Implementation start date: 01/07/2016
Implementation end date: 30/06/2017
Conditional obligation:
In the Disability Services National Minimum Data Set (DS NMDS), this data element must be completed if a response of 'yes' is recorded in response to 'Person—interpreter service required, yes/no code N'.
DSS specific information:
In the Disability Services National Minimum Data Set (DS NMDS), this data element is used in conjunction with 'Person—interpreter service required, yes/no code N'.
In the DS NMDS, the need for interpreter services along with the type of the service required by the service user is collected in one question using the following codes:
1 Yes—for spoken language other than English
2 Yes—for non-spoken communication
3 No
9 Not stated
If a person communicated with the assistance of a signer (i.e. not necessarily arranged by the agency/service provider) they should be recorded as code 2 'Yes—for non-spoken communication'.
The data element 'Person—communication method, code N', provides the opportunity to indicate the use of sign language and the level of effective communication of the service user.