Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Name suffix |
METEOR identifier: | 287164 |
Registration status: | Community Services (retired), Superseded 06/02/2012 Health, Standard 04/05/2005 |
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: | Name suffix text A[A(11)] |
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. |
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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. |
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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Related metadata references: | Supersedes Person (name)—name suffix, text A[A(11)] Community Services (retired), Superseded 25/08/2005 Health, Superseded 04/05/2005 Has been superseded by Person (name)—name suffix, text X[XXXX] Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Health care client identification DSS Health, Superseded 03/12/2008 Health care client identification DSS Health, Retired 20/03/2013 Health care provider identification DSS Health, Superseded 04/07/2007 Health care provider identification DSS Health, Superseded 03/12/2008 Health care provider identification DSS Health, Retired 20/03/2013 |