Individual service provider—occupation start date, DDMMYYYY

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	Provider occupation start date
Synonymous names:	Health care provider field of practice start date
METEOR identifier:	289059
Registration status:	Community Services (retired), Standard 30/09/2005 Health, Standard 04/05/2005
Definition:	The date on which an individual health care provider commenced practising in an identified occupation.
Data Element Concept:	Individual service provider—occupation start date
Value Domain:	Date DDMMYYYY

Value domain attributes
Representational attributes
Representation class:	Date
Data type:	Date/Time
Format:	DDMMYYYY
Maximum character length:	8

Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Data element attributes
Collection and usage attributes
Guide for use:	Enter the date using day, month and year. In the AS4846 Health Care Provider Identification, the Australian Standard Health Care Provider Field of Practice Start Date mandates the use of a Date Accuracy Indicator. This is not compulsory with the use of this data element.
Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	Standards Australia
Origin:	AS4846 Health Care Provider Identification, 2004, Sydney: Standards Australia AS4846 Health Care Provider Identification, 2006, Sydney: Standards Australia
Relational attributes
Related metadata references:	Has been superseded by Individual service provider—occupation start date, DDMMYYYY Health, Standard 05/10/2016 See also Date—accuracy indicator, code AAA Community Services (retired), Standard 30/09/2005 Disability, Standard 07/10/2014 Early Childhood, Standard 21/05/2010 Health, Standard 04/05/2005 Homelessness, Standard 23/08/2010 Housing assistance, Standard 23/08/2010
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: All attributes +	Health care provider identification DSS Health, Superseded 04/07/2007 DSS specific attributes + DSS specific information: This date must: be greater than or equal to the provider occupation start date; be a valid date; be collected for each provider occupation recorded. If the date is estimated in some way, it is recommended that the metadata item Date accuracy indicator also be recorded at the time of record creation to flag the accuracy of the data. For data integrity, data exchange, future data analysis and/or manipulation of data from diverse sources the Date accuracy indicator must be used in conjunction with the provider occupation start date in all instances to ensure accuracy. Health care provider identification DSS Health, Superseded 03/12/2008 DSS specific attributes + DSS specific information: This date must: be greater than or equal to the provider occupation start date; be a valid date; be collected for each provider occupation recorded. If the date is estimated in some way, it is recommended that the metadata item Date accuracy indicator also be recorded at the time of record creation to flag the accuracy of the data. For data integrity, data exchange, future data analysis and/or manipulation of data from diverse sources the Date accuracy indicator must be used in conjunction with the provider occupation start date in all instances to ensure accuracy. Health care provider identification DSS Health, Retired 20/03/2013 DSS specific attributes + DSS specific information: This date must: be greater than or equal to the provider occupation start date; be a valid date; be collected for each provider occupation recorded. If the date is estimated in some way, it is recommended that the metadata item Date accuracy indicator also be recorded at the time of record creation to flag the accuracy of the data. For data integrity, data exchange, future data analysis and/or manipulation of data from diverse sources the Date accuracy indicator must be used in conjunction with the provider occupation start date in all instances to ensure accuracy.