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AU Medicare Prescriber Number [FMM Level 0]
This identifier profile defines a Medicare prescriber number[1] in an Australian context. A Medicare prescriber number, otherwise referred to as PBS prescriber number, is assigned by Services Australia to practitioners who are approved to prescribe PBS medicines under the National Health Act 1953. A prescriber must hold a valid PBS prescriber number to write a valid PBS prescription.
Examples
Practitioner with HPI-I, Prescriber Number and AHPRA Registration Number
The official URL for this profile is:
http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/au-medicareprescribernumber
This identifier profile defines a Medicare prescriber number, otherwise referred to as PBS prescriber number, assigned by Services Australia to a practitioner who is approved to prescribe PBS medicines.
This profile builds on Identifier.
This profile was published on Fri Jul 17 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![]() |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 0..* | Identifier | Medicare Prescriber Number | |
![]() ![]() | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Coded identifier type for prescriber number Binding: V2 Identifier Type - AU Extended (required) Required Pattern: At least the following | |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 1..* | Coding | Code defined by a terminology system Fixed Value: (complex) | |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 1..1 | uri | Identity of the terminology system Fixed Value: http://terminology.hl7.org.au/CodeSystem/v2-0203 | |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 1..1 | code | Symbol in syntax defined by the system Fixed Value: PRES | |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 0..1 | string | Plain text representation of the concept Fixed Value: Prescriber Number | |
![]() ![]() | 1..1 | uri | Namespace for Medicare prescriber number Fixed Value: http://ns.electronichealth.net.au/id/medicare-prescriber-number | |
![]() ![]() | 1..1 | string | Medicare prescriber number Example Medicare prescriber number: 453221 | |
Documentation for this format | ||||
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints![]() |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | I | 0..* | Identifier | Medicare Prescriber Number |
![]() ![]() | 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 prescriber number Binding: V2 Identifier Type - AU Extended (required) Required Pattern: At least the following |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations | |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 1..* | Coding | Code defined by a terminology system Fixed Value: (complex) | |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations | |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 1..1 | uri | Identity of the terminology system Fixed Value: http://terminology.hl7.org.au/CodeSystem/v2-0203 | |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 0..1 | string | Version of the system - if relevant | |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 1..1 | code | Symbol in syntax defined by the system Fixed Value: PRES | |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 0..1 | string | Representation defined by the system | |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 0..1 | boolean | If this coding was chosen directly by the user | |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 0..1 | string | Plain text representation of the concept | |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 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: Prescriber Number |
![]() ![]() | ΣI | 1..1 | uri | Namespace for Medicare prescriber number Fixed Value: http://ns.electronichealth.net.au/id/medicare-prescriber-number |
![]() ![]() | ΣI | 1..1 | string | Medicare prescriber number Example General: 123456 Example Medicare prescriber number: 453221 |
![]() ![]() | 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![]() |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 0..* | Identifier | Medicare Prescriber Number | |
![]() ![]() | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Coded identifier type for prescriber number Binding: V2 Identifier Type - AU Extended (required) Required Pattern: At least the following | |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 1..* | Coding | Code defined by a terminology system Fixed Value: (complex) | |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 1..1 | uri | Identity of the terminology system Fixed Value: http://terminology.hl7.org.au/CodeSystem/v2-0203 | |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 1..1 | code | Symbol in syntax defined by the system Fixed Value: PRES | |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 0..1 | string | Plain text representation of the concept Fixed Value: Prescriber Number | |
![]() ![]() | 1..1 | uri | Namespace for Medicare prescriber number Fixed Value: http://ns.electronichealth.net.au/id/medicare-prescriber-number | |
![]() ![]() | 1..1 | string | Medicare prescriber number Example Medicare prescriber number: 453221 | |
Documentation for this format | ||||
Snapshot View
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints![]() |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | I | 0..* | Identifier | Medicare Prescriber Number |
![]() ![]() | 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 prescriber number Binding: V2 Identifier Type - AU Extended (required) Required Pattern: At least the following |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations | |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 1..* | Coding | Code defined by a terminology system Fixed Value: (complex) | |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations | |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 1..1 | uri | Identity of the terminology system Fixed Value: http://terminology.hl7.org.au/CodeSystem/v2-0203 | |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 0..1 | string | Version of the system - if relevant | |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 1..1 | code | Symbol in syntax defined by the system Fixed Value: PRES | |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 0..1 | string | Representation defined by the system | |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 0..1 | boolean | If this coding was chosen directly by the user | |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 0..1 | string | Plain text representation of the concept | |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 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: Prescriber Number |
![]() ![]() | ΣI | 1..1 | uri | Namespace for Medicare prescriber number Fixed Value: http://ns.electronichealth.net.au/id/medicare-prescriber-number |
![]() ![]() | ΣI | 1..1 | string | Medicare prescriber number Example General: 123456 Example Medicare prescriber number: 453221 |
![]() ![]() | 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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