AU Base Implementation Guide
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AU Base Implementation Guide, published by HL7 Australia. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 5.0.1-ci-build built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/hl7au/au-fhir-base/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

Data Type Profile: AU Medicare Card Number

Official URL: http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/au-medicarecardnumber Version: 5.0.1-ci-build
Standards status: Trial-use Maturity Level: 2 Computable Name: AUMedicareCardNumber

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This identifier profile defines a Medicare card number in an Australian context. A Medicare card is provided to individuals who are enrolled in Medicare. This definition supports sending either the 10 digit Medicare card number or the 11 digit number (includes the individual reference number (IRN)).

Usage Notes

The 10 digit format is supported as some systems do not support the 11 digit Medicare card number.

The 10 digit Medicare card number is not sufficient to uniquely identify the number associated with an individual on a Medicare card as a card may include up to 9 individuals. If required, profiles can constrain this profile further to restrict usage to 11 digits only as desired.

Medicare card numbers are not used for uniquely identifying patients, they are identifying information that can be used in conjunction with other elements such as name and date of birth appropriately to confirm identity.

Usage:

Changes since version 5.0.0:

  • No changes
  • Formal Views of Profile Content

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

    This structure is derived from Identifier

    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraintsdoco
    .. Identifier 0..* Identifier Medicare Card Number
    ... type 1..1 CodeableConcept Description of identifier
    Required Pattern: At least the following
    .... coding 1..* Coding Code defined by a terminology system
    Fixed Value: (complex)
    ..... system 1..1 uri Identity of the terminology system
    Fixed Value: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203
    ..... code 1..1 code Symbol in syntax defined by the system
    Fixed Value: MC
    ... system 1..1 uri The namespace for the identifier value
    Fixed Value: http://ns.electronichealth.net.au/id/medicare-number
    ... value 1..1 string Medicare card number
    Example Medicare card number: 32788511952
    Max Length:11
    Min Length:10
    .... end 0..1 dateTime Medicare card expiry date

    doco Documentation for this format

     

    Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron