Fact of Death Exchange FHIR Implementation Guide
0.2.0 - CI Build
Fact of Death Exchange FHIR Implementation Guide, published by HL7 International - Public Health Work Group. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 0.2.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/shpringman/fhir-fod/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions
Profile: Fact of Death Notification Bundle
Bundle fod-notification-home-partial-date-example of type message
Entry 1 - fullUrl = urn:uuid:a0b1c2d3-e4f5-4607-8819-2a3b4c5d6e7f
Resource MessageHeader:
Profile: Fact of Death Message Header
event: Fact of Death Notification Event Codes: fact-of-death-notification (Fact of Death Notification)
Destinations
Name Prairie Family Medicine sender: Illinois Department of Public Health, Division of Vital Records
Sources
Name Illinois Vital Records Notification Service
Entry 2 - fullUrl = urn:uuid:b1c2d3e4-f506-4718-892a-3b4c5d6e7f80
Resource Patient:
Profile: Fact of Death Decedent
Daniel Okonjo (official) Male, DoB: 1957-11-02 ( http://vitalrecords.example.gov/death-record-id#IL-DR-2026-0002911)
Deceased: true Contact Detail 77 Larkspur Lane Decatur IL 62521 US
Entry 3 - fullUrl = urn:uuid:c2d3e4f5-0617-4829-9a3b-4c5d6e7f8091
Resource Observation:
Profile: Fact of Death Death Date
Event Location: Location Decedent's residence
status: Final
code: Date+time of death
value: 2026-06
method: Approximate
Components
Code Value[x] Location of death Death in home
Entry 4 - fullUrl = urn:uuid:d3e4f506-1728-493a-ab4c-5d6e7f809102
Resource Location:
Profile: Fact of Death Death Location
name: Decedent's residence
type: Death Location
address: Decatur IL US
Entry 5 - fullUrl = urn:uuid:5d4c3b2a-1908-4716-8524-3f2e1d0c9b8a
Resource Organization:
Profile: Fact of Death Source Organization
identifier:
http://vitalrecords.example.gov/jurisdiction-id/ILactive: true
type: Government
name: Illinois Department of Public Health, Division of Vital Records
Contacts
Telecom ph: 217-555-0100
Entry 6 - fullUrl = urn:uuid:e4f50617-2839-4a4b-bc5d-6e7f80910213
Resource Provenance:
Profile: Fact of Death Provenance
Provenance for Observation Date+time of death
Summary
Occurrence 2026-08-04 Recorded 2026-08-06 16:40:00-0500 Agents
Type who Author Organization Illinois Department of Public Health, Division of Vital Records