Person—name title, text X[X(11)]

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	Name title
Synonymous names:	Salutation; honorific
METEOR identifier:	613313
Registration status:	Health, Standard 05/10/2016
Definition:	An honorific form of address commencing a name, as represented by text. It is used when addressing a person by name, whether by mail, phone or in person.
Data Element Concept:	Person—name title

Value domain attributes
Representational attributes
Representation class:	Text
Data type:	String
Format:	X[X(11)]
Maximum character length:	12
Collection and usage attributes
Guide for use:	Valid abbreviations from the Standards Australia AS 4590—2006 Interchange of client information.
Source and reference attributes
Origin:	Standards Australia 2006. AS 4590—2006 Interchange of client information. Sydney: Standards Australia.
Data element attributes
Collection and usage attributes
Guide for use:	Name title is a prefix to a person's name. Name title should not be confused with a person's job title. This data element may be repeated where more than one name title is associated with a person; for example, Honourable Doctor (Hon Dr).
Collection methods:	Mixed case should be used (rather than upper case only).
Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Reference documents:	Standards Australia 2014. AS 4846:2014 Person and provider identification in healthcare. Sydney: Standards Australia.
Relational attributes
Related metadata references:	Supersedes Person (name)—name title, text A[A(11)] Community Services (retired), Superseded 06/02/2012 Health, Superseded 05/10/2016 See also Person—name title sequence number, code N[N] Health, Standard 05/10/2016
Implementation in Data Set Specifications:	Individual name cluster Health, Standard 05/10/2016

Data Element Attributes