AU Base Implementation Guide
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This page is part of the Australian Base IG (v5.0.0: R4) based on FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) R4. This is the current published version. For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions

Data Type Profile: AU PBS Prescriber Number

Official URL: http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/au-pbsprescribernumber Version: 5.0.0
Standards status: Trial-use Maturity Level: 2 Computable Name: AUPBSPrescriberNumber

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This identifier profile defines a Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescriber number in an Australian context (see PBS for further information). A PBS prescriber number, previously referred to as Medicare prescriber number in earlier versions of this implementation guide, is assigned by Services Australia under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme to practitioners who are approved to prescribe PBS medicines under the National Health Act 1953.

Usage Notes

Usage:

Formal Views of Profile Content

Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots and how the different presentations work.

This structure is derived from Identifier

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraintsdoco
.. Identifier 0..* Identifier PBS Prescriber Number
... type 1..1 CodeableConcept Description of identifier
Required Pattern: At least the following
.... coding 1..* Coding Code defined by a terminology system
Fixed Value: (complex)
..... system 1..1 uri Identity of the terminology system
Fixed Value: http://terminology.hl7.org.au/CodeSystem/v2-0203
..... code 1..1 code Symbol in syntax defined by the system
Fixed Value: PRES
... system 1..1 uri The namespace for the identifier value
Fixed Value: http://ns.electronichealth.net.au/id/medicare-prescriber-number
... value 1..1 string PBS prescriber number
Example PBS prescriber number: 453221

doco Documentation for this format

 

Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron