
The Australian profile for practitioner role is for a single healthcare service only, this allows a single provider number to be associated with the role.

In the context of provider directories the practitioner role may include references to endpoints that describe channels of communication to the provider in this role.

### Usage Notes

**Profile specific implementation guidance:**

At least one of the following defined identifier types, known to this profile, **SHALL** be supplied:

* [AU Medicare Provider Number](https://hl7.org.au/fhir/4.1.0/StructureDefinition-au-medicareprovidernumber.html)
* [AU National Provider Identifier At Organisation](https://hl7.org.au/fhir/4.1.0/StructureDefinition-au-nationalprovideridentifieratorganisation.html)
* [AU Employee Number](https://hl7.org.au/fhir/4.1.0/StructureDefinition-au-employeenumber.html)
* [AU Vendor Directory Identifier](StructureDefinition-au-pd-vdi.html)
