Definition
Components
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Data Element ConceptMedical indemnity claim—claimant payment amount
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Object ClassMedical indemnity claim
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PropertyClaimant payment amount
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Value DomainTotal Australian currency N[N(8)]
Representation
This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Total Australian currency N[N(8)] ".| Data Type | Currency |
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| Format | N[N(8)] |
| Maximum character length | 9 |
Comments
Guide for use:
The amount should include interim payments to claimants for claims while they are still open as well as final payments to claimants when a claim is closed. Except when recoveries from third parties are involved, the amount recorded for this item should be at least as much as that recorded for the same claim in a previous year, including when a claim changes its status from closed to reopened.
Claimant legal costs, where reimbursed, are included.
The amount should be recorded as $0 when there has been no expenditure on claimant payments.Comments:
APRA (2006) data item 25 'Gross Claim Payments by Head of Damage before Third Party Recoveries' for finalised claims has 7 fields whose summed AU$ equals the AU$ amount for this Medical indemnity Data Set Specification data item for closed claims. The APRA fields are 'Past economic loss' (25.1), 'Future economic loss' (25.2), 'Past medical, hospital, caring and related services' (25.3), 'Future medical, hospital and related services' (25.4), 'Future caring services' (25.5), 'General damages' (25.6), and 'Plaintiff legal costs' (25.8).
References
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