Cessation of treatment episode for alcohol and other drugs

Glossary Item Attributes

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:	Is re-engineered from Cessation of treatment episode for alcohol and other drugs, version 2, DEC, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (13.8 KB) No registration status
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