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Identifier geographic/administrative scope code A

Definition

A code set representing the geographical or administrative coverage of an identifier.

Representation

Data Type String
Format A
Maximum character length 1

Values

Value Meaning Start Date End Date
Permissible Values L Local
A Area/region/district
S State or territory

Comments

Guide for use:

CODE L Local

This code is for an identifier that is applicable only inside the issuing health care establishment

CODE A Area/region/district

This code is for an identifier that is applicable to:

  • all the area/region/district health care services but not across all services in the state or territory; or
  • all of a specific health care service (e.g. community mental health) in an area/region/district health care services but not across all those services in the state or territory

CODE S State or territory

This code is for identifiers that are applicable across all state or territory health care services.

References


This content Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Attribution provided as required under the AIHW CC-BY licence.

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Relation Count
Data Elements implementing this Value Domain 1