Person—level of functional independence, Resource Utilisation Groups - Activities of Daily Living score code N

Implementation start date: 01/07/2016

Implementation end date: 30/06/2017

Conditional obligation:

Reporting of the RUG-ADL at the commencement of a mental health phase of care is mandatory for admitted and residential patients.

Reporting of the RUG-ADL is not mandatory if mental health phase of care is reported as Assessment Only.

Implementation start date: 01/07/2017

Implementation end date: 30/06/2018

Conditional obligation:

Reporting of the RUG-ADL at the commencement of a mental health phase of care is mandatory for admitted and residential patients.

Reporting of the RUG-ADL is not mandatory if mental health phase of care is reported as Assessment Only.

Reporting of the RUG-ADL should only be reported for patients aged 65 years and over.

Conditional obligation:

Implementation start date: 01/07/2014

Implementation end date: 30/06/2015

Conditional obligation:

Only the Resource Utilisation Groups - Activities of Daily Living (RUG-ADL) scores at admission are required to be reported for maintenance care episodes.

RUG-ADL scores at palliative care phase start should be reported for all palliative care phases.

Only required to be reported for episodes of admitted patient care with Hospital service—care type, code N[N] recorded as:

• Code 3, Palliative care; or
• Code 6, Maintenance care.

Only required to be reported when the Episode of admitted patient care—clinical assessment only indicator, yes/no code N value is recorded as Code 2, No.

Not required to be reported for patients aged 16 years and under at admission.

DSS specific information:

For episodes of admitted patient care with Hospital service—care type, code N[N] recorded as 3 Palliative care, the RUG-ADL scores must be reported for each palliative care phase if the episode of admitted patient care had more than one phase.

Conditional obligation:

Reporting of the RUG-ADL at admission is mandatory for residential mental health care services that are included in the General list of in-scope public hospital services, which have been developed under the National Health Reform Agreement (2011). Reporting is optional for episodes of residential mental health care provided by government-funded, non-government operated services.

The RUG-ADL should only be reported for patients aged 65 years and over.