description: 'This identifier profile defines a Healthcare Support Service Provider - Organisation (HSP-O) identifier in an Australian context (see [Healthcare Identifiers Act 2010 legislative framework reforms Frequently Asked Questions](https://www.health.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-12/amendments-to-the-healthcare-identifiers-act-2010-frequently-asked-questions.pdf), the current version of [Health Identifiers Act 2010](https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2010A00072/latest/text), and [Australian Digital Health Agency: Healthcare Identifiers (HI) Service](https://developer.digitalhealth.gov.au/resources/services/healthcare-identifiers-service-hi) for further information). An HSP-O is assigned under the HI Service to an organisation that does not directly provide healthcare services but provides care and support services, such as in-home care support and personal care services.'
package_name: hl7.fhir.au.base
derivation: constraint
name: AUHSPO
type: Identifier
elements:
  type:
    pattern:
      type: CodeableConcept
      value:
        coding:
        - {code: HSPO, system: 'http://terminology.hl7.org.au/CodeSystem/v2-0203'}
    index: 0
  system:
    pattern: {type: Uri, value: 'http://ns.electronichealth.net.au/id/hi/hspo/1.0'}
    index: 1
  value: {short: HSP-O, maxLength: 16, index: 2}
package_version: 6.1.0-draft1
class: complex-type
kind: complex-type
url: http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/au-hspo
base: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Identifier
version: 6.1.0-draft1
required: [value, type, system]