Usage scenarios

The following are supported usage scenarios for this profile:

• Query for records associated with a patient
• Record or update a record associated with a patient
• Query for basic demographics and other administrative information about a patient
• Record or update basic demographics and other administrative information about a patient
• Read information about a patient referenced by another resource

Profile specific implementation guidance

• TBD

• Differential Table
• Key Elements Table
• Snapshot Table
• Statistics/References
• All

This structure is derived from AUBasePatient

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Patient	C	0..*	AUBasePatient	A patient in the context of electronic exchange of health information au-core-pat-01: At least one patient identifier shall be valid au-core-pat-02: At least one patient name shall have a family name
extension:birthPlace	S	0..1	birthPlace	Place of Birth for patient
extension:indigenousStatus	S	0..1	AustralianIndigenousStatus	Indigenous status
extension:interpreterRequired	S	0..1	interpreterRequired	Whether the patient needs an interpreter
extension:dateOfArrival	S	0..1	DateOfArrivalAustralia	Year of Arrival
Slices for identifier	SC	1..*	Identifier, AUIHI, AUMedicareCardNumber, AUDVANumber, AUHealthCareCardNumber, AUPensionerConcessionCardNumber, AUCwlthSeniorsHealthCardNumber, AUMedicalRecordNumber, AUInsuranceMemberNumber	Identifies this patient across multiple systems Slice: Unordered, Open by pattern:type
identifier:ihi	S	0..1	AUIHI	Individual Healthcare Identifier (IHI)
identifier:medicare	S	0..1	AUMedicareCardNumber	Medicare Card Number
identifier:dva	S	0..1	AUDVANumber	Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) Number
active		0..1	boolean	Whether this patient's record is in active use Fixed Value: true
name	SC	1..*	HumanName	A name associated with the patient au-core-pat-04: At least text, family name, or given name shall be present
telecom	S	0..*	ContactPoint	A contact detail for the individual
gender	S	1..1	code	male | female | other | unknown
birthDate	S	1..1	date	Date of birth extended for time and accuracy indicator
extension:accuracyIndicator	S	0..1	DateAccuracyIndicator	Date accuracy indicator
extension:birthTime	S	0..1	birthTime	Time of day of birth
address	S	0..*	AustralianAddress, Address	An address for the individual
communication	S	0..*	BackboneElement	A language which may be used to communicate with the patient about his or her health
language	S	1..1	CodeableConcept	The language which can be used to communicate with the patient about his or her health
preferred	S	0..1	boolean	Language preference indicator
Documentation for this format

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Details	Requirements
au-core-pat-01	error	Patient	At least one patient identifier shall be valid : identifier.where(system.count() + value.count() >1).exists()
au-core-pat-02	error	Patient	At least one patient name shall have a family name : name.family.exists()
au-core-pat-04	error	Patient.name	At least text, family name, or given name shall be present : text.exists() or family.exists() or given.exists()

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Patient	C	0..*	AUBasePatient	A patient in the context of electronic exchange of health information au-core-pat-01: At least one patient identifier shall be valid au-core-pat-02: At least one patient name shall have a family name
implicitRules	?!Σ	0..1	uri	A set of rules under which this content was created
birthPlace	S	0..1	Address	Place of Birth for patient URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-birthPlace
indigenousStatus	S	0..1	Coding	Indigenous status URL: http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/indigenous-status Binding: https://healthterminologies.gov.au/fhir/ValueSet/australian-indigenous-status-1 (required)
closingTheGapRegistration		0..1	boolean	Closing the Gap co-payment eligibility indicator URL: http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/closing-the-gap-registration
mothersMaidenName		0..1	string	Mother's Maiden name URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-mothersMaidenName
interpreterRequired	S	0..1	boolean	Whether the patient needs an interpreter URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-interpreterRequired
dateOfArrival	S	0..1	date	Year of Arrival URL: http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/date-of-arrival
genderIdentity		0..1	CodeableConcept	The patient's gender identity shall be a member of the Gender Identity Response value set if any of the codes within that value set can apply URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-genderIdentity Binding: GenderIdentity (example)
extension		0..0
url		1..1	uri	"http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-genderIdentity"
Slices for value[x]		1..1	CodeableConcept	Value of extension Slice: Unordered, Closed by type:$this Binding: GenderIdentity (example)
value[x]:valueCodeableConcept		1..1	CodeableConcept	Value of extension Binding: https://healthterminologies.gov.au/fhir/ValueSet/gender-identity-response-1 (extensible)
modifierExtension	?!	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored
Slices for identifier	SC	1..*	Identifier, AUIHI, AUMedicareCardNumber, AUDVANumber, AUHealthCareCardNumber, AUPensionerConcessionCardNumber, AUCwlthSeniorsHealthCardNumber, AUMedicalRecordNumber, AUInsuranceMemberNumber	Identifies this patient across multiple systems Slice: Unordered, Open by pattern:type
identifier:ihi	SC	0..1	AUIHI	Individual Healthcare Identifier (IHI)
identifier:medicare	S	0..1	AUMedicareCardNumber	Medicare Card Number
identifier:dva	S	0..1	AUDVANumber	Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) Number
active	?!Σ	0..1	boolean	Whether this patient's record is in active use Fixed Value: true
name	SΣC	1..*	HumanName	A name associated with the patient au-core-pat-04: At least text, family name, or given name shall be present
telecom	SΣ	0..*	ContactPoint	A contact detail for the individual
gender	SΣ	1..1	code	male | female | other | unknown Binding: AdministrativeGender (required): The gender of a person used for administrative purposes.
birthDate	SΣ	1..1	date	Date of birth extended for time and accuracy indicator
accuracyIndicator	S	0..1	Coding	Date accuracy indicator URL: http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/date-accuracy-indicator Binding: https://healthterminologies.gov.au/fhir/ValueSet/date-accuracy-indicator-1 (required): Date accuracy coding
birthTime	S	0..1	dateTime	Time of day of birth URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-birthTime
Slices for deceased[x]	?!Σ	0..1		Indicates if the individual is deceased or not Slice: Unordered, Closed by type:$this
deceasedBoolean			boolean
deceasedDateTime			dateTime
deceased[x]:deceasedBoolean	?!Σ	0..1	boolean	Deceased indicator
deceased[x]:deceasedDateTime	?!Σ	0..1	dateTime	Deceased date time
accuracyIndicator		0..1	Coding	Deceased date accuracy indicator URL: http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/date-accuracy-indicator Binding: https://healthterminologies.gov.au/fhir/ValueSet/date-accuracy-indicator-1 (required): Date accuracy coding
address	SC	0..*	AustralianAddress, Address	An address for the individual
communication	S	0..*	BackboneElement	A language which may be used to communicate with the patient about his or her health
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
language	S	1..1	CodeableConcept	The language which can be used to communicate with the patient about his or her health Binding: https://healthterminologies.gov.au/fhir/ValueSet/common-languages-australia-2 (extensible)
preferred	S	0..1	boolean	Language preference indicator
link	?!Σ	0..*	BackboneElement	Link to a Patient or RelatedPerson resource that concerns the same actual person
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
other	Σ	1..1	Reference(Patient | RelatedPerson)	The other patient or related person resource that the link refers to
type	Σ	1..1	code	replaced-by | replaces | refer | seealso Binding: LinkType (required): The type of link between this patient resource and another patient resource.
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path	Conformance	ValueSet
Patient.extension:genderIdentity.value[x]	example	GenderIdentity
Patient.extension:genderIdentity.value[x]:valueCodeableConcept	extensible	https://healthterminologies.gov.au/fhir/ValueSet/gender-identity-response-1
Patient.gender	required	AdministrativeGender
Patient.communication.language	extensible	https://healthterminologies.gov.au/fhir/ValueSet/common-languages-australia-2
Patient.link.type	required	LinkType

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Details	Requirements
au-core-pat-01	error	Patient	At least one patient identifier shall be valid : identifier.where(system.count() + value.count() >1).exists()
au-core-pat-02	error	Patient	At least one patient name shall have a family name : name.family.exists()
au-core-pat-04	error	Patient.name	At least text, family name, or given name shall be present : text.exists() or family.exists() or given.exists()

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Patient	C	0..*	AUBasePatient	A patient in the context of electronic exchange of health information au-core-pat-01: At least one patient identifier shall be valid au-core-pat-02: At least one patient name shall have a family name
id	Σ	0..1	id	Logical id of this artifact
meta	Σ	0..1	Meta	Metadata about the resource
implicitRules	?!Σ	0..1	uri	A set of rules under which this content was created
language		0..1	code	Language of the resource content Binding: CommonLanguages (preferred): A human language. Additional Bindings Purpose AllLanguages Max Binding
text		0..1	Narrative	Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation
contained		0..*	Resource	Contained, inline Resources
Slices for extension		0..*	Extension	Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
birthPlace	S	0..1	Address	Place of Birth for patient URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-birthPlace
indigenousStatus	S	0..1	Coding	Indigenous status URL: http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/indigenous-status Binding: https://healthterminologies.gov.au/fhir/ValueSet/australian-indigenous-status-1 (required)
closingTheGapRegistration		0..1	boolean	Closing the Gap co-payment eligibility indicator URL: http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/closing-the-gap-registration
mothersMaidenName		0..1	string	Mother's Maiden name URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-mothersMaidenName
interpreterRequired	S	0..1	boolean	Whether the patient needs an interpreter URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-interpreterRequired
dateOfArrival	S	0..1	date	Year of Arrival URL: http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/date-of-arrival
genderIdentity		0..1	CodeableConcept	The patient's gender identity shall be a member of the Gender Identity Response value set if any of the codes within that value set can apply URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-genderIdentity Binding: GenderIdentity (example)
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..0
url		1..1	uri	"http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-genderIdentity"
Slices for value[x]		1..1	CodeableConcept	Value of extension Slice: Unordered, Closed by type:$this Binding: GenderIdentity (example)
value[x]:valueCodeableConcept		1..1	CodeableConcept	Value of extension Binding: https://healthterminologies.gov.au/fhir/ValueSet/gender-identity-response-1 (extensible)
modifierExtension	?!	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored
Slices for identifier	SC	1..*	Identifier, AUIHI, AUMedicareCardNumber, AUDVANumber, AUHealthCareCardNumber, AUPensionerConcessionCardNumber, AUCwlthSeniorsHealthCardNumber, AUMedicalRecordNumber, AUInsuranceMemberNumber	Identifies this patient across multiple systems Slice: Unordered, Open by pattern:type
identifier:ihi	SC	0..1	AUIHI	Individual Healthcare Identifier (IHI)
identifier:medicare	S	0..1	AUMedicareCardNumber	Medicare Card Number
identifier:dva	S	0..1	AUDVANumber	Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) Number
active	?!Σ	0..1	boolean	Whether this patient's record is in active use Fixed Value: true
name	SΣC	1..*	HumanName	A name associated with the patient au-core-pat-04: At least text, family name, or given name shall be present
telecom	SΣ	0..*	ContactPoint	A contact detail for the individual
gender	SΣ	1..1	code	male | female | other | unknown Binding: AdministrativeGender (required): The gender of a person used for administrative purposes.
birthDate	SΣ	1..1	date	Date of birth extended for time and accuracy indicator
id		0..1	string	xml:id (or equivalent in JSON)
Slices for extension		0..*	Extension	Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
accuracyIndicator	S	0..1	Coding	Date accuracy indicator URL: http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/date-accuracy-indicator Binding: https://healthterminologies.gov.au/fhir/ValueSet/date-accuracy-indicator-1 (required): Date accuracy coding
birthTime	S	0..1	dateTime	Time of day of birth URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-birthTime
value		0..1	date	Primitive value for date
Slices for deceased[x]	?!Σ	0..1		Indicates if the individual is deceased or not Slice: Unordered, Closed by type:$this
deceasedBoolean			boolean
deceasedDateTime			dateTime
deceased[x]:deceasedBoolean	?!Σ	0..1	boolean	Deceased indicator
deceased[x]:deceasedDateTime	?!Σ	0..1	dateTime	Deceased date time
id		0..1	string	xml:id (or equivalent in JSON)
Slices for extension		0..*	Extension	Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
accuracyIndicator		0..1	Coding	Deceased date accuracy indicator URL: http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/date-accuracy-indicator Binding: https://healthterminologies.gov.au/fhir/ValueSet/date-accuracy-indicator-1 (required): Date accuracy coding
value		0..1	dateTime	Primitive value for dateTime
address	SC	0..*	AustralianAddress, Address	An address for the individual
maritalStatus		0..1	CodeableConcept	Marital (civil) status of a patient Binding: Marital Status Codes (extensible): The domestic partnership status of a person.
multipleBirth[x]		0..1		Whether patient is part of a multiple birth
multipleBirthBoolean			boolean
multipleBirthInteger			integer
photo		0..*	Attachment	Image of the patient
contact	C	0..*	BackboneElement	A contact party (e.g. guardian, partner, friend) for the patient
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
relationship		0..*	CodeableConcept	The kind of relationship Binding: https://healthterminologies.gov.au/fhir/ValueSet/contact-relationship-type-3 (extensible)
name		0..1	HumanName	A name associated with the contact person
telecom		0..*	ContactPoint	A contact detail for the person
address		0..1	Address, AustralianAddress	Address for the contact person
gender		0..1	code	male | female | other | unknown Binding: AdministrativeGender (required): The gender of a person used for administrative purposes.
organization	C	0..1	Reference(Organization)	Organization that is associated with the contact
period		0..1	Period	The period during which this contact person or organization is valid to be contacted relating to this patient
communication	S	0..*	BackboneElement	A language which may be used to communicate with the patient about his or her health
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
language	S	1..1	CodeableConcept	The language which can be used to communicate with the patient about his or her health Binding: https://healthterminologies.gov.au/fhir/ValueSet/common-languages-australia-2 (extensible)
preferred	S	0..1	boolean	Language preference indicator
generalPractitioner		0..*	Reference(Organization | Practitioner | PractitionerRole)	Patient's nominated primary care provider
managingOrganization	Σ	0..1	Reference(Organization)	Organization that is the custodian of the patient record
link	?!Σ	0..*	BackboneElement	Link to a Patient or RelatedPerson resource that concerns the same actual person
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
other	Σ	1..1	Reference(Patient | RelatedPerson)	The other patient or related person resource that the link refers to
type	Σ	1..1	code	replaced-by | replaces | refer | seealso Binding: LinkType (required): The type of link between this patient resource and another patient resource.
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path	Conformance	ValueSet
Patient.language	preferred	CommonLanguages Additional Bindings Purpose AllLanguages Max Binding
Patient.extension:genderIdentity.value[x]	example	GenderIdentity
Patient.extension:genderIdentity.value[x]:valueCodeableConcept	extensible	https://healthterminologies.gov.au/fhir/ValueSet/gender-identity-response-1
Patient.gender	required	AdministrativeGender
Patient.maritalStatus	extensible	Marital Status Codes
Patient.contact.relationship	extensible	https://healthterminologies.gov.au/fhir/ValueSet/contact-relationship-type-3
Patient.contact.gender	required	AdministrativeGender
Patient.communication.language	extensible	https://healthterminologies.gov.au/fhir/ValueSet/common-languages-australia-2
Patient.link.type	required	LinkType

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Details	Requirements
au-core-pat-04	error	Patient.name	At least text, family name, or given name shall be present : text.exists() or family.exists() or given.exists()

Differential View

This structure is derived from AUBasePatient

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Patient	C	0..*	AUBasePatient	A patient in the context of electronic exchange of health information au-core-pat-01: At least one patient identifier shall be valid au-core-pat-02: At least one patient name shall have a family name
extension:birthPlace	S	0..1	birthPlace	Place of Birth for patient
extension:indigenousStatus	S	0..1	AustralianIndigenousStatus	Indigenous status
extension:interpreterRequired	S	0..1	interpreterRequired	Whether the patient needs an interpreter
extension:dateOfArrival	S	0..1	DateOfArrivalAustralia	Year of Arrival
Slices for identifier	SC	1..*	Identifier, AUIHI, AUMedicareCardNumber, AUDVANumber, AUHealthCareCardNumber, AUPensionerConcessionCardNumber, AUCwlthSeniorsHealthCardNumber, AUMedicalRecordNumber, AUInsuranceMemberNumber	Identifies this patient across multiple systems Slice: Unordered, Open by pattern:type
identifier:ihi	S	0..1	AUIHI	Individual Healthcare Identifier (IHI)
identifier:medicare	S	0..1	AUMedicareCardNumber	Medicare Card Number
identifier:dva	S	0..1	AUDVANumber	Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) Number
active		0..1	boolean	Whether this patient's record is in active use Fixed Value: true
name	SC	1..*	HumanName	A name associated with the patient au-core-pat-04: At least text, family name, or given name shall be present
telecom	S	0..*	ContactPoint	A contact detail for the individual
gender	S	1..1	code	male | female | other | unknown
birthDate	S	1..1	date	Date of birth extended for time and accuracy indicator
extension:accuracyIndicator	S	0..1	DateAccuracyIndicator	Date accuracy indicator
extension:birthTime	S	0..1	birthTime	Time of day of birth
address	S	0..*	AustralianAddress, Address	An address for the individual
communication	S	0..*	BackboneElement	A language which may be used to communicate with the patient about his or her health
language	S	1..1	CodeableConcept	The language which can be used to communicate with the patient about his or her health
preferred	S	0..1	boolean	Language preference indicator
Documentation for this format

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Details	Requirements
au-core-pat-01	error	Patient	At least one patient identifier shall be valid : identifier.where(system.count() + value.count() >1).exists()
au-core-pat-02	error	Patient	At least one patient name shall have a family name : name.family.exists()
au-core-pat-04	error	Patient.name	At least text, family name, or given name shall be present : text.exists() or family.exists() or given.exists()

Key Elements View

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Patient	C	0..*	AUBasePatient	A patient in the context of electronic exchange of health information au-core-pat-01: At least one patient identifier shall be valid au-core-pat-02: At least one patient name shall have a family name
implicitRules	?!Σ	0..1	uri	A set of rules under which this content was created
birthPlace	S	0..1	Address	Place of Birth for patient URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-birthPlace
indigenousStatus	S	0..1	Coding	Indigenous status URL: http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/indigenous-status Binding: https://healthterminologies.gov.au/fhir/ValueSet/australian-indigenous-status-1 (required)
closingTheGapRegistration		0..1	boolean	Closing the Gap co-payment eligibility indicator URL: http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/closing-the-gap-registration
mothersMaidenName		0..1	string	Mother's Maiden name URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-mothersMaidenName
interpreterRequired	S	0..1	boolean	Whether the patient needs an interpreter URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-interpreterRequired
dateOfArrival	S	0..1	date	Year of Arrival URL: http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/date-of-arrival
genderIdentity		0..1	CodeableConcept	The patient's gender identity shall be a member of the Gender Identity Response value set if any of the codes within that value set can apply URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-genderIdentity Binding: GenderIdentity (example)
extension		0..0
url		1..1	uri	"http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-genderIdentity"
Slices for value[x]		1..1	CodeableConcept	Value of extension Slice: Unordered, Closed by type:$this Binding: GenderIdentity (example)
value[x]:valueCodeableConcept		1..1	CodeableConcept	Value of extension Binding: https://healthterminologies.gov.au/fhir/ValueSet/gender-identity-response-1 (extensible)
modifierExtension	?!	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored
Slices for identifier	SC	1..*	Identifier, AUIHI, AUMedicareCardNumber, AUDVANumber, AUHealthCareCardNumber, AUPensionerConcessionCardNumber, AUCwlthSeniorsHealthCardNumber, AUMedicalRecordNumber, AUInsuranceMemberNumber	Identifies this patient across multiple systems Slice: Unordered, Open by pattern:type
identifier:ihi	SC	0..1	AUIHI	Individual Healthcare Identifier (IHI)
identifier:medicare	S	0..1	AUMedicareCardNumber	Medicare Card Number
identifier:dva	S	0..1	AUDVANumber	Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) Number
active	?!Σ	0..1	boolean	Whether this patient's record is in active use Fixed Value: true
name	SΣC	1..*	HumanName	A name associated with the patient au-core-pat-04: At least text, family name, or given name shall be present
telecom	SΣ	0..*	ContactPoint	A contact detail for the individual
gender	SΣ	1..1	code	male | female | other | unknown Binding: AdministrativeGender (required): The gender of a person used for administrative purposes.
birthDate	SΣ	1..1	date	Date of birth extended for time and accuracy indicator
accuracyIndicator	S	0..1	Coding	Date accuracy indicator URL: http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/date-accuracy-indicator Binding: https://healthterminologies.gov.au/fhir/ValueSet/date-accuracy-indicator-1 (required): Date accuracy coding
birthTime	S	0..1	dateTime	Time of day of birth URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-birthTime
Slices for deceased[x]	?!Σ	0..1		Indicates if the individual is deceased or not Slice: Unordered, Closed by type:$this
deceasedBoolean			boolean
deceasedDateTime			dateTime
deceased[x]:deceasedBoolean	?!Σ	0..1	boolean	Deceased indicator
deceased[x]:deceasedDateTime	?!Σ	0..1	dateTime	Deceased date time
accuracyIndicator		0..1	Coding	Deceased date accuracy indicator URL: http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/date-accuracy-indicator Binding: https://healthterminologies.gov.au/fhir/ValueSet/date-accuracy-indicator-1 (required): Date accuracy coding
address	SC	0..*	AustralianAddress, Address	An address for the individual
communication	S	0..*	BackboneElement	A language which may be used to communicate with the patient about his or her health
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
language	S	1..1	CodeableConcept	The language which can be used to communicate with the patient about his or her health Binding: https://healthterminologies.gov.au/fhir/ValueSet/common-languages-australia-2 (extensible)
preferred	S	0..1	boolean	Language preference indicator
link	?!Σ	0..*	BackboneElement	Link to a Patient or RelatedPerson resource that concerns the same actual person
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
other	Σ	1..1	Reference(Patient | RelatedPerson)	The other patient or related person resource that the link refers to
type	Σ	1..1	code	replaced-by | replaces | refer | seealso Binding: LinkType (required): The type of link between this patient resource and another patient resource.
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path	Conformance	ValueSet
Patient.extension:genderIdentity.value[x]	example	GenderIdentity
Patient.extension:genderIdentity.value[x]:valueCodeableConcept	extensible	https://healthterminologies.gov.au/fhir/ValueSet/gender-identity-response-1
Patient.gender	required	AdministrativeGender
Patient.communication.language	extensible	https://healthterminologies.gov.au/fhir/ValueSet/common-languages-australia-2
Patient.link.type	required	LinkType

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Details	Requirements
au-core-pat-01	error	Patient	At least one patient identifier shall be valid : identifier.where(system.count() + value.count() >1).exists()
au-core-pat-02	error	Patient	At least one patient name shall have a family name : name.family.exists()
au-core-pat-04	error	Patient.name	At least text, family name, or given name shall be present : text.exists() or family.exists() or given.exists()

Snapshot View

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Patient	C	0..*	AUBasePatient	A patient in the context of electronic exchange of health information au-core-pat-01: At least one patient identifier shall be valid au-core-pat-02: At least one patient name shall have a family name
id	Σ	0..1	id	Logical id of this artifact
meta	Σ	0..1	Meta	Metadata about the resource
implicitRules	?!Σ	0..1	uri	A set of rules under which this content was created
language		0..1	code	Language of the resource content Binding: CommonLanguages (preferred): A human language. Additional Bindings Purpose AllLanguages Max Binding
text		0..1	Narrative	Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation
contained		0..*	Resource	Contained, inline Resources
Slices for extension		0..*	Extension	Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
birthPlace	S	0..1	Address	Place of Birth for patient URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-birthPlace
indigenousStatus	S	0..1	Coding	Indigenous status URL: http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/indigenous-status Binding: https://healthterminologies.gov.au/fhir/ValueSet/australian-indigenous-status-1 (required)
closingTheGapRegistration		0..1	boolean	Closing the Gap co-payment eligibility indicator URL: http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/closing-the-gap-registration
mothersMaidenName		0..1	string	Mother's Maiden name URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-mothersMaidenName
interpreterRequired	S	0..1	boolean	Whether the patient needs an interpreter URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-interpreterRequired
dateOfArrival	S	0..1	date	Year of Arrival URL: http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/date-of-arrival
genderIdentity		0..1	CodeableConcept	The patient's gender identity shall be a member of the Gender Identity Response value set if any of the codes within that value set can apply URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-genderIdentity Binding: GenderIdentity (example)
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..0
url		1..1	uri	"http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-genderIdentity"
Slices for value[x]		1..1	CodeableConcept	Value of extension Slice: Unordered, Closed by type:$this Binding: GenderIdentity (example)
value[x]:valueCodeableConcept		1..1	CodeableConcept	Value of extension Binding: https://healthterminologies.gov.au/fhir/ValueSet/gender-identity-response-1 (extensible)
modifierExtension	?!	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored
Slices for identifier	SC	1..*	Identifier, AUIHI, AUMedicareCardNumber, AUDVANumber, AUHealthCareCardNumber, AUPensionerConcessionCardNumber, AUCwlthSeniorsHealthCardNumber, AUMedicalRecordNumber, AUInsuranceMemberNumber	Identifies this patient across multiple systems Slice: Unordered, Open by pattern:type
identifier:ihi	SC	0..1	AUIHI	Individual Healthcare Identifier (IHI)
identifier:medicare	S	0..1	AUMedicareCardNumber	Medicare Card Number
identifier:dva	S	0..1	AUDVANumber	Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) Number
active	?!Σ	0..1	boolean	Whether this patient's record is in active use Fixed Value: true
name	SΣC	1..*	HumanName	A name associated with the patient au-core-pat-04: At least text, family name, or given name shall be present
telecom	SΣ	0..*	ContactPoint	A contact detail for the individual
gender	SΣ	1..1	code	male | female | other | unknown Binding: AdministrativeGender (required): The gender of a person used for administrative purposes.
birthDate	SΣ	1..1	date	Date of birth extended for time and accuracy indicator
id		0..1	string	xml:id (or equivalent in JSON)
Slices for extension		0..*	Extension	Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
accuracyIndicator	S	0..1	Coding	Date accuracy indicator URL: http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/date-accuracy-indicator Binding: https://healthterminologies.gov.au/fhir/ValueSet/date-accuracy-indicator-1 (required): Date accuracy coding
birthTime	S	0..1	dateTime	Time of day of birth URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-birthTime
value		0..1	date	Primitive value for date
Slices for deceased[x]	?!Σ	0..1		Indicates if the individual is deceased or not Slice: Unordered, Closed by type:$this
deceasedBoolean			boolean
deceasedDateTime			dateTime
deceased[x]:deceasedBoolean	?!Σ	0..1	boolean	Deceased indicator
deceased[x]:deceasedDateTime	?!Σ	0..1	dateTime	Deceased date time
id		0..1	string	xml:id (or equivalent in JSON)
Slices for extension		0..*	Extension	Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
accuracyIndicator		0..1	Coding	Deceased date accuracy indicator URL: http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/date-accuracy-indicator Binding: https://healthterminologies.gov.au/fhir/ValueSet/date-accuracy-indicator-1 (required): Date accuracy coding
value		0..1	dateTime	Primitive value for dateTime
address	SC	0..*	AustralianAddress, Address	An address for the individual
maritalStatus		0..1	CodeableConcept	Marital (civil) status of a patient Binding: Marital Status Codes (extensible): The domestic partnership status of a person.
multipleBirth[x]		0..1		Whether patient is part of a multiple birth
multipleBirthBoolean			boolean
multipleBirthInteger			integer
photo		0..*	Attachment	Image of the patient
contact	C	0..*	BackboneElement	A contact party (e.g. guardian, partner, friend) for the patient
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
relationship		0..*	CodeableConcept	The kind of relationship Binding: https://healthterminologies.gov.au/fhir/ValueSet/contact-relationship-type-3 (extensible)
name		0..1	HumanName	A name associated with the contact person
telecom		0..*	ContactPoint	A contact detail for the person
address		0..1	Address, AustralianAddress	Address for the contact person
gender		0..1	code	male | female | other | unknown Binding: AdministrativeGender (required): The gender of a person used for administrative purposes.
organization	C	0..1	Reference(Organization)	Organization that is associated with the contact
period		0..1	Period	The period during which this contact person or organization is valid to be contacted relating to this patient
communication	S	0..*	BackboneElement	A language which may be used to communicate with the patient about his or her health
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
language	S	1..1	CodeableConcept	The language which can be used to communicate with the patient about his or her health Binding: https://healthterminologies.gov.au/fhir/ValueSet/common-languages-australia-2 (extensible)
preferred	S	0..1	boolean	Language preference indicator
generalPractitioner		0..*	Reference(Organization | Practitioner | PractitionerRole)	Patient's nominated primary care provider
managingOrganization	Σ	0..1	Reference(Organization)	Organization that is the custodian of the patient record
link	?!Σ	0..*	BackboneElement	Link to a Patient or RelatedPerson resource that concerns the same actual person
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
other	Σ	1..1	Reference(Patient | RelatedPerson)	The other patient or related person resource that the link refers to
type	Σ	1..1	code	replaced-by | replaces | refer | seealso Binding: LinkType (required): The type of link between this patient resource and another patient resource.
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path	Conformance	ValueSet
Patient.language	preferred	CommonLanguages Additional Bindings Purpose AllLanguages Max Binding
Patient.extension:genderIdentity.value[x]	example	GenderIdentity
Patient.extension:genderIdentity.value[x]:valueCodeableConcept	extensible	https://healthterminologies.gov.au/fhir/ValueSet/gender-identity-response-1
Patient.gender	required	AdministrativeGender
Patient.maritalStatus	extensible	Marital Status Codes
Patient.contact.relationship	extensible	https://healthterminologies.gov.au/fhir/ValueSet/contact-relationship-type-3
Patient.contact.gender	required	AdministrativeGender
Patient.communication.language	extensible	https://healthterminologies.gov.au/fhir/ValueSet/common-languages-australia-2
Patient.link.type	required	LinkType

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Details	Requirements
au-core-pat-04	error	Patient.name	At least text, family name, or given name shall be present : text.exists() or family.exists() or given.exists()

This structure is derived from AUBasePatient

Summary

Mandatory: 4 elements
Must-Support: 18 elements
Fixed Value: 1 element

Structures

This structure refers to these other structures:

• AU IHI (http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/au-ihi)
• AU Medicare Card Number (http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/au-medicarecardnumber)
• AU DVA Number (http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/au-dvanumber)

Slices

This structure defines the following Slices:

• The element Patient.identifier is sliced based on the value of pattern:type

Maturity: 0

Below is an overview of the mandatory and optional search parameters. FHIR search operations and the syntax used to describe the interactions is described here.

Mandatory Search Parameters

The following search parameters and search parameter combinations SHALL be supported:

Optional Search Parameters

The following search parameters and search parameter combinations SHOULD be supported: