Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescription—specialty of prescriber, subspecialty code NNNNNN

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termData Element
Short name:Help on this termSubspecialty of prescriber
METEOR identifier:Help on this term607133
Registration status:Help on this term
Definition:Help on this termThe field of subspecialty of the authorised health professional responsible for the writing and signing of a prescription for a medicinal product included in the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), as represented by a code.
Data Element Concept:Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescription—specialty of prescriber

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:Help on this termCode
Data type:Help on this termString
Format:Help on this termNNNNNN
Maximum character length:Help on this term6
Permissible values:Help on this term
ValueMeaning
010101General practitioner - Vocationally registered GP (VRGP) - non-referred attendances
010102General practitioner - Vocationally registered GP (VRGP) - procedural
010103General practitioner - Vocationally registered GP (VRGP) - anaesthesia
010104General practitioner - Vocationally registered GP (VRGP) - acupuncture
010105General practitioner - Vocationally registered GP (VRGP) - obstetrics
010106General practitioner - Vocationally registered GP (VRGP) - diagnostic imaging
010201General practitioner - Non-vocationally registered GP (Non-VRGP) - non-referred attendances
010202General practitioner - Non-vocationally registered GP (Non-VRGP) - procedural
010203General practitioner - Non-vocationally registered GP (Non-VRGP) - anaesthesia
010204General practitioner - Non-vocationally registered GP (Non-VRGP) - acupuncture
010205General practitioner - Non-vocationally registered GP (Non-VRGP) - obstetrics
010206General practitioner - Non-vocationally registered GP (Non-VRGP) - diagnostic imaging
010301General practitioner - GP trainee - GP trainee
019999General practitioner - unclassified - unclassified
020101Specialist - internal medicine - internal medicine
020102Specialist - internal medicine - general medicine
020103Specialist - internal medicine - clinical pathology
020201Specialist - immunology and allergy - immunology and allergy
020301Specialist - cardiology - cardiology
020401Specialist - haemotology - haemotology
020501Specialist - endocrinology - endocrinology
020601Specialist - gastroenterology and hepatology - gastroenterology and hepatology
020701Specialist - nephrology - nephrology
020801Specialist - neurology - neurology
020901Specialist - nuclear medicine - nuclear medicine
021001Specialist - paediatric medicine - paediatric medicine
021101Specialist - rehabilitation medicine - rehabilitation medicine
021201Specialist - rheumatology - rheumatology
021301Specialist - respiratory and sleep medicine - respiratory and sleep medicine
021401Specialist - geriatric medicine - geriatric medicine
021501Specialist - medical oncology - medical oncology
021601Specialist - intensive care - intensive care
021701Specialist - pathology - pathology
021801Specialist - surgery - general surgery
021802Specialist - surgery - cardiothoracic surgery
021803Specialist - surgery - neurosurgery
021804Specialist - surgery - orthopaedic surgery
021805Specialist - surgery - paediatric surgery
021806Specialist - surgery - plastic and reconstructive surgery
021807Specialist - surgery - urology
021808Specialist - surgery - vascular surgery
021901Specialist - diagnostic radiology - diagnostic radiology
022001Specialist - anaesthetics - anaesthetics
022101Specialist - dermatology - dermatology
022201Specialist - obstetrics and gynaecology - obstetrics and gynaecology
022301Specialist - ophthalmology - ophthalmology
022401Specialist - ear, nose and throat (ENT) - ear, nose and throat (ENT)
022501Specialist - public health medicine - public health medicine
022601Specialist - oral and maxillofacial surgery - oral and maxillofacial surgery
022701Specialist - palliative medicine - palliative medicine
022801Specialist - occupational and environmental medicine - occupational and environmental medicine
022901Specialist - infectious diseases - infectious diseases
023001Specialist - clinical genetics - clinical genetics
023101Specialist - psychiatry - psychiatry
023201Specialist - college trainee (physician) - college trainee (physician)
023301Specialist - sport and exercise medicine - sport and exercise medicine
023401Specialist - addiction medicine - addiction medicine
023501Specialist - sexual health medicine - sexual health medicine
023601Specialist - maternal-foetal medicine - maternal-foetal medicine
023701Specialist - reproductive endocrinology and infertility - reproductive endocrinology and infertility
023801Specialist - urogynaecology - urogynaecology
029999Specialist - unclassified - unclassified
030101Allied health - Aboriginal Health Worker - Aboriginal Health Worker
030201Allied health - allied mental health - mental health worker
030202Allied health - allied mental health - psychologist (clinical)
030203Allied health - allied mental health - psychologist (non-clinical)
030301Allied health - chiropractor - chiropractor
030401Allied health - dietician - dietician
030402Allied health - dietician - diabetes educator
030501Allied health - midwife - midwife
030601Allied health - nurse practitioner - nurse practitioner
030701Allied health - occupational therapist - occupational therapist
030801Allied health - optometrist - optometrist
030901Allied health - osteopath - osteopath
031001Allied health - physiotherapist - physiotherapist
031002Allied health - physiotherapist - exercise physiologist
031101Allied health - podiatrist - podiatrist
031201Allied health - speech pathologist - speech pathologist
031301Allied health - audiologist - audiologist
031401Allied health - social worker - social worker
039999Allied health - unclassified - unclassified
040101Dental practitioner - oral surgery - oral surgery
040201Dental practitioner - registered - registered
040301Dental practitioner - endodontist - endodontist
040401Dental practitioner - orthodontist - orthodontist
040501Dental practitioner - periodontist - periodontist
040601Dental practitioner - prosthetist - prosthetist
040701Dental practitioner - prosthodontist - prosthodontist
049999Dental practitioner - unclassified - unclassified

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:Help on this term

The first 2 characters of the code represent the broad group into which the health professional falls, i.e. either a General Practitioner (GP), Specialist, Allied health professional or Dental practitioner.

Characters 3-4 represent the health professional's major field of specialty, and characters 5-6 represent the health professional's subspecialty. In some cases, a specialty may consist of one subspecialty.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this termDepartment of Health

Data element attributes

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this termDepartment of Health

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
See also Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescription—specialty of prescriber, group code NN
See also Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescription—specialty of prescriber, major specialty code NNNN
Implementation in Data Set Specifications:Help on this term
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Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) state/territory data extract 2013-14Commonwealth Department of Health, Standard 17/12/2015

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