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Organisation name type code N

Value Domain Attributes

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termValue Domain
METEOR identifier:Help on this term288929
Registration status:Help on this term
  • Community Services (retired), Superseded 06/02/2012
  • Health, Standard 04/05/2005
  • Indigenous, Standard 16/10/2017
Definition:Help on this termA codeset representing the differentiation between names.

Representational attributes

Representation class:Help on this termCode
Data type:Help on this termNumber
Format:Help on this termN
Maximum character length:Help on this term1
Permissible values:Help on this term
ValueMeaning
1Organisation unit/section/division
2Service location name
3Business name
4Locally used name
5Abbreviated name
6Enterprise name
8Other
Supplementary values:Help on this term
9Unknown

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:Help on this term

CODE 1     Organisation unit/section/division

This code is used where a business unit, section or division within an organisation may have its own separate identity.

CODE 2     Service location name

This code is used where the service location name is an important part of the organisation name and is used for identification purposes, e.g. Mobile Immunisation Unit at Bankstown.

CODE 3     Business name

Business name used only for trading purposes.

CODE 4     Locally used name

This code is used where a local name is used, e.g. where a medical practice is known by a name that is different to the company registration name or business name.

CODE 5     Abbreviated name

A short name or an abbreviated name by which the organisation is known, e.g. HIC.

CODE 6     Enterprise name

Generally, the complete organisation name should be used to avoid any ambiguity in identification. This should usually be the same as company registration name.

CODE 8     Other

This code is used when the organisation name does not fit into any one of the categories listed above.

CODE 9     Unknown

This code is used when the organisation name type is unknown.

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
Has been superseded by Organisation name type code AA[A]
  • Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012
  • Disability, Standard 13/08/2015
Data elements implementing this value domain:Help on this term
Organisation—name type, code N
  • Health, Standard 05/10/2016
  • Indigenous, Standard 16/10/2017
Service provider organisation (name)—name type, code N
  • Community Services (retired), Superseded 06/02/2012
  • Health, Superseded 05/10/2016
  • Indigenous, Superseded 16/10/2017
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