PHN Validations

The Personal Health Number (PHN) is a unique identification number assigned to a resident of a province. For provinces with EHR integration, validations are performed when a PHN is entered in the Patient Folder PHN field.

For more information, select the applicable tab for your province.

In Newfoundland and Labrador, patients are assigned a unique Medical Care Plan (MCP) number. In Propel Rx, this is referred to as the PHN.

Table 1. PHN validations for Newfoundland and Labrador pharmacies.

PHN Validation	Description
	The PHN field only permits the user to enter numeric or alphabetic characters. Other characters entered in this field (e.g., periods, hyphens, etc.) prompt this validation.
	The PHN is a unique identifier assigned to every patient. If the PHN field is populated with a PHN that already exists for another patient in Propel Rx, this validation appears upon selecting Save.
	If a PHN is left blank, this prompt appears upon selecting Save. This prompt only appears once. Upon making your selection, this prompt will no longer appear for all future encounters with this Patient Folder.
	In Newfoundland and Labrador, the PHN is 10 digits. If a 10 digit number is not populated in the PHN field, this prompt appears upon selecting Save. A PHN that is not 10 digits may still be valid (e.g., Out of Province, etc.). Ensure to never use spaces when entering a PHN.