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Extension: New Patient Availability

Official URL: http://digitalhealth.gov.au/fhir/cc/StructureDefinition/new-patient-availability Version: 26.0.0
Active as of 2026-07-14 Computable Name: New_Patient_Availability

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Indicates whether the healthcare service is accepting new patients. Patterned after PCA New Patient Availability extension.

Context of Use: HealthcareService

Indicates whether a healthcare service is accepting new patients, enabling patients and referrers to make informed decisions when searching for or referring to appropriate services.

Context of Use

    This extension may be used on the following element(s)

Usage info

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Formal Views of Extension Content

Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots, and how the XML and JSON presentations work.

This structure is derived from Extension

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Extension 0..* Extension(4.0.1) New Patient Availability
... extension 0..0 Extension
... url 1..1 uri "http://digitalhealth.gov.au/fhir/cc/StructureDefinition/new-patient-availability"
... value[x] 0..1 CodeableConcept New patient availability status.
Binding: http://digitalhealth.gov.au/fhir/hcpd/ValueSet/new-patient-availability-vs (required)

doco Documentation for this format
NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Extension 0..* Extension(4.0.1) New Patient Availability
Constraints: ext-1
... id 0..1 string Unique id for inter-element referencing
... extension 0..0 Extension
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
Constraints: ext-1
... url 1..1 uri "http://digitalhealth.gov.au/fhir/cc/StructureDefinition/new-patient-availability"

doco Documentation for this format

This structure is derived from Extension

Summary

Simple Extension with the type CodeableConcept: Indicates whether the healthcare service is accepting new patients. Patterned after PCA New Patient Availability extension.

Context of Use: HealthcareService

Differential View

This structure is derived from Extension

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Extension 0..* Extension(4.0.1) New Patient Availability
... extension 0..0 Extension
... url 1..1 uri "http://digitalhealth.gov.au/fhir/cc/StructureDefinition/new-patient-availability"
... value[x] 0..1 CodeableConcept New patient availability status.
Binding: http://digitalhealth.gov.au/fhir/hcpd/ValueSet/new-patient-availability-vs (required)

doco Documentation for this format

Snapshot View

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Extension 0..* Extension(4.0.1) New Patient Availability
Constraints: ext-1
... id 0..1 string Unique id for inter-element referencing
... extension 0..0 Extension
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
Constraints: ext-1
... url 1..1 uri "http://digitalhealth.gov.au/fhir/cc/StructureDefinition/new-patient-availability"

doco Documentation for this format

This structure is derived from Extension

Summary

Simple Extension with the type CodeableConcept: Indicates whether the healthcare service is accepting new patients. Patterned after PCA New Patient Availability extension.

Context of Use: HealthcareService

 

Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron

Terminology Bindings

Path Status Usage ValueSet Version Source
Extension.value[x] Base required http://digitalhealth.gov.au/fhir/hcpd/ValueSet/new-patient-availability-vs Not State Unknown

Constraints

Id Grade Path(s) Description Expression
ele-1 error Extension, Extension.value[x] All FHIR elements must have a @value or children hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1 error Extension Must have either extensions or value[x], not both extension.exists() != value.exists()