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FHIR Layer Exchange Release Notes

Optum Behavioral Health California

August 28, 2025 - Release 3.21

A. New and Improved

a. Access Management

i. Admin Portal

1. No changes in this release

ii. Vendor Portal

1. No changes in this release

iii. Member Portal

1. No changes in this release

iv. Authorization/Authentication

1. No changes in this release

b. Framework

i. FLEX Server

1. No changes in this release

c. Patient Access APIs

i. Patient Claims

1. No changes in this release.

d. Public Directory APIs

i. Provider Directory

1. Enhanced Search Capabilities: _revinclude and _include functionality added.

    a. HealthcareService Resource Enhancements

_revinclude Parameter Support: Users can now use the _revinclude parameter with PractitionerRole:service and OrganizationAffiliation:service to retrieve resources that reference the primary resources being searched.

_include Parameter Updates: The _include parameter has been expanded to support searches related to HealthcareService.location ,allowing users to retrieve resources directly referenced by the primary resource.

    b. Practitioner Resource Enhancements

_revinclude Parameter Support: The _revinclude parameter with PractitionerRole:practitioner is now supported, enabling the retrieval of related resources referencing the primary resources being searched.

    c. PractitionerRole Resource Enhancements

_include Parameter Support: Users can utilize the _include parameter for enhanced searches related to PractitionerRole:practitioner, PractitionerRole:organization, PractitionerRole:location, PractitionerRole:service, and PractitionerRole:network. This allows for the retrieval of directly referenced resources, enhancing the data richness of search results.

    d. InsurancePlan Resource Enhancements

_include Parameter Updates: The _include parameter has been expanded to support searches related to InsurancePlan:owned-by, InsurancePlan:administered-by and InsurancePlan:coverage-area, allowing users to retrieve resources directly referenced by the primary resource being searched.

    e. Location Resource Enhancements.

_include Parameter Updates: The _include parameter has been expanded to support searches related to Location:partOf, allowing users to retrieve resources directly referenced by the primary resource being searched. _revinclude Parameter Support: The _revinclude parameter with HealthcareService:location, OrganizationAffiliation:location, PractionerRole:location is now supported, enabling the retrieval of related resources referencing the primary resources being searched.

    f. Organization Resource Enhancements.

_revinclude Parameter Support: The _revinclude parameter with HealthcareService:organization, InsurancePlan:administered-by, InsurancePlan:owned-by, PractionerRole:organization, PractionerRole:network, OrganizationAffiliation:participating-organization is now supported, enabling the retrieval of related resources referencing the primary resources being searched

    g. OrganizationAffiliation Resource Enhancements.

_include Parameter Updates: The _include parameter has been expanded to support searches related to OrganizationAffiliation:participating-organization, OrganizationAffiliation-location, OrganizationAffiliation-service, OrganizationAffiliation-network allowing users to retrieve resources directly referenced by the primary resource being searched.

B. Bug Fixes

a. No changes in this release

C. Known Issues

a. No known issues at this time.