new-patient-availability
type: StructureDefinition
node role: treeRoot
id:
  v: new-patient-availability
text:
  status:
    v: extensions
  div:
    v: Generated Narrative: StructureDefinition new-patient-availability Name Flags Card. Type Description & Constraints Extension 0..* Extension(4.0.1) New Patient Availability #xD; extension 0..0 Extension #xD; url 1..1 uri "http://digitalhealth.gov.au/fhir/cc/StructureDefinition/new-patient-availability" #xD; value[x] 0..1 CodeableConcept New patient availability status. Binding: http://digitalhealth.gov.au/fhir/hcpd/ValueSet/new-patient-availability-vs (required) #xD; Documentation for this format
url:
  v: http://digitalhealth.gov.au/fhir/cc/StructureDefinition/new-patient-availability
version:
  v: 26.0.0
name:
  v: New_Patient_Availability
title:
  v: New Patient Availability
status:
  v: active
experimental:
  v: false
date:
  v: 2026-06-16T03:55:57+00:00
publisher:
  v: Australian Digital Health Agency
contact:
  name:
    v: Australian Digital Health Agency
  telecom:
    system:
      v: url
    value:
      v: https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/
  telecom:
    system:
      v: email
contact:
  name:
    v: Australian Digital Health Agency
  telecom:
    system:
      v: email
    use:
      v: work
description:
  v: Indicates whether the healthcare service is accepting new patients. Patterned after PCA New Patient Availability extension. Context of Use: HealthcareService
use context:
  code:
    system:
      v: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/usage-context-type
    code:
      v: jurisdiction
  value: CodeableConcept
    coding:
      system:
        v: urn:iso:std:iso:3166
      code:
        v: AU
      display:
        v: Australia
purpose:
  v: This extension addresses the business need for healthcare consumers and referrers to identify services that are accepting new patients, supporting efficient healthcare access and referral workflows within the provider directory system.
copyright:
  v: Copyright © 2026 Australian Digital Health Agency - All rights reserved. This content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. See https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
fhir version:
  v: 4.0.1
mapping:
  identity:
    v: rim
  uri:
    v: http://hl7.org/v3
  name:
    v: RIM Mapping
kind:
  v: complex-type
abstract:
  v: false
context:
  type:
    v: element
  expression:
    v: HealthcareService
type:
  v: Extension
base definition:
  v: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension|4.0.1
  link: 4.0
  link: .1
derivation:
  v: constraint
snapshot:
  extension:
    url:
      v: http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/snapshot-base-version
    value: string
      v: 4.0.1
  element:
    id:
      v: Extension
    path:
      v: Extension
    short:
      v: New Patient Availability
    definition:
      v: Indicates whether the healthcare service is accepting new patients. Patterned after PCA New Patient Availability extension. Context of Use: HealthcareService
    min:
      v: 0
    max:
      v: *
    base:
      path:
        v: Extension
      min:
        v: 0
      max:
        v: *
    condition:
      v: ele-1
    constraint:
      key:
        v: ele-1
      severity:
        v: error
      human:
        v: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
      expression:
        v: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
      xpath:
        v: @value|f:*|h:div
      source:
        v: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element|4.0.1
        link: 4.0
        link: .1
    constraint:
      key:
        v: ext-1
      severity:
        v: error
      human:
        v: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
      expression:
        v: extension.exists() != value.exists()
      xpath:
        v: exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), 'value')])
      source:
        v: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension|4.0.1
        link: 4.0
        link: .1
    is modifier:
      v: false
  element:
    id:
      v: Extension.id
    path:
      v: Extension.id
    representation:
      v: xmlAttr
    short:
      v: Unique id for inter-element referencing
    definition:
      v: Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.
    min:
      v: 0
    max:
      v: 1
    base:
      path:
        v: Element.id
      min:
        v: 0
      max:
        v: 1
    type:
      extension:
        value: url
      code:
        v: http://hl7.org/fhirpath/System.String
    is modifier:
      v: false
    is summary:
      v: false
    mapping:
      identity:
        v: rim
      map:
        v: n/a
  element:
    id:
      v: Extension.extension
    path:
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    slicing:
      description:
        v: Extensions are always sliced by (at least) url
      rules:
        v: open
    short:
      v: Extension
    definition:
      v: An Extension
    min:
      v: 0

url
v: string

v: value

v: url

v: 0

path:
  v: Element.extension
min:
  v: 0
max:
  v: *

code:
  v: Extension

key:
  v: ele-1
severity:
  v: error
human:
  v: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
expression:
  v: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
xpath:
  v: @value|f:*|h:div
source:
  v: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element|4.0.1
  link: 4.0
  link: .1

key:
  v: ext-1
severity:
  v: error
human:
  v: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
expression:
  v: extension.exists() != value.exists()
xpath:
  v: exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), "value")])
source:
  v: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension|4.0.1
  link: 4.0
  link: .1

v: false

v: false

id:
  v: Extension.url
path:
  v: Extension.url
representation:
  v: xmlAttr
short:
  v: identifies the meaning of the extension
definition:
  v: Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL.
comment:
  v: The definition may point directly to a computable or human-readable definition of the extensibility codes, or it may be a logical URI as declared in some other specification. The definition SHALL be a URI for the Structure Definition defining the extension.
min:
  v: 1
max:
  v: 1
base:
  path:
    v: Extension.url
  min:
    v: 1
  max:
    v: 1
type:
  extension:
    url:
      v: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fhir-type
    value: url
      v: uri
  code:
    v: http://hl7.org/fhirpath/System.String
fixed: uri
  v: http://digitalhealth.gov.au/fhir/cc/StructureDefinition/new-patient-availability
is modifier:
  v: false
is summary:
  v: false
mapping:
  identity:
    v: rim
  map:
    v: N/A

id:
  v: Extension.value[x]
path:
  v: Extension.value[x]
short:
  v: New patient availability status.
definition:
  v: Coded indicator of whether the healthcare service is accepting new patients (bound to IG-local New Patient Availability value set).
min:
  v: 0
max:
  v: 1
base:
  path:
    v: Extension.value[x]
  min:
    v: 0
  max:
    v: 1
type:
  code:
    v: CodeableConcept
constraint:
  key:
    v: ele-1
  severity:
    v: error
  human:
    v: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  expression:
    v: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
  xpath:
    v: @value|f:*|h:div
  source:
    v: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element|4.0.1
    link: 4.0
    link: .1
is modifier:
  v: false
is summary:
  v: false
binding:
  strength:
    v: required
  value set:
    v: http://digitalhealth.gov.au/fhir/hcpd/ValueSet/new-patient-availability-vs
    link: http://digitalhealth.gov.au/fhir/hcpd/ValueSet/new-patient-availability-vs
mapping:
  identity:
    v: rim
  map:
    v: N/A

element:
  id:
    v: Extension
  path:
    v: Extension
  short:
    v: New Patient Availability
  definition:
    v: Indicates whether the healthcare service is accepting new patients. Patterned after PCA New Patient Availability extension. Context of Use: HealthcareService
element:
  id:
    v: Extension.extension
  path:
    v: Extension.extension
  max:
    v: 0
element:
  id:
    v: Extension.url
  path:
    v: Extension.url
  fixed: uri
    v: http://digitalhealth.gov.au/fhir/cc/StructureDefinition/new-patient-availability
element:
  id:
    v: Extension.value[x]
  path:
    v: Extension.value[x]
  short:
    v: New patient availability status.
  definition:
    v: Coded indicator of whether the healthcare service is accepting new patients (bound to IG-local New Patient Availability value set).
  type:
    code:
      v: CodeableConcept
  binding:
    strength:
      v: required
    value set:
      v: http://digitalhealth.gov.au/fhir/hcpd/ValueSet/new-patient-availability-vs
      link: http://digitalhealth.gov.au/fhir/hcpd/ValueSet/new-patient-availability-vs