SNOMED CT-AU 31 March 2026 release note
Mar 23, 2026
Release summary: SNOMED CT-AU v20260331
Clinical terminology v20260331
This release is maintained against the March 2026 SNOMED CT International Edition.
The LOINC release version available from the National Terminology Server is version 2.82.
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/20260331
Inclusions
This release contains the following content, accessible from the NCTS website:
| Status | Name and version |
|---|---|
| New | SNOMED CT-AU 31 March 2026 (RF2 FULL) |
| New | SNOMED CT-AU 31 March 2026 (RF2 SNAPSHOT) |
| New | SNOMED CT-AU 31 March 2026 (RF2 ALL) |
| New | SNOMED CT-AU Release Note 31 March 2026 (this document) |
| New | AMT CSV 20260331 |
| New | AMT TSV 20260331 |
| New | FHIR Code Systems v20260331 |
| New | FHIR Value Sets v20260331 |
| New | TSV format reference sets v20260331 |
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 April 2026 PBS and RPBS schedule, a number of other products have been modelled in this release. |
| SCT-AU | Requested Content | Request submissions for new concepts and descriptions have been added in this release 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:
- Tuesday 28 April 2026
- Wednesday 27 May 2026
- Friday 26 June 2026