Service episode—type of goods and equipment received, code N

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	Goods and equipment received
METEOR identifier:	270369
Registration status:	Community Services (retired), Superseded 29/04/2006
Definition:	The goods or equipment received by the client (by purchase, loan, or gift) during a service episode, as represented by a code.
Data Element Concept:	Service episode—type of goods and equipment received

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:

Code

Data type:

Number

Format:

Maximum character length:

Permissible values:

Value	Meaning
1	Self-care aids (e.g. button hook for dressing or bowl care for eating)
2	Support and mobility aids (e.g. walking frame, manual wheelchair)
3	Mobility aids for blind persons (e.g. white cane, guide dog)
4	Communication aids (e.g. hearing aids, mouthstick)
5	Reading aids (e.g. magnifying glass, braille books)
6	Medical care aids (e.g. ventilator, pacemaker)
7	Car modifications (e.g. car ramp, room for wheelchair)
8	Other goods and equipment (other goods and equipment not elsewhere classified)

Supplementary values:

Value	Meaning
9	Not stated/inadequately described

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

Collection methods:

The agency should record the type of goods or equipment received by the client (on loan or by purchase) on each Community service episode. This information can then be amalgamated to provide a measure of the types and number of goods and equipment received by a client over a reporting period (which will vary according to collection requirements).

Where the client receives more than one of the same type of good or equipment (e.g. several food packets) on the same occasion, the agency should only record this once. Where the client receives different types of goods or equipment on the same occasion, the agency should separately record each type of goods or equipment against the same date.

Where greater detail in the Value domain is required refer to HACC Data Dictionary Version 1.0, Appendix B: Code list for Goods and Equipment. 1998.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Origin:

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 1998. Home and Community Care (HACC) data dictionary, version 1.0. Commonwealth Department of Health and Family Services, Canberra

Relational attributes

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