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# FamilyMemberHistory

> Significant health conditions for a person related to the patient relevant in the context of care for the patient.

## Properties

| Name                  | Required | Type                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Description                                              |
| --------------------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- |
| identifier            | No       | [Identifier](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/identifier)\[]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | External Id(s) for this record                           |
| instantiatesCanonical | No       | canonical\[]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Instantiates FHIR protocol or definition                 |
| instantiatesUri       | No       | uri\[]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Instantiates external protocol or definition             |
| status                | Yes      | code                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | partial / completed / entered-in-error / health-unknown  |
| dataAbsentReason      | No       | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | subject-unknown / withheld / unable-to-obtain / deferred |
| patient               | Yes      | Reference\<[Patient](/medical-api/fhir/resources/patient)>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Patient history is about                                 |
| date                  | No       | dateTime                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | When history was recorded or last updated                |
| name                  | No       | string                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | The family member described                              |
| relationship          | Yes      | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Relationship to the subject                              |
| sex                   | No       | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | male / female / other / unknown                          |
| born\[x]              | No       | [Period](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/period), date, string                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | (approximate) date of birth                              |
| age\[x]               | No       | [Age](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/age), [Range](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/range), string                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | (approximate) age                                        |
| estimatedAge          | No       | boolean                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Age is estimated?                                        |
| deceased\[x]          | No       | boolean, [Age](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/age), [Range](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/range), date, string                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Dead? How old/when?                                      |
| reasonCode            | No       | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept)\[]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Why was family member history performed?                 |
| reasonReference       | No       | Reference\<[Condition](/medical-api/fhir/resources/condition) / [Observation](/medical-api/fhir/resources/observation) / [AllergyIntolerance](/medical-api/fhir/resources/allergyintolerance) / [QuestionnaireResponse](/medical-api/fhir/resources/questionnaireresponse) / [DiagnosticReport](/medical-api/fhir/resources/diagnosticreport) / [DocumentReference](/medical-api/fhir/resources/documentreference)>\[] | Why was family member history performed?                 |
| note                  | No       | [Annotation](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/annotation)\[]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | General note about related person                        |
| condition             | No       | FamilyMemberHistoryCondition                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Condition that the related person had                    |
| - id                  | No       | string                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Unique id for inter-element referencing                  |
| - extension           | No       | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Additional content defined by implementations            |
| - modifierExtension   | No       | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized   |
| - code                | Yes      | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Condition suffered by relation                           |
| - outcome             | No       | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | deceased / permanent disability / etc.                   |
| - contributedToDeath  | No       | boolean                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Whether the condition contributed to the cause of death  |
| - onset\[x]           | No       | [Age](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/age), [Range](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/range), [Period](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/period), string                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | When condition first manifested                          |
| - note                | No       | [Annotation](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/annotation)\[]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Extra information about condition                        |

## Search Parameters

| Name                   | Type      | Description                                                       | Expression                                |
| ---------------------- | --------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- |
| code                   | token     | A search by a condition code                                      | FamilyMemberHistory.condition.code        |
| date                   | date      | When history was recorded or last updated                         | FamilyMemberHistory.date                  |
| identifier             | token     | A search by a record identifier                                   | FamilyMemberHistory.identifier            |
| patient                | reference | The identity of a subject to list family member history items for | FamilyMemberHistory.patient               |
| instantiates-canonical | reference | Instantiates FHIR protocol or definition                          | FamilyMemberHistory.instantiatesCanonical |
| instantiates-uri       | uri       | Instantiates external protocol or definition                      | FamilyMemberHistory.instantiatesUri       |
| relationship           | token     | A search by a relationship type                                   | FamilyMemberHistory.relationship          |
| sex                    | token     | A search by a sex code of a family member                         | FamilyMemberHistory.sex                   |
| status                 | token     | partial / completed / entered-in-error / health-unknown           | FamilyMemberHistory.status                |

## Inherited Properties

| Name              | Required | Type                                                   | Description                                            |
| ----------------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------ |
| id                | No       | string                                                 | Logical id of this artifact                            |
| meta              | No       | [Meta](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/meta)              | Metadata about the resource                            |
| implicitRules     | No       | uri                                                    | A set of rules under which this content was created    |
| language          | No       | code                                                   | Language of the resource content                       |
| text              | No       | [Narrative](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/narrative)    | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation |
| contained         | No       | Resource\[]                                            | Contained, inline Resources                            |
| extension         | No       | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Additional content defined by implementations          |
| modifierExtension | No       | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Extensions that cannot be ignored                      |

To view the FHIR specification for this resource, see [FamilyMemberHistory](https://www.hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/FamilyMemberHistory).