Vital Records Common Library (VRCL) STU2-ballot, published by HL7 International / Public Health. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 2.0.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/HL7/vr-common-library/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

Change Log

Sections 3.1 - 3.2 describe the changes between STU 1.1 publication (October 2023) and the STU 2 ballot (Jan 2024). For a history of previous changes, please see the prior change logs in the appropriate versions.

STU 2.0 Ballot Reconciliation

• FHIR-46470 – Moved AutopsyPerformedIndicatorVitalRecords profile to BFDR and changed value binding from ValueSetYesNoUnknownVitalRecords to PerformedNotPerformedPlannedVS (in BFDR)
• FHIR-44596 – Restricted data absent reasons to codes ‘unknown’ and ‘temp-unknown’ in ExtensionPartialDateVitalRecords and ExtensionPartialDateTimeVitalRecords. Added ValueSetPartialDateDataAbsentReasonVitalRecords
• FHIR-44411 – Replaced local codesystem for Canadian Provinces with https://canadapost.ca/CodeSystem/ProvinceCodes
• FHIR-44184 – Made top navigation bar labels the same as page titles
• FHIR-44419 – Eliminated the local code system for missing race value reasons that was used for ValueSetRaceMissingValueReasonVitalRecords. Reworked the value set and concept map with NullFlavor and ActReason codes.
• FHIR-44749 – Eliminate string length limits on address extensions. Document length limits on submissions in comment.
• FHIR-44772 – Eliminate Unused Extensions for Related Person (deceased, race, ethnicity). These are not needed.
• FHIR-44754 – Change ExtensionPatientFetalDeathVitalRecords to be a Boolean extension of Patient.deceased
• FHIR-43403 – constrain units of parent ages – ExtensionReportedParentAgeAtDeliveryVitalRecords.
• added missing IJE mapping content for RelatedPersonFatherNaturalVitalRecords profile page
• FHIR-43416 – Add Marital Status Value Set (from VRDR)
• FHIR-43427 – Add abstract profile of USCoreLocation to serve as the basis for VRDR and BFDR Location profiles.
• FHIR-43473 – Added record identifiers that are used in VRDR and BFDR to common library
• FHIR-44460 – Renamed ValueSetMothersDateOfBirthEditFlagsVitalRecords to ValueSetDateOfBirthEditFlagsVitalRecords to generalize utility.
• FHIR-44427 – Eliminated HispanicNoUknown valueset which was content-identical with ValueSetYesNoUnknownVitalRecords.
• FHIR-44445 – consolidate ValueSetBirthSexChildVitalRecords and ValueSetBirthSexFetusVitalRecords into a single VS called ValueSetSexAssignedAtBirthVitalRecords
• FHIR-44463 and FHIR-44464 – drop prefixes in titles so words like codesystem, valueset, extension, and conceptmap don’t appear twice
• FHIR-44771 – use an inline extension for motherOrFather in ExtensionReportedParentAgeAtDeliveryVitalRecords
• FHIR-44418 – removing Missing Value Reason codesystem (ValueSetRaceMissingValueReasonVitalRecords uses THO codes)
• FHIR-44998 – add Domestic Partnership to ValueSetMaritalStatusVitalRecords
• FHIR-44426 – removing Hispanic Y/N/U valueset

STU 2.0 Ballot - January 2024

• Restrict birth sex for newborn to M,F,U. Added ValueSetBirthSexChildVitalRecords, and referenced from PatientChildVitalRecords
• Added abstract patient profile PatientVitalRecords, which is derived from USCorePatient. Child profiles of Patient: PatientChildVitalRecords, PatientDecedentFetusVitalRecords, PatientMotherVitalRecords
• Generalization of Parent Education Level to Education Level. ObservationEducationLevelVitalRecords now accomodates use cases in VRDR and BFDR, with subject now a generalized PatientVitalRecords, focus can now be a RelatedPersonParentVitalRecords or Mother (rather than just Mother/Father), and the addition of a bypass edit flag
• ObservationParentEducationLevelVitalRecords and related example was removed (doesn’t add value given ObservationEducationLevelVitalRecords exists). PatientDecedentFetusVitalRecords and related examples moved to BFDR. RelatedPersonMotherGestationalVitalRecords and related example was removed (doesn’t add value given ObservationEducationLevelVitalRecords exists).

See the Content Transitions page for more details on movement of and changes to content.