Code | Display | Definition |
AHPRA | Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency Registration Number | An Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Authority (Ahpra) registration number assigned to a practitioner for each profession in which they are registered. Practitioners registered in more than one profession have one registration number for each profession. |
CAEI | Care Agency Employee Identifier | A My Health Record assigned Care Agency Employee Identifier is issued to an employee of, or person under contracted arrangement with, a Care Agency that participates in the My Health Record. |
CSPRN | Contracted Service Provider Registration Number | A Contracted Service Provider (CSP) Registration Number is issued to organisations that participate in the My Health Record and/or the Healthcare Identifiers Service as a CSP. |
DPID | Australia Post Delivery Point Identifier | An Australia Post Delivery Point Identifier (DPID) allocated to an address. A DPID enables each delivery point in Australia to be uniquely identified. |
DVAU | DVA Number | An individual's state-based Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) File number. Entitlement is not specified with the use of this code. |
DVG | DVA Number (Gold Card) | An individual's state-based Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) File number as displayed on a Veteran Gold Card (the new name for a DVA Gold card). A Veteran Gold Card issued by Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) to an eligible individual provides access to benefits associated with that card. |
DVL | DVA Number (Lilac Card) | An individual's state-based Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) File number as displayed on a DVA Lilac card). DVA Lilac Cards are no longer in use and were issued by Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) to eligible individuals 1987-1996. |
DVO | DVA Number (Orange Card) | An individual's state-based Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) File number as displayed on a Veteran Orange Card (the new name for a DVA Orange card). A Veteran Orange Card issued by Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) to an eligible individual provides access to benefits associated with that card. |
DVW | DVA Number (White Card) | An individual's state-based Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) File number as displayed on a Veteran White Card (the new name for a DVA White card). A Veteran White Card issued by Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) to an eligible individual provides access to benefits associated with that card. |
ETP | Electronic Transfer of Prescription Identifier | An identifier allocated by an Electronic Transfer of Prescription (ETP) supplier, sometimes related to a barcode. |
GNAF | Geocoded National Address File Identifier | A Geocoded National Address File (G-NAF) Identifier assigned to a location address in the G-NAF. The PSMA G-NAF is Australia’s authoritative, geocoded address file. |
LDI | Local Dispense Identifier | An identifier unique to a dispense within the local system set of dispense records. |
LPN | Local Prescription Number | An identifier unique to a prescription within the local system set of prescriptions. |
LRI | Local Report Identifier | An identifier unique to a report within the local system set of reports. |
LSPN | Location Specific Practice Number | An identifier assigned under the Medicare program to uniquely identify practice sites that provide diagnostic imaging and radiation oncology services. |
NATAA | NATA Accreditation Number | A National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) accreditation number associated with an accredited facility. A NATA accreditation number is associated with an organisation. |
NATAS | NATA Site Number | A National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) site number associated with an accredited facility. A NATA site number represents a specific location associated with an accredited facility, i.e. an organisation with a NATA accreditation number. |
NDI | National Device Identifier | An identifier unique to a device assigned by an identifier scheme managed at a national level, this is commonly a My Health Record Assigned Identity - Device (PAI-D) identifier. |
NOI | National Organisation Identifier | An identifier unique to an organisation assigned by an identifier scheme managed at a national level, this is commonly a Healthcare Provider Identifier - Organisation (HPI-O) but may be a My Health Record Assigned Identity - Organisation (PAI-O) identifier. |
NPIO | National provider at organisation identifier | A National Provider Identifier at Organisation (NPIO) uniquely identifies an individual practitioner at an organisation using the practitioner’s HPI-I and organisation’s HPI-O to form the NPIO. |
NRI | National Repository Identifier | An identifier unique to a repository assigned by an identifier scheme managed at a national level, this is commonly a My Health Record Assigned Identity - Repository (PAI-R) identifier. |
PAN | Pharmacy Approval Number | An identifier unique to a pharmacy that is approved to supply pharmaceutical benefits at particular premises under the the National Health Act 1953. |
PRES | Prescriber Number | A Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescriber identifier assigned to an individual that identifies the right to act as a prescriber under that scheme. |
RACSI | Residential Aged Care Service Identifier | A residential aged care service identifier, commonly known as RACS ID or RACF ID, assigned by the Department of Health to a residential aged care service subsidised by the Australian Government. An organisation may provide more than one residential aged care service. |
SEN | Commonwealth Seniors Health Card | An identifier unique to an individual, used to confirm concessions by most government agencies and utility providers, as displayed on a Commonwealth Seniors Healthcare Card. A Commonwealth Seniors Healthcare Card may be issued by Services Australia or Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) to an eligible individual to provide access to certain benefits. |
UPIN | Medicare Provider Number | A Medicare provider number, assigned by Services Australia under the Medicare program, to practitioners who provide services that are eligible for a Medicare benefit. This is a location-specific identifier, a practitioner may hold more than one. |
VDI | Vendor Directory Identifier | A unique vendor identifier allocated to a provider directory entry (PractitionerRole or HealthcareService), typically used for routing secure messages. |