# Start Time Search Parameter - 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 - Trial

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* [**Table of Contents**](toc.md)
* [**FHIR Artefacts**](artifacts.md)
* **Start Time Search Parameter**

## SearchParameter: Start Time Search Parameter 

| | |
| :--- | :--- |
| *Official URL*:http://digitalhealth.gov.au/fhir/hcpd/SearchParameter/starttime | *Version*:26.0.0 |
| Active as of 2026-06-17 | *Computable Name*:SearchParameterStartTime |
| **Usage:**Jurisdiction: Australia | |
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Search HealthcareServices or PractitionerRoles by start time. Query values must use a four-digit numeric 24 hr time format (HHMM, e.g., 0830 for 8:30am). The start time is converted to an integer to enable prefix-based time searches (e.g., gt, lt, ge, le). 

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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 2026-06-17

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## Resource Content

```json
{
  "resourceType" : "SearchParameter",
  "id" : "starttime",
  "url" : "http://digitalhealth.gov.au/fhir/hcpd/SearchParameter/starttime",
  "version" : "26.0.0",
  "name" : "SearchParameterStartTime",
  "status" : "active",
  "experimental" : false,
  "date" : "2026-06-17T22:44:36+00:00",
  "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" : "email",
      "value" : "mailto:help@digitalhealth.gov.au",
      "use" : "work"
    }]
  }],
  "description" : "Search HealthcareServices or PractitionerRoles by start time. Query values must use a four-digit numeric 24 hr time format (HHMM, e.g., 0830 for 8:30am). The start time is converted to an integer to enable prefix-based time searches (e.g., gt, lt, ge, le).",
  "useContext" : [{
    "code" : {
      "system" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/usage-context-type",
      "code" : "jurisdiction"
    },
    "valueCodeableConcept" : {
      "coding" : [{
        "system" : "urn:iso:std:iso:3166",
        "code" : "AU",
        "display" : "Australia"
      }]
    }
  }],
  "code" : "starttime",
  "base" : ["HealthcareService", "PractitionerRole"],
  "type" : "number",
  "expression" : "availableTime.select($this.availableStartTime.toString().replace(':','').substring(0,4).toInteger())"
}

```