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
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<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p class="res-header-id"><b>Generated Narrative: CapabilityStatement fod-sender</b></p><a name="fod-sender"> </a><a name="hcfod-sender"> </a><h2 id="title">Fact of Death Sender Capability Statement</h2><ul><li>Implementation Guide Version: 0.2.0 </li><li>FHIR Version: 4.0.1 </li><li>Supported Formats: <code>json</code>, <code>xml</code></li><li>Published on: 2026-08-07 </li><li>Published by: HL7 International - Public Health Work Group </li></ul><blockquote class="impl-note"><p><strong>Note to Implementers: FHIR Capabilities</strong></p><p>Any FHIR capability may be 'allowed' by the system unless explicitly marked as 'SHALL NOT'. A few items are marked as MAY in the Implementation Guide to highlight their potential relevance to the use case.</p></blockquote><h2 id="messaging">FHIR Messaging Capabilities</h2><div class="panel panel-default"><div class="panel-heading"><h3 id="messaging_1" class="panel-title">Messaging Capability</h3></div><div class="panel-body"><h4 id="msg_sm_1">Supported Message(s)</h4><table class="table table-condensed table-hover"><thead><tr><th>Mode</th><th>Definition</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>sender</td><td><a href="MessageDefinition-fod-notification.html">Fact of Death Notification Message</a></td></tr><tr><td>sender</td><td><a href="MessageDefinition-fod-correction.html">Fact of Death Correction Message</a></td></tr><tr><td>sender</td><td><a href="MessageDefinition-fod-void.html">Fact of Death Void Message</a></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="lead">Documentation</span><blockquote><div><p>Notifications are sent as FHIR messages conforming to the Fact of Death Notification Bundle. Where a receiver supports acknowledgement, the sender receives a Fact of Death Acknowledgement Bundle carrying the same event code and referencing the notification through MessageHeader.response.identifier.</p>
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