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title: Health | Create New Patient
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version: current
locale: en-us
portal_url: https://docs.salesforce.com/admin/current/en-us/ai/264-0-0/agent_ref_hc_create_new_patient.md
canonical_url: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ai.agent_ref_hc_create_new_patient.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5
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description: Creates a PersonAccount record in Agentforce Health for a patient who isn't yet in the system. Collects first name, last name, date of birth, and phone number. Doesn't collect email or address by voice.
products:
  - Agentforce
  - Cross Cloud
release: "264"
---
# Health | Create New Patient

Creates a PersonAccount record in Agentforce Health for a patient who isn't yet in the system. Collects first name, last name, date of birth, and phone number. Doesn't collect email or address by voice.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, and <strong>Developer</strong> Editions with the Agentforce for Health add-on or included in Agentforce 1 Health Edition. Requires each user to have the Agentforce for Health add-on to access the action.</td></tr></tbody></table>

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          <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" id="d134981e85">User Permissions Needed</th>
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          <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d134981e85 ">To use this action:</td>

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            <p>Use Contact Center AI Assistive Agent</p>
            <p>AND</p>
            <p>Contact Center Agent for Health Cloud
              permission set</p>
            <p>AND</p>
            <p>Prompt Template User</p>
            <p style="margin-bottom:0;">AND</p>
            <p style="margin-bottom:0;">Data Cloud User</p>
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          <td class="slds-cell-wrap" colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d134981e85 d134981e88 ">See <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ai.agent_actions_common_perms.htm&amp;type=5&amp;language=en_US" target="_blank">Common User Access for Standard Agent Actions</a>.</td>

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Note The user interface of this product is available only in English and may not be fully supported in other languages.

## Action Details

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small "><colgroup><col style="width:50%"> <col style="width:50%"></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">API Name</td><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">CreateNewPatient</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Reference Action Type</td><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Flow</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Does this action run one or more prompt templates?</td><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">No</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Required Setup</td><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ind.hc_admin_set_up_agentforce_payer_contact_center.htm&amp;language=en_US" target="_blank">Set Up Agentforce for Payer Contact Center</a></td></tr></tbody></table>