Referral—formal referral source, homelessness code N[N]
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type:![]() | Data Element |
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Short name:![]() | Formal referral source |
METEOR identifier:![]() | 401340 |
Registration status:![]() | Homelessness, Superseded 10/08/2018 Housing assistance, Standard 23/08/2010 |
Definition:![]() | The person, entity or agency responsible for the formal referral of a client to an agency, as represented by a code. |
Data Element Concept:![]() | Referral—referral source |
Value Domain:![]() | Source of referral homelessness code N[N] |
Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use:![]() | Only formal referrals are collected in this data element. The list of forms of referrals in the classification or value domain are regarded as formal referrals. A formal referral is any form of verbal or written contact with the person, group or organisation from which the individual or group could be referred. |
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Collection methods:![]() | The permissible values for this data element are used to form the response categories to the question: 'From the referral list below please select one that represents the source of formal referral for this client.' |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references:![]() | Supersedes Referral—referral source, SAAP code N[N] Community Services (retired), Recorded 07/08/2007 Has been superseded by Referral—formal referral source, homelessness code N[N] Homelessness, Standard 10/08/2018 |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications:![]() | Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS 2011 Homelessness, Superseded 01/05/2013 Housing assistance, Superseded 01/05/2013 Implementation start date: 01/07/2011 Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS 2012-13 Homelessness, Superseded 01/05/2013 Housing assistance, Superseded 01/05/2013 Implementation start date: 01/07/2012 Implementation end date: 30/06/2013 Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS 2013-14 Homelessness, Superseded 26/08/2014 Housing assistance, Superseded 26/08/2014 Implementation start date: 01/07/2013 Implementation end date: 30/06/2014 Conditional obligation: In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this item is only asked of clients. DSS specific information: In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this data element is collected at the date of presentation. This collection records a response of Don't Know (CODE 99), which is equivalent to the code Don't know/Not sure (CODE 22) in the Standard. Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS 2014-15 Homelessness, Superseded 24/11/2016 Housing assistance, Superseded 24/11/2016 Implementation start date: 01/07/2014 Implementation end date: 30/06/2015 Conditional obligation: In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this item is only asked of clients. DSS specific information: In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this data element is collected at the date of presentation. This collection records a response of Don't Know (CODE 99), which is equivalent to the code Don't know/Not sure (CODE 22) in the Standard. Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS 2015-17 Homelessness, Superseded 24/11/2016 Implementation start date: 01/07/2015 Implementation end date: 30/06/2017 Conditional obligation: In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this item is only asked of clients. DSS specific information: In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this data element is collected at the date of presentation. This collection records a response of Don't Know (CODE 99), which is equivalent to the code Don't know/Not sure (CODE 22) in the Standard. Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS 2017-19 Homelessness, Superseded 10/08/2018 Implementation start date: 01/07/2017 Implementation end date: 30/06/2019 Conditional obligation: In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this item is only asked of clients. DSS specific information: In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this data element is collected at the date of presentation. This collection records a response of Don't Know (Code 99), which is equivalent to the code Don't know/Not sure (Code 22) in the Standard. |