Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescription—prescriber type, code A
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Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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| Short name: | Prescriber type |
| METEOR identifier: | 603862 |
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| Definition: | The broad field of specialty of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescriber responsible for the writing and signing of the prescription, as represented by a code. |
| Data Element Concept: | Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescription—prescriber type |
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| Representation class: | Code | ||||||||||||||
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| Data type: | String | ||||||||||||||
| Format: | A | ||||||||||||||
| Maximum character length: | 1 | ||||||||||||||
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| 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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| Submitting organisation: | Department of Health | ||||||||||||||
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| Submitting organisation: | Department of Health | ||||||||||||||
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| Implementation in Data Set Specifications: All attributes + |
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