SNOMED CT-AU 28 February 2026 release note
Feb 20, 2026
Release summary: SNOMED CT-AU v20260228
Clinical terminology v20260228
This release is maintained against the February 2026 SNOMED CT International Edition.
The LOINC release version available from the National Terminology Server is version 2.81.
Identifying the version of this release of SNOMED CT-AU
When using codes from this release (for example, in clinical documents, maps, or terminology servers) the following string should be used to identify the version of this release:
http://snomed.info/sct/32506021000036107/version/20260228
Inclusions
This release contains the following content, accessible from the NCTS website:
| Status | Name and version |
|---|---|
| New | SNOMED CT-AU 28 February 2026 (RF2 FULL) |
| New | SNOMED CT-AU 28 February 2026 (RF2 SNAPSHOT) |
| New | SNOMED CT-AU 28 February 2026 (RF2 ALL) |
| New | SNOMED CT-AU Release Note 28 February 2026 (this document) |
| New | AMT CSV 20260228 |
| New | AMT TSV 20260228 |
| New | FHIR Code Systems v20260228 |
| New | FHIR Value Sets v20260228 |
| New | TSV format reference sets v20260228 |
Change summary
This section summarises the changes in this release and provides notice about planned future work. Changes made to resolve data issues will be listed if the potential impact on systems or patient care exceeds a threshold determined by an internal risk matrix assessment.
For more information about any of these changes, please contact help@digitalhealth.gov.au.
Content
| Terminology | Category/ID | Description |
|---|---|---|
| AMT | Requested Content | In addition to the modelling of new products, based on the 1 March 2026 PBS and RPBS schedule, a number of other products have been modelled in this release. |
| AMT | LEMI | The List of Excluded Medicinal Items (LEMI) reference set has been updated to reflect alignment with AIP principles for all medicines, rather than being limited to PBS medicines. |
| SCT-AU | Requested Content | Request submissions for new concepts and descriptions have been added in this release from eHealth New South Wales and Healthdirect. |
| Reference Set | Requested Content | Request submission for new reference sets from Sparked. |
Future changes
| Terminology | Category/ID | Description |
|---|---|---|
| AMT | Content quality improvement | Remediation work is underway to align existing medicinal cannabis concepts with a standardised terminology approach informed by the NCTS Medicinal Cannabis Terminology User Group consultations. These updates will be incorporated into future releases. |
| SCT-AU | EDRS | With the release of the new Australian emergency department reference set as of January 2019, there are plans to deprecate the original Emergency Department Reference (EDRS) set in a forthcoming release. Current users of the EDRS will be consulted prior to confirming the deprecation date. |
Upcoming releases
The upcoming release schedule will be as follows:
- Friday 27 March 2026
- Tuesday 28 April 2026
- Wednesday 27 May 2026