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Definition

A code set representing the status and destination of a patient at separation.

Representation

Data Type Number
Format N
Maximum character length 1

Values

Value Meaning Start Date End Date
Permissible Values 1 Discharge/transfer to (an)other acute hospital
2 Discharge/transfer to a residential aged care service, unless this is the usual place of residence
3 Discharge/transfer to (an)other psychiatric hospital
4 Discharge/transfer to other health care accommodation (includes mothercraft hospitals)
5 Statistical discharge - type change
6 Left against medical advice/discharge at own risk
7 Statistical discharge from leave
8 Died
9 Other (includes discharge to usual residence, own accommodation/welfare institution (includes prisons, hostels and group homes providing primarily welfare services))

Comments

Guide for use:

CODE 4     Discharge/transfer to other health care accommodation (includes mothercraft hospitals)

In jurisdictions where mothercraft facilities are considered to be acute hospitals, patients separated to a mothercraft facility should have a mode of separation of Code 1. If the residential aged care service is the patient's place of usual residence then they should have a mode of separation of Code 9.

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