Need to register an OID for your HL7 project? Do it with Infoway!

Some time ago, HL7 International started charging a $100 USD fee for registering OIDs in their registry. In January 2018, this fee jumped to $250 USD. As of January 2021, the fee to register an OID with HL7 directly is $500 USD.

Infoway as the HL7 Canada delegated organization is able to register OIDs for free and is passing that ability on to its members. If you have a public OID that you need to register, you should take advantage of your InfoCentral account and register it through Infoway.

To register an OID, the member fills out an OID registration form. There is one flavour of the registration form for Code Systems and one for Identifier types. You then submit the registration form to this forum and the HL7 Canada Community will review and QA the request. If appropriate, an Infoway SME will then register the OID with HL7. The turnaround time is 5-7 business days with HL7 and once HL7 has finalized the OID, it will be returned to the requester.

This is a fairly simple process so take advantage if you have an OID you need to register!

There is an InfoCentral page around OIDs: InfoCentral Home page > Tools > Object Identifiers (OIDS)

The page contains the registration forms, the guidance on registration as well as some very good links to other OID information.