# US Quality Core RelatedPerson - 2026 US Quality Core Implementation Guide v0.5.0

* [**Table of Contents**](toc.md)
* [**Artifacts Summary**](artifacts.md)
* **US Quality Core RelatedPerson**

## Resource Profile: US Quality Core RelatedPerson 

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| *Official URL*:http://fhir.org/guides/onc/us-quality-core/StructureDefinition/us-quality-core-relatedperson | *Version*:0.5.0 |
| Active as of 2026-05-15 | *Computable Name*:USQualityCoreRelatedPerson |

 
Profile of RelatedPerson for decision support/quality metrics. Defines the core set of elements and extensions for quality rule and measure authors. 

**Usage**
  See the [patterns](patterns.md) page for implementation and usage patterns.  

### Examples

 

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| [Emergency Contact Example](RelatedPerson-example.md) |

 

**USCDI+ Quality Elements:**

* relationship: (USCDI+ Quality) (USCDI) The nature of the relationship
* name: (USCDI+ Quality) (USCDI) A name associated with the person
* telecom: (USCDI+ Quality) (USCDI) A contact detail for the person
* address: (USCDI+ Quality) (USCDI) Address where the related person can be contacted or visited

**Usages:**

* Refer to this Profile: [US Quality Core AdverseEvent](StructureDefinition-us-quality-core-adverseevent.md), [US Quality Core CareTeam](StructureDefinition-us-quality-core-careteam.md), [US Quality Core Claim](StructureDefinition-us-quality-core-claim.md), [US Quality Core Communication](StructureDefinition-us-quality-core-communication.md)... Show 15 more, [US Quality Core CommunicationRequest](StructureDefinition-us-quality-core-communicationrequest.md), [US Quality Core Coverage](StructureDefinition-us-quality-core-coverage.md), [US Quality Core Encounter](StructureDefinition-us-quality-core-encounter.md), [US Quality Core ImagingStudy](StructureDefinition-us-quality-core-imagingstudy.md), [US Quality Core Medication Not Requested](StructureDefinition-us-quality-core-medicationnotrequested.md), [US Quality Core MedicationRequest](StructureDefinition-us-quality-core-medicationrequest.md), [US Quality Core MedicationStatement](StructureDefinition-us-quality-core-medicationstatement.md), [US Quality Core NonPatient Observation](StructureDefinition-us-quality-core-nonpatient-observation.md), [US Quality Core Observation Screening Assessment](StructureDefinition-us-quality-core-observation-screening-assessment.md), [US Quality Core Observation Cancelled](StructureDefinition-us-quality-core-observationcancelled.md), [US Quality Core Procedure](StructureDefinition-us-quality-core-procedure.md), [US Quality Core QuestionnaireResponse](StructureDefinition-us-quality-core-questionnaireresponse.md), [US Quality Core Service Not Requested](StructureDefinition-us-quality-core-servicenotrequested.md), [US Quality Core ServiceRequest](StructureDefinition-us-quality-core-servicerequest.md) and [US Quality Core Simple Observation](StructureDefinition-us-quality-core-simple-observation.md)
* Examples for this Profile: [RelatedPerson/example](RelatedPerson-example.md)
* CapabilityStatements using this Profile: [US Quality Core Client CapabilityStatement](CapabilityStatement-us-quality-core-client.md) and [US Quality Core Server CapabilityStatement](CapabilityStatement-us-quality-core-server.md)

You can also check for [usages in the FHIR IG Statistics](https://packages2.fhir.org/xig/resource/fhir.onc.us-quality-core|current/StructureDefinition/StructureDefinition-us-quality-core-relatedperson.json)

### Formal Views of Profile Content

 [Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots and how the different presentations work](http://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#structure-definitions). 

 

Other representations of profile: [CSV](StructureDefinition-us-quality-core-relatedperson.csv), [Excel](StructureDefinition-us-quality-core-relatedperson.xlsx), [Schematron](StructureDefinition-us-quality-core-relatedperson.sch) 



## Resource Content

```json
{
  "resourceType" : "StructureDefinition",
  "id" : "us-quality-core-relatedperson",
  "url" : "http://fhir.org/guides/onc/us-quality-core/StructureDefinition/us-quality-core-relatedperson",
  "version" : "0.5.0",
  "name" : "USQualityCoreRelatedPerson",
  "title" : "US Quality Core RelatedPerson",
  "status" : "active",
  "experimental" : false,
  "date" : "2026-05-15",
  "publisher" : "Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)",
  "contact" : [{
    "name" : "Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)",
    "telecom" : [{
      "system" : "url",
      "value" : "https://www.healthit.gov/feedback"
    }]
  }],
  "description" : "Profile of RelatedPerson for decision support/quality metrics. Defines the core set of elements and extensions for quality rule and measure authors.",
  "jurisdiction" : [{
    "coding" : [{
      "system" : "urn:iso:std:iso:3166",
      "code" : "US",
      "display" : "United States of America"
    }],
    "text" : "USA"
  }],
  "fhirVersion" : "4.0.1",
  "mapping" : [{
    "identity" : "rim",
    "uri" : "http://hl7.org/v3",
    "name" : "RIM Mapping"
  },
  {
    "identity" : "w5",
    "uri" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/fivews",
    "name" : "FiveWs Pattern Mapping"
  },
  {
    "identity" : "v2",
    "uri" : "http://hl7.org/v2",
    "name" : "HL7 v2 Mapping"
  }],
  "kind" : "resource",
  "abstract" : false,
  "type" : "RelatedPerson",
  "baseDefinition" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-relatedperson|6.1.0",
  "derivation" : "constraint",
  "differential" : {
    "element" : [{
      "id" : "RelatedPerson",
      "path" : "RelatedPerson"
    },
    {
      "id" : "RelatedPerson.active",
      "extension" : [{
        "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/uscdi-requirement",
        "valueBoolean" : true
      }],
      "path" : "RelatedPerson.active",
      "short" : "(USCDI) Whether this related person's record is in active use",
      "min" : 1
    },
    {
      "id" : "RelatedPerson.patient",
      "extension" : [{
        "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/uscdi-requirement",
        "valueBoolean" : true
      }],
      "path" : "RelatedPerson.patient",
      "short" : "(USCDI) The patient this person is related to",
      "type" : [{
        "code" : "Reference",
        "targetProfile" : ["http://fhir.org/guides/onc/us-quality-core/StructureDefinition/us-quality-core-patient"]
      }]
    },
    {
      "id" : "RelatedPerson.relationship",
      "extension" : [{
        "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/uscdi-requirement",
        "valueBoolean" : true
      },
      {
        "url" : "http://fhir.org/guides/onc/us-quality-core/StructureDefinition/uscdiplusquality",
        "valueBoolean" : true
      }],
      "path" : "RelatedPerson.relationship",
      "short" : "(USCDI+ Quality) (USCDI) The nature of the relationship",
      "condition" : ["us-core-14"]
    },
    {
      "id" : "RelatedPerson.name",
      "extension" : [{
        "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/uscdi-requirement",
        "valueBoolean" : true
      },
      {
        "url" : "http://fhir.org/guides/onc/us-quality-core/StructureDefinition/uscdiplusquality",
        "valueBoolean" : true
      }],
      "path" : "RelatedPerson.name",
      "short" : "(USCDI+ Quality) (USCDI) A name associated with the person",
      "condition" : ["us-core-14"]
    },
    {
      "id" : "RelatedPerson.telecom",
      "extension" : [{
        "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/uscdi-requirement",
        "valueBoolean" : true
      },
      {
        "url" : "http://fhir.org/guides/onc/us-quality-core/StructureDefinition/uscdiplusquality",
        "valueBoolean" : true
      }],
      "path" : "RelatedPerson.telecom",
      "short" : "(USCDI+ Quality) (USCDI) A contact detail for the person"
    },
    {
      "id" : "RelatedPerson.address",
      "extension" : [{
        "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/uscdi-requirement",
        "valueBoolean" : true
      },
      {
        "url" : "http://fhir.org/guides/onc/us-quality-core/StructureDefinition/uscdiplusquality",
        "valueBoolean" : true
      }],
      "path" : "RelatedPerson.address",
      "short" : "(USCDI+ Quality) (USCDI) Address where the related person can be contacted or visited"
    }]
  }
}

```
