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The value set includes the v3 RoleCode PRN (parent), TWIN (twin) and all of their specializations. It covers the relationships needed to establish genetic pedigree relationships between family members.
PRN parent The player of the role is one who begets, gives birth to, or nurtures and raises the scoping entity (child).
ADOPTP adoptive parent The player of the role (parent) has taken the scoper (child) into their family through legal means and raises them as his or her own child.
ADOPTF adoptive father The player of the role (father) is a male who has taken the scoper (child) into their family through legal means and raises them as his own child.
ADOPTM adoptive mother The player of the role (father) is a female who has taken the scoper (child) into their family through legal means and raises them as her own child.
FTH father The player of the role is a male who begets or raises or nurtures the scoping entity (child).
FTHFOST foster father The player of the role (parent) who is a male state-certified caregiver responsible for the scoper (child) who has been placed in the parent's care. The placement of the child is usually arranged through the government or a social-service agency, and temporary.
The state, via a jurisdiction recognized child protection agency, stands as in loco parentis to the child, making all legal decisions while the foster parent is responsible for the day-to-day care of the specified child.
NFTH natural father The player of the role is a male who begets the scoping entity (child).
NFTHF natural father of fetus Indicates the biologic male parent of a fetus.
STPFTH stepfather The player of the role is the husband of scoping person's mother and not the scoping person's natural father.
MTH mother The player of the role is a female who conceives, gives birth to, or raises and nurtures the scoping entity (child).
GESTM gestational mother The player is a female whose womb carries the fetus of the scoper. Generally used when the gestational mother and natural mother are not the same.
MTHFOST foster mother The player of the role (parent) who is a female state-certified caregiver responsible for the scoper (child) who has been placed in the parent's care. The placement of the child is usually arranged through the government or a social-service agency, and temporary.
The state, via a jurisdiction recognized child protection agency, stands as in loco parentis to the child, making all legal decisions while the foster parent is responsible for the day-to-day care of the specified child.
NMTH natural mother The player of the role is a female who conceives or gives birth to the scoping entity (child).
NMTHF natural mother of fetus The player is the biologic female parent of the scoping fetus.
STPMTH stepmother The player of the role is the wife of scoping person's father and not the scoping person's natural mother.
PRNFOST foster parent The player of the role (parent) who is a state-certified caregiver responsible for the scoper (child) who has been placed in the parent's care. The placement of the child is usually arranged through the government or a social-service agency, and temporary.
The state, via a jurisdiction recognized child protection agency, stands as in loco parentis to the child, making all legal decisions while the foster parent is responsible for the day-to-day care of the specified child.
STPPRN step parent The player of the role is the spouse of the scoping person's parent and not the scoping person's natural parent.
TWIN twin The scoper and player were carried in the same womb and shared common biological parents.
FTWIN fraternal twin The scoper and player were carried in the same womb and share common biological parents but are the product of distinct egg/sperm pairs.
ITWIN identical twin The scoper and player are offspring of the same egg-sperm pair.
Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:
Lvl A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. For value sets, levels are mostly used to organize codes for user convenience, but may follow
code system hierarchy - see Code System for further information
Source The source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere)
Code The code (used as the code in the resource instance). If the code is in italics, this indicates that the code is not selectable ('Abstract')
Display The display (used in the display element of a Coding). If there is no display, implementers should not simply display the code, but map the concept into their application
Definition An explanation of the meaning of the concept
Comments Additional notes about how to use the code