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Definition

The source from which the person was transferred or referred to the alcohol and other drug treatment service, as represented by a code.

Components

Data Element (this item)

Representation

This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Referral source for alcohol and other drug treatment code NN ".
Data Type String
Format NN
Maximum character length 2
Values
Value Meaning Start Date End Date
Permissible Values 01 Self
02 Family member/friend
03 Medical practitioner
04 Hospital
05 Mental health care service
06 Alcohol and other drug treatment service
07 Other community/health care service
08 Correctional service
09 Police diversion
10 Court diversion
98 Other
Supplementary Values 99 Not stated/inadequately described

Comments

Comments:

Source of referral is important in assisting in the analyses of inter-sectoral patient/client flow and for health care planning.

References

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Input in Derivations 0
Output in Derivations 0
Inclusion in Data Set Specifications 8
Inclusion in Data Distributions 0
As a numerator in an Indicator 0
As a denominator in an Indicator 0
As a disaggregation in an Indicator 0