# Responsible Party Type - Health Connect Australia Provider Directory FHIR Implementation Guide v26.0.0

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# Health Connect Australia Provider Directory FHIR Implementation Guide

26.0.0 - Snapshot Sparked Testing 20260708
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* [**Table of Contents**](toc.md)
* [**FHIR Artefacts**](artifacts.md)
* **Responsible Party Type**

## CodeSystem: Responsible Party Type 

| | |
| :--- | :--- |
| *Official URL*:http://digitalhealth.gov.au/fhir/cc/CodeSystem/responsible-party-type | *Version*:26.0.0 |
| Active as of 2026-03-26 | *Computable Name*:ResponsiblePartyType_CS |
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CodeSystem containing codes that indicate the resource type of the party that is responsible for the current value of a data element. 

 
Indicates the resource type of the party responsible for the current value of a data element. This is used by Health Connect Provider Directory to identify who set the value of certain data elements. 

 This Code system is referenced in the content logical definition of the following value sets: 

* [ResponsiblePartyType_VS](ValueSet-responsible-party-type.md)

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IG © 2026+ [Australian Digital Health Agency](https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/). Package au.gov.digitalhealth.hcpd#26.0.0 based on [FHIR 4.0.1](http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/). Generated 2026-07-03

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## Resource Content

```json
{
  "resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
  "id" : "responsible-party-type",
  "meta" : {
    "profile" : ["https://healthterminologies.gov.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/complete-code-system-4"]
  },
  "url" : "http://digitalhealth.gov.au/fhir/cc/CodeSystem/responsible-party-type",
  "version" : "26.0.0",
  "name" : "ResponsiblePartyType_CS",
  "title" : "Responsible Party Type",
  "status" : "active",
  "experimental" : false,
  "date" : "2026-03-26",
  "publisher" : "Australian Digital Health Agency",
  "contact" : [{
    "name" : "Australian Digital Health Agency",
    "telecom" : [{
      "system" : "url",
      "value" : "https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/"
    },
    {
      "system" : "email",
      "value" : "help@digitalhealth.gov.au"
    }]
  },
  {
    "name" : "Australian Digital Health Agency",
    "telecom" : [{
      "system" : "url",
      "value" : "https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au",
      "use" : "work"
    },
    {
      "system" : "email",
      "value" : "mailto:help@digitalhealth.gov.au",
      "use" : "work"
    }]
  }],
  "description" : "CodeSystem containing codes that indicate the resource type of the party that is responsible for the current value of a data element.",
  "jurisdiction" : [{
    "coding" : [{
      "system" : "urn:iso:std:iso:3166",
      "code" : "AU",
      "display" : "Australia"
    }]
  }],
  "purpose" : "Indicates the resource type of the party responsible for the current value of a data element. This is used by Health Connect Provider Directory to identify who set the value of certain data elements.",
  "copyright" : "This content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. See [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)",
  "caseSensitive" : true,
  "compositional" : false,
  "versionNeeded" : false,
  "content" : "complete",
  "count" : 2,
  "concept" : [{
    "code" : "practitioner-initiated",
    "display" : "Practitioner initiated",
    "definition" : "Suppression action initiated by the practitioner."
  },
  {
    "code" : "organisation-initiated",
    "display" : "Organisation initiated",
    "definition" : "Suppression action initiated by the organisation or its administrator."
  }]
}

```
