Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Pharmaceutical benefit entitlement source |
METEOR identifier: | 605239 |
Registration status: | Commonwealth Department of Health, Retired 19/10/2023 |
Definition: | The Government assistance programme under which the patient for whom the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) item is prescribed is eligible to receive benefits associated with the PBS, as represented by a code. This includes benefits associated with programmes related to but not strictly part of the PBS, e.g. the Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (RPBS), and other schemes subsidised under the National Health Act 1953 (Cwth), e.g. the Stoma Appliance Scheme (SAS). |
Data Element Concept: | Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescription—pharmaceutical benefit entitlement source |
Value Domain: | Pharmaceutical benefit entitlement source code A |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Department of Health |
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Data element attributes | |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Department of Health |
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Reference documents: | Office of Parliamentary Counsel, ComLaw website 2014. National Health Act 1953 (Cwth). Office of Parliamentary Counsel, Canberra. Viewed 22 September 2015, |
Relational attributes | |
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 = ENTTLMNT_SRC_CD |