generated: '2026-07-24'
method: searched
source: https://about.healthdirect.gov.au/what-we-do/portfolio/nhsd/integration-hub/standards
note: >-
  Standards the NHSD FHIR surface conforms to, per the NHSD Integration Hub
  standards page and the HL7 AU Provider Directory (AU-PD) implementation guide.
standards:
- id: hl7-fhir-r4
  conforms: true
  evidence: HL7 FHIR R4 (4.0.1) RESTful API; resources Organization, HealthcareService, PractitionerRole, Practitioner.
- id: hl7-au-base
  conforms: true
  evidence: Built on the HL7 AU Base profiles.
- id: hl7-au-provider-directory
  conforms: true
  evidence: Aligned to HL7 AU Provider Directory (AU-PD / hl7.org.au/fhir/pd/pd2) implementation guide.
- id: snomed-ct-au
  conforms: true
  evidence: Service-type and clinical taxonomies use SNOMED CT-AU code systems.
- id: g-naf
  conforms: true
  evidence: Addresses geocoded against the Geoscape G-NAF national address file.
- id: oauth2
  conforms: true
  evidence: OAuth 2.0 client_credentials token issuance (IAM token endpoint) + x-api-key.
- id: smart-on-fhir
  conforms: false
  evidence: No SMART-on-FHIR .well-known/smart-configuration or patient/system scopes; system-to-system directory API.
- id: us-core
  conforms: false
- id: au-ism
  conforms: true
  evidence: Secured to the Australian Government Information Security Manual (ISM).
- id: acsc-essential-eight
  conforms: true
  evidence: Aligned to the ACSC Essential Eight mitigation strategies.
compliance_program:
  published: true
  frameworks: [Australian Government ISM, ACSC Essential Eight]
  url: https://about.healthdirect.gov.au/what-we-do/portfolio/nhsd/integration-hub/standards