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Change Log
Release 1.0.1
- Publication date: 2026-09-10
- Publication status: Working Standard (Trial Use)
- Based on FHIR version: 4.0.1
Changes in This Version
- This technical correction to the AU eRequesting Implementation Guide 1.0.0 updates the dependency from IPS 2.0.0 to IPS 2.0.1, which includes an updated dependency on the FHIR Extensions package version 5.3.0. AU eReq: FHIR-58675
Release 1.0.0
- Publication date: 2026-02-11
- Publication status: Working Standard (Trial Use)
- Based on FHIR version: 4.0.1
This change log documents the significant updates and resolutions implemented from version 1.0.0-ballot to 1.0.0. The list below includes substantive changes to mandatory and Must Support elements inherited from AU Base.
Changes in This Version
- added Future Candidate Requirements Under Consideration section to Future of eRequesting page AU eReq: FHIR-52581
- removed Exchange Format Support section from Conformance page AU eReq: FHIR-52288
- added guidance on missing mandatory data to Conformance page AU eReq: FHIR-52515
- added guidance on mandatory element population to SHALL:populate notes in Conformance page AU eReq: FHIR-52516
- AU eRequesting Clinical Context DocumentReference:
- added Must Support and LOINC code "107903-7" as patternCodeableConcept to DocumentReference.type, and changed cardinality from 0..1 to 1..1 AU eReq: FHIR-51765
- changed DocumentReference.subject reference target from AU Core Patient to AU eRequesting Patient AU eReq: FHIR-51874
- added Must Support and obligations to DocumentReference.date and DocumentReference.author AU eReq: FHIR-52520
- changed DocumentReference.author reference target to AU Core RelatedPerson, AU eRequesting Organization, AU eRequesting Patient, AU eRequesting Practitioner and AU eRequesting PractitionerRole AU eReq: FHIR-54168
- AU eRequesting CommunicationRequest:
- changed CommunicationRequest.subject, CommunicationRequest.requester and CommunicationRequest.recipient reference target from AU Core Patient to AU eRequesting Patient AU eReq: FHIR-51874
- removed AU eRequesting Task Group reference target from CommunicationRequest.about AU eReq: FHIR-52403
- changed CommunicationRequest.requester and CommunicationRequest.sender reference target from AU Core Organization to AU eRequesting Organization AU eReq: FHIR-51874
- changed CommunicationRequest.requester and CommunicationRequest.recipient reference target from AU Core PractitionerRole to AU eRequesting PractitionerRole AU eReq: FHIR-51874
- added CommunicationRequest.category value set binding to AU eRequesting CommunicationRequest Category (extensible) and removed Must Support and obligations from CommunicationRequest.reasonCode AU eReq: FHIR-52409
- changed cardinality of CommunicationRequest.groupIdentifier.type.coding from 1..1 to 1..* AU eReq: FHIR-53527
- AU eRequesting CommunicationRequest Category:
- added new value set AU eReq: FHIR-52409
- changed value set url from http://hl7.org.au/fhir/ereq/ValueSet/au-erequesting-communicationrequest-category to http://terminology.hl7.org.au/ValueSet/au-erequesting-communicationrequest-category AU eReq: FHIR-53571
- AU eRequesting CommunicationRequest CopyTo:
- changed CommunicationRequest.requester reference target from AU Core PractitionerRole to AU eRequesting PractitionerRole AU eReq: FHIR-51874
- added CommunicationRequest.category value set binding to AU eRequesting CommunicationRequest Category (extensible) and changed patternCodeableConcept from "notification" to "copyto-reports" AU eReq: FHIR-52409
- removed Must Support, obligations and required pattern from CommunicationRequest.reasonCode AU eReq: FHIR-52409
- changed cardinality of CommunicationRequest.groupIdentifier.type.coding from 1..1 to 1..* AU eReq: FHIR-53527
- AU eRequesting CommunicationRequest Patient:
- removed usage guidance from profile description and added Usage Scenarios to profile AU eReq: FHIR-51855
- changed CommunicationRequest.recipient reference target from AU Core Patient to AU eRequesting Patient AU eReq: FHIR-51874
- removed AU eRequesting Task Group reference target from CommunicationRequest.about AU eReq: FHIR-52403
- removed cardinality constraint on CommunicationRequest.category.coding, changing it from 1..1 to 1..* AU eReq: FHIR-52337
- changed CommunicationRequest.category value set binding from AU eRequesting Patient Category (required) to AU eRequesting CommunicationRequest Category (extensible), changed cardinality from 1..* to 1..1, and added patternCodeableConcept of "patient-preference" AU eReq: FHIR-52409
- removed Must Support, obligations and required pattern from CommunicationRequest.reasonCode AU eReq: FHIR-52409
- changed cardinality of CommunicationRequest.groupIdentifier.type.coding from 1..1 to 1..* AU eReq: FHIR-53527
- AU eRequesting CommunicationRequest Patient Category:
- AU eRequesting CommunicationRequest Patient Medium:
- changed value set url from http://hl7.org.au/fhir/ereq/ValueSet/au-erequesting-communicationrequest-patientmedium to http://terminology.hl7.org.au/ValueSet/au-erequesting-communicationrequest-patientmedium AU eReq: FHIR-53571
- AU eRequesting CommunicationRequest Reason:
- AU eRequesting CommunicationRequest Urgent Provider:
- changed CommunicationRequest.requester and CommunicationRequest.recipient reference target from AU Core PractitionerRole to AU eRequesting PractitionerRole AU eReq: FHIR-51874
- added CommunicationRequest.category value set binding to AU eRequesting CommunicationRequest Category (extensible) and changed patternCodeableConcept from "alert" to "urgent-results" AU eReq: FHIR-52409
- removed Must Support, obligations and required pattern from CommunicationRequest.reasonCode AU eReq: FHIR-52409
- changed cardinality of CommunicationRequest.groupIdentifier.type.coding from 1..1 to 1..* AU eReq: FHIR-53527
- AU eRequesting Coverage:
- added Must Support and obligations to Coverage.payor and Coverage.beneficiary AU eReq FHIR-51671
- added Must Support, obligations and fixed value constraint 'active' to Coverage.status AU eReq FHIR-51671
- changed Coverage.payor reference target to AU eRequesting Organization, AU eRequesting Patient and AU Core RelatedPerson AU eReq: FHIR-52522
- changed Coverage.beneficiary reference target to AU eRequesting Patient AU eReq: FHIR-52522
- added Must Support and obligations to Coverage.identifier, including profile specific implementation guidance on the population of Coverage.identifier and Coverage.type AU eReq: FHIR-52407, AU eReq: FHIR-52553
- AU eRequesting DiagnosticRequest:
- added profile specific implementation guidance on the use of ServiceRequest.occurrenceTiming.repeat.count to represent the number of diagnostic requests to be performed AU eReq: FHIR-51854
- added profile specific implementation guidance on the use of ServiceRequest.encounter to support filler billing AU eReq: FHIR-52406
- removed profiling detail from profile specific implementation guidance on the use of ServiceRequest.supportingInfo AU eReq: FHIR-52423
- removed Must Support and obligations from ServiceRequest.bodySite AU eReq: FHIR-52356
- added Must Support and obligations to ServiceRequest.code.text and ServiceRequest.encounter.reference AU eReq: FHIR-52362
- changed ServiceRequest.subject reference target from AU Core Patient to AU eRequesting Patient AU eReq: FHIR-51874
- removed Must Support and obligations on ServiceRequest.quantity[x] AU eReq: FHIR-52071
- changed ServiceRequest.requester reference target from AU Core PractitionerRole to AU eRequesting PractitionerRole AU eReq: FHIR-51874
- changed ServiceRequest.encounter reference target from AU Core Encounter to AU eRequesting Encounter AU eReq: FHIR-51874
- AU eRequesting Encounter:
- AU eRequesting MHR Consent Withdrawal:
- changed cardinality of Consent.category from 1..* to 1..1 AU eReq: FHIR-51918
- changed Consent.patient and Consent.performer reference target from AU Core Patient to AU eRequesting Patient AU eReq: FHIR-51874
- changed Consent.organization reference target from AU Core Organization to AU eRequesting Organization AU eReq: FHIR-51874
- changed cardinality of Consent.scope.coding, Consent.category.coding, Consent.policyRule.coding and Consent.provision.action.coding from 1..1 to 1..* AU eReq: FHIR-53527
- AU eRequesting Organization:
- AU eRequesting Pathology Request:
- AU eRequesting Patient:
- added new profile, including interaction support AU eReq: FHIR-51874
- applied technical correction to invariants inv-pat-1 and inv-pat-2 to ensure terminology validation applies to the correct sub-extension values when multiple extension instances are present AU Base: FHIR-53536
- AU eRequesting Practitioner:
- AU eRequesting PractitionerRole:
- AU eRequesting Task:
- changed Task.for reference target from AU Core Patient to AU eRequesting Patient AU eReq: FHIR-51874
- changed Task.owner reference target from AU Core Organization to AU eRequesting Organization AU eReq: FHIR-51874
- changed Task.requester reference target from AU Core PractitionerRole to AU eRequesting PractitionerRole AU eReq: FHIR-51874
- added Must Support and TaskCode code "fulfill" as patternCodeableConcept to Task.code, and changed cardinality from 0..1 to 1..1 AU eReq: FHIR-53230
- AU eRequesting Task Communication Request:
- added Must Support and TaskCode code "fulfill" as patternCodeableConcept to Task.code, and changed cardinality from 0..1 to 1..1 AU eReq: FHIR-53230
- AU eRequesting Task Diagnostic Request:
- added Must Support and TaskCode code "fulfill" as patternCodeableConcept to Task.code, and changed cardinality from 0..1 to 1..1 AU eReq: FHIR-53230
- AU eRequesting Task Group:
- added Must Support and TaskCode code "fulfill" as patternCodeableConcept to Task.code, and changed cardinality from 0..1 to 1..1 AU eReq: FHIR-53230
- AU eRequesting Placer CapabilityStatement:
- added support for transaction interaction as SHOULD AU eReq: FHIR-52519
- added supported formats SHOULD support json and MAY support xml AU eReq: FHIR-52288
- added part-of search parameter and _revinclude support for Task:part-of as MAY for Task AU eReq: FHIR-51501
- added conformance requirements from AU eRequesting Diagnostic Request, AU eRequesting Imaging Request and AU eRequesting Pathology Request profile specific implementation guidance AU eReq: FHIR-52423
- changed AU eRequesting Placer actor requirement in FHIR RESTful Capabilities statement to support all resource profiles required to create and manage diagnostic requests AU eReq: FHIR-52413
- changed interaction expectation for create and update from SHOULD to SHALL for resources with conformance of SHALL AU eReq: FHIR-52413
- added identifier search parameter as MAY for Organization, Patient and Practitioner AU eReq: FHIR-53548
- added identifier search parameter and _include support for PractitionerRole:practitioner and PractitionerRole:organization as MAY for PractitionerRole AU eReq: FHIR-53548
- applied technical correction to add Device resource agreed as Must Support for DocumentReference.author AU eReq: FHIR-54087
- AU eRequesting Filler CapabilityStatement:
- added support for transaction interaction as SHOULD AU eReq: FHIR-52519
- added supported formats SHOULD support json and MAY support xml AU eReq: FHIR-52288
- added part-of search parameter and _revinclude support for Task:part-of as MAY for Task AU eReq: FHIR-51501
- added conformance requirements from AU eRequesting Diagnostic Request, AU eRequesting Imaging Request and AU eRequesting Pathology Request profile specific implementation guidance AU eReq: FHIR-52423
- changed AU eRequesting Filler actor requirement in FHIR RESTful Capabilities statement to support all resource profiles required for finding and retrieving diagnostic request fulfilments AU eReq: FHIR-52418
- applied technical correction to add Device resource agreed as Must Support for DocumentReference.author AU eReq: FHIR-54087
- AU eRequesting Patient CapabilityStatement:
- added supported formats SHOULD support json and MAY support xml AU eReq: FHIR-52288
- added part-of search parameter and _revinclude support for Task:part-of as MAY for Task AU eReq: FHIR-51501
- added conformance requirements from AU eRequesting Diagnostic Request, AU eRequesting Imaging Request and AU eRequesting Pathology Request profile specific implementation guidance AU eReq: FHIR-52423
- applied technical correction to add Device resource agreed as Must Support for DocumentReference.author AU eReq: FHIR-54087
- AU eRequesting Server CapabilityStatement:
- added support for transaction interaction as SHOULD AU eReq: FHIR-52519
- added supported formats SHALL support json and SHOULD support xml AU eReq: FHIR-52288
- added part-of search parameter and _revinclude support for Task:part-of as SHALL for Task AU eReq: FHIR-51501
- added conformance requirements from AU eRequesting Diagnostic Request, AU eRequesting Imaging Request and AU eRequesting Pathology Request profile specific implementation guidance AU eReq: FHIR-52423
- clarified AU eRequesting Server actor requirement in FHIR RESTful Capabilities statement to support all resource profiles required for the exchange of diagnostic requests AU eReq: FHIR-52425
- applied technical correction to add Device resource agreed as Must Support for DocumentReference.author AU eReq: FHIR-54087
Release 1.0.0-ballot
- Publication date: 2025-08-04
- Publication status: Ballot for Working Standard
- Based on FHIR version: 4.0.1
This change log documents the significant updates and resolutions implemented from version 0.1.0-ballot to 1.0.0-ballot. The list below includes substantive changes to mandatory and Must Support elements inherited from AU Base.
Changes in This Version
- added Sex and Gender page to consolidate implementation guidance on sex and gender concepts in AU eRequesting, with references to guidance in AU Core and AU Base AU eReq: FHIR-47176, AU eReq: FHIR-47178, AU eReq: FHIR-47182, AU eReq: FHIR-47183, AU eReq: FHIR-46892, AU eReq: FHIR-46896.
- added Recorded Sex or Gender and Sex Parameter for Clinical Use to the Sex and Gender page AU Base: 51408.
- added to General Guidance, Diagnostic Request Grouping guidance and general implementation considerations AU eReq: FHIR-51565.
- added AU eRequesting Workflow Guidance page AU eReq: FHIR-51565
- added to General Guidance, reference to AU Base guidance on SNOMED CT Australian Edition AU eReq: FHIR-51474.
- added to General Guidance, re-use of referenced resources AU eReq: FHIR-52167.
- added Security and Privacy page AU eReq: FHIR-50880.
- removed RANZCR Radiology Referral ValueSet (RRV) from AU eRequesting (defined in NCTS) AU eReq: FHIR-51017.
- moved supporting-info search parameter, added in AU eReq: FHIR-51005, to AU Base to support broad implementation AU eReq: FHIR-51251.
- moved Communication Request Reason code system, added in AU eReq: FHIR-50979, AU eReq: FHIR-49807, AU eReq: FHIR-50230 and AU eReq: FHIR-50229 to AU Base to support broad implementation AU eReq: FHIR-51348.
- moved Task Tag code system, added in AU eReq: FHIR-49718 to AU Base and renamed to Resource Tag to support broad implementation AU eReq: FHIR-51349.
- moved Task Business Status code system, added in AU eReq: FHIR-50973 and AU eReq: FHIR-51006 to AU Base to support broad implementation AU eReq: FHIR-51350.
- AU eRequesting CommunicationRequest:
- AU eRequesting CommunicationRequest CopyTo:
- AU eRequesting CommunicationRequest Patient:
- AU eRequesting CommunicationRequest Patient Category:
- AU eRequesting CommunicationRequest Patient Medium:
- AU eRequesting CommunicationRequest Reason:
- AU eRequesting CommunicationRequest Urgent Provider:
- AU eRequesting Clinical Context DocumentReference:
- AU eRequesting Coverage:
- AU eRequesting Coverage Type and Self-Pay Codes:
- AU eRequesting Fulfilment Task Tags:
- AU eRequesting DiagnosticRequest:
- AU eRequesting Imaging Request:
- removed Imaging Procedure additional binding on ServiceRequest.code AU eReq: FHIR-46847
- change RANZCR Radiology Referral ValueSet binding for ServiceRequest.code from AU eRequesting defined ValueSet to the NCTS defined ValueSet AU eReq: FHIR-51017
- AU eRequesting MHR Consent Withdrawal:
- AU eRequesting Pathology Request:
- AU eRequesting Patient ActorDefinition:
- AU eRequesting RequestStatus:
- AU eRequesting Task:
- added new profile, including interaction support AU eReq: FHIR-46947, AU eReq: FHIR-46950, AU eReq: FHIR-46956, AU eReq: FHIR-46958, AU eReq: FHIR-46959, AU eReq: FHIR-47081, AU eReq: FHIR-47082, AU eReq: FHIR-47083, AU eReq: FHIR-47084, AU eReq: FHIR-47086, AU eReq: FHIR-47102, AU eReq: FHIR-48915, AU eReq: FHIR-51406, AU eReq: FHIR-47099, AU eReq: FHIR-47089, AU eReq: FHIR-47087, AU eReq: FHIR-48330, AU eReq: FHIR-51636, AU eReq: FHIR-51637
- added Must Support to Task.meta and Task.meta.tag:eRequestingFulfilmentTask and change cardinality of Task.meta from 0..1 to 1..1 AU eReq: FHIR-50899
- added Must Support to Task.identifier with support for type Identifier and AULocalOrderIdentifier AU eReq: FHIR-50081
- changed to abstract profile AU eReq: FHIR-49717
- AU eRequesting Task Business Status:
- AU eRequesting Task Communication Request:
- AU eRequesting Task Diagnostic Request:
- AU eRequesting Task Group:
- AU eRequesting Task Status:
- AU eRequesting Server CapabilityStatement:
- added read and search-type interactions as SHALL, and create and update interactions as SHOULD for all currently supported resource types AU eReq: FHIR-48934, AU eReq: FHIR-47145, AU eReq: FHIR-47143 AU eReq: FHIR-48915
- added _id search parameter as SHALL for all currently supported resource types AU eReq: FHIR-48934, AU eReq: FHIR-47145, AU eReq: FHIR-48915
- added identifier search parameter as SHALL for Organization, Patient, Practitioner, and PractitionerRole AU eReq: FHIR-48934, AU eReq: FHIR-47145
- added _include support for PractitionerRole:practitioner and PractitionerRole:organization as SHALL for the PractitionerRole resource type AU eReq: FHIR-48934, AU eReq: FHIR-47145
- added _include support for ServiceRequest:patient and ServiceRequest:requester as SHALL and ServiceRequest:encounter as SHOULD for ServiceRequest resource type AU eReq: FHIR-46942
- changed the conformance requirement for ServiceRequest create and update interactions from SHALL to SHOULD AU eReq: FHIR-47141
- changed support for supporting-info search parameter and _include support for ServiceRequest:supporting-info from SHOULD to SHALL for the ServiceRequest resource type AU eReq: FHIR-51005, AU eReq: FHIR-51253
- changed the resource conformance requirement from SHOULD to SHALL for the following resource types: Coverage, Encounter, Organization, Practitioner and PractitionerRole AU eReq: FHIR-50976
- AU eRequesting Placer CapabilityStatement:
- added create and update interactions as SHOULD for all currently supported resource types AU eReq: FHIR-47144
- added supporting-info search parameter and _include support for ServiceRequest:supporting-info as MAY for ServiceRequest resource type AU eReq: FHIR-51005
- added _include support for ServiceRequest:patient, ServiceRequest:requester and ServiceRequest:encounter as SHOULD for the ServiceRequest resource type AU eReq: FHIR-46942
- added read and search-type interactions as MAY for all supported resource types AU eReq: FHIR-51636, AU eReq: FHIR-51637
- added _id search parameter as MAY for Condition, Coverage, DocumentReference, Encounter, Location, Organization, Practitioner, PractitionerRole, Procedure, RelatedPerson and ServiceRequest resource types AU eReq: FHIR-51636, AU eReq: FHIR-51637
- changed supported profile conformance from MAY to SHALL for DocumentReference resource type AU eReq: FHIR-51636, AU eReq: FHIR-51637
- changed _include support for ServiceRequest:patient, ServiceRequest:requester and ServiceRequest:encounter from SHOULD to MAY AU eReq: FHIR-50976
- changed the resource conformance requirement from SHOULD to SHALL for the following resource types: Coverage, Encounter, Organization, Practitioner and PractitionerRole AU eReq: FHIR-50976
- AU eRequesting Filler CapabilityStatement:
- added read and search-type interactions as MAY for all currently supported resource types AU eReq: FHIR-47144
- added _id search parameter as MAY for all currently supported resource types AU eReq: FHIR-47144
- added identifier search parameter as MAY for Organization, Patient, Practitioner, and PractitionerRole resource type AU eReq: FHIR-48934, AU eReq: FHIR-47144
- added _include support for PractitionerRole:practitioner and PractitionerRole:organization as MAY for the PractitionerRole resource type AU eReq: FHIR-48934, AU eReq: FHIR-47144
- added requisition search parameter as MAY for ServiceRequest resource type AU eReq: FHIR-47144
- added _include support for ServiceRequest:patient, ServiceRequest:requester and ServiceRequest:encounter as SHOULD for ServiceRequest resource type AU eReq: FHIR-46942
- added supporting-info search parameter and _include support for ServiceRequest:supporting-info as MAY for ServiceRequest resource type AU eReq: FHIR-51005
- changed read and search-type interactions from MAY to SHOULD for all supported resource types AU eReq: FHIR-51636, AU eReq: FHIR-51637
- changed supported profile conformance from MAY to SHALL for DocumentReference resource type AU eReq: FHIR-51636, AU eReq: FHIR-51637
- changed _include support for ServiceRequest:patient, ServiceRequest:requester and ServiceRequest:encounter from SHOULD to MAY AU eReq: FHIR-50976
- changed the resource conformance requirement from SHOULD to SHALL for the following resource types: Coverage, Encounter, Organization, Practitioner and PractitionerRole AU eReq: FHIR-50976
- AU eRequesting Patient CapabilityStatement:
- renamed AU eRequesting Patient Access CapabilityStatement to be AU eRequesting Patient AU eReq: FHIR-46802
- added read and search-type interactions as MAY for all currently supported resource types AU eReq: FHIR-47146
- added _id search parameter as MAY for all currently supported resource types AU eReq: FHIR-47146
- added identifier search parameter as MAY for Organization, Patient, Practitioner, and PractitionerRole resource type AU eReq: FHIR-48934, AU eReq: FHIR-47145
- added requisition search parameter as MAY for ServiceRequest resource type AU eReq: FHIR-47146
- added _include support for PractitionerRole:practitioner and PractitionerRole:organization as MAY for the PractitionerRole resource type AU eReq: FHIR-48934, AU eReq: FHIR-47145
- added supporting-info search parameter and _include support for ServiceRequest:supporting-info as MAY for ServiceRequest resource type AU eReq: FHIR-51005
- added _include support for ServiceRequest:patient, ServiceRequest:requester and ServiceRequest:encounter as SHOULD for the ServiceRequest resource type AU eReq: FHIR-46942
- changed _include support for ServiceRequest:patient, ServiceRequest:requester and ServiceRequest:encounter from SHOULD to MAY AU eReq: FHIR-50976.
- changed read and search-type interactions from MAY to SHOULD for all supported resource types AU eReq: FHIR-51636, AU eReq: FHIR-51637
- changed the resource conformance requirement from SHOULD to SHALL for the following resource types: Coverage, Encounter, Organization, Practitioner and PractitionerRole AU eReq: FHIR-50976
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