Person (name)—name title sequence number, code N

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:

Data Element

Short name:

Name title sequence number

METeOR identifier:

288263

Registration status:

Community Services, Standard 30/09/2005
Health, Standard 04/05/2005

Definition:

The numeric order of an honorific form of address commencing a person's name, as represented by a code.

Data Element Concept:

Person (name)—name title sequence number

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:

Code

Data type:

Number

Format:

Maximum character length:

Permissible values:

Value	Meaning
1	First name title
2	Second name title
3	Third name title
4	Fourth name title
5	Fifth name title
6	Sixth name title
7	Seventh name title
8	Eighth name title
9	Ninth and subsequent name title

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

Collection methods:

Multiple Name titles may be recorded. For the purpose of positive identification of a person, each Name title must have a Name title sequence number recorded.

Example: Professor Sir John Markham

In the example above 'Professor' would have a name title sequence number of 1 and 'Sir' would have a name title sequence number of 2.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:

Standards Australia

Origin:

AS4846 Health Care Provider Identification, 2004, Sydney: Standards Australia

Relational attributes

Implementation in Data Set Specifications:

Health care client identification DSS Health, Superseded 03/12/2008

Health care client identification DSS Health, Retired 20/03/2013

Health care provider identification DSS Health, Superseded 04/07/2007

Health care provider identification DSS Health, Superseded 03/12/2008

Health care provider identification DSS Health, Retired 20/03/2013