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This is an example of how to use sdtc extension of deceasedInd. See this site for more on CDA extensions: http://wiki.hl7.org/index.php?title=CDA_R2_Extensions
This file includes examples of the following templates:
<recordTarget xmlns="urn:hl7-org:v3">
<patientRole>
<!-- The @root OID below (which is fictional) would be specific to an institution's record identifier system. -->
<id root="2.16.840.1.113883.3.6132" extension="345678912-0154"/>
<!-- HP is "primary home" from valueSet 2.16.840.1.113883.1.11.10637 -->
<addr use="HP">
<streetAddressLine>1437 Jennyhill Ln.</streetAddressLine>
<city>Hollywood</city>
<postalCode>90068</postalCode>
<state>CA</state>
<country>US</country>
</addr>
<!-- While this may be included, you may choose to exclude contact information on deceased patients -->
<telecom nullFlavor="NA"/>
<patient>
<!-- At a 2020 C-CDA Implement-a-thon, it was discussed that some EHR implementations may be changing names when patient is expired/deceased -->
<!-- Changing a name based on death is NOT a recommended practice. Instead update the sdtc:deceasedInd and sdtc:deceasedTime fields -->
<name use="L">
<given>Adam</given>
<family>Rumpelstiltskin</family>
</name>
<!-- Sex at birth and gender identity may be specified in social history -->
<administrativeGenderCode displayName="Male"
codeSystemName="AdministrativeGender" codeSystem="2.16.840.1.113883.5.1" code="M"/>
<birthTime value="19521022"/>
<!-- A full CDA example may include the Deceased Observation to indicate cause of death -->
<!-- A Deceased Observation may be present in any section; Problem List is a suitable location -->
<!-- Stylesheets are strongly recommended to include human viewable rendering of the deceased indication and time when present -->
<!-- Systems may send deceased indication, time, or both. Sending only time is not recommeded. -->
<sdtc:sdtcDeceasedInd xmlns:sdtc="urn:hl7-org:sdtc" value="true"/>
<sdtc:sdtcDeceasedTime xmlns:sdtc="urn:hl7-org:sdtc" value="20180315"/>
<maritalStatusCode displayName="Married"
codeSystemName="MaritalStatus" codeSystem="2.16.840.1.113883.5.2" code="M"/>
<religiousAffiliationCode
displayName="Christian (non-Catholic, non-specific)" codeSystemName="HL7 Religious Affiliation"
codeSystem="2.16.840.1.113883.5.1076" code="1013"/>
<!-- CDC Race and Ethnicity code set contains the five minimum race and ethnicity categories defined by OMB Standards -->
<raceCode displayName="White"
codeSystemName="OMB Standards for Race and Ethnicity" codeSystem="2.16.840.1.113883.6.238" code="2106-3"/>
<ethnicGroupCode displayName="Not Hispanic or Latino"
codeSystemName="OMB Standards for Race and Ethnicity" codeSystem="2.16.840.1.113883.6.238" code="2186-5"/>
<languageCommunication>
<languageCode code="en-US"/>
<!-- "eng" is ISO 639-2 alpha-3 code for "English" -->
<modeCode displayName="Expressed spoken"
codeSystemName="LanguageAbilityMode" codeSystem="2.16.840.1.113883.5.60" code="ESP"/>
<proficiencyLevelCode displayName="Excellent"
codeSystemName="LanguageAbilityProficiency" codeSystem="2.16.840.1.113883.5.61" code="E"/>
<preferenceInd value="true"/>
</languageCommunication>
</patient>
</patientRole>
</recordTarget>