Allied health service event—interpreter service required indicator, yes/no code N

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	Allied health interpreter service required indicator
METEOR identifier:	705810
Registration status:	Health, Standard 12/12/2018
Definition:	An indicator of whether an interpreter service is required by a person for the allied health service event, as represented by a code.
Data Element Concept:	Allied health service event—interpreter service required indicator

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:

Code

Data type:

Boolean

Format:

Maximum character length:

Permissible values:

Value	Meaning
1	Yes
2	No

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:

Includes verbal language, non-verbal language and languages other than English.

CODE 1 Yes

Use this code where interpreter services are required, including sign language.

CODE 2 No

Use this code where interpreter services are not required.

Collection methods:

The requirement for an interpreter is mostly collected at the episode level, but for allied health it is useful to collect it at the allied health service event level i.e. some service events for some professions during an episode of care may require an interpreter, while others may not.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:

Allied Health Professions Australia

Relational attributes

Implementation in Data Set Specifications: