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: Method of Disposition ValueSet

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{
  "resourceType" : "ValueSet",
  "id" : "vrdr-method-of-disposition-vs",
  "language" : "en",
  "text" : {
    "status" : "generated",
    "div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: ValueSet vrdr-method-of-disposition-vs</b></p><a name=\"vrdr-method-of-disposition-vs\"> </a><a name=\"hcvrdr-method-of-disposition-vs\"> </a><p>This value set includes codes based on the following rules:</p><ul><li>Include these codes as defined in <a href=\"http://www.snomed.org/\"><code>http://snomed.info/sct</code></a><span title=\"Version is not explicitly stated. No matching Code System found\"> version Not Stated (use latest from terminology server)</span><table class=\"none\"><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"http://snomed.info/id/449931000124108\">449931000124108</a></td><td>Entombment</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"http://snomed.info/id/449941000124103\">449941000124103</a></td><td>Removal from state</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"http://snomed.info/id/449951000124101\">449951000124101</a></td><td>Donation</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"http://snomed.info/id/449961000124104\">449961000124104</a></td><td>Cremation</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"http://snomed.info/id/449971000124106\">449971000124106</a></td><td>Patient status determination, deceased and buried (finding)</td></tr></table></li><li>Include these codes as defined in <code>http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-NullFlavor</code><span title=\"Version is explicitly stated to be 2018-08-12\"> version &#x1F4CD;2018-08-12</span><table class=\"none\"><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td></tr><tr><td>OTH</td><td>Other</td></tr><tr><td>UNK</td><td>Unknown</td></tr></table></li></ul></div>"
  },
  "extension" : [
    {
      "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
      "valueCode" : "pher"
    },
    {
      "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
      "valueCode" : "draft",
      "_valueCode" : {
        "extension" : [
          {
            "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-conformance-derivedFrom",
            "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/us/vrdr/ImplementationGuide/hl7.fhir.us.vrdr"
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ],
  "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/us/vrdr/ValueSet/vrdr-method-of-disposition-vs",
  "identifier" : [
    {
      "system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
      "value" : "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.40.10.48.16"
    }
  ],
  "version" : "3.0.0",
  "name" : "MethodOfDispositionVS",
  "title" : "Method of Disposition ValueSet",
  "status" : "active",
  "experimental" : false,
  "date" : "2026-05-27T19:40:05+00:00",
  "publisher" : "HL7 International / Public Health",
  "contact" : [
    {
      "name" : "HL7 International / Public Health",
      "telecom" : [
        {
          "system" : "url",
          "value" : "http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/pher"
        },
        {
          "system" : "email",
          "value" : "pher@lists.HL7.org"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "description" : "The set of codes used to indicate the method used to dispose of the decedents remains.\n\nMapping to IJE codes [here](ConceptMap-MethodOfDispositionCM.html).",
  "jurisdiction" : [
    {
      "coding" : [
        {
          "system" : "urn:iso:std:iso:3166",
          "code" : "US"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "copyright" : "This value set includes content from SNOMED CT, which is copyright © 2002+ International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation (IHTSDO), and distributed by agreement between IHTSDO and HL7. Implementer use of SNOMED CT is not covered by this agreement",
  "compose" : {
    "include" : [
      {
        "system" : "http://snomed.info/sct",
        "concept" : [
          {
            "code" : "449931000124108",
            "display" : "Entombment"
          },
          {
            "code" : "449941000124103",
            "display" : "Removal from state"
          },
          {
            "code" : "449951000124101",
            "display" : "Donation"
          },
          {
            "code" : "449961000124104",
            "display" : "Cremation"
          },
          {
            "code" : "449971000124106",
            "display" : "Patient status determination, deceased and buried (finding)"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "system" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-NullFlavor",
        "version" : "2018-08-12",
        "concept" : [
          {
            "code" : "OTH",
            "display" : "Other"
          },
          {
            "code" : "UNK",
            "display" : "Unknown"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}