Vital Records Common Library (VRCL) FHIR Implementation Guide
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Vital Records Common Library (VRCL) FHIR Implementation Guide, 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

ValueSet: Value Set - Father Relationship Vital Records

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/us/vr-common-library/ValueSet/ValueSet-father-relationship-vr Version: 2.0.0
Active as of 2026-10-16 Computable Name: ValueSetFatherRelationshipVitalRecords

This valueset contains codes that represent relationships describing the father's role relative to the subject.

References

Logical Definition (CLD)

  • Include these codes as defined in http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-RoleCode version 📍4.0.0
    CodeDisplayDefinition
    ADOPTFadoptive fatherThe player of the role (father) is a male who has taken the scoper (child) into their family through legal means and raises them as his own child.
    FTHfatherThe player of the role is a male who begets or raises or nurtures the scoping entity (child).
    FTHFOSTfoster fatherThe player of the role (parent) who is a male state-certified caregiver responsible for the scoper (child) who has been placed in the parent's care. The placement of the child is usually arranged through the government or a social-service agency, and temporary.

    The state, via a jurisdiction recognized child protection agency, stands as in loco parentis to the child, making all legal decisions while the foster parent is responsible for the day-to-day care of the specified child.
    NFTHnatural fatherThe player of the role is a male who begets the scoping entity (child).
    STPFTHstepfatherThe player of the role is the husband of scoping person's mother and not the scoping person's natural father.

 

Expansion

Expansion performed internally based on codesystem RoleCode v4.0.0 (CodeSystem)

This value set contains 5 concepts

SystemCodeDisplay (en)DefinitionJSONXML
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-RoleCode  ADOPTFadoptive father

The player of the role (father) is a male who has taken the scoper (child) into their family through legal means and raises them as his own child.

http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-RoleCode  FTHfather

The player of the role is a male who begets or raises or nurtures the scoping entity (child).

http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-RoleCode  FTHFOSTfoster father

The player of the role (parent) who is a male state-certified caregiver responsible for the scoper (child) who has been placed in the parent's care. The placement of the child is usually arranged through the government or a social-service agency, and temporary.

The state, via a jurisdiction recognized child protection agency, stands as in loco parentis to the child, making all legal decisions while the foster parent is responsible for the day-to-day care of the specified child.

http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-RoleCode  NFTHnatural father

The player of the role is a male who begets the scoping entity (child).

http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-RoleCode  STPFTHstepfather

The player of the role is the husband of scoping person's mother and not the scoping person's natural father.

Description of the above table(s).