The open access data is free to download. However, the user must be mindful of the General Conditions when working with the Health Pro Directory information.

The update frequency depends on the source of the data. Data is updated daily when it comes from entities such as: national councils for the Ordres, the army health service, the FINESS directory, the CPx card information system; the MSSanté information system. Data coming from regional health agencies is updated on a weekly basis.

A software publisher usually integrates several terminologies that cover standard usages: common names and codes, language names and codes, countries... 

Then they integrate “Base Terminologies” (drug terminologies, billing, administrative) and occupation-specific terminologies (Terminology of the living, cardiology terminology, geriatric terminologies, etc.).

The professionals included in the Health Pro Directory are those listed in the RPPS by the Ordres (civil health professional) and the Army Health Service – SSA (military health professional):

• Doctors
• Pharmacists
• Dentists
• Midwives
• Physical therapists (Kine)
• Chiropodists
• Nurses

Professions listed in ADELI:

• Social service assistants Dental assistants
• Audioprosthesists
• Chiropractors
• Nutritionists
• Epithesists
• Ergotherapists
• Radiologists
• Ocularists
• Opticians
• Orthopaedist
• Speech therapists
• Psychologist
• Psycho-motor therapist
• Lab technicians

The State evaluates the following criteria: 

• Terminology conceived by one of the ANS’ Production Units
• Terminology conceived by a Production Unit with a convention
• Terminology in usage
• Terminology compatible with the ANS right imposition
• Reference terminology
• “Open” terminology
• Maturity of the Production Unit in charge of the terminology’s conception and maintenance
• Local terminology sets (“small terminologies”)
• Terminology conceived by a “fragile” Production Unit / Terminology conceived by a Production Unit without a distribution point