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March 2012

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Healthcare Identifiers Service

Authority to publish details in the Healthcare Provider Directory and request for Healthcare Identifiers access using Public Key Infrastructure

This form is to enable Health Professionals registered with the Healthcare Identifiers Service, to provide consent for their professional details to be published in the Healthcare Identifiers (HI) Healthcare Provider Directory (HPD). The HPD is a consent based directory of Healthcare Provider Individuals and Healthcare Provider Organisations, and is only accessible by Healthcare Professionals and Organisations that are participating in the HI Service.

If you wish to provide consent to publish professional details in the HPD, complete questions 1, 2 and 4.

This form is also for Health Professionals to request HI Service access using Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). Health Professionals can request a PKI certificate for HI Service access or can have HI Service access permissions added to an existing PKI certificate. If you wish to request or update a PKI certificate, complete questions 1, 3 and 4.

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 1. Health Professional's details

  1. Male
    Female
  2. Address: (as held by AHPRA)

 2. Healthcare Provider Directory Entry

CONSENT: I consent to publish my details, as listed below, in the Healthcare Provider Directory. Please note if consent is provided, the minimum default fields for listing in the directory include Health Professional’s name and Preferred Address.

  1. * Please supply a business address to be published in the HPD:


  2. Details I would like to be published in the Healthcare Provider Directory for the purposes of the Healthcare Identifiers Service (tick appropriate boxes):
  3. Privacy Note: The information on this form, with your consent, will be used to list your details in the Healthcare Provider Directory.

 3. Healthcare Provider’s Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)

  1. Please supply a business address for the new PKI certificate to be mailed to (if different to above):




  2. Privacy Note: If a PKI certificate is requested, this information will be used to register and store your details for the issuance of a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) certificate and to list your details in the PKI Healthcare Public Directory. This information will be disclosed to a certificate issuance authority for issuing PKI keys and certificates, or as authorised or required by law.

 4. Contact Details

* Denotes a mandatory field.

Last updated: 11 April, 2012