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AU Australian Business Number [FMM Level 0]
This identifier profile defines an Australian Business Number - ABN [1] in an Australian healthcare context.
Examples
Albion Hospital with Australian Business Number
Devonport Family Medicine Clinic with Australian Business Number
ACME Pathology with NATA Number, ARBN, ABN, ACN, HPI-O, PAI-O and CSP
The official URL for this profile is:
http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/au-australianbusinessnumber
This identifier profile defines an Australian Business Number (ABN) in an Australian context.
This profile builds on Identifier.
This profile was published on Sat Jul 25 00:00:00 AEST 2020 as a draft by Health Level Seven Australia (Patient Administration WG).
Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots, and how the XML and JSON presentations work.
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints![]() |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | I | 0..* | Identifier | Australian Business Number (ABN) inv-abn-0: ABN shall be 11 digits |
![]() ![]() | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Coded identifier type for ABN | |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 0..1 | string | Plain text representation of the concept Fixed Value: ABN | |
![]() ![]() | 1..1 | uri | Namespace for ABN Fixed Value: http://hl7.org.au/id/abn | |
![]() ![]() | 1..1 | string | ABN | |
Documentation for this format | ||||
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints![]() |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | I | 0..* | Identifier | Australian Business Number (ABN) inv-abn-0: ABN shall be 11 digits |
![]() ![]() | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
![]() ![]() | I | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url |
![]() ![]() | ?!ΣI | 0..1 | code | usual | official | temp | secondary | old (If known) Binding: IdentifierUse (required) |
![]() ![]() | ΣI | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Coded identifier type for ABN Binding: Identifier Type Codes (extensible) |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
![]() ![]() ![]() | I | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url |
![]() ![]() ![]() | ΣI | 0..* | Coding | Code defined by a terminology system |
![]() ![]() ![]() | ΣI | 0..1 | string | Plain text representation of the concept Fixed Value: ABN |
![]() ![]() | ΣI | 1..1 | uri | Namespace for ABN Fixed Value: http://hl7.org.au/id/abn |
![]() ![]() | ΣI | 1..1 | string | ABN Example General: 123456 |
![]() ![]() | ΣI | 0..1 | Period | Time period when id is/was valid for use |
![]() ![]() | ΣI | 0..1 | Reference(Organization) | Organization that issued id (may be just text) |
Documentation for this format | ||||
Differential View
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints![]() |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | I | 0..* | Identifier | Australian Business Number (ABN) inv-abn-0: ABN shall be 11 digits |
![]() ![]() | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Coded identifier type for ABN | |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 0..1 | string | Plain text representation of the concept Fixed Value: ABN | |
![]() ![]() | 1..1 | uri | Namespace for ABN Fixed Value: http://hl7.org.au/id/abn | |
![]() ![]() | 1..1 | string | ABN | |
Documentation for this format | ||||
Snapshot View
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints![]() |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | I | 0..* | Identifier | Australian Business Number (ABN) inv-abn-0: ABN shall be 11 digits |
![]() ![]() | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
![]() ![]() | I | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url |
![]() ![]() | ?!ΣI | 0..1 | code | usual | official | temp | secondary | old (If known) Binding: IdentifierUse (required) |
![]() ![]() | ΣI | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Coded identifier type for ABN Binding: Identifier Type Codes (extensible) |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
![]() ![]() ![]() | I | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url |
![]() ![]() ![]() | ΣI | 0..* | Coding | Code defined by a terminology system |
![]() ![]() ![]() | ΣI | 0..1 | string | Plain text representation of the concept Fixed Value: ABN |
![]() ![]() | ΣI | 1..1 | uri | Namespace for ABN Fixed Value: http://hl7.org.au/id/abn |
![]() ![]() | ΣI | 1..1 | string | ABN Example General: 123456 |
![]() ![]() | ΣI | 0..1 | Period | Time period when id is/was valid for use |
![]() ![]() | ΣI | 0..1 | Reference(Organization) | Organization that issued id (may be just text) |
Documentation for this format | ||||
Downloads: StructureDefinition: (XML, JSON), Schema: XML Schematron

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