description: This identifier profile defines a Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) number) ([[1]](https://www.dva.gov.au/health-and-treatment/veteran-healthcare-cards/veteran-card), [[2]](https://meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/339127)) in an Australian context.
package_name: hl7.fhir.au.base
derivation: constraint
name: AUDVANumber
type: Identifier
elements:
  type:
    binding: {strength: required, valueSet: 'http://terminology.hl7.org.au/ValueSet/dva-entitlement'}
    index: 0
  system:
    pattern: {type: Uri, value: 'http://ns.electronichealth.net.au/id/dva'}
    index: 1
  value: {short: DVA number, maxLength: 9, index: 2}
package_version: 4.1.0-ballot
class: complex-type
kind: complex-type
url: http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/au-dvanumber
base: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Identifier
version: 4.1.0-ballot
required: [value, type, system]