Medicolegal Death Investigation (MDI) FHIR Implementation Guide
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Medicolegal Death Investigation (MDI) FHIR Implementation Guide, published by HL7 International / Public Health. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 3.0.0-draft built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/HL7/fhir-mdi-ig/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

Extension: Death Certificate Status

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/us/mdi/StructureDefinition/Extension-death-certificate-status Version: 3.0.0-draft
Standards status: Trial-use Active as of 2025-07-24 Maturity Level: 3 Computable Name: ExtensionDeathCertificateStatus
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.40.11.42.12

This Extension indicates Death Certificate workflow status.

Context of Use

    This extension may be used on the following element(s)

Usage info

Usages:

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Formal Views of Extension Content

Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots, and how the XML and JSON presentations work.

This structure is derived from Extension

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Extension Extension
... Slices for extension Content/Rules for all slices
.... extension:DCcertification 0..1 Extension Death Certificate certification status
..... extension 0..0
..... url 1..1 uri "DCcertification"
..... value[x] 0..1 CodeableConcept Value of extension
Binding: Certified Workflow (extensible)
.... extension:DCregistration 0..1 Extension Death Certificate registration status
..... extension 0..0
..... url 1..1 uri "DCregistration"
..... value[x] 0..1 CodeableConcept Value of extension
Binding: Registration (extensible)
... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/us/mdi/StructureDefinition/Extension-death-certificate-status"
... value[x] 0..0

doco Documentation for this format
NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Extension 0..* Extension Optional Extensions Element
... id 0..1 string Unique id for inter-element referencing
... Slices for extension 0..* Extension Additional content defined by implementations
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
.... extension:DCcertification 0..1 Extension Death Certificate certification status
..... id 0..1 string Unique id for inter-element referencing
..... extension 0..0
..... url 1..1 uri "DCcertification"
..... value[x] 0..1 CodeableConcept Value of extension
Binding: Certified Workflow (extensible)
.... extension:DCregistration 0..1 Extension Death Certificate registration status
..... id 0..1 string Unique id for inter-element referencing
..... extension 0..0
..... url 1..1 uri "DCregistration"
..... value[x] 0..1 CodeableConcept Value of extension
Binding: Registration (extensible)
... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/us/mdi/StructureDefinition/Extension-death-certificate-status"

doco Documentation for this format

This structure is derived from Extension

Summary

Complex Extension: This Extension indicates Death Certificate workflow status.

  • DCcertification: CodeableConcept: Death Certificate certification status
  • DCregistration: CodeableConcept: Death Certificate registration status

Maturity: 3

Differential View

This structure is derived from Extension

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Extension Extension
... Slices for extension Content/Rules for all slices
.... extension:DCcertification 0..1 Extension Death Certificate certification status
..... extension 0..0
..... url 1..1 uri "DCcertification"
..... value[x] 0..1 CodeableConcept Value of extension
Binding: Certified Workflow (extensible)
.... extension:DCregistration 0..1 Extension Death Certificate registration status
..... extension 0..0
..... url 1..1 uri "DCregistration"
..... value[x] 0..1 CodeableConcept Value of extension
Binding: Registration (extensible)
... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/us/mdi/StructureDefinition/Extension-death-certificate-status"
... value[x] 0..0

doco Documentation for this format

Snapshot View

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Extension 0..* Extension Optional Extensions Element
... id 0..1 string Unique id for inter-element referencing
... Slices for extension 0..* Extension Additional content defined by implementations
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
.... extension:DCcertification 0..1 Extension Death Certificate certification status
..... id 0..1 string Unique id for inter-element referencing
..... extension 0..0
..... url 1..1 uri "DCcertification"
..... value[x] 0..1 CodeableConcept Value of extension
Binding: Certified Workflow (extensible)
.... extension:DCregistration 0..1 Extension Death Certificate registration status
..... id 0..1 string Unique id for inter-element referencing
..... extension 0..0
..... url 1..1 uri "DCregistration"
..... value[x] 0..1 CodeableConcept Value of extension
Binding: Registration (extensible)
... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/us/mdi/StructureDefinition/Extension-death-certificate-status"

doco Documentation for this format

This structure is derived from Extension

Summary

Complex Extension: This Extension indicates Death Certificate workflow status.

  • DCcertification: CodeableConcept: Death Certificate certification status
  • DCregistration: CodeableConcept: Death Certificate registration status

Maturity: 3

 

Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron

Terminology Bindings

PathConformanceValueSetURI
Extension.extension:DCcertification.value[x]extensibleVSCertifiedWorkflow
http://hl7.org/fhir/us/mdi/ValueSet/vs-certified-workflow
From this IG
Extension.extension:DCregistration.value[x]extensibleVSRegistration
http://hl7.org/fhir/us/mdi/ValueSet/vs-registration
From this IG

Constraints

IdGradePath(s)DetailsRequirements
ele-1error**ALL** elementsAll FHIR elements must have a @value or children
: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1error**ALL** extensionsMust have either extensions or value[x], not both
: extension.exists() != value.exists()