description: This identifier profile defines a Location Specific Practice Number (LSPN) in an Australian context (see [Services Australia](https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/organisations/health-professionals/services/medicare/medicare-eligibility-provide-diagnostic-imaging-and-radiation-oncology-services#a2) and [Department of Health and Aged Care](https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/stage-two-diag-img-acc-scheme-loc-spec-prac-num-fact-sheet) for further information). An LSPN is an identifier assigned to a specific location by Services Australia under the Medicare program and identifies an accredited practice site that provides diagnostic imaging and radiation oncology services.
package_name: hl7.fhir.au.base
derivation: constraint
name: AULocationSpecificPracticeNumber
type: Identifier
elements:
  type:
    short: Coded identifier type for LSPN
    pattern:
      type: CodeableConcept
      value:
        coding:
        - {code: LSPN, system: 'http://terminology.hl7.org.au/CodeSystem/v2-0203'}
    index: 0
  system:
    pattern: {type: Uri, value: 'http://ns.electronichealth.net.au/id/location-specific-practice-number'}
    index: 1
  value: {short: LSPN, index: 2}
package_version: 4.2.2-preview
class: complex-type
kind: complex-type
url: http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/au-locationspecificpracticenumber
base: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Identifier
version: 4.2.2-preview
required: [value, type, system]