Person—interpreter service required status (health), code N

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:

Data Element

Short name:

Need for interpreter service

Synonymous names:

Need for interpreter service

METeOR identifier:

270345

Registration status:

Health, Superseded 08/02/2006

Definition:

Need for interpreter services (yes/no) as perceived by the person, as represented by a code.

Data Element Concept:

Person—interpreter service required status (health)

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:

Code

Data type:

Boolean

Format:

Maximum character length:

Permissible values:

Value	Meaning
0	Interpreter not needed
1	Interpreter needed

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

Comments:

This metadata item has not been included in the National minimum data set - Admitted patient care because of reservations about its utility in assessing demand for interpreter services and concerns that a question of this nature might raise expectations of service provision which could not always be fulfilled.

Source and reference attributes

Origin:

National Health Data Committee

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:

Has been superseded by Person—interpreter service required, yes/no code N Community Services, Standard 10/04/2006, Health, Standard 08/02/2006, Tasmanian Health, Draft 23/07/2012