# AU Variance Statement - AU Patient Summary Implementation Guide v1.0.0-preview

* [**Table of Contents**](toc.md)
* [**Guidance**](guidance.md)
* **AU Variance Statement**

## AU Variance Statement

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This version of the AU Patient Summary (AU PS) complies with [Version 1.0 of the HL7 Australia FHIR Work Group AU Variance Requirements](https://hl7.org.au/fhir/HL7%20AU%20Variance%20Requirements%20v1.0.pdf).

HL7 Australia published FHIR implementation guides are required to follow specific publishing requirements:

* **SHOULD** use AU Core profiles
* **SHOULD** use AU Base profiles and extensions
* **SHALL** include an AU Variance Statement page

### Variance from AU Base

This implementation guide has no variance (i.e. fully compliant) from AU Base FHIR Implementation Guide version 6.0.0 ([6.0.0](https://hl7.org.au/fhir/6.0.0/index.html)).

Note that while there is no variance, this implementation guide imposes requirements additional to AU Base.

#### Additionally Profiled Resources

This implementation guide profiles the following resources that are not profiled in AU Base:

* [AU PS Bundle](StructureDefinition-au-ps-bundle.md) profiles FHIR resource [Bundle](http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/bundle.html)

### Variance from AU Core

This implementation guide has no variance (i.e. fully compliant) from AU Core FHIR Implementation Guide version 2.0.0 ([2.0.0](https://hl7.org.au/fhir/core/2.0.0/index.html)).

Note that while there is no variance, this implementation guide imposes requirements additional to AU Core.

#### Additionally Profiled Resources

This implementation guide profiles the following resources that are not profiled in AU Core:

* [AU PS Bundle](StructureDefinition-au-ps-bundle.md) profiles FHIR resource [Bundle](http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/bundle.html)
* [AU PS Composition](StructureDefinition-au-ps-composition.md) profiles FHIR resource [Composition](http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/composition.html)

### Variance from IPS

This implementation guide has no variance (i.e. fully compliant) from IPS Implementation Guide version 2.0.0 ([2.0.0](https://hl7.org/fhir/uv/ips/STU2/)).

Note that while there is no variance, this implementation guide imposes requirements additional to IPS.

#### Additionally Profiled Resources

This implementation guide profiles the following resources that are not profiled in IPS:

* [AU PS Encounter](StructureDefinition-au-ps-encounter.md) profiles FHIR resource [Encounter](http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/encounter.html)
* [AU PS RelatedPerson](StructureDefinition-au-ps-relatedperson.md) profiles FHIR resource [RelatedPerson](http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/relatedperson.html)

