Seq No. Metadata item Obligation Max occurs 1 Service provider organisation—information release authorisation indicator, yes/no code N DSS specific information:
This data element is used to determine whether the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care services authorises the release of identified OATSIH Services Reporting Information to the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) for the purposes of policy development, research, provision of information for summary feedback and support to services.
Mandatory 1 2 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care service episodes of care cluster Mandatory 1 - Episode of care—number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services episodes of care, N[NN] Mandatory 1 - Person—Indigenous status, code N DSS specific information:
This data element is used to determine the Indigenous status of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care service's clients.
In the Indigenous status data element, codes 1 (Aboriginal but not Torres Strait Islander origin), 2 (Torres Strait Islander but not Aboriginal origin) and 3 (Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin) are aggregated to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, code 4 (Neither Aboriginal nor Torres Strait Islander origin) maps to non-Indigenous and code 9 (Not stated/inadequately described) maps to Unknown Indigenous status.
Mandatory 3 - Person—sex, code N DSS specific information:
This data element is used to determine the sex of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care service's client.
Mandatory 2 - Service provider organisation—comment, extended text X[X(∞)] DSS specific information:
This data element is used to capture notes and/or comments about episodes of care and/or client contacts in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care service.
Optional 1 3 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care service individual client contacts cluster Mandatory 1 - Person—sex, code N DSS specific information:
This data element is used to determine the sex of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care service's clients.
Mandatory 2 - Service provider organisation—contact worker type, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care services worker type code N[N] Mandatory 13 - Service provider organisation—contact worker type, text X[X(199)] Conditional obligation:
This data element is used to collect further information about social and emotional wellbeing staff, medical specialists, allied health professionals, and other staff within the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care service.
Conditional 99 - Service provider organisation—number of service contacts, total N[NNNNN] DSS specific information:
This data element is used to collect the number of individual client contacts made by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care service workers.
Mandatory 99 4 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care services client numbers cluster Mandatory 1 - Person—Indigenous status, code N DSS specific information:
In the Indigenous status data element, codes 1 (Aboriginal but not Torres Strait Islander origin), 2 (Torres Strait Islander but not Aboriginal origin) and 3 (Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin) are aggregated to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, code 4 (Neither Aboriginal nor Torres Strait Islander origin) maps to non-Indigenous and code 9 (Not stated/inadequately described) maps to Unknown Indigenous status.
Mandatory 3 - Service provider organisation—number of clients, total people N[NNNN] DSS specific information:
This data element refers to the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care service's clients.
Mandatory 1 5 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care services opening hours cluster Mandatory 1 1 Service provider organisation—service provision outside of usual opening hours indicator, yes/no code N DSS specific information:
This data element is used to determine if the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care service provider organisation provides services outside of usual opening hours.
Mandatory 1 2 Service provider organisation—service provision outside of usual opening hours type, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care services type code N[N] Conditional obligation:
This data element is used when a 'Yes' response is provided for Service provider organisation—service provision outside of usual opening hours indicator, yes/no code N.
Conditional 9 3 Service provider organisation—service provision outside of usual opening hours type, text [X(199)] Conditional obligation:
This data element is used when an 'Other, please specify' response is provided for Service provider organisation—service provision outside of usual opening hours type, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care services type code N[N].
DSS specific information:
This data element refers to the type of care provided by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care service provider organisation.
Conditional 1 6 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care service paid full-time equivalent positions cluster Mandatory 1 - Person—Indigenous status, code N DSS specific information:
This data element is used to determine the Indigenous status of the paid staff in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care service provider organisation.
In the Indigenous status data element, codes 1 (Aboriginal but not Torres Strait Islander origin), 2 (Torres Strait Islander but not Aboriginal origin) and 3 (Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin) are aggregated to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, code 4 (Neither Aboriginal nor Torres Strait Islander origin) maps to non-Indigenous and code 9 (Not stated/inadequately described) maps to Unknown Indigenous status.
Mandatory 2 - Service provider organisation—full-time equivalent staff (paid), total N[NNN{.N}] DSS specific information:
This data element is used to determine the number of staff and visiting health professional FTE positions in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care service.
Mandatory 99 - Service provider organisation—staffing categories, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care services paid full time equivalent positions code N[N] Mandatory 21 - Service provider organisation—staffing categories, text X[X(199)] DSS specific information:
This data element is used to provide further information about the type of paid FTE social and emotional wellbeing staff, medical specialists, allied health professionals and other staff of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care service.
Conditional 99 7 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander service staff vacancy cluster DSS specific information:
This data cluster refers to vacancies within the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health care service.
Mandatory 1 1 Service provider organisation—positions vacant indicator, yes/no code N Mandatory 1 2 Service provider organisation—position title, text [X(250)] Conditional obligation:
This data element is collected when a 'Yes' response is provided for Service provider organisation—positions vacant indicator, yes/no code N.
Conditional 99 3 Service/care provider—full-time equivalent, unit N[.N] Conditional obligation:
This data element is collected when a 'Yes' response is provided for Service provider organisation—positions vacant indicator, yes/no code N.
Conditional 99 4 Service provider organisation—length of time position vacant, total weeks N[N] Conditional obligation:
This data element is collected when a 'Yes' response is provided for Service provider organisation—positions vacant indicator, yes/no code N.
DSS specific information:
The supplementary code '99' is not used for this collection.
Conditional 99 8 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care service unpaid full-time equivalent positions cluster Mandatory 1 - Person—Indigenous status, code N DSS specific information:
This data element is used to determine the Indigenous status of the unpaid staff in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care service provider organisation.
In the Indigenous status data element, codes 1 (Aboriginal but not Torres Strait Islander origin), 2 (Torres Strait Islander but not Aboriginal origin) and 3 (Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin) are aggregated to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, code 4 (Neither Aboriginal nor Torres Strait Islander origin) maps to non-Indigenous and code 9 (Not stated/inadequately described) maps to Unknown Indigenous status.
Mandatory 2 - Service provider organisation—full-time equivalent staff (volunteer/unpaid), total N[NNN{.N}] Mandatory 99 - Service provider organisation—staffing categories, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care services full-time equivalent unpaid staffing categories code N[N] Mandatory 12 - Service provider organisation—staffing categories, text X[X(199)] Conditional obligation:
This data element is used to provide further information about the type of unpaid social and emotional wellbeing staff, unpaid medical specialists, allied health professionals, and other unpaid staff of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care service.
Conditional 99 9 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care social and emotional wellbeing services cluster Mandatory 1 1 Client—social and emotional wellbeing health issues indicator, yes/no code N DSS specific information:
This data element is used to determine the existence of social and emotional wellbeing issues for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care clients. The term social and emotional wellbeing (SEWB) has particular meaning to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples view health and wellbeing holistically.
Mandatory 1 2 Client—social and emotional wellbeing health issues type, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social and emotional wellbeing health issues type code N[N] Conditional obligation:
This data element is used when a 'Yes' response is provided for Client—social and emotional wellbeing health issues indicator, yes/no code N.
Conditional 14 3 Client—social and emotional wellbeing health issues type, text X[X(199)] Conditional obligation:
This data element is conditional on an 'Other' response to Client—social and emotional wellbeing health issues type, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social and emotional wellbeing health issues type code N[N].
Conditional 1 4 Service provider organisation—service activity type, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social and emotional wellbeing health activities type code N[N] DSS specific information:
This data element is used to determine the type of social and emotional wellbeing activities provided by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care service.
Mandatory 12 5 Service provider organisation—social and emotional wellbeing activity type, text X[X(199)] Conditional obligation:
This data element is used to determine the referral type and other type of social and emotional wellbeing activities provided by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care service.
Conditional 2 6 Service provider organisation—service activity type, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care services clinical health care related activities code N[N] DSS specific information:
This data element is used to determine the type of clinical health care related activities provided by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care service.
Mandatory 28 7 Service provider organisation—service activity type, text X[X(199)] Conditional obligation:
This data element is used to obtain more information about other traditional health care activities i.e. when an 'Other traditional health care' response is selected for Service provider organisation—service activity type, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care services clinical health care related activities code N[N].
Conditional 1 8 Service provider organisation—service activity type, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care services population health programs code NN DSS specific information:
This data element is used to determine the type of population health programs provided by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care service.
Mandatory 21 9 Service provider organisation—service activity type, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander facilitation of access to specialist support services code NN DSS specific information:
This data element is used to determine the type of access to specialist support services facilitated by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care service.
Mandatory 13 10 Service provider organisation—service activity type, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care services screening programs code NN DSS specific information:
This data element is used to determine the type of screening programs provided by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care service.
Mandatory 8 11 Service provider organisation—service activity type, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care related and community services code NN DSS specific information:
This data element is used to determine the type of health related and community services provided by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care service.
Mandatory 22 10 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care substance use services cluster Mandatory 1 1 Service provider organisation—drug of concern, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care service drug of concern code N[N] DSS specific information:
More than one substance use issue may be selected.
Mandatory 18 2 Service provider organisation—drug of concern, text X[X(199)] Conditional obligation:
This data element is used when a response of 'Other drugs' is provided for Service provider organisation—drug of concern, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care service drug of concern code N[N].
Conditional 1 3 Service provider organisation—substance use treatment/assistance delivery method, code N Conditional 2 4 Service provider organisation—substance use services type, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care substance use services type code N[N] DSS specific information:
More than one substance use service may be selected.
Mandatory 24 5 Service provider organisation—substance use services type, text X[X(199)] Conditional obligation:
This data element is used when a response of 'Referral' or 'Other' is provided for Service provider organisation—substance use services type, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care substance use services type code N[N].
Conditional 2 11 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander services group activities cluster DSS specific information:
This data cluster refers to group activities conducted by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health care service provider.
Mandatory 1 1 Service provider organisation—group session status, yes/no code N Mandatory 1 2 Service provider organisation—group activity type, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander services group activity type code N[N] Conditional obligation:
This data element is used when a 'Yes' response is provided for Service provider organisation—group session status, yes/no code N.
Conditional 16 3 Service provider organisation—group activity type, text X[X(199)] Conditional obligation:
This data element is used when an 'Other' response is provided for Service provider organisation—group activity type, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander services group activity type code N[N].
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