NZ Shared Digital Health Record API
1.1.3 - release

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OperationDefinition: SDHRParticipationStatusOperation

Official URL: https://fhir-ig.digital.health.nz/sdhr/OperationDefinition/SDHRParticipationStatusOperation Version: 1.1.3
Active as of 2026-08-12 Computable Name: ParticipationStatus

This operation allows Shared Electronic Health Record (SEHR) systems to retrieve a patient's Shared Digital Health Record participation status.

For example response payloads for this operation see:

To make a request to this operation the API Consumer must POST a Parameters payload to the operation URL (e.g. POST https://api.sdhr.digital.health.nz/s2s/$participation-status).

The operation is expected to be called by a healthcare provider on behalf of the patient, and the patient must be identified by their NHI. The operation will return a Parameters resource containing the patient reference and participation status indicators.

URL: [base]/$participation-status

Parameters

UseNameScopeCardinalityTypeBindingDocumentation
INpatient1..1Reference

Reference must be an NHI Patient URL with format https://api.hip.digital.health.nz/fhir/nhi/v1/Patient/ZZZ1111 or ZZZ11AA

OUThnzParticipationIndicator1..1boolean

Indicates whether the patient is currently participating in the Shared Digital Health Record service.