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
<Bundle xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
<id value="fod-void-example"/>
<meta>
<profile
value="http://example.org/fhir/us/fod/StructureDefinition/fod-void-bundle"/>
</meta>
<language value="en"/>
<identifier>
<extension
url="http://hl7.org/fhir/us/vr-common-library/StructureDefinition/CertificateNumber">
<valueString value="1742"/>
</extension>
<system value="http://vitalrecords.example.gov/fod-voi"/>
<value value="MI-FOD-2026-FHIRID"/>
</identifier>
<type value="message"/>
<timestamp value="2026-08-05T09:12:00-05:00"/>
<entry>
<fullUrl value="urn:uuid:0f1e2d3c-4b5a-6978-8796-a5b4c3d2e1f0"/>
<resource>
<MessageHeader>
<id value="MI-FOD-2026-FHIRID"/>
<meta>
<profile
value="http://somewhere.org/fhir/us/fod/StructureDefinition/fod-message-header"/>
</meta>
<language value="en"/>
<text>
<status value="generated"/>
<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"><a name="MessageHeader_MI-FOD-2026-FHIRID"> </a><p class="res-header-id"><b>Generated Narrative: MessageHeader MI-FOD-2026-FHIRID</b></p><a name="MI-FOD-2026-FHIRID"> </a><a name="hcMI-FOD-2026-FHIRID"> </a><div style="display: inline-block; background-color: #d9e0e7; padding: 6px; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid #8da1b4; border-radius: 5px; line-height: 60%"><p style="margin-bottom: 0px">Language: en</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0px">Profile: <code>http://somewhere.org/fhir/us/fod/StructureDefinition/fod-message-header</code></p></div><p><b>event</b>: fod-d-event-cs: fact-of-death-void (fact-of-death-void)</p><h3>Destinations</h3><table class="grid"><tr><td style="display: none">-</td><td><b>Name</b></td><td><b>Endpoint</b></td><td><b>Receiver</b></td></tr><tr><td style="display: none">*</td><td>Michigan Department of Health and Human Services</td><td><a href="https://ehr.example.org/fhir/$process-message">https://ehr.example.org/fhir/$process-message</a></td><td>MiDHHS</td></tr></table><p><b>sender</b>: <code>Michigan Department of Health and Human Services</code></p><h3>Sources</h3><table class="grid"><tr><td style="display: none">-</td><td><b>Name</b></td><td><b>Endpoint</b></td></tr><tr><td style="display: none">*</td><td>Michigan Vital Records Notification Service</td><td><a href="https://vitalrecords.example.gov/fod">https://vitalrecords.example.gov/fod</a></td></tr></table><p><b>focus</b>: <code>urn:uuid:2b3c4d5e-6f70-4812-6249-6a7b8c9d0e1f</code></p></div>
</text>
<eventCoding>
<system
value="http://somewhere.org/fhir/us/fod/CodeSystem/fod-d-event-cs"/>
<code value="fact-of-death-void"/>
</eventCoding>
<destination>
<name value="Michigan Department of Health and Human Services"/>
<endpoint value="https://ehr.example.org/fhir/$process-message"/>
<receiver>
<display value="MiDHHS"/>
</receiver>
</destination>
<sender>
<reference value="urn:uuid:5d4c3b2a-3817-4716-8524-3f2e1d0c9b8a"/>
<display value="Michigan Department of Health and Human Services"/>
</sender>
<source>
<name value="Michigan Vital Records Notification Service"/>
<endpoint value="https://vitalrecords.example.gov/fod"/>
</source>
<focus>
<reference value="urn:uuid:2b3c4d5e-6f70-4812-6249-6a7b8c9d0e1f"/>
</focus>
</MessageHeader>
</resource>
</entry>
<entry>
<fullUrl value="urn:uuid:1a2b3c4d-5e6f-4708-RAN4NUM-a3b4c5d6e7f8"/>
<resource>
<Patient>
<id value="fod-decedent-hospital-example"/>
<meta>
<profile
value="http://somewhere.org/fhir/us/fod/StructureDefinition/fod-decedent"/>
</meta>
<language value="en"/>
<text>
<status value="generated"/>
<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"><a name="Patient_fod-decedent-hospital-example"> </a><p class="res-header-id"><b>Generated Narrative: Patient fod-decedent-hospital-example</b></p><a name="fod-decedent-hospital-example"> </a><a name="hcfod-decedent-hospital-example"> </a><div style="display: inline-block; background-color: #d9e0e7; padding: 6px; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid #8da1b4; border-radius: 5px; line-height: 60%"><p style="margin-bottom: 0px">Language: en</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0px">Profile: <code>http://somewhere.org/fhir/us/fod/StructureDefinition/fod-decedent</code></p></div><p style="border: 1px #661aff solid; background-color: #e6e6ff; padding: 10px;">Emily Rose Anderson (official) Female, DoB: 1997-09-23 ( Social Security number)</p><hr/><table class="grid"><tr><td style="background-color: #f3f5da" title="Known status of Patient">Deceased:</td><td colspan="3">false</td></tr><tr><td style="background-color: #f3f5da" title="Alternate names (see the one above)">Alt. Name:</td><td colspan="3">Emily Mitchell (Name changed for Marriage)</td></tr><tr><td style="background-color: #f3f5da" title="Ways to contact the Patient">Contact Detail</td><td colspan="3"><ul><li>ph: 555-214-6387(Home)</li><li>123 Elm Street Port Huron MI 48060 US </li></ul></td></tr></table></div>
</text>
<identifier>
<type>
<coding>
<system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203"/>
<code value="SS"/>
</coding>
</type>
<system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/sid/us-ssn"/>
<value value="483729105"/>
</identifier>
<name>
<use value="official"/>
<family value="Anderson"/>
<given value="Emily"/>
<given value="Rose"/>
</name>
<name>
<use value="maiden"/>
<family value="Mitchell"/>
<given value="Emily"/>
</name>
<telecom>
<system value="phone"/>
<value value="555-214-6387"/>
<use value="home"/>
</telecom>
<gender value="female"/>
<birthDate value="1997-09-23"/>
<deceasedBoolean value="false"/>
<address>
<line value="123 Elm Street"/>
<city value="Port Huron"/>
<district value="4"/>
<state value="MI"/>
<postalCode value="48060"/>
<country value="US"/>
</address>
</Patient>
</resource>
</entry>
</Bundle>