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Client—injecting drug use status, code N

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:

Data Element

Short name:

Injecting drug use status

METeOR identifier:

270113

Registration status:

Health, Superseded 12/12/2018
Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012
ACT Health, Final 09/08/2018

Definition:

The client's use of injection as a method of administering drugs, as represented by a code.

Data Element Concept:

Client—injecting drug use status

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:

Code

Data type:

Number

Format:

Maximum character length:

Permissible values:

Value	Meaning
1	Last injected three months ago or less
2	Last injected more than three months ago but less than or equal to twelve months ago
3	Last injected more than twelve months ago
4	Never injected

Supplementary values:

9	Not stated/inadequately described

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

Collection methods:

To be collected on commencement of treatment with a service.

For clients whose treatment episode is related to the alcohol and other drug use of another person, this metadata item should not be collected.

Comments:

This metadata item has been developed for use in clinical settings. A code that refers to a three-month period to define 'current' injecting drug use is required as a clinically relevant period of time.

The metadata item may also be used in population surveys that require a longer timeframe, for example to generate 12-month prevalence rates, by aggregating Codes 1 and 2. However, caution must be exercised when comparing clinical samples with population samples.

This metadata item is important for identifying patterns of drug use and harms associated with injecting drug use.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:

Intergovernmental Committee on Drugs National Minimum Data Set Working Group

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:

Has been superseded by Client—injecting drug use status, code N Health, Standard 12/12/2018

Supersedes Injecting drug use status, version 2, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (15.8 KB)

Implementation in Data Set Specifications:

All attributes +

Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS Health, Superseded 21/03/2006

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2005 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2006

Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS Health, Superseded 23/10/2006

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2006 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2007

Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS 2007-08 Health, Superseded 05/02/2008

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2007 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2008

Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS 2008-10 Health, Superseded 22/12/2009

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2008 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2010

Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS 2010-11 Health, Superseded 24/12/2010

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2010 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2011

Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS 2011-12 Health, Superseded 07/12/2011

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2011 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2012

Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS 2012-13 Health, Superseded 07/02/2013

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2012 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2013

Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS 2013-15 Health, Superseded 13/11/2014

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2013 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2015

Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS 2015-18 Health, Superseded 06/09/2018

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2015 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2018 *Conditional obligation:* This metadata item should only be collected for clients whose treatment episode is related to their own alcohol and other drug use.

Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS 2018-19 Health, Superseded 12/12/2018
ACT Health, Final 09/08/2018

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2018 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2019 *Conditional obligation:* This metadata item should only be collected for clients whose treatment episode is related to their own alcohol and other drug use.

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