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Person—type of interpreter service required, code N

Definition

Whether an interpreter service required by a person is for spoken language or non-spoken communication, as represented by a code.

Components

Data Element (this item)
Person—type of interpreter service required, code N

Representation

This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Spoken language/non-spoken communication code N ".
Data Type Number
Format N
Maximum character length 1
Values
Value Meaning Start Date End Date
Permissible Values 1 Spoken language other than English
2 Non-spoken communication
Supplementary Values 9 Not stated/inadequately described

Comments

Guide for use:

CODE 2 Non-spoken communication

If a person communicated with the assistance of a signer (i.e. not necessarily arranged by the agency/service provider) this code should be used.

Origin:

Commonwealth State/Territory Disability Agreement National Minimum Data Set (CSTDA NMDS) collection. Data Guide: data items and definitions 2006-07.

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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