> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.metriport.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Patient > Demographics and other administrative information about an individual or animal receiving care or other health-related services. ## Properties | Name | Required | Type | Description | | -------------------- | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | identifier | No | [Identifier](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/identifier)\[] | An identifier for this patient | | active | No | boolean | Whether this patient's record is in active use | | name | No | [HumanName](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/humanname)\[] | A name associated with the patient | | telecom | No | [ContactPoint](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/contactpoint)\[] | A contact detail for the individual | | gender | No | code | male / female / other / unknown | | birthDate | No | date | The date of birth for the individual | | deceased\[x] | No | boolean, dateTime | Indicates if the individual is deceased or not | | address | No | [Address](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/address)\[] | An address for the individual | | maritalStatus | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept) | Marital (civil) status of a patient | | multipleBirth\[x] | No | boolean, integer | Whether patient is part of a multiple birth | | photo | No | [Attachment](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/attachment)\[] | Image of the patient | | contact | No | PatientContact | A contact party (e.g. guardian, partner, friend) for the patient | | - 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 | | - relationship | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept)\[] | The kind of relationship | | - name | No | [HumanName](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/humanname) | A name associated with the contact person | | - telecom | No | [ContactPoint](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/contactpoint)\[] | A contact detail for the person | | - address | No | [Address](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/address) | Address for the contact person | | - gender | No | code | male / female / other / unknown | | - organization | No | Reference\<[Organization](/medical-api/fhir/resources/organization)> | Organization that is associated with the contact | | - period | No | [Period](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/period) | The period during which this contact person or organization is valid to be contacted relating to this patient | | communication | No | PatientCommunication | A language which may be used to communicate with the patient about his or her health | | - 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 | | - language | Yes | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept) | The language which can be used to communicate with the patient about his or her health | | - preferred | No | boolean | Language preference indicator | | generalPractitioner | No | Reference\<[Organization](/medical-api/fhir/resources/organization) / [Practitioner](/medical-api/fhir/resources/practitioner) / [PractitionerRole](/medical-api/fhir/resources/practitionerrole)>\[] | Patient's nominated primary care provider | | managingOrganization | No | Reference\<[Organization](/medical-api/fhir/resources/organization)> | Organization that is the custodian of the patient record | | link | No | PatientLink | Link to another patient resource that concerns the same actual person | | - 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 | | - other | Yes | Reference\<[Patient](/medical-api/fhir/resources/patient) / [RelatedPerson](/medical-api/fhir/resources/relatedperson)> | The other patient or related person resource that the link refers to | | - type | Yes | code | replaced-by / replaces / refer / seealso | ## Search Parameters | Name | Type | Description | Expression | | -------------------- | --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------ | | active | token | Whether the patient record is active | Patient.active | | address | string | A server defined search that may match any of the string fields in the Address, including line, city, district, state, country, postalCode, and/or text | Patient.address | | address-city | string | A city specified in an address | Patient.address.city | | address-country | string | A country specified in an address | Patient.address.country | | address-postalcode | string | A postalCode specified in an address | Patient.address.postalCode | | address-state | string | A state specified in an address | Patient.address.state | | address-use | token | A use code specified in an address | Patient.address.use | | birthdate | date | The patient's date of birth | Patient.birthDate | | death-date | date | The date of death has been provided and satisfies this search value | Patient.deceased | | deceased | token | This patient has been marked as deceased, or as a death date entered | Patient.deceased | | email | token | A value in an email contact | Patient.telecom | | family | string | A portion of the family name of the patient | Patient.name.family | | gender | token | Gender of the patient | Patient.gender | | general-practitioner | reference | Patient's nominated general practitioner, not the organization that manages the record | Patient.generalPractitioner | | given | string | A portion of the given name of the patient | Patient.name.given | | identifier | token | A patient identifier | Patient.identifier | | language | token | Language code (irrespective of use value) | Patient.communication.language | | link | reference | All patients linked to the given patient | Patient.link.other | | name | string | A server defined search that may match any of the string fields in the HumanName, including family, give, prefix, suffix, suffix, and/or text | Patient.name | | organization | reference | The organization that is the custodian of the patient record | Patient.managingOrganization | | phone | token | A value in a phone contact | Patient.telecom | | phonetic | string | A portion of either family or given name using some kind of phonetic matching algorithm | Patient.name | | telecom | token | The value in any kind of telecom details of the patient | Patient.telecom | ## 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 [Patient](https://www.hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Patient).