Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Principal drug of concern |
METEOR identifier: | 270109 |
Registration status: | Health, Superseded 07/12/2011 |
Definition: | The main drug, as stated by the client, that has led a person to seek treatment from the service, as represented by a code. |
Context: | Required as an indicator of the client's treatment needs. |
Data Element Concept: | Episode of treatment for alcohol and other drugs—drug of concern |
Value Domain: | Drug of concern (ASCDC 2000 extended) code NNNN |
Value domain attributes | ||
Representational attributes | ||
Classification scheme: | Australian Standard Classification of Drugs of Concern 2000 | |
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Representation class: | Code | |
Data type: | String | |
Format: | NNNN | |
Maximum character length: | 4 | |
Value | Meaning | |
Supplementary values: | 0005 | Opioid analgesics not further defined |
0006 | Psychostimulants not further defined |
Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | The principal drug of concern should be the main drug of concern to the client and is the focus of the client's treatment episode. If the client has been referred into treatment and does not nominate a drug of concern, then the drug involved in the client's referral should be chosen. |
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Collection methods: | To be collected on commencement of the treatment episode. For clients whose treatment episode is related to the alcohol and other drug use of another person, this metadata item should not be collected. |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Intergovernmental Committee on Drugs National Minimum Data Set Working Group |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references: | Has been superseded by Episode of treatment for alcohol and other drugs—drug of concern (principal), (ASCDC 2011 extended) code NNNN Health, Standard 07/12/2011 Is re-engineered from Principal drug of concern, version 3, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (16.5 KB) No registration status |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS Health, Superseded 21/03/2006 Implementation start date: 01/07/2005 Implementation end date: 30/06/2006 Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS Health, Superseded 23/10/2006 Implementation start date: 01/07/2006 Implementation end date: 30/06/2007 Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS 2007-08 Health, Superseded 05/02/2008 Implementation start date: 01/07/2007 Implementation end date: 30/06/2008 Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS 2008-10 Health, Superseded 22/12/2009 Implementation start date: 01/07/2008 Implementation end date: 30/06/2010 Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS 2010-11 Health, Superseded 24/12/2010 Implementation start date: 01/07/2010 Implementation end date: 30/06/2011 Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS 2011-12 Health, Superseded 07/12/2011 Implementation start date: 01/07/2011 Implementation end date: 30/06/2012 |