Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS
Data Set Specification Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type:![]() | Data Set Specification |
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METEOR identifier:![]() | 273051 |
Registration status:![]() | Health, Superseded 21/03/2006 |
DSS type:![]() | National Minimum Data Set (NMDS) |
Scope:![]() | This metadata set is nationally mandated for collection and reporting. Publicly funded government and non-government agencies providing alcohol and/or drug treatment services. Including community-based ambulatory services and outpatient services. The following services are currently not included in the coverage:
Clients who are on a methadone maintenance program may be included in the collection where they also receive other types of treatment. |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Statistical unit:![]() | Completed treatment episodes for clients who participate in a treatment type as specified in the data element Episode of treatment for alcohol and other drugs—treatment type (main), code N. |
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Collection methods:![]() | Data to be reported in each agency on completed treatment episode and then forwarded to state/territory authorities for collation. National reporting requirements State and territory health authorities provide the data to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare for national collation, on an annual basis. Periods for which data are collected and nationally collated Financial years ending 30 June each year. |
Implementation start date:![]() | 01/07/2005 |
Implementation end date:![]() | 30/06/2006 |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation:![]() | National Health Information Group |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references:![]() | Has been superseded by Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS Health, Superseded 23/10/2006 Is re-engineered from ![]() No registration status |