description: This identifier profile defines a Healthcare Provider Identifier - Individual (HPI-I) in an Australian context (see [Australian Digital Health Agency](https://developer.digitalhealth.gov.au/specifications/national-infrastructure/ep-1826-2014/nehta-1163-2010) for further information). An HPI-I is assigned under the HI Service to healthcare providers involved in providing patient care.
package_name: hl7.fhir.au.base
derivation: constraint
name: AUHPII
type: Identifier
elements:
  type:
    pattern:
      type: CodeableConcept
      value:
        coding:
        - {code: NPI, system: 'http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203'}
    type: CodeableConcept
    index: 0
  system:
    pattern: {type: uri, value: 'http://ns.electronichealth.net.au/id/hi/hpii/1.0'}
    type: uri
    index: 1
  value: {short: HPI-I, maxLength: 16, index: 2}
package_version: 6.0.0-draft
class: complex-type
kind: complex-type
url: http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/au-hpii
base: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Identifier
version: 6.0.0-draft
required: [system, type, value]