Episode of care—funding eligibility indicator (Department of Veterans' Affairs), code N
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type:![]() | Data Element |
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Short name:![]() | Department of Veterans' Affairs patient |
METEOR identifier:![]() | 270092 |
Registration status:![]() | Health, Superseded 25/01/2018 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 01/11/2012 |
Definition:![]() | Whether an eligible person's charges for this hospital admission are met by the Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA), as represented by a code. |
Context:![]() | Health services |
Data Element Concept:![]() | Episode of care—funding eligibility indicator |
Value Domain:![]() | Yes/no code N |
Value domain attributes | ||
Representational attributes | ||
Representation class:![]() | Code | |
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Data type:![]() | Boolean | |
Format:![]() | N | |
Maximum character length:![]() | 1 | |
Value | Meaning | |
Permissible values:![]() | 1 | Yes |
2 | No |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation:![]() | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
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Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use:![]() | Refer to the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 (Cwlth) for details of eligible DVA beneficiaries. |
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Collection methods:![]() | Whether or not charges for this episode of care are met by the DVA is routinely established as part of hospital admission processes. |
Comments:![]() | Eligible veterans and war widows/widowers can receive free treatment at any public hospital, former Repatriation Hospitals (RHs) or a Veteran Partnering (VP) contracted private hospital as a private patient in a shared ward, with the doctor of their choice. Admission to a public hospital does not require prior approval from the DVA. When treatment cannot be provided within a reasonable time in the public health system at a former RH or a private VP hospital, there is a system of contracted non-VP private hospitals which will provide care. Admission to a contracted private hospital requires prior financial authorisation from DVA. Approval may be given to attend a non-contracted private hospital when the service is not available at a public or contracted non-VP private hospital. In an emergency a Repatriation patient can be admitted to the nearest hospital, public or private, without reference to DVA. If an eligible veteran or war widow/widower chooses to be treated under Veterans' Affairs arrangements, which includes obtaining prior approval for non-VP private hospital care, DVA will meet the full cost of their treatment. To assist in analyses of utilisation and health care funding. |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references:![]() | Has been superseded by Episode of care—Department of Veterans' Affairs funding indicator, yes/no code N Health, Standard 25/01/2018 Tasmanian Health, Standard 27/05/2020 Is re-engineered from ![]() No registration status |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications:![]() | Activity based funding: Emergency department care DSS 2013-2014 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Superseded 01/03/2013 Implementation start date: 01/07/2013 Implementation end date: 30/06/2014 Activity based funding: Emergency service care DSS 2014-15 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 14/01/2015 Implementation start date: 01/07/2014 Implementation end date: 30/06/2015 Activity based funding: Emergency service care DSS 2015-16 Health, Superseded 19/11/2015 Implementation start date: 01/07/2015 Implementation end date: 30/06/2016 Activity based funding: Emergency service care NBEDS 2016-17 Health, Superseded 05/10/2016 Implementation start date: 01/07/2016 Implementation end date: 30/06/2017 Activity based funding: Emergency service care NBEDS 2017-18 Health, Superseded 25/01/2018 Implementation start date: 01/07/2017 Implementation end date: 30/06/2018 Emergency department care activity based funding DSS 2012-2013 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Superseded 31/10/2012 Implementation start date: 01/07/2012 Implementation end date: 30/06/2013 Non-admitted patient emergency department care DSS 1 January 2012-30 June 2012 Health, Retired 30/01/2012 Implementation start date: 01/01/2012 Implementation end date: 30/06/2012 Non-admitted patient emergency department care DSS 2014-15 Health, Superseded 04/02/2015 Implementation start date: 01/07/2014 Implementation end date: 30/06/2015 Non-admitted patient emergency department care DSS 2015-16 Health, Superseded 02/12/2015 Implementation start date: 01/07/2015 Implementation end date: 30/06/2016 Non-admitted patient emergency department care NBEDS 2016-17 Health, Superseded 05/10/2016 Implementation start date: 01/07/2016 Implementation end date: 30/06/2017 Non-admitted patient emergency department care NBEDS 2017-18 Health, Superseded 12/12/2018 Implementation start date: 01/07/2017 Implementation end date: 30/06/2018 Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS Health, Superseded 24/03/2006 Implementation start date: 01/07/2005 Implementation end date: 30/06/2006 Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS Health, Superseded 23/10/2006 Implementation start date: 01/07/2006 Implementation end date: 30/06/2007 Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS Health, Superseded 07/12/2005 Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS 2007-08 Health, Superseded 05/02/2008 Implementation start date: 01/07/2007 Implementation end date: 30/06/2008 Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS 2008-10 Health, Superseded 22/12/2009 Implementation start date: 01/07/2008 Implementation end date: 30/06/2010 Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS 2010-11 Health, Superseded 18/01/2011 Implementation start date: 01/07/2010 Implementation end date: 30/06/2011 Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS 2011-12 Health, Superseded 30/01/2012 Implementation start date: 01/07/2011 Implementation end date: 30/06/2012 Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS 2012-13 Health, Superseded 07/02/2013 Implementation start date: 01/07/2012 Implementation end date: 30/06/2013 Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS 2013-14 Health, Superseded 11/04/2014 Implementation start date: 01/07/2013 Implementation end date: 30/06/2014 Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS 2014-15 Health, Superseded 13/11/2014 Implementation start date: 01/07/2014 Implementation end date: 30/06/2015 Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS 2015-16 Health, Superseded 19/11/2015 Implementation start date: 01/07/2015 Implementation end date: 30/06/2016 Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS 2016-17 Health, Superseded 05/10/2016 Implementation start date: 01/07/2016 Implementation end date: 30/06/2017 Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS 2017-18 Health, Superseded 25/01/2018 Implementation start date: 01/07/2017 Implementation end date: 30/06/2018 |