Person (name)—name suffix, text A[A(11)]
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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| Short name: | Name suffix |
| METEOR identifier: | 287164 |
| Registration status: |
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| Definition: | Additional term following a person's name used to identify a person when addressing them by name, whether by mail, by phone, or in person, as represented by text. |
| Data Element Concept: | Person (name)—name suffix |
Value domain attributes | |
Representational attributes | |
| Representation class: | Text |
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| Data type: | String |
| Format: | A[A(11)] |
| Maximum character length: | 12 |
Collection and usage attributes | |
| Guide for use: | Valid abbreviations from the Australian Standard AS4590-1999 Interchange of client information. |
Source and reference attributes | |
| Origin: | Standards Australia 1999. Australian Standard AS4590-1999 Interchange of Client Information. Sydney: Standards Australia Standards Australia 2002. Australian Standard AS5017-2002 Health Care Client Identification. Sydney: Standards Australia |
Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
| Guide for use: | Mixed case should be used (rather than upper case only). Examples of name suffixes are 'Jr' for Junior and 'MP' for Member of Parliament. |
| Collection methods: | A person’s name may have multiple Name suffixes. For the purpose of positive identification of a person, each Name suffix must have an associated Name suffix sequence number recorded. |
Source and reference attributes | |
| Submitting organisation: | Standards Australia |
| Origin: | National Health Data Committee National Community Services Data Committee |
| Reference documents: | AS4846 Health Care Provider Identification, 2004, Sydney: Standards Australia |
Relational attributes | |
| Related metadata references: | Supersedes Person (name)—name suffix, text A[A(11)]
Has been superseded by Person (name)—name suffix, text X[XXXX]
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| Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Health, Superseded 03/12/2008 Health, Retired 20/03/2013 Health, Superseded 04/07/2007 Health, Superseded 03/12/2008 Health, Retired 20/03/2013 |