Person (assessed)—assistance eligibility status, code N

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	Eligibility status
METEOR identifier:	270372
Registration status:	Community Services (retired), Superseded 29/04/2006
Definition:	The eligibility of a person (as determined by an assessment) to receive an occasion of assistance from an agency, as represented by a code.
Data Element Concept:	Person (assessed)—assistance eligibility status

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:

Code

Data type:

Number

Format:

Maximum character length:

Permissible values:

Value	Meaning
1	Eligible
2	Not eligible

Supplementary values:

Value	Meaning
9	Not stated/inadequately described

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:

The actual eligibility criteria may differ according to the type of assistance and the agency.

Collection methods:

To be measured only where the person's eligibility for assistance has been assessed.

Instances in which a client who has been assisted on a previous occasion and subsequently seeks further assistance, should generally be considered as another occasion of assistance, and a new 'eligibility status' should be recorded. For example, instances where a significant amount of time has lapsed since previous assistance or where the reasons for seeking assistance have changed should be regarded as additional occasions of assistance.

Source and reference attributes

Origin:

National Community Services Data Committee

Relational attributes

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