Medtech ALEX® AU Implementation Guide
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## Data Type Profile: Address

Official URL: https://alexapi.medtechglobal.com.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/alex-address | Version: 1.0.0
Active as of 2026-01-12 | Computable Name: AlexAddress

The address that conforms to Medtech PMS address structure

Usages:

- Use this DataType Profile: Location, Patient and Practitioner

You can also check for usages in the FHIR IG Statistics

### Formal Views of Profile Content

Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots and how the different presentations work.

- Key Elements Table
- Differential Table
- Snapshot Table
- Statistics/References
- All

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Address |  | 0..* | Address | An address expressed using postal conventions (as opposed to GPS or other location definition formats)
use | ?!Σ | 0..1 | code | home | work | temp | old | billing - purpose of this address Binding: AddressUse (required): The use of an address. Example General: home
type | Σ | 0..1 | code | postal | physical | both Binding: ValueSet for Alex Address Type (required) Example General: both
line | S Σ | 1..3 | string | Street name, number, direction & P.O. Box etc. This repeating element order: The order in which lines should appear in an address label Example General: 137 Nowhere Street
state | S Σ | 0..1 | string | Sub-unit of country (abbreviations ok)
postalCode | S Σ | 0..1 | string | Postal code for area Example General: 9132
country | S Σ | 0..1 | string | Country (e.g. can be ISO 3166 2 or 3 letter code)
Documentation for this format

#### Terminology Bindings

Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source
Address.use | Base | required | AddressUse | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std.
Address.type | Base | required | ValueSet for Alex Address Type | 📦1.0.0 | This IG

#### Constraints

Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression
ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children | `hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`

This structure is derived from Address

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Address |  | 0..* | Address | An address expressed using postal conventions (as opposed to GPS or other location definition formats)
type |  | 0..1 | code | postal | physical | both Binding: ValueSet for Alex Address Type (required)
line | S | 1..3 | string | Street name, number, direction & P.O. Box etc.
state | S | 0..1 | string | Sub-unit of country (abbreviations ok)
postalCode | S | 0..1 | string | Postal code for area
country | S | 0..1 | string | Country (e.g. can be ISO 3166 2 or 3 letter code)
Documentation for this format

#### Terminology Bindings (Differential)

Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source
Address.type | Base | required | ValueSet for Alex Address Type | 📦1.0.0 | This IG

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Address |  | 0..* | Address | An address expressed using postal conventions (as opposed to GPS or other location definition formats)
id |  | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
use | ?!Σ | 0..1 | code | home | work | temp | old | billing - purpose of this address Binding: AddressUse (required): The use of an address. Example General: home
type | Σ | 0..1 | code | postal | physical | both Binding: ValueSet for Alex Address Type (required) Example General: both
text | Σ | 0..1 | string | Text representation of the address Example General: 137 Nowhere Street, Erewhon 9132
line | S Σ | 1..3 | string | Street name, number, direction & P.O. Box etc. This repeating element order: The order in which lines should appear in an address label Example General: 137 Nowhere Street
city | Σ | 0..1 | string | Name of city, town etc. Example General: Erewhon
district | Σ | 0..1 | string | District name (aka county) Example General: Madison
state | S Σ | 0..1 | string | Sub-unit of country (abbreviations ok)
postalCode | S Σ | 0..1 | string | Postal code for area Example General: 9132
country | S Σ | 0..1 | string | Country (e.g. can be ISO 3166 2 or 3 letter code)
period | Σ | 0..1 | Period | Time period when address was/is in use Example General: {"start":"2010-03-23","end":"2010-07-01"}
Documentation for this format

#### Terminology Bindings

Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source
Address.use | Base | required | AddressUse | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std.
Address.type | Base | required | ValueSet for Alex Address Type | 📦1.0.0 | This IG

#### Constraints

Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression
ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children | `hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`
ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both | `extension.exists() != value.exists()`

This structure is derived from Address

Summary

Mandatory: 1 element
Must-Support: 4 elements

Key Elements View

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Address |  | 0..* | Address | An address expressed using postal conventions (as opposed to GPS or other location definition formats)
use | ?!Σ | 0..1 | code | home | work | temp | old | billing - purpose of this address Binding: AddressUse (required): The use of an address. Example General: home
type | Σ | 0..1 | code | postal | physical | both Binding: ValueSet for Alex Address Type (required) Example General: both
line | S Σ | 1..3 | string | Street name, number, direction & P.O. Box etc. This repeating element order: The order in which lines should appear in an address label Example General: 137 Nowhere Street
state | S Σ | 0..1 | string | Sub-unit of country (abbreviations ok)
postalCode | S Σ | 0..1 | string | Postal code for area Example General: 9132
country | S Σ | 0..1 | string | Country (e.g. can be ISO 3166 2 or 3 letter code)
Documentation for this format

#### Terminology Bindings

Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source
Address.use | Base | required | AddressUse | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std.
Address.type | Base | required | ValueSet for Alex Address Type | 📦1.0.0 | This IG

#### Constraints

Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression
ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children | `hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`

Differential View

This structure is derived from Address

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Address |  | 0..* | Address | An address expressed using postal conventions (as opposed to GPS or other location definition formats)
type |  | 0..1 | code | postal | physical | both Binding: ValueSet for Alex Address Type (required)
line | S | 1..3 | string | Street name, number, direction & P.O. Box etc.
state | S | 0..1 | string | Sub-unit of country (abbreviations ok)
postalCode | S | 0..1 | string | Postal code for area
country | S | 0..1 | string | Country (e.g. can be ISO 3166 2 or 3 letter code)
Documentation for this format

#### Terminology Bindings (Differential)

Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source
Address.type | Base | required | ValueSet for Alex Address Type | 📦1.0.0 | This IG

Snapshot View

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Address |  | 0..* | Address | An address expressed using postal conventions (as opposed to GPS or other location definition formats)
id |  | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
use | ?!Σ | 0..1 | code | home | work | temp | old | billing - purpose of this address Binding: AddressUse (required): The use of an address. Example General: home
type | Σ | 0..1 | code | postal | physical | both Binding: ValueSet for Alex Address Type (required) Example General: both
text | Σ | 0..1 | string | Text representation of the address Example General: 137 Nowhere Street, Erewhon 9132
line | S Σ | 1..3 | string | Street name, number, direction & P.O. Box etc. This repeating element order: The order in which lines should appear in an address label Example General: 137 Nowhere Street
city | Σ | 0..1 | string | Name of city, town etc. Example General: Erewhon
district | Σ | 0..1 | string | District name (aka county) Example General: Madison
state | S Σ | 0..1 | string | Sub-unit of country (abbreviations ok)
postalCode | S Σ | 0..1 | string | Postal code for area Example General: 9132
country | S Σ | 0..1 | string | Country (e.g. can be ISO 3166 2 or 3 letter code)
period | Σ | 0..1 | Period | Time period when address was/is in use Example General: {"start":"2010-03-23","end":"2010-07-01"}
Documentation for this format

#### Terminology Bindings

Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source
Address.use | Base | required | AddressUse | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std.
Address.type | Base | required | ValueSet for Alex Address Type | 📦1.0.0 | This IG

#### Constraints

Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression
ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children | `hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`
ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both | `extension.exists() != value.exists()`

This structure is derived from Address

Summary

Mandatory: 1 element
Must-Support: 4 elements

Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron