# AU PS Encounter - AU Patient Summary Implementation Guide v1.0.0-ballot

* [**Table of Contents**](toc.md)
* [**FHIR artefacts**](artefacts.md)
* [**Artefacts Summary**](artifacts.md)
* **AU PS Encounter**

## Resource Profile: AU PS Encounter 

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| *Official URL*:http://hl7.org.au/fhir/ps/StructureDefinition/au-ps-encounter | *Version*:1.0.0-ballot | |
| * Standards status: *[Draft](http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/versions.html#std-process) | [Maturity Level](https://build.fhir.org/ig/hl7au/au-fhir-base/generalguidance.html#maturity-levels): 1 | *Computable Name*:AUPSEncounter |
| **Copyright/Legal**: Used by permission of HL7 International, all rights reserved Creative Commons License. HL7 Australia© 2024+; Licensed Under Creative Commons No Rights Reserved. | | |

 
This profile sets minimum expectations for an Encounter resource in the context of a patient summary in an Australian context. It is based on the [AU Core Encounter](https://build.fhir.org/ig/hl7au/au-fhir-core/StructureDefinition-au-core-encounter.html) profile, and applies the additional constraints for use in a patient summary context consistent with the profiling conventions of [IPS](https://hl7.org/fhir/uv/ips/STU2/). 

See [Comparison With Other National and International IGs](comparison.md) for a comparison between AU Patient Summary (AU PS) profiles and profiles in other implementation guides.

### Profile Specific Implementation Guidance

* See the [guidance on implementing the Encounter resource](https://build.fhir.org/ig/hl7au/au-fhir-core/StructureDefinition-au-core-encounter.html#profile-specific-implementation-guidance) in AU Core.
* The Encounter resource can represent a clinical indication with `Encounter.reasonCode`, or a reference with `Encounter.reasonReference` to a Condition or other resource. 
* Although both are marked as **Must Support**, producers are not required to support both a code and a reference, but they **SHALL** support **at least one** of these elements
* A consumer **SHALL** support both elements
 

**Examples for this Profile**: [Bundle/aups-gpvisit-retrieval](Bundle-aups-gpvisit-retrieval.md)

**Usages:**

* Use this Profile: [AU PS Bundle](StructureDefinition-au-ps-bundle.md)
* Refer to this Profile: [AU PS MedicationRequest](StructureDefinition-au-ps-medicationrequest.md) and [AU PS Procedure](StructureDefinition-au-ps-procedure.md)

You can also check for [usages in the FHIR IG Statistics](https://packages2.fhir.org/xig/hl7.fhir.au.ps|current/StructureDefinition/au-ps-encounter)

### Formal Views of Profile Content

 [Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots and how the different presentations work](http://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#structure-definitions). 

 

Other representations of profile: [CSV](StructureDefinition-au-ps-encounter.csv), [Excel](StructureDefinition-au-ps-encounter.xlsx), [Schematron](StructureDefinition-au-ps-encounter.sch) 



## Resource Content

```json
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  "id" : "au-ps-encounter",
  "extension" : [
    {
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      "valueInteger" : 1
    },
    {
      "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
      "valueCode" : "draft",
      "_valueCode" : {
        "extension" : [
          {
            "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-conformance-derivedFrom",
            "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.org.au/fhir/ps/ImplementationGuide/hl7.fhir.au.ps"
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ],
  "url" : "http://hl7.org.au/fhir/ps/StructureDefinition/au-ps-encounter",
  "version" : "1.0.0-ballot",
  "name" : "AUPSEncounter",
  "title" : "AU PS Encounter",
  "status" : "active",
  "date" : "2026-02-16T11:51:02+00:00",
  "publisher" : "HL7 Australia",
  "contact" : [
    {
      "name" : "HL7 Australia FHIR Work Group",
      "telecom" : [
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          "value" : "https://confluence.hl7.org/display/HAFWG",
          "use" : "work"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "description" : "This profile sets minimum expectations for an Encounter resource in the context of a patient summary in an Australian context. It is based on the [AU Core Encounter](https://build.fhir.org/ig/hl7au/au-fhir-core/StructureDefinition-au-core-encounter.html) profile, and applies the additional constraints for use in a patient summary context consistent with the profiling conventions of [IPS](https://hl7.org/fhir/uv/ips/STU2/).",
  "jurisdiction" : [
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          "code" : "AU"
        }
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    }
  ],
  "copyright" : "Used by permission of HL7 International, all rights reserved Creative Commons License. HL7 Australia© 2024+; Licensed Under Creative Commons No Rights Reserved.",
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    },
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              }
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          },
          {
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              }
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              }
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          }
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      {
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          {
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                "valueCode" : "SHALL:populate-if-known"
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              {
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              }
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          {
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              }
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              }
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          }
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              }
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              }
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          }
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            ]
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              }
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              }
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          },
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            ]
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              }
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          },
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              }
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              }
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        "type" : [
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            ]
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        ]
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                "valueCode" : "SHALL:populate-if-known"
              },
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              }
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              }
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              }
            ],
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          }
        ],
        "path" : "Encounter.participant.individual",
        "type" : [
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            "targetProfile" : [
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              "http://hl7.org.au/fhir/ps/StructureDefinition/au-ps-practitionerrole",
              "http://hl7.org.au/fhir/ps/StructureDefinition/au-ps-relatedperson"
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
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              {
                "url" : "code",
                "valueCode" : "SHALL:populate-if-known"
              },
              {
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                "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.org.au/fhir/ps/ActorDefinition/au-ps-actor-producer"
              }
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          },
          {
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                "url" : "code",
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              },
              {
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              }
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              }
            ],
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          }
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        "path" : "Encounter.period"
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      {
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                "valueCode" : "SHALL:populate-if-known"
              },
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              }
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              }
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              }
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          }
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        "path" : "Encounter.reasonCode",
        "type" : [
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            "profile" : [
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            ]
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        ]
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      {
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                "valueCode" : "SHALL:populate-if-known"
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              {
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              }
            ],
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          },
          {
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                "url" : "code",
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              {
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              }
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                "url" : "code",
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              }
            ],
            "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"
          }
        ],
        "path" : "Encounter.reasonReference",
        "type" : [
          {
            "code" : "Reference",
            "targetProfile" : [
              "http://hl7.org.au/fhir/ps/StructureDefinition/au-ps-condition",
              "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Observation",
              "http://hl7.org.au/fhir/ps/StructureDefinition/au-ps-procedure"
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id" : "Encounter.location",
        "extension" : [
          {
            "extension" : [
              {
                "url" : "code",
                "valueCode" : "SHALL:populate-if-known"
              },
              {
                "url" : "actor",
                "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.org.au/fhir/ps/ActorDefinition/au-ps-actor-producer"
              }
            ],
            "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"
          },
          {
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              {
                "url" : "code",
                "valueCode" : "SHALL:handle"
              },
              {
                "url" : "actor",
                "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.org.au/fhir/ps/ActorDefinition/au-ps-actor-consumer"
              }
            ],
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          },
          {
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                "url" : "code",
                "valueCode" : "SHOULD:display"
              },
              {
                "url" : "actor",
                "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.org.au/fhir/ps/ActorDefinition/au-ps-actor-consumer"
              }
            ],
            "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"
          }
        ],
        "path" : "Encounter.location"
      },
      {
        "id" : "Encounter.location.location",
        "extension" : [
          {
            "extension" : [
              {
                "url" : "code",
                "valueCode" : "SHALL:populate-if-known"
              },
              {
                "url" : "actor",
                "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.org.au/fhir/ps/ActorDefinition/au-ps-actor-producer"
              }
            ],
            "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"
          },
          {
            "extension" : [
              {
                "url" : "code",
                "valueCode" : "SHALL:handle"
              },
              {
                "url" : "actor",
                "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.org.au/fhir/ps/ActorDefinition/au-ps-actor-consumer"
              }
            ],
            "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"
          },
          {
            "extension" : [
              {
                "url" : "code",
                "valueCode" : "SHOULD:display"
              },
              {
                "url" : "actor",
                "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.org.au/fhir/ps/ActorDefinition/au-ps-actor-consumer"
              }
            ],
            "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"
          }
        ],
        "path" : "Encounter.location.location"
      },
      {
        "id" : "Encounter.serviceProvider",
        "extension" : [
          {
            "extension" : [
              {
                "url" : "code",
                "valueCode" : "SHALL:populate-if-known"
              },
              {
                "url" : "actor",
                "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.org.au/fhir/ps/ActorDefinition/au-ps-actor-producer"
              }
            ],
            "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"
          },
          {
            "extension" : [
              {
                "url" : "code",
                "valueCode" : "SHALL:handle"
              },
              {
                "url" : "actor",
                "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.org.au/fhir/ps/ActorDefinition/au-ps-actor-consumer"
              }
            ],
            "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"
          },
          {
            "extension" : [
              {
                "url" : "code",
                "valueCode" : "SHOULD:display"
              },
              {
                "url" : "actor",
                "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.org.au/fhir/ps/ActorDefinition/au-ps-actor-consumer"
              }
            ],
            "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"
          }
        ],
        "path" : "Encounter.serviceProvider",
        "type" : [
          {
            "code" : "Reference",
            "targetProfile" : [
              "http://hl7.org.au/fhir/ps/StructureDefinition/au-ps-organization"
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}

```
