Service provider organisation—organisation identifier

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element Concept
Synonymous names:	Agency identifier
METEOR identifier:	269787
Registration status:	Community Services (retired), Standard 01/03/2005 Disability, Standard 07/10/2014 Early Childhood, Standard 21/05/2010 Homelessness, Standard 23/08/2010 Housing assistance, Standard 23/08/2010
Definition:	The unique identifier for the establishment, which provides care or services.

Object Class attributes

Identifying and definitional attributes

Object class:	Service provider organisation
Definition:	An organisation that provides services and/or care.
Specialisation of:	Organisation
Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Property attributes

Identifying and definitional attributes

Property:	Organisation identifier
Definition:	A sequence of characters which identify an organisation.
Property group:	Identifier characteristics
Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Data element concept attributes

Collection and usage attributes

Comments:	Desirable components of a unique agency identifier include Australian State/Territory identifier, Establishment sector, and Agency number. Currently, there is no uniform method throughout community services for the identification of agencies. However, adoption of consistent practices for allocating unique agency identifiers has the potential to enhance data comparability and utility. It is important to note that if agencies are to communicate confidentially between one another, a unique agency identity needs to be established. The use of this metadata item will lead to reduced duplication in reporting client activity and will enable linkage of services to one episode of care or service event.

Comments:

Desirable components of a unique agency identifier include Australian State/Territory identifier, Establishment sector, and Agency number.

Currently, there is no uniform method throughout community services for the identification of agencies. However, adoption of consistent practices for allocating unique agency identifiers has the potential to enhance data comparability and utility.

It is important to note that if agencies are to communicate confidentially between one another, a unique agency identity needs to be established. The use of this metadata item will lead to reduced duplication in reporting client activity and will enable linkage of services to one episode of care or service event.

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:	Is re-engineered from Agency identifier, version 2, DEC, NCSDD, NCSIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (13.1 KB) No registration status
Data Elements implementing this Data Element Concept:	Service provider organisation—organisation identifier (children's services), N(6) Community Services (retired), Superseded 21/05/2010 Service provider organisation—organisation identifier (CSTDA funded agency), X[X(7)] Community Services (retired), Superseded 11/11/2009 Service provider organisation—organisation identifier (CSTDA service type outlet), XX[X(12)] Community Services (retired), Superseded 11/11/2009 Service provider organisation—organisation identifier (NDA funded agency), X[X(7)] Community Services (retired), Superseded 10/04/2013 Service provider organisation—organisation identifier (NDA service type outlet), XX[X(12)] Community Services (retired), Superseded 10/04/2013 Service provider organisation—organisation identifier (out-of-home care), NX[X(13)] Community Services (retired), Standard 30/04/2008 Service provider organisation—organisation identifier (SAAP State/Territory allocated), X(15) Community Services (retired), Standard 15/09/2007 Service provider organisation—organisation identifier (SAAP), NNNNA Community Services (retired), Superseded 01/07/2011 Service provider organisation—organisation identifier, child protection NX[X(13)] Community Services (retired), Recorded 19/08/2011 Service provider organisation—organisation identifier, NNNNA Homelessness, Superseded 01/05/2013 Housing assistance, Superseded 01/05/2013 Service provider organisation—organisation identifier, NNNNNA Homelessness, Standard 01/05/2013 Housing assistance, Standard 01/05/2013 Service provider organisation—organisation identifier, X(15) Community Services (retired), Standard 21/05/2010 Early Childhood, Superseded 28/05/2014 Service provider organisation—organisation identifier, X(15) Early Childhood, Standard 28/05/2014 Service provider organisation—organisation identifier, X[X(14)] Early Childhood, Standard 02/12/2020 Service provider organisation—organisation identifier, X[X(14)] Early Childhood, Superseded 02/12/2020 Housing assistance, Standard 01/05/2013 Service provider organisation—organisation identifier, X[X(7)] Community Services (retired), Standard 10/04/2013 Disability, Standard 07/10/2014

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