# IAR Levels of Care CodeSystem - Health Connect Australia Provider Directory FHIR Implementation Guide v0.2.0-preview

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# Health Connect Australia Provider Directory FHIR Implementation Guide

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* **IAR Levels of Care CodeSystem**

## CodeSystem: IAR Levels of Care CodeSystem 

| | |
| :--- | :--- |
| *Official URL*:http://ns.electronichealth.net.au/hc/CodeSystem/iar-levels-of-care | *Version*:0.2.0-preview |
| *Standards status:*[Draft](http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/versions.html#std-process) | *Computable Name*:HcIarLevelsOfCareCs |
| **Usage:**Jurisdiction: Australia | |
| **Copyright/Legal**: Copyright © 2025 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/](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) | |

 
The Health Connect IAR Levels of care code system defines concepts for the levels of care that the service provides, as defined by the National Initial Assessment and Referral (IAR) for Mental Healthcare Guidance (IAR Guidance). 

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

* [IARLevelsOfCareVs](ValueSet-iar-levels-of-care-vs.md)

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## Resource Content

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            "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-conformance-derivedFrom",
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          }
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      "code" : "1",
      "display" : "Level 1 (self-management)",
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    },
    {
      "code" : "2",
      "display" : "Level 2 (low intensity interventions)",
      "definition" : "Level 2 low intensity interventions."
    },
    {
      "code" : "3",
      "display" : "Level 3 (moderate intensity interventions)",
      "definition" : "Level 3 moderate intensity interventions."
    },
    {
      "code" : "4",
      "display" : "Level 4 (high intensity interventions)",
      "definition" : "Level 4 high intensity interventions."
    },
    {
      "code" : "5",
      "display" : "Level 5 (specialist and acute services)",
      "definition" : "Level 5 specialist and acute services."
    }
  ]
}

```
