Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescriber type code A
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Value Domain |
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| METEOR identifier: | 603783 |
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| Definition: | A code set representing the types of health professional authorised to prescribe medicinal products under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). |
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| Representation class: | Code | ||||||||||||||
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| Data type: | String | ||||||||||||||
| Format: | A | ||||||||||||||
| Maximum character length: | 1 | ||||||||||||||
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Collection and usage attributes | |
| Guide for use: | CODE B Both This code should only be present in historical data records. It represents instances where a prescriber was qualified as both a medical practitioner and a dental practitioner, i.e. the only fields of specialty that were able to be authorised as PBS prescribers prior to 1 January 2008. From 1 January 2008, optometrists have been able to be authorised as PBS prescribers. From 1 September 2010, nurse practitioners and midwives have been able to be authorised as PBS prescribers. |
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Source and reference attributes | |
| Submitting organisation: | Department of Health |
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