Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Patient category (derived) |
Synonymous names: | Derived patient category; Derived patient entitlement status; Patient entitlement status (derived); Derived beneficiary status; Beneficiary status (derived) |
METEOR identifier: | 604103 |
Registration status: | Commonwealth Department of Health, Retired 19/10/2023 |
Definition: | The derived entitlement status of the patient at the time the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) item is supplied, as represented by a code. |
Context: | The patient's derived entitlement status determines the maximum contribution payable by the patient. |
Data Element Concept: | Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescription—patient entitlement status (derived) |
Value Domain: | Commonwealth government assistance scheme category code AX |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Department of Health |
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Reference documents: | Department of Health 2015. Stoma Appliance Scheme web page. Department of Health, Canberra. Viewed 17 September 2015, Office of Parliamentary Counsel, ComLaw website 2015. National Health (Paraplegic and Quadriplegic Program) Special Arrangement 2010 (PB 118 of 2010) (Cwth). Office of Parliamentary Counsel, Canberra. Viewed 17 September 2015, |
Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | In the context of Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) data, values for this data item are derived from a combination of values recorded for the related data items Payment category and Patient payment category. |
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Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Department of Health |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references: | See also Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescription—patient category, entitlement code AA Commonwealth Department of Health, Retired 19/10/2023 See also Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescription—patient payment category, code X Commonwealth Department of Health, Retired 19/10/2023 |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) state/territory data extract 2013-14 Commonwealth Department of Health, Retired 19/10/2023 Implementation start date: 01/07/2013 Implementation end date: 30/06/2014 DSS specific information: Variable name = PTNT_CTGRY_DRVD_CD |
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