Service event—number of time periods for epidural anaesthetic items, total number N

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	Number of time periods for epidural anaesthetic items
METEOR identifier:	608951
Registration status:	Commonwealth Department of Health, Standard 14/10/2015
Definition:	The total number of time periods for epidural anaesthetic items processed in the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) for which a claim has been processed for a provided service.

Value domain attributes

Representation class:

Count

Data type:

Number

Format:

Maximum character length:

Submitting organisation:

Department of Health

Guide for use:

For items in MBS Group T07 (Regional or field nerve blocks). MBS item numbers 18219 and 18227.

Submitting organisation:

Department of Health

Implementation in Data Set Specifications:

All attributes +

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2013 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2014 *Conditional obligation:* This item will be reported if Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) item identifier is: MBS Group T07 (Regional or field nerve blocks) MBS item numbers 18219 and 18227 *DSS specific information:* Variable name = EATIMPER