Episode of treatment for alcohol and other drugs—client type, code N

Identifying and definitional attributes

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Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Collection and usage attributes

CODE 1     Own alcohol or other drug use

Use this code for a client who receives treatment or assistance concerning their own alcohol and/or other drug use.

Use this code where a client is receiving treatment or assistance for both their own alcohol and/or other drug use and the alcohol and/or other drug use of another person.

CODE 2     Other's alcohol or other drug use

Use this code for a client who receives support and/or assistance in relation to the alcohol and/or other drug use of another person.

To be collected on commencement of a treatment episode with a service.

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

Where Code 2 Other's alcohol or other drug use is reported, do not collect the following data elements:

Episode of treatment for alcohol and other drugs—drug of concern (principal), code (ASCDC 2000 extended) NNNN;

Episode of treatment for alcohol and other drugs—drug of concern (other), code (ASCDC 2000 extended) NNNN;

Client—injecting drug use status, code N; and

Client—method of drug use (principal drug of concern), code N.

Required to differentiate between clients according to whether the treatment episode concerns their own alcohol and/or other drug use or that of another person to provide a basis for description of the people accessing alcohol and other drug treatment services.

Source and reference attributes

Intergovernmental Committee on Drugs National Minimum Data Set Working Group

Relational attributes