AUS: Medicare Card

  • Name: Requires given, middle initial and family names as shown on the card
  • Date of Birth: Always in YYYY-MM-DD format
  • ID Type: idType = NATIONAL_HEALTH_ID
  • Country: AUS
  • Number:  idNumber = The full card number
  • Colour: idSubType = G|B|Y   (choice of Green Blue or Yellow)
  • Expiry: idExpiry = YYYY-MM-DD   (note: Green cards only have YYYY-MM so you need to append -01 for the -DD)
  • Reference number: extraData
    • KvpKey: "reference",
    • KvpValue: "n"  ( where n is a number  1< n < 6 )
  • Middle name/initial on card (optional) extraData
    • KvpKey: "display_middle_name",
    • KvpValue: "J"

Example:

{
    "entity": {
        "entityType": "INDIVIDUAL",
        "entityProfile": "safe_harbour_id",
        "gender": "M",
        "name": {
            "givenName": "BRUCE",
            "middleName": "TWOPASS",
            "familyName": "TESTTHIRTYNINE"
        },
        "dateOfBirth": {
            "dateOfBirth": "1988-01-01"
        },
        "addresses": [
            {
                "addressType": "RESIDENTIAL1",
                "streetNumber": "287",
                "streetName": "Gooyong",
                "streetType": "St",
                "town": "WOOMERA",
                "postalCode": "5720",
                "state": "SA",
                "country": "AUS"
            }
        ],
        "identityDocs": [
            {
                "idType": "NATIONAL_HEALTH_ID",
                "idSubType": "G",
                "idNumber": "5156598231",
                "idExpiry": "2030-01-01",
                "extraData": [
                    {
                        "kvpKey": "reference",
                        "kvpValue": "1"
                    },
                     {
                        "kvpKey": "display_middle_name",
                        "kvpValue": "X"
                    }
                ],
                "country": "AUS"
            }
        ]
    }
}