If you have an established electronic health record system (EHR), or are developing one, and would like to install ICPC-2 PLUS, we can provide you with a Developer’s licence.

Developers may be:

* EHR software developers;
* clients who would like to incorporate ICPC-2 PLUS directly into their own (self developed) clinical system;
* developers of software for research purposes.

Developers are provided with comma delimited text files (CSV files) designed for implementation into EHR systems. Functionality requirements are also provided to Developers to assist with installation and search engine development. They provide file descriptions and instructions for installing ICPC-2 PLUS. Use the following link to to view/download a copy of the ICPC-2 PLUS functionality requirements for developers (PDF 500KB).

Any software developer adhering to all functionality requirements may apply for accreditation. Contact us for further details.

The FMRC is the authorised distributors of ICPC-2 throughout Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.

Anyone wishing to become a Developer must agree to the licensing conditions and sign a Developers contract.

No charge is made to Developers for installing ICPC-2 PLUS into a clinical system. However, once the terminology is being used for clinical or research purposes (i.e. data are being entered), an end user licence must be agreed. Charges apply for end users (see Licensing Costs for details).

If you would like to register as an ICPC-2 PLUS Developer, or would like further information about the potential application of ICPC-2 PLUS, please contact us.

If you would like more information about end users, please see the End User section of the website.

ICPC-2 PLUS is updated approximately 3 times per year (not more often than every 3 months). Developers are supplied with new CSV files containing the update, allowing end users to be updated with new terms and keywords. Updates are timed to coincide with Australian drug database updates for the convenience of developers and end users.

Trying the ICPC-2 PLUS Demonstrator is a good way to determine whether ICPC-2 PLUS meets your needs. The Demonstrator provides information about the terminology and allows you to experiment using ICPC-2 PLUS.

All ICPC-2 PLUS Developers and End Users are provided with a hard copy of the ICPC-2 PLUS User Guide. The ICPC-2 PLUS User Guide provides a reference document that includes information on the purpose of coding and classifcation, the development of ICPC-2 PLUS and hints on the best way to access the term you want. Appendices to the User Guide are updated and distributed to licensed end users and developers as appropriate, and contain information about keywords, abbreviations used, recent terms added and lists the ICPC-2 PLUS data output groupers. A condensed version of the ICPC-2 PLUS User Guide can be downloaded.