
SONINLAW | son in-law | The player of the role is the husband of scoping person's daughter. |
STPBRO | stepbrother | The player of the role is a son of the scoping person's stepparent. |
STPCHLD | step child | The player of the role is a child of the scoping person's spouse by a previous union. |
STPDAU | stepdaughter | The player of the role is a daughter of the scoping person's spouse by a previous union. |
STPFTH | stepfather | The player of the role is the husband of scoping person's mother and not the scoping person's natural father. |
STPMTH | stepmother | The player of the role is the wife of scoping person's father and not the scoping person's natural mother. |
STPPRN | step parent | The player of the role is the spouse of the scoping person's parent and not the scoping person's natural parent. |
STPSIB | step sibling | The player of the role is a child of the scoping person's stepparent. |
STPSIS | stepsister | The player of the role is a daughter of the scoping person's stepparent. |
STPSON | stepson | The player of the role is a son of the scoping person's spouse by a previous union. |
UNCLE | uncle | The player of the role is a brother of the scoping person's mother or father. |
WIFE | wife | The player of the role is a woman joined to a man (scoping person) in marriage. |
These codes are used in the following places:
See the full registry of codes defined as part of FHIR.
The OID for the value set is 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.2.69 (OIDs are not used in FHIR, but may be used in v3, or OID based terminology systems).
Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:
Id | The internal identifier for the concept (when the value set defines its own codes) |
Level | A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. In this scheme, some codes are under other codes, and imply that the code they are under also applies |
Source | The source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere) |
Code | The code (used as the code in the resource instance) |
Display | The display (used in the display element of a Coding) |
Definition | An explanation of the meaning of the concept |
Comments | Additional notes about how to use the code |