This page is part of the Australian Provider Directory IG (v0.2.0: PD 1 on FHIR STU3 Draft) based on FHIR R3. The current version which supercedes this version is 2.0.1. For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions 

Australian Location Directory Entry Profile
Provider directory entry for a location. In this profile this defines the service delivery location by address at a minimum.
Location Directory Entry Example
The official URL for this profile is:
http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/au-pd-location
Australian provider directory entry for location.
This profile builds on Location.
This profile was published on Fri Jun 09 16:42:26 AEST 2017 as a draft by null.
Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots, and how the XML and JSON presentations work.
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints![]() |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 0..* | Australian Location Directory Entry | ||
![]() ![]() | S | 1..1 | Address | Australian location |
Documentation for this format | ||||
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints![]() |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | I | 0..* | Australian Location Directory Entry | |
![]() ![]() | Σ | 0..1 | id | Logical id of this artifact |
![]() ![]() | Σ | 0..1 | Meta | Metadata about the resource |
![]() ![]() | ?!Σ | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created |
![]() ![]() | 0..1 | code | Language of the resource content Binding: Common Languages (extensible) | |
![]() ![]() | I | 0..1 | Narrative | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation |
![]() ![]() | 0..* | Resource | Contained, inline Resources | |
![]() ![]() | 0..* | Extension | Additional Content defined by implementations | |
![]() ![]() | ?! | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored |
![]() ![]() | Σ | 0..* | Identifier | Unique code or number identifying the location to its users |
![]() ![]() | ?!Σ | 0..1 | code | active | suspended | inactive Binding: LocationStatus (required) |
![]() ![]() | Σ | 0..1 | Coding | The Operational status of the location (typically only for a bed/room) Binding: v2 Bed Status (preferred) |
![]() ![]() | Σ | 0..1 | string | Name of the location as used by humans |
![]() ![]() | 0..* | string | A list of alternate names that the location is known as, or was known as in the past | |
![]() ![]() | Σ | 0..1 | string | Additional details about the location that could be displayed as further information to identify the location beyond its name |
![]() ![]() | ?!Σ | 0..1 | code | instance | kind Binding: LocationMode (required) |
![]() ![]() | Σ | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Type of function performed Binding: ServiceDeliveryLocationRoleType (extensible) |
![]() ![]() | 0..* | ContactPoint | Contact details of the location | |
![]() ![]() | S | 1..1 | Address | Australian location |
![]() ![]() | Σ | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Physical form of the location Binding: LocationType (example) |
![]() ![]() | I | 0..1 | BackboneElement | The absolute geographic location |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 0..1 | string | xml:id (or equivalent in JSON) | |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 0..* | Extension | Additional Content defined by implementations | |
![]() ![]() ![]() | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 1..1 | decimal | Longitude with WGS84 datum | |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 1..1 | decimal | Latitude with WGS84 datum | |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 0..1 | decimal | Altitude with WGS84 datum | |
![]() ![]() | Σ | 0..1 | Reference(Organization) | Organization responsible for provisioning and upkeep |
![]() ![]() | 0..1 | Reference(Location) | Another Location this one is physically part of | |
![]() ![]() | 0..* | Reference(Endpoint) | Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for the location | |
Documentation for this format | ||||
Differential View
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints![]() |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 0..* | Australian Location Directory Entry | ||
![]() ![]() | S | 1..1 | Address | Australian location |
Documentation for this format | ||||
Snapshot View
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints![]() |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | I | 0..* | Australian Location Directory Entry | |
![]() ![]() | Σ | 0..1 | id | Logical id of this artifact |
![]() ![]() | Σ | 0..1 | Meta | Metadata about the resource |
![]() ![]() | ?!Σ | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created |
![]() ![]() | 0..1 | code | Language of the resource content Binding: Common Languages (extensible) | |
![]() ![]() | I | 0..1 | Narrative | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation |
![]() ![]() | 0..* | Resource | Contained, inline Resources | |
![]() ![]() | 0..* | Extension | Additional Content defined by implementations | |
![]() ![]() | ?! | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored |
![]() ![]() | Σ | 0..* | Identifier | Unique code or number identifying the location to its users |
![]() ![]() | ?!Σ | 0..1 | code | active | suspended | inactive Binding: LocationStatus (required) |
![]() ![]() | Σ | 0..1 | Coding | The Operational status of the location (typically only for a bed/room) Binding: v2 Bed Status (preferred) |
![]() ![]() | Σ | 0..1 | string | Name of the location as used by humans |
![]() ![]() | 0..* | string | A list of alternate names that the location is known as, or was known as in the past | |
![]() ![]() | Σ | 0..1 | string | Additional details about the location that could be displayed as further information to identify the location beyond its name |
![]() ![]() | ?!Σ | 0..1 | code | instance | kind Binding: LocationMode (required) |
![]() ![]() | Σ | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Type of function performed Binding: ServiceDeliveryLocationRoleType (extensible) |
![]() ![]() | 0..* | ContactPoint | Contact details of the location | |
![]() ![]() | S | 1..1 | Address | Australian location |
![]() ![]() | Σ | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Physical form of the location Binding: LocationType (example) |
![]() ![]() | I | 0..1 | BackboneElement | The absolute geographic location |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 0..1 | string | xml:id (or equivalent in JSON) | |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 0..* | Extension | Additional Content defined by implementations | |
![]() ![]() ![]() | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 1..1 | decimal | Longitude with WGS84 datum | |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 1..1 | decimal | Latitude with WGS84 datum | |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 0..1 | decimal | Altitude with WGS84 datum | |
![]() ![]() | Σ | 0..1 | Reference(Organization) | Organization responsible for provisioning and upkeep |
![]() ![]() | 0..1 | Reference(Location) | Another Location this one is physically part of | |
![]() ![]() | 0..* | Reference(Endpoint) | Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for the location | |
Documentation for this format | ||||
Downloads: StructureDefinition: (XML, JSON), Schema: XML Schematron

Below is an overview of the requirements for search and read operations.
Read: Location
Read identified location resource content.
GET [base]/Location/[id]
Example: GET [base]/Location/1234
Support:
Implementation Notes: [(how to read resource)
Search: Location Address Parts
Search based on address parts for postcode, suburb, and state.
GET [base]/Location?address-postalcode=[postcode]
GET [base]/Location?address-city=[suburb]
GET [base]/Location?address-state=[state]
Example:
GET [base]/Location?address-postalcode=3101
GET [base]/Location?address-city=Bundaberg
GET [base]/Location?address-state=VIC
Support:
Implementation Notes: (how to search by token)
Search: Location Distance
Search based on address within a nominated distance.
GET [base]/Location?location.near=[latitude]:[longitude]&location.near-distance=[prefix][value]|[units-system]|[units]
Example: GET [base]/Location?location.near==-83.694810:42.256500&location.near-distance=le10.0|http://unitsofmeasure.org|km
Support:
Implementation Notes: (how to search by token) and (how to search by quantity)
Search: Combination