Service type outlet—number of service operation weeks, total NN

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	Service operation weeks
METEOR identifier:	497588
Registration status:	Community Services (retired), Standard 10/04/2013 [Non Dictionary] Disability, Superseded 15/12/2017
Definition:	The number of weeks during a specified period that a service type outlet is open to provide services.
Data Element Concept:	Service type outlet—number of service operation weeks
Value Domain:	Total service operation weeks NN

Value domain attributes
Representational attributes
Representation class:	Total
Data type:	Number
Format:	NN
Maximum character length:	2
	Value	Meaning
Supplementary values:	90	No regular pattern of operation through a year
	99	Not stated/inadequately described
Unit of measure:	Week

Collection and usage attributes
Guide for use:	A week is measured from 12:00AM (midnight) Monday morning to 11:59PM the following Sunday. If a service operates within this period then it is counted as having operated during that week. Therefore if an agency operates for only a short time for one of the days within a week, it is counted as operating during that week.

Data element attributes
Collection and usage attributes
Guide for use:	Valid numbers are 01 to 52.
Comments:	When collected in conjunction with the number of service operation hours in a day and the service operation days in a week this metadata item can provide useful information on patterns of service delivery.
Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Relational attributes
Related metadata references:	Has been superseded by Service type outlet—number of service operation weeks, total N[N] Disability, Standard 15/12/2017 See also Service type outlet—full financial year funding indicator, yes/no code N Disability, Standard 29/02/2016
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: All attributes +	Disability Services NMDS 2015–16 Disability, Superseded 28/09/2016 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2015 Implementation end date: 30/06/2016 DSS specific information: In the Disability Services Minimum Data Set (DS NMDS), this data element refers to the number of weeks the service type outletusually operates. It is asking about the amount of time the service type outlet is generally open for service provision to service users, not about the amount of time a service type outlet is staffed. A service type outlet is considered to be operating whenever service is provided to service users e.g. if the service type outlet closes for only 2 weeks over the Christmas period it is considered to usually operate for 50 weeks per year. This data element is seeking information about the usual weeks of operation of a service type outlet. For example, if a service type outlet received funding from September but intends to operate for 52 weeks per year, ‘52’ is recorded for this data item, and ‘No’ is recorded for the 'Service provider organisation—full financial year funding indicator, yes/no code N' data item. Service type outlet should record ‘90’ (‘no regular pattern of operation through a year’) if the service type outlet does not have a regular pattern of operation; for example, a recreation/holiday program which is offered only if there are sufficient numbers (i.e. program offered on demand). Service type outlets of service types 7.01–7.04 may record ’90’ (‘no regular pattern of operation through a year’), or, if it is possible and they wish to do so, they may record the actual number of weeks of operation. Disability Services NMDS 2016–17 Disability, Superseded 15/12/2017 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2016 Implementation end date: 30/06/2017 DSS specific information: In the Disability Services National Minimum Data Set (DS NMDS), this data element refers to the number of weeks the service type outletusually operates. It is asking about the amount of time the service type outlet is generally open for service provision to service users, not about the amount of time a service type outlet is staffed. A service type outlet is considered to be operating whenever service is provided to service users e.g. if the service type outlet closes for only 2 weeks over the Christmas period it is considered to usually operate for 50 weeks per year. This data element is seeking information about the usual weeks of operation of a service type outlet. For example, if a service type outlet received funding from September but intends to operate for 52 weeks per year, ‘52’ is recorded for this data item, and ‘No’ is recorded for the 'Service provider organisation—full financial year funding indicator, yes/no code N' data item. Service type outlet should record ‘90’ (‘no regular pattern of operation through a year’) if the service type outlet does not have a regular pattern of operation; for example, a recreation/holiday program which is offered only if there are sufficient numbers (i.e. program offered on demand). Service type outlets of service types 7.01–7.04 may record ’90’ (‘no regular pattern of operation through a year’), or, if it is possible and they wish to do so, they may record the actual number of weeks of operation. Disability services provider details cluster Community Services (retired), Standard 10/04/2013 Disability, Superseded 13/08/2015 DSS specific attributes + DSS specific information: The specified period is the calendar year ending 31 December in the current reporting period. Disability services provider details cluster Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 DSS specific attributes + DSS specific information: The specified period is the calendar year ending 31 December in the current reporting period.