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Mental health service contact—session type, code N

Definition

Whether a service contact is provided for one or more patient(s)/client(s), as represented by a code.

Components

Data Element (this item)
Mental health service contact—session type, code N

Representation

This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Session type code N ".
Data Type Number
Format N
Maximum character length 1
Values
Value Meaning Start Date End Date
Permissible Values 1 Individual session
2 Group session

Comments

Guide for use:

A service contact is regarded as an individual session where the service is provided for one patient/client with or without third party involvement.

A service contact is regarded as a group session where two or more patients/clients are participating in the service contact with or without third parties and the nature of the service would normally warrant dated entries in the clinical records of the patients/clients in question.

A service contact is also regarded as a group session where third parties for two or more patients/clients are participating in the service contact without the respective patients/clients and the nature of the service would normally warrant dated entries in the clinical records of the patients/clients in question.

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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As a denominator in an Indicator 0
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