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The list of data elements, description and requirements that data providers adhere to for OLIS data, can be found in the latest version of the OLIS Interface Specification for OLIS HL7 v2. Viewers querying OLIS data should consider the requirements.

Query Parameters Data

The following table summarizes the mandatory and optional parameters for the query

Table: Consumer Query Parameter Data

Mandatory Parameters:

Data Element	Definition	Example
Patient Identifier	This parameter should contain the 10 digit Ontario Health Card Number for the patient	3821694372
Patient Birthdate	This parameter should contain the Date of Birth of the patient as on the Ontario Health Card	1929-11-29

| Start Date | This parameter should contain the start date of the search criteria. The date can either be the date that OLIS received the report (issued), or the date that the test was performed (specimen.collected). | 2018-04-02 |

Optional Parameters:

Data Element	Definition	Example
Patient Gender	This parameter should contain the sex at birth as noted on the Ontario Health Card	male or female
End Date	This parameter contains the end date of the search criteria if required. The end date should be the same parameter as the start date parameter for the query. Note: Not selecting this parameter defaults to current date and time.	2018-04-15
Observation Code	This parameter allows the requestor to further restrict the search criteria to certain test result code(s). Code(s) selected must be valid in the most recent OLIS Test Result Nomenclature file. No more than 200 codes should be selected in a query.	718-7
Test Request Code	This parameter allows the requestor to further restrict the search criteria to certain test request code(s). Code(s) selected must be valid in the most recent OLIS Test Request Nomenclature file. No more than 100 codes should be selected in a query.	TR11663-2
Observation Status	This parameter allows the requestor to further restrict the search criteria to test result(s) status of interest	Preliminary, Final, Corrected, Cancelled, Registered
Abnormal Flag Code	This field allows the requestor to further restrict the search criteria to retrieve results that are abnormal (including critically abnormal) or critically abnormal.	‘AB’ for Abnormal or ‘CR’ for Critically abnormal
Diagnostic Report Identifier	This field allows the requestor to further restrict the search criteria to retrieve results for a particular Lab Report Identifier or Placer Group Number.