Vital Records Death Reporting (VRDR) FHIR Implementation Guide
3.0.0 - STU3

Vital Records Death Reporting (VRDR) 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 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/IHE/QRPH.VRDR/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

## Content Transitions

### Note

Below are descriptions for each of the headers found in the transition tables. The tables are meant to describe changes to resources and their movements between IGs.

Field Name | Description
--- | ---
Name | Name of the resource (past or present)
Previous Version/Location | Previous location of resource (links to past version)
Current Version/Location | Current location of resource (links to current version)
Comments/Updates | Description of changes specific to the resource

### New STU3 Profiles

Name | Comments/Updates
BirthRecordIdentifierChild | Maternal Death Linkeage
FetalDeathRecordIdentifier | Maternal Death Linkeage
IndustryOccupationCodedContentBundle | Support exchange of Coded Industry and Occupation
Mortician | Support of Funeral Home use cases

### STU3 Profiles

Name | Previous Version/Location | Comments/Updates
ActivityAtTimeOfDeath | VRDR | -
AutomatedUnderlyingCauseOfDeath | VRDR | -
AutopsyPerformedIndicator | VRDR | -
BirthRecordIdentifier | VRDR | Infant Death Linkeage
CauseOfDeathCodedContentBundle | VRDR | -
CauseOfDeathPart1 | VRDR | -
CauseOfDeathPart2 | VRDR | -
Certifier | VRDR | Now depends on PractitionerVitalRecords profile
CodingStatusValues | VRDR | -
DeathCertificate | VRDR | -
DeathCertificateDocument | VRDR | -
DeathCertification | VRDR | -
DeathLocation | VRDR | Now depends on abstract LocationVitalRecords profile
Decedent | VRDR | -
DecedentAge | VRDR | -
DecedentDispositionMethod | VRDR | -
DecedentEducationLevel | VRDR | Based on VRCL Profile
DecedentFather | VRDR | -
DecedentMilitaryService | VRDR | -
DecedentMother | VRDR | -
DecedentSpouse | VRDR | -
DecedentUsualWork | VRDR | -
DemographicCodedContentBundle | VRDR | -
DispositionLocation | VRDR | Now depends on abstract LocationVitalRecords profile
EntityAxisCauseOfDeath | VRDR | -
DeathDate | VRDR | -
ExaminerContacted | VRDR | -
FuneralHome | VRDR | -
InjuryLocation | VRDR | Now depends on abstract LocationVitalRecords profile
MannerOfDeath | VRDR | -
ManualUnderlyingCauseOfDeath | VRDR | -
MortalityRosterBundle | VRDR | -
DecedentPregnancyStatus | VRDR | -
InjuryIncident | VRDR | -
PlaceOfInjury | VRDR | -
RecordAxisCauseOfDeath | VRDR | -
SurgeryDate | VRDR | -
TobaccoUseContributedToDeath | VRDR | -

### New STU3 Extensions

Name | Comments/Updates
PractitionerRole | Distinguishes Death Certifier and Mortician from other Practitioner types

### STU3 Extensions

Name | Previous Version/Location | Comments/Updates
AliasStatus | VRDR | -
FilingFormat | VRDR | -
NVSSSexAtDeath | VRDR | -
ReplaceStatus | VRDR | Deprecated
SpouseAlive | VRDR | -
StateSpecificField | VRDR | -

### STU3 Valuesets

Name | Previous Version/Location | Comments/Updates
ActivityAtTimeOfDeathVS | VRDR | -
AdministrativeGenderVS | VRDR | -
CertifierTypesVS | VRDR | -
ContributoryTobaccoUseVS | VRDR | -
DateOfDeathDeterminationMethodsVS | VRDR | -
EditBypass01VS | VRDR | -
EditBypass012VS | VRDR | -
EditBypass0124VS | VRDR | -
FilingFormatVS | VRDR | -
ICD10CausesOfDeathVS | VRDR | -
IntentionalRejectVS | VRDR | -
MannerOfDeathVS | VRDR | -
MethodOfDispositionVS | VRDR | -
PlaceOfDeathVS | VRDR | -
PlaceOfInjuryVS | VRDR | -
ReplaceStatusVS | VRDR | -
SpouseAliveVS | VRDR | -
SystemRejectVS | VRDR | -
TransaxConversionVS | VRDR | -
TransportationIncidentRoleVS | VRDR | -
DeathPregnancyStatusVS | VRDR | -

### STU3 Codesystems

Name | Previous Version/Location | Comments/Updates
ActivityAtTimeOfDeathCS | VRDR | -
DeathPregnancyStatusCS | VRDR | -
DateOfDeathDeterminationMethodsCS | VRDR | -
DocumentSectionCS | VRDR | -
FilingFormatCS | VRDR | -
IntentionalRejectCS | VRDR | -
OrganizationTypeCS | VRDR | -
LocationTypeCS | VRDR | -
ReplaceStatusCS | VRDR | -
SystemRejectCS | VRDR | -
TransaxConversionCS | VRDR | -

### Removed Profiles

Name | Current Version/Location | Comments/Updates
EmergingIssues | VRCL | -
InputRaceAndEthnicity | VRCL | -
CodedRaceAndEthnicity | VRCL | -

### Removed Extensions

Name | Current Version/Location | Comments/Updates
AuxiliaryStateIdentifier1 | VRCL | -
AuxiliaryStateIdentifier2 | VRCL | -
BypassEditFlag | VRCL | -
CertificateNumber | VRCL | -
CityCode | VRCL | -
DateDay | Removed | -
DateMonth | Removed | -
DateTime | Removed | -
DateYear | Removed | -
DistrictCode | VRCL | -
LocationJurisdictionId | VRCL | -
PartialDate | VRCL | -
PartialDateTime | VRCL | -
PostDirectional | VRCL | -
PreDirectional | VRCL | -
StreetDesignator | VRCL | -
StreetName | VRCL | -
StreetNumber | VRCL | -
UnitOrAptNumber | VRCL | -
WithinCityLimitsIndicator | VRCL | -

### Removed Valuesets

Name | Current Version/Location | Comments/Updates
BirthplaceCountryVS | VRCL | -
CanadaProvincesVS | - | -
EditBypass01234VS | VRCL | -
EducationLevelVS | VRCL | -
HispanicNoUnknownVS | - | -
HispanicOriginVS | - | -
JurisdictionVS | VRCL | -
MaritalStatusVS | VRCL | -
RaceCodeVS | VRCL | -
RaceMissingValueReasonVS | VRCL | -
RaceRecode40VS | VRCL | -
ResidenceCountryVS | VRCL | -
StatesTerritoriesAndProvincesVS | VRCL | -
USStatesAndTerritoriesVS | VRCL | -
UnitsOfAgeVS | VRCL | -
YesNoUnknownVS | VRCL | -
YesNoUnknownNotApplicableVS | VRCL | -

### Removed Codesystems

Name | Current Version/Location | Comments/Updates
BypassEditFlagCS | VRCL | -
CanadianProvincesCS | - | -
CountryCodeCS | VRCL | -
HispanicOriginCS | VRCL | -
JurisdictionsCS | VRCL | -
MissingValueReasonCS | - | -
RaceCodeCS | VRCL | -
RaceRecode40CS | VRCL | -
ComponentCS | VRCL | -
ObservationsCS | VRCL | -