Aotearoa Immunisation Register (AIR) FHIR Implementation Guide
2.1.0 - release New Zealand

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## CodeSystem: AIR Terms

Official URL: https://standards.digital.health.nz/ns/air-terms-code | Version: 2.1.0
Active as of 2026-07-21 | Computable Name: AIRTerms

This is a code system for terms needed in AIR ImmSoT that don't come from an external standard

This Code system is referenced in the content logical definition of the following value sets:

- AIRIndicationCode
- AIRPerformerHealthWorkerFunctionCode
- AIRRelatedPersonRelationshipCode
- AIRRouteCodeLegacy
- AIRSiteCode

This case-insensitive code system `https://standards.digital.health.nz/ns/air-terms-code` defines the following codes in an undefined hierarchy:

Lvl | Code | Display | Definition
1 | AP | Administering Provider |
2 | VC | Vaccinator | A person who administers vaccinations and has an additional practicing credential, such as a nurse or doctor.
2 | VHW | Vaccinating health worker | A person who administers vaccinations but does not have a higher credential such as a nurse or doctor.
2 | IP | Immunisation Provider |
2 | LMC | Lead Maternity Caregiver |
2 | OIS | Outreach Immunisation Services |
2 | PV | Pharmacist Vaccinator |
2 | V | Vaccinator (NIR) |
2 | WCP | Well Child Provider |
2 | ATND | attender | The practitioner that has responsibility for overseeing a patient's care during a patient encounter. This function applies to a person who supervises the administration of vaccinations by someone else.
2 | PPRF | primary performer | The principal or primary performer of the act. This function applies to a person who administered a vaccine under supervision, such as a student doctor or vaccinating health worker undergoing training.
1 | OP | Ordering Provider |
2 | GP | General practitioner | A General Practitioner
1 | ENT | data entry person | A person entering the data into the originating system. The data entry person is collected optionally for internal quality control purposes.
1 | 1 | Influenza, eligible 65 years and over |
1 | 2 | Influenza, eligible under 18 years |
1 | 3 | Influenza, eligible criteria |
1 | 4 | Sexual or household contact |
1 | 5 | Primary course |
1 | 6 | Booster |
1 | 7 | Post partum |
1 | 8 | Low birth weight |
1 | 9 | HepB carrier mother |
1 | 10 | At risk for TB |
1 | 11 | Pre-post splenectomy schedule |
1 | 12 | At risk, no previous history |
1 | 13 | At risk, previous PCV history |
1 | 14 | At risk, previous 23PPV |
1 | 15 | Pre-emergency |
1 | 16 | Pregnant |
1 | 21 | PCV catch up |
1 | Pre | Pre-primary course |
1 | Stn | Funded, if not otherwise specified |
1 | 6W | 6 weeks |
1 | 3M | 3 months |
1 | 5M | 5 months |
1 | 12M | 12 months |
1 | 15M | 15 months |
1 | 4Y | 4 years |
1 | 11Y | 11 years |
1 | 14Y | 14 years |
1 | 45Y | 45 years |
1 | 65Y | 65 years |
1 | 96 | HepB high risk, booster or extra dose |
1 | TPW | Tetanus-prone wound |
1 | 5P | Privately funded, primary course |
1 | 6P | Privately funded, booster |
1 | PO | Oral |
1 | IM | Intramuscular |
1 | SC | Subcutaneous |
1 | ID | Intradermal |
1 | LD | Left Deltoid |
1 | LVL | Left Vastus Lateralis |
1 | RD | Right Deltoid |
1 | RVL | Right Vastus Lateralis |
1 | OTH | Other |
1 | LA | Left Arm |
1 | RA | Right Arm |
1 | LUA | Left Upper Arm |
1 | RUA | Right Upper Arm |
1 | LG | Left Gluteus Medius |
1 | RG | Right Gluteus Medius |
1 | LT | Left Thigh |
1 | RT | Right Thigh |
1 | LVG | Left Ventragluteal |
1 | RVG | Right Ventragluteal |
1 | BU | Buttock |
1 | WHANGAI | whāngai |