This Standard defines a uniform implementation of chapter 3 of the Health Level Seven(HL7) Version2.4 (V2.4) protocol. It is primarily designed for use within and betweenAustralian healthcare settings.It covers patient administration functions, as these form the basis for most clinicalhealtheare messages. It also provides interpretation of and guidance on which HL7 triggerevents, segments and data clements are mandatory (required), or optional or conditional(required, based on a condition), and gives relevant usage notes for the Australian healthenvironment.
