Person (name)—name title sequence number, code N

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	Name title sequence number
METEOR identifier:	288263
Registration status:	Community Services (retired), Standard 30/09/2005 Health, Superseded 05/10/2016
Definition:	The numeric order of an honorific form of address commencing a person's name, as represented by a code.
Data Element Concept:	Person (name)—name title sequence number
Value Domain:	Name title sequence code N

Value domain attributes
Representational attributes
Representation class:	Code
Data type:	Number
Format:	N
Maximum character length:	1
	Value	Meaning
Permissible values:	1	First name title
	2	Second name title
	3	Third name title
	4	Fourth name title
	5	Fifth name title
	6	Sixth name title
	7	Seventh name title
	8	Eighth name title
	9	Ninth and subsequent name title

Data element attributes
Collection and usage attributes
Collection methods:	Multiple Name titles may be recorded. For the purpose of positive identification of a person, each Name title must have a Name title sequence number recorded. Example: Professor Sir John Markham In the example above 'Professor' would have a name title sequence number of 1 and 'Sir' would have a name title sequence number of 2.
Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	Standards Australia
Origin:	AS4846 Health Care Provider Identification, 2004, Sydney: Standards Australia
Relational attributes
Related metadata references:	Has been superseded by Person—name title sequence number, code N[N] Health, Standard 05/10/2016
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: All attributes +	Health care client identification DSS Health, Superseded 03/12/2008 Health care client identification DSS Health, Retired 20/03/2013 Health care provider identification DSS Health, Superseded 04/07/2007 Health care provider identification DSS Health, Superseded 03/12/2008 Health care provider identification DSS Health, Retired 20/03/2013

Value domain attributes