Australian State/Territory identifier Admin. status: CURRENT Date: 01/07/2005 Reporting status: SUPPORTING AND REPORTING DATA ELEMENT Identifying and definitional attributes Data element type: DATA ELEMENT Definition: The geographic location of the person’s residence. Context: Australian State/Territory identifier is important in the analysis of the spatial distribution of HACC care recipients and the services they receive. The data element allows for the comparison of HACC client groups with the HACC target population by geographic area and assists with establishing service provision targets for HACC regions. It also identifies HACC clients living outside the HACC funding region of the agency. Relational and representational attributes Data type: Numeric Representational form: Code Field size: Min: 1 Max: 1 Representational layout: N South Wales Data domain: 1 Victoria 2 Queensland 3 South Australia 4 Western Australia 5 Tasmania 6 Northern Territory 7 Australian Capital Territory 8 Other territories (Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Christmas Island and 9 Jervis Bay Territory) Guide for use: The State/Territory of the person’s geographic location should be assigned using the 1-digit codes from the Australian Standard Geographic Classification listed above. Verification rules: Collection methods: This data element should be recorded for all HACC care recipients at the beginning of each HACC service episode. The agency should also assess the currency of this information at subsequent assessments/re-assessments within any given HACC service episode and should update the agency’s record of the person’s Australian State/Territory identifier if necessary.
Australian State/Territory identifier Admin. status: CURRENT Date: 01/07/2005 Reporting status: SUPPORTING AND REPORTING DATA ELEMENT Identifying and definitional attributes Data element type: DATA ELEMENT Definition: The geographic location of the person’s residence. Context: Australian State/Territory identifier is important in the analysis of the spatial distribution of HACC care recipients and the services they receive. The data element allows for the comparison of HACC client groups with the HACC target population by geographic area and assists with establishing service provision targets for HACC regions. It also identifies HACC clients living outside the HACC funding region of the agency. Relational and representational attributes Data type: Numeric Representational form: Code Field size: Min: 1 Max: 1 Representational layout: N Data domain: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital Territory Other territories (Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Christmas Island and Jervis Bay Territory) Guide for use: The State/Territory of the person’s geographic location should be assigned using the 1-digit codes from the Australian Standard Geographic Classification listed above. Verification rules: Collection methods: This data element should be recorded for all HACC care recipients at the beginning of each HACC service episode. The agency should also assess the currency of this information at subsequent assessments/re-assessments within any given HACC service episode and should update the agency’s record of the person’s Australian State/Territory identifier if necessary.
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