| 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). |
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