Person—MBS Health Assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People (MBS Item 715) indicator, yes/no code N

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	MBS Health Assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People (MBS Item 715) indicator
METEOR identifier:	504933
Registration status:	Health, Standard 11/11/2014 Indigenous, Standard 13/03/2015
Definition:	An indicator of whether a Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) Health Assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People (Item 715) has been claimed for a person, as represented by a code.
Data Element Concept:	Person—MBS Health Assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People (MBS Item 715) indicator
Value Domain:	Yes/no code N

Value domain attributes
Representational attributes
Representation class:	Code
Data type:	Boolean
Format:	N
Maximum character length:	1
	Value	Meaning
Permissible values:	1	Yes
	2	No

Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Data element attributes
Collection and usage attributes
Guide for use:	CODE 1 Yes An MBS Health Assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People (MBS Item 715) has been claimed for a person. CODE 2 No An MBS Health Assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People (MBS Item 715) has not been claimed for a person.
Comments:	The MBS Health Assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People (MBS Item 715) is used to ensure that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people receive primary health care matched to their needs, by encouraging early detection, diagnosis and intervention for common and treatable conditions that cause morbidity and early mortality. The health assessment includes an assessment of the patient’s health, including their physical, psychological and social wellbeing. It also assesses what preventive health care, education and other assistance should be offered to the patient to improve their health and wellbeing (DoH 2014).
Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Origin:	DoH (Australian Government Department of Health) 2014. Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) Health Assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People (MBS Item 715). Canberra: DoH. Viewed 4 November 2014, <http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf /Content/F55BEF7B8F46193DCA257BF0001F95FF/$File/715 %20-%20Medicare%20Hlth%20Assmnt%20 Aboriginal%20Torres%20Strait%20Islander%20People.pdf>.
Relational attributes
Related metadata references:	Supersedes Person—MBS Health Assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People (MBS Item 715) indicator, yes/no code N Health, Superseded 21/11/2013
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: All attributes +	Indigenous primary health care DSS 2014-15 Health, Superseded 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Superseded 13/03/2015 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2014 Implementation end date: 30/06/2015 Conditional obligation: This item is only collected for persons aged 0-4 years, and persons aged 25 years and over. DSS specific information: In the Indigenous primary health care DSS, this data element is collected once for persons aged 0-4 years who have received the MBS Health Assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People within the previous 12 months, and once for persons aged 25 years and older who have received the MBS Health Assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People within the previous 24 months. Indigenous primary health care DSS 2015-17 Health, Superseded 25/01/2018 Indigenous, Superseded 27/02/2018 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2015 Implementation end date: 30/06/2017 Conditional obligation: This item is only collected for persons aged 0-4 years, and persons aged 25 years and over. DSS specific information: In the Indigenous primary health care DSS, this data element is collected once for persons aged 0-4 years who have received the MBS Health Assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People within the previous 12 months, and once for persons aged 25 years and older who have received the MBS Health Assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People within the previous 24 months. Indigenous primary health care NBEDS 2017–18 Health, Superseded 06/09/2018 Indigenous, Superseded 22/10/2018 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2017 Implementation end date: 30/06/2018 Conditional obligation: This item is only collected for persons aged 0-4 years, and persons aged 25 and over. DSS specific information: In the Indigenous primary health care NBEDS, this data element is collected once for persons aged 0-4 years who have received the MBS Health Assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People within the previous 12 months, and once for persons aged 25 and older who have received the MBS Health Assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People within the previous 24 months. Indigenous primary health care NBEDS 2018–19 Health, Superseded 12/12/2018 Indigenous, Superseded 02/04/2019 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2018 Implementation end date: 30/06/2019 Conditional obligation: This item is only collected for persons aged 0-4 years, and persons aged 25 and over. DSS specific information: In the Indigenous primary health care NBEDS, this data element is collected once for persons aged 0-4 years who have received the MBS Health Assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People within the previous 12 months, and once for persons aged 25 and older who have received the MBS Health Assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People within the previous 24 months. Indigenous primary health care NBEDS 2019–20 Health, Superseded 16/01/2020 Indigenous, Superseded 14/07/2021 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2019 Implementation end date: 30/06/2020 Conditional obligation: This item is only collected for persons aged 0-4 years, and persons aged 25 and over. DSS specific information: In the Indigenous primary health care NBEDS, this data element is collected once for persons aged 0-4 years who have received the MBS Health Assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People within the previous 12 months, and once for persons aged 25 and older who have received the MBS Health Assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People within the previous 24 months. Indigenous primary health care NBEDS 2020–21 Health, Retired 13/10/2021 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2020 Implementation end date: 30/06/2021 Conditional obligation: This item is only collected for persons aged 0-4 years, and persons aged 25 and over. DSS specific information: In the Indigenous primary health care NBEDS, this data element is collected once for persons aged 0-4 years who have received the MBS Health Assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People within the previous 12 months, and once for persons aged 25 and older who have received the MBS Health Assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People within the previous 24 months.
Implementation in Indicators:	Used as Numerator Indigenous primary health care: PI03a-Number of regular clients for whom an MBS Health Assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People (MBS Item 715) was claimed, 2014 Health, Superseded 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Superseded 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI03a-Number of regular clients for whom an MBS Health Assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People (MBS Item 715) was claimed, 2015 Health, Superseded 05/10/2016 Indigenous, Superseded 20/01/2017 Indigenous primary health care: PI03a-Number of regular clients for whom an MBS Health Assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People (MBS Item 715) was claimed, 2015-2017 Health, Superseded 25/01/2018 Indigenous, Superseded 27/02/2018 Indigenous primary health care: PI03a-Number of regular clients for whom an MBS Health Assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People (MBS Item 715) was claimed, 2015-2017 Health, Superseded 17/10/2018 Indigenous, Superseded 17/10/2018 Indigenous primary health care: PI03a-Number of regular clients for whom an MBS Health Assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People (MBS Item 715) was claimed, 2018-2019 Health, Superseded 16/01/2020 Indigenous, Superseded 14/07/2021 Indigenous primary health care: PI03a-Number of regular clients for whom an MBS Health Assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People (MBS Item 715) was claimed, June 2020 Health, Retired 13/10/2021 Indigenous, Superseded 14/07/2021 Indigenous primary health care: PI03b-Proportion of regular clients for whom an MBS Health Assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People (MBS Item 715) was claimed, 2014 Health, Superseded 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Superseded 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI03b-Proportion of regular clients for whom an MBS Health Assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People (MBS Item 715) was claimed, 2015 Health, Superseded 05/10/2016 Indigenous, Superseded 20/01/2017 Indigenous primary health care: PI03b-Proportion of regular clients for whom an MBS Health Assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People (MBS Item 715) was claimed, 2015-2017 Health, Superseded 17/10/2018 Indigenous, Superseded 17/10/2018 Indigenous primary health care: PI03b-Proportion of regular clients for whom an MBS Health Assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People (MBS Item 715) was claimed, 2015-2017 Health, Superseded 25/01/2018 Indigenous, Superseded 27/02/2018 Indigenous primary health care: PI03b-Proportion of regular clients for whom an MBS Health Assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People (MBS Item 715) was claimed, 2018-2019 Health, Superseded 16/01/2020 Indigenous, Superseded 14/07/2021 Indigenous primary health care: PI03b-Proportion of regular clients for whom an MBS Health Assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People (MBS Item 715) was claimed, June 2020 Health, Retired 13/10/2021 Indigenous, Superseded 14/07/2021