Allied health service event—preferred language, code (ASCL 2016) N[NNN]

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	Allied health service event preferred language
METEOR identifier:	705848
Registration status:	Health, Standard 12/12/2018
Definition:	The language (including sign language) most preferred by the person for communication during an allied health service event, as represented by a code.
Data Element Concept:	Allied health service event—preferred language

Value domain attributes
Representational attributes
Classification scheme:	Australian Standard Classification of Languages 2016
Representation class:	Code
Data type:	Number
Format:	N[NNN]
Maximum character length:	4
Collection and usage attributes
Guide for use:	The ASCL has a three-level hierarchical structure. The most detailed level of the classification consists of languages which are represented by four-digit codes. The second level of the classification comprises narrow groups of languages (the Narrow group level), identified by two-digit and three-digit codes. The most general level of the classification consists of broad groups of languages (the Broad group level) and is identified by one-digit codes. The classification includes Australian Indigenous languages and sign languages. For example, the Lithuanian language has a code of 3102. In this case 3 denotes that it is an Eastern European language, while 31 denotes that it is a Baltic language. The Pintupi Aboriginal language is coded as 8713. In this case 8 denotes that it is an Australian Indigenous language and 87 denotes that the language is a Western Desert language. Language data may be output at the Broad group level, Narrow group level or the language level of the classification. Also, significant languages within a Narrow group can be presented separately with the remaining languages of the Narrow group aggregated. The same principle can be adopted to highlight significant Narrow groups within a Broad group.
Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Data element attributes
Collection and usage attributes
Guide for use:	This may be a language other than English even where the person can speak fluent English.
Comments:	Use of an interpreter at the allied health service event level may be independent of the need for an interpreter at the higher episode level.
Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	Allied Health Professions Australia
Relational attributes
Implementation in Data Set Specifications:	Allied health admitted patient care NBPDS Health, Standard 12/12/2018 Allied health non-admitted patient emergency department NBPDS Health, Standard 12/12/2018 Allied health non-admitted patient NBPDS Health, Standard 12/12/2018