Person—unique identifier used indicator, yes/no code N

Identifying and definitional attributes

• Community Services (retired), Standard 19/09/2013
• Health, Standard 07/02/2013

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

CODE 1   Yes

This code means the person identifier is a number for a uniquely identified person.

CODE 2   No

This code means the person identifier is a number for a non-uniquely identifiable person.

The assignment of Person identifier to a uniquely identifiable individual is important for the Community Mental Health Care (CMHC) NMDS to permit the determination of the number of clients receiving services within a jurisdiction. The ability of jurisdictions to generate unique identifiers varies, as described in the data quality statement for the CMHC NMDS.

Relational attributes