# AU Core HealthcareService - AU Core Implementation Guide v2.0.0-preview

* [**Table of Contents**](toc.md)
* [**FHIR Artefacts**](fhirartefacts.md)
* [**Artefacts Summary**](artifacts.md)
* **AU Core HealthcareService**

## Resource Profile: AU Core HealthcareService 

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| *Official URL*:http://hl7.org.au/fhir/core/StructureDefinition/au-core-healthcareservice | *Version*:2.0.0-preview | |
| *Standards status:*[Trial-use](http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/versions.html#std-process) | [Maturity Level](https://build.fhir.org/ig/hl7au/au-fhir-base/generalguidance.html#maturity-levels): 1 | *Computable Name*:AUCoreHealthcareService |
| **Copyright/Legal**: Used by permission of HL7 International, all rights reserved Creative Commons License. HL7 Australia© 2022+; Licensed Under Creative Commons No Rights Reserved. | | |

 
This profile sets minimum expectations for a HealthcareService resource to record, search, and fetch information about a healthcare service. It is based on the[AU Base HealthcareService](http://build.fhir.org/ig/hl7au/au-fhir-base/StructureDefinition-au-healthcareservice.html)profile and identifies the**additional**mandatory core elements, extensions, vocabularies and value sets that**SHALL**be present in the HealthcareService resource when conforming to this profile. It provides the floor for standards development for specific uses cases in an Australian context. 

See [Comparison with other national and international IGs](comparison.md) for a comparison between AU Core profiles and profiles in other implementation guides.

### Usage Scenarios

The following are supported usage scenarios for this profile:

* Query for basic information about a healthcare service by identifier, type or name
* Record or update basic information for a healthcare service
* Read information about a healthcare service referenced by another resource

### Profile Specific Implementation Guidance

* See guidance on the construction of an identifier on the relevant Identifier profile page and the section on [Business Identifiers](https://build.fhir.org/ig/hl7au/au-fhir-base/generalguidance.html#business-identifiers) in AU Base.

**Usages:**

* Examples for this Profile: [Murrabit Crisis Hotline](HealthcareService-murrabit-crisis-hotline.md) and [CoreStrength Physiotherapy](HealthcareService-physiotherapy.md)
* CapabilityStatements using this Profile: [AU Core Requester CapabilityStatement](CapabilityStatement-au-core-requester.md) and [AU Core Responder CapabilityStatement](CapabilityStatement-au-core-responder.md)

You can also check for [usages in the FHIR IG Statistics](https://packages2.fhir.org/xig/hl7.fhir.au.core|current/StructureDefinition/au-core-healthcareservice)

**Changes since version 1.0.0:**

* New Content

### Formal Views of Profile Content

 [Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots and how the different presentations work](http://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#structure-definitions). 

 

Other representations of profile: [CSV](StructureDefinition-au-core-healthcareservice.csv), [Excel](StructureDefinition-au-core-healthcareservice.xlsx), [Schematron](StructureDefinition-au-core-healthcareservice.sch) 

### Notes:

Below is an overview of the mandatory and optional search parameters and combined search parameters. See the [AU Core CapabilityStatements](capability-statements.md) for a complete list of supported RESTful interactions for this IG.

FHIR search operations are described [here](http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/search.html) and the syntax used to describe AU Core interactions is defined [here](general-guidance.md#readsearch-syntax).

Any search parameter defined in FHIR may be 'allowed' by the system unless explicitly marked as "**SHALL NOT**". A few items are marked as **MAY** in this implementation guide to highlight their potential relevance.

* Parameter(s): name
  * Conformance: **SHALL**
  * Type(s): `string`
  * Requirements (when used alone or in combination): 
* Parameter(s): identifier
  * Conformance: **SHOULD**
  * Type(s): `token`
  * Requirements (when used alone or in combination): The requester**SHALL**provide both the system and code values. The responder**SHALL**support both.
* Parameter(s): _id
  * Conformance: **SHOULD**
  * Type(s): `token`
  * Requirements (when used alone or in combination): 
* Parameter(s): service-type
  * Conformance: **SHOULD**
  * Type(s): `token`
  * Requirements (when used alone or in combination): The requester**SHALL**provide at least a code value and**MAY**provide both the system and code values. The responder**SHALL**support both.

#### Mandatory Search Parameters

The following search parameters **SHALL** be supported:

1. **SHALL**support searching using the**[`name`](https://hl7.org/fhir/R4/healthcareservice.html#search)**search parameter:`GET [base]/HealthcareService?name=[string]`Example:
1. GET [base]/HealthcareService?name=Albion%20Hospital%20Radiology%20Service
**Implementation Notes:**Fetches a bundle containing all HealthcareService resources matching the name ([how to search by string](http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/search.html#string))

#### Optional Search Parameters:

The following search parameters **SHOULD** be supported:

1. **SHOULD**support searching using the**[`identifier`](https://hl7.org/fhir/R4/healthcareservice.html#search)**search parameter:`GET [base]/HealthcareService?identifier=[system|][code]`Example:
1. GET [base]/HealthcareService?identifier=http://ns.electronichealth.net.au/id/hi/hpio/1.0|8003626566707032
**Implementation Notes:**Fetches a bundle containing all HealthcareService resources matching the identifier ([how to search by token](http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/search.html#token))
1. **SHOULD**support searching using the**[`_id`](https://hl7.org/fhir/R4/healthcareservice.html#search)**search parameter:`GET [base]/HealthcareService?_id=[id]`Example:
1. GET [base]/HealthcareService?_id=214466
**Implementation Notes:**Fetches a bundle with the requested HealthcareService, instead of just the resource itself, and allows for the inclusion of additional search parameters such as _include, _revinclude, or _lastUpdated ([how to search by id of the resource](https://hl7.org/fhir/r4/search.html#id))
1. **SHOULD**support searching using the**[`service-type`](https://hl7.org/fhir/R4/healthcareservice.html#search)**search parameter:`GET [base]/HealthcareService?service-type={system|}[code]`Example:
1. GET [base]/HealthcareService?service-type=http://snomed.info/sct|1223451000168109
1. GET [base]/HealthcareService?service-type=1223451000168109
**Implementation Notes:**Fetches a bundle containing all HealthcareService resources matching the specified service type ([how to search by token](http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/search.html#token))



## Resource Content

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      "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
      "valueCode" : "trial-use",
      "_valueCode" : {
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            "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-conformance-derivedFrom",
            "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.org.au/fhir/core/ImplementationGuide/hl7.fhir.au.core"
          }
        ]
      }
    }
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  "version" : "2.0.0-preview",
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  "title" : "AU Core HealthcareService",
  "status" : "active",
  "date" : "2025-11-27T01:36:36+00:00",
  "publisher" : "HL7 Australia",
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          "value" : "https://confluence.hl7.org/display/HAFWG",
          "use" : "work"
        }
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        }
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  "copyright" : "Used by permission of HL7 International, all rights reserved Creative Commons License. HL7 Australia© 2022+; Licensed Under Creative Commons No Rights Reserved.",
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              }
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          },
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              }
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        "mustSupport" : true
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              }
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          },
          {
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                "url" : "code",
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              }
            ],
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          }
        ],
        "path" : "HealthcareService.type",
        "mustSupport" : true,
        "binding" : {
          "strength" : "extensible",
          "valueSet" : "https://healthterminologies.gov.au/fhir/ValueSet/service-type-1"
        }
      },
      {
        "id" : "HealthcareService.name",
        "extension" : [
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              {
                "url" : "code",
                "valueCode" : "SHALL:populate-if-known"
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              }
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              }
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        "min" : 1,
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        "id" : "HealthcareService.telecom",
        "extension" : [
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                "url" : "code",
                "valueCode" : "SHALL:populate-if-known"
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              }
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              }
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          }
        ],
        "path" : "HealthcareService.telecom",
        "mustSupport" : true
      }
    ]
  }
}

```
