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## Resource Profile: CSIRO STARS RelatedPerson Profile

Official URL: https://starsapi.csiro.au/fhir-ig/stars/StructureDefinition/csiro-stars-relatedperson | Version: 0.5.1
Active as of 2025-10-15 | Computable Name: CsiroStarsRelatedPersonProfile

A person that is related to a patient in some way.

Usages:

- Refer to this Profile: CSIRO STARS Patient Profile
- Examples for this Profile: RelatedPerson/relatedperson-example

You can also check for usages in the FHIR IG Statistics

### Formal Views of Profile Content

Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots and how the different presentations work.

- Key Elements Table
- Differential Table
- Snapshot Table
- Statistics/References
- All

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
RelatedPerson |  | 0..* | RelatedPerson | A person that is related to a patient, but who is not a direct target of care
implicitRules | ?!Σ | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created
contained |  | 0..* | Resource | Contained, inline Resources
modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored
patient | Σ | 1..1 | Reference(Patient) | The patient this person is related to
name | S Σ | 0..* | HumanName | A name associated with the person
address | S Σ | 0..* | Address | Address where the related person can be contacted or visited
use | ?!Σ | 0..1 | code | home | work | temp | old | billing - purpose of this address Binding: AddressUse (required): The use of an address (home / work / etc.). Example General: home
country | Σ | 0..1 | string | Country preferred as 2 or 3 letter code from [ISO3166](http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/iso3166-1-2)
Documentation for this format

#### Terminology Bindings

Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source
RelatedPerson.address.​use | Base | required | AddressUse | 📍5.0.0 | FHIR Std.
RelatedPerson.communication.​language | Base | required | All Languages | 📍5.0.0 | FHIR Std.

#### Constraints

Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression
dom-2 | error | RelatedPerson | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources | `contained.contained.empty()`
dom-3 | error | RelatedPerson | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource | `contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().ofType(canonical) | %resource.descendants().ofType(uri) | %resource.descendants().ofType(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(ofType(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(ofType(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()`
dom-4 | error | RelatedPerson | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated | `contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()`
dom-5 | error | RelatedPerson | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label | `contained.meta.security.empty()`
dom-6 | best practice | RelatedPerson | A resource should have narrative for robust management | `text.`div`.exists()`
ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children | `hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`
ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both | `extension.exists() != value.exists()`

This structure is derived from RelatedPerson

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
RelatedPerson |  | 0..* | RelatedPerson | A person that is related to a patient, but who is not a direct target of care
active |  | 0..0 |  |
name | S | 0..* | HumanName | A name associated with the person
gender |  | 0..0 |  |
birthDate |  | 0..0 |  |
address | S | 0..* | Address | Address where the related person can be contacted or visited
country |  | 0..1 | string | Country preferred as 2 or 3 letter code from [ISO3166](http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/iso3166-1-2)
photo |  | 0..0 |  |
period |  | 0..0 |  |
communication |  | 0..0 |  |
Documentation for this format

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
RelatedPerson |  | 0..* | RelatedPerson | A person that is related to a patient, but who is not a direct target of care
id | Σ | 0..1 | id | Logical id of this artifact
meta | Σ | 0..1 | Meta | Metadata about the resource
implicitRules | ?!Σ | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created
language |  | 0..1 | code | Language of the resource content Binding: AllLanguages (required): IETF language tag for a human language
Additional Bindings | Purpose
CommonLanguages | Starter
text |  | 0..1 | Narrative | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation This profile does not constrain the narrative in regard to content, language, or traceability to data elements
contained |  | 0..* | Resource | Contained, inline Resources
extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored
identifier | Σ | 0..* | Identifier | A human identifier for this person
patient | Σ | 1..1 | Reference(Patient) | The patient this person is related to
relationship | Σ | 0..* | CodeableConcept | The relationship of the related person to the patient Binding: PatientRelationshipType (preferred): The nature of the relationship between a patient and the related person.
name | S Σ | 0..* | HumanName | A name associated with the person
telecom | Σ | 0..* | ContactPoint | A contact detail for the person
address | S Σ | 0..* | Address | Address where the related person can be contacted or visited
id |  | 0..1 | id | Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
use | ?!Σ | 0..1 | code | home | work | temp | old | billing - purpose of this address Binding: AddressUse (required): The use of an address (home / work / etc.). Example General: home
type | Σ | 0..1 | code | postal | physical | both Binding: AddressType (required): The type of an address (physical / postal). Example General: both
text | Σ | 0..1 | string | Text representation of the address Example General: 137 Nowhere Street, Erewhon 9132
line | Σ | 0..* | string | Street name, number, direction & P.O. Box etc. This repeating element order: The order in which lines should appear in an address label Example General: 137 Nowhere Street
city | Σ | 0..1 | string | Name of city, town etc. Example General: Erewhon
district | Σ | 0..1 | string | District name (aka county) Example General: Madison
state | Σ | 0..1 | string | Sub-unit of country (abbreviations ok)
postalCode | Σ | 0..1 | string | Postal code for area Example General: 9132
country | Σ | 0..1 | string | Country preferred as 2 or 3 letter code from [ISO3166](http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/iso3166-1-2)
period | Σ | 0..1 | Period | Time period when address was/is in use Example General: {"start":"2010-03-23","end":"2010-07-01"}
Documentation for this format

#### Terminology Bindings

Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source
RelatedPerson.language | Base | required | All Languages | 📍5.0.0 | FHIR Std.
RelatedPerson.relationship | Base | preferred | Patient Relationship Type | 📍5.0.0 | FHIR Std.
RelatedPerson.address.​use | Base | required | AddressUse | 📍5.0.0 | FHIR Std.
RelatedPerson.address.​type | Base | required | AddressType | 📍5.0.0 | FHIR Std.
RelatedPerson.communication.​language | Base | required | All Languages | 📍5.0.0 | FHIR Std.

#### Constraints

Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression
dom-2 | error | RelatedPerson | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources | `contained.contained.empty()`
dom-3 | error | RelatedPerson | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource | `contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().ofType(canonical) | %resource.descendants().ofType(uri) | %resource.descendants().ofType(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(ofType(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(ofType(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()`
dom-4 | error | RelatedPerson | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated | `contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()`
dom-5 | error | RelatedPerson | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label | `contained.meta.security.empty()`
dom-6 | best practice | RelatedPerson | A resource should have narrative for robust management | `text.`div`.exists()`
ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children | `hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`
ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both | `extension.exists() != value.exists()`

This structure is derived from RelatedPerson

Summary

Must-Support: 2 elements
Prohibited: 6 elements

Key Elements View

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
RelatedPerson |  | 0..* | RelatedPerson | A person that is related to a patient, but who is not a direct target of care
implicitRules | ?!Σ | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created
contained |  | 0..* | Resource | Contained, inline Resources
modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored
patient | Σ | 1..1 | Reference(Patient) | The patient this person is related to
name | S Σ | 0..* | HumanName | A name associated with the person
address | S Σ | 0..* | Address | Address where the related person can be contacted or visited
use | ?!Σ | 0..1 | code | home | work | temp | old | billing - purpose of this address Binding: AddressUse (required): The use of an address (home / work / etc.). Example General: home
country | Σ | 0..1 | string | Country preferred as 2 or 3 letter code from [ISO3166](http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/iso3166-1-2)
Documentation for this format

#### Terminology Bindings

Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source
RelatedPerson.address.​use | Base | required | AddressUse | 📍5.0.0 | FHIR Std.
RelatedPerson.communication.​language | Base | required | All Languages | 📍5.0.0 | FHIR Std.

#### Constraints

Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression
dom-2 | error | RelatedPerson | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources | `contained.contained.empty()`
dom-3 | error | RelatedPerson | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource | `contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().ofType(canonical) | %resource.descendants().ofType(uri) | %resource.descendants().ofType(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(ofType(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(ofType(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()`
dom-4 | error | RelatedPerson | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated | `contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()`
dom-5 | error | RelatedPerson | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label | `contained.meta.security.empty()`
dom-6 | best practice | RelatedPerson | A resource should have narrative for robust management | `text.`div`.exists()`
ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children | `hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`
ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both | `extension.exists() != value.exists()`

Differential View

This structure is derived from RelatedPerson

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
RelatedPerson |  | 0..* | RelatedPerson | A person that is related to a patient, but who is not a direct target of care
active |  | 0..0 |  |
name | S | 0..* | HumanName | A name associated with the person
gender |  | 0..0 |  |
birthDate |  | 0..0 |  |
address | S | 0..* | Address | Address where the related person can be contacted or visited
country |  | 0..1 | string | Country preferred as 2 or 3 letter code from [ISO3166](http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/iso3166-1-2)
photo |  | 0..0 |  |
period |  | 0..0 |  |
communication |  | 0..0 |  |
Documentation for this format

Snapshot View

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
RelatedPerson |  | 0..* | RelatedPerson | A person that is related to a patient, but who is not a direct target of care
id | Σ | 0..1 | id | Logical id of this artifact
meta | Σ | 0..1 | Meta | Metadata about the resource
implicitRules | ?!Σ | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created
language |  | 0..1 | code | Language of the resource content Binding: AllLanguages (required): IETF language tag for a human language
Additional Bindings | Purpose
CommonLanguages | Starter
text |  | 0..1 | Narrative | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation This profile does not constrain the narrative in regard to content, language, or traceability to data elements
contained |  | 0..* | Resource | Contained, inline Resources
extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored
identifier | Σ | 0..* | Identifier | A human identifier for this person
patient | Σ | 1..1 | Reference(Patient) | The patient this person is related to
relationship | Σ | 0..* | CodeableConcept | The relationship of the related person to the patient Binding: PatientRelationshipType (preferred): The nature of the relationship between a patient and the related person.
name | S Σ | 0..* | HumanName | A name associated with the person
telecom | Σ | 0..* | ContactPoint | A contact detail for the person
address | S Σ | 0..* | Address | Address where the related person can be contacted or visited
id |  | 0..1 | id | Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
use | ?!Σ | 0..1 | code | home | work | temp | old | billing - purpose of this address Binding: AddressUse (required): The use of an address (home / work / etc.). Example General: home
type | Σ | 0..1 | code | postal | physical | both Binding: AddressType (required): The type of an address (physical / postal). Example General: both
text | Σ | 0..1 | string | Text representation of the address Example General: 137 Nowhere Street, Erewhon 9132
line | Σ | 0..* | string | Street name, number, direction & P.O. Box etc. This repeating element order: The order in which lines should appear in an address label Example General: 137 Nowhere Street
city | Σ | 0..1 | string | Name of city, town etc. Example General: Erewhon
district | Σ | 0..1 | string | District name (aka county) Example General: Madison
state | Σ | 0..1 | string | Sub-unit of country (abbreviations ok)
postalCode | Σ | 0..1 | string | Postal code for area Example General: 9132
country | Σ | 0..1 | string | Country preferred as 2 or 3 letter code from [ISO3166](http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/iso3166-1-2)
period | Σ | 0..1 | Period | Time period when address was/is in use Example General: {"start":"2010-03-23","end":"2010-07-01"}
Documentation for this format

#### Terminology Bindings

Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source
RelatedPerson.language | Base | required | All Languages | 📍5.0.0 | FHIR Std.
RelatedPerson.relationship | Base | preferred | Patient Relationship Type | 📍5.0.0 | FHIR Std.
RelatedPerson.address.​use | Base | required | AddressUse | 📍5.0.0 | FHIR Std.
RelatedPerson.address.​type | Base | required | AddressType | 📍5.0.0 | FHIR Std.
RelatedPerson.communication.​language | Base | required | All Languages | 📍5.0.0 | FHIR Std.

#### Constraints

Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression
dom-2 | error | RelatedPerson | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources | `contained.contained.empty()`
dom-3 | error | RelatedPerson | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource | `contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().ofType(canonical) | %resource.descendants().ofType(uri) | %resource.descendants().ofType(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(ofType(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(ofType(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()`
dom-4 | error | RelatedPerson | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated | `contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()`
dom-5 | error | RelatedPerson | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label | `contained.meta.security.empty()`
dom-6 | best practice | RelatedPerson | A resource should have narrative for robust management | `text.`div`.exists()`
ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children | `hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`
ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both | `extension.exists() != value.exists()`

This structure is derived from RelatedPerson

Summary

Must-Support: 2 elements
Prohibited: 6 elements

Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron