# HC Preferred Postal Address - Health Connect Australia Provider Directory FHIR Implementation Guide v0.2.0-preview

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# Health Connect Australia Provider Directory FHIR Implementation Guide

0.2.0-preview - Preview

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* [**Table of Contents**](toc.md)
* [**FHIR Artefacts**](artifacts.md)
* **HC Preferred Postal Address**

## Extension: HC Preferred Postal Address 

| | |
| :--- | :--- |
| *Official URL*:http://ns.electronichealth.net.au/hc/StructureDefinition/hc-preferred-postal-address | *Version*:0.2.0-preview |
| *Standards status:*[Draft](http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/versions.html#std-process) | *Computable Name*:HCPreferredPostalAddress |
| **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/) | |

Preferred postal/mailing address for correspondence (PO Box or mailing address) that is distinct from the registered physical address.

**Context of Use**

**Usage info**

**Usages:**

* Use this Extension: [HC Location](StructureDefinition-hc-location.md)
* Examples for this Extension: [Sydney Central Medical Centre](Location-example-healthconnect-medical-centre-location-1.md) and [Mobile Healthcare Unit - Sydney CBD](Location-example-healthconnect-mobile-healthcare-unit-1.md)

You can also check for [usages in the FHIR IG Statistics](https://packages2.fhir.org/xig/au.digitalhealth.r4.healthconnect|current/StructureDefinition/hc-preferred-postal-address)

### Formal Views of Extension Content

 [Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots, and how the XML and JSON presentations work](http://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#structure-definitions). 

 

Other representations of profile: [CSV](StructureDefinition-hc-preferred-postal-address.csv), [Excel](StructureDefinition-hc-preferred-postal-address.xlsx), [Schematron](StructureDefinition-hc-preferred-postal-address.sch) 

#### Terminology Bindings

#### Constraints

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IG © 2025+ [Australian Digital Health Agency](https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/). Package au.digitalhealth.r4.healthconnect#0.2.0-preview based on [FHIR 4.0.1](http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/). Generated 2026-01-20

Links: [Table of Contents](toc.md) | [QA Report](qa.md) | [Version History](https://fhir.digitalhealth.gov.au/dh/history.html) | [Report an issue or propose a change](mailto:help@digitalhealth.gov.au) 

Publisher: [Australian Digital Health Agency](https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au) | ABN: 84 425 496 912, Level 25, 175 Liverpool Street, Sydney, NSW 2000 | Phone: [1300 901 001](tel:1300901001) | Email: [help@digitalhealth.gov.au](mailto:help@digitalhealth.gov.au) | [https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au](https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au) | [Privacy policy](https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/about-us/policies-privacy-and-reporting/privacy-policy) | [Terms of Use](https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/about-us/policies-privacy-and-reporting/terms-of-use)

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## Resource Content

```json
{
  "resourceType" : "StructureDefinition",
  "id" : "hc-preferred-postal-address",
  "extension" : [
    {
      "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
      "valueCode" : "draft",
      "_valueCode" : {
        "extension" : [
          {
            "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-conformance-derivedFrom",
            "valueCanonical" : "http://ns.electronichealth.net.au/hc/ImplementationGuide/au.digitalhealth.r4.healthconnect"
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ],
  "url" : "http://ns.electronichealth.net.au/hc/StructureDefinition/hc-preferred-postal-address",
  "version" : "0.2.0-preview",
  "name" : "HCPreferredPostalAddress",
  "title" : "HC Preferred Postal Address",
  "status" : "draft",
  "experimental" : false,
  "date" : "2026-01-20T04:27:33+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" : "Preferred postal/mailing address for correspondence (PO Box or mailing address) that is distinct from the registered physical address.",
  "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"
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ],
  "copyright" : "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/)",
  "fhirVersion" : "4.0.1",
  "mapping" : [
    {
      "identity" : "rim",
      "uri" : "http://hl7.org/v3",
      "name" : "RIM Mapping"
    }
  ],
  "kind" : "complex-type",
  "abstract" : false,
  "context" : [
    {
      "type" : "element",
      "expression" : "Location"
    }
  ],
  "type" : "Extension",
  "baseDefinition" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension|4.0.1",
  "derivation" : "constraint",
  "differential" : {
    "element" : [
      {
        "id" : "Extension",
        "path" : "Extension",
        "short" : "HC Preferred Postal Address",
        "definition" : "Carries a preferred postal/mailing address for correspondence (PO Box or mailing address) that is distinct from the registered physical address. This extension is used in the context of HC-Location profile. Allows organisations to nominate a secure mailing address for official correspondence."
      },
      {
        "id" : "Extension.extension",
        "path" : "Extension.extension",
        "max" : "0"
      },
      {
        "id" : "Extension.url",
        "path" : "Extension.url",
        "fixedUri" : "http://ns.electronichealth.net.au/hc/StructureDefinition/hc-preferred-postal-address"
      },
      {
        "id" : "Extension.value[x]",
        "path" : "Extension.value[x]",
        "short" : "Preferred postal/mailing address",
        "definition" : "A chosen or preferred postal or mailing address, used for correspondence and separate from the registered physical address.",
        "min" : 1,
        "type" : [
          {
            "code" : "Address"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id" : "Extension.value[x].type",
        "path" : "Extension.value[x].type",
        "fixedCode" : "postal"
      }
    ]
  }
}

```
