Implementation start date: 01/07/2014
Implementation end date: 30/06/2015
Conditional obligation:
This data element must be completed if a response of 'yes' is recorded in response to 'Interpreter services required, yes/no'.
DSS specific information:
This data item is used in conjunction with 'Interpreter service required, yes/no'.
In the Disability Services Minimum Data Set (DS NMDS), this data element refers to the requirement for interpreter services as perceived by the person seeking assistance.
In the DS NMDS, the need for interpreter services along with the type of the service required is collected in one question using the following codes:
1 Yes—for spoken language other than English
2 Yes—for non-spoken communication
3 No
9 Not stated
The data item relates to interpreter services for languages other than English, as well as interpreter services required because a person uses sign language or other form of non-spoken communication.
The data item 6 ‘Communication method’, provides the opportunity to indicate the use of sign language and the level of effective communication of the service user.