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Definition
Accommodation chargeable status elected by a patient on admission, as represented by a code
Components
Data Element (this item)
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Data Element ConceptEpisode of admitted patient care—elected accommodation status
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Object ClassEpisode of admitted patient care
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PropertyElected accommodation status
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Value DomainAdmitted patient elected accommodation status code N
Representation
This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Admitted patient elected accommodation status code N ".| Data Type | Number |
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| Format | N |
| Maximum character length | 1 |
| Value | Meaning | Start Date | End Date | |
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| Permissible Values | 1 | Public | ||
| 2 | Private |
Comments
Guide for use:
At the time of, or as soon as practicable after admission to a public hospital, the patient must elect in writing to be treated as either
- a public patient;
- a private patient in single accommodation; or
- a private patient in shared accommodation.
This item is independent of patient's hospital insurance status. Private includes private-single and private-shared.