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
Related content
| Relation | Count |
|---|---|
| Data Elements implementing this Value Domain | 1 |