Cessation of treatment episode for alcohol and other drugs

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Glossary Item
METEOR identifier:	327302
Registration status:	Health, Standard 01/03/2005
Definition:	Cessation of a treatment episode occurs when treatment is completed or discontinued; or there has been a change in the principal drug of concern, the main treatment type, or the treatment delivery setting.
Context:	Alcohol and other drug treatment services

Collection and usage attributes
Guide for use:	A client is identified as ceasing a treatment episode if one or more of the following apply: their treatment plan is completed, they have had no contact with the treatment provider for a period of three months, nor is there a plan in place for further contact, their principal drug of concern for alcohol and other drugs has changed, their main treatment type for alcohol and other drugs has changed, their treatment delivery setting for alcohol and other drugs has changed, their treatment has ceased for other reasons (e.g. imprisoned, ceased treatment against advice, transferred to another service provider, died, etc.).
Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	Intergovernmental Committee on Drugs National Minimum Data Set working group
Origin:
Relational attributes
Related metadata references:	Supersedes Cessation of treatment episode for alcohol and other drugs, version 2, DEC, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (13.8 KB) No registration status
Metadata items which use this glossary item:	Alcohol and other drug treatment services NBEDS 2022–23 Health, Standard 17/12/2021 Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS 2013-15 Health, Superseded 13/11/2014 Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS 2015-18 Health, Superseded 06/09/2018 Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS 2018-19 ACT Health (retired), Candidate 09/08/2018 Health, Superseded 12/12/2018 Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS 2019–20 Health, Superseded 20/02/2020 Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS 2020–21 Health, Superseded 05/02/2021 Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS 2021–22 Health, Superseded 17/12/2021 Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS 2022–23 Health, Standard 17/12/2021 Episode of treatment for alcohol and other drugs—treatment cessation date, DDMMYYYY ACT Health (retired), Candidate 09/08/2018 Health, Standard 01/03/2005