Hospital patient funding source code NN
Value Domain Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Value Domain |
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METEOR identifier: | 270696 |
Registration status: | Health, Superseded 29/11/2006 |
Definition: | A code set representing the source of funds for a hospital patient. |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | CODE 01 Australian Health Care Agreements CODE 11 Reciprocal health care agreements (with other countries) Australian Health Care Agreements (code 01) should be recorded as the funding source for admitted patients who elect to be treated as public patients. However, overseas visitors who are covered by a reciprocal health care agreement and elect to be treated as public patients (as detailed at http://www.health.gov.au/haf/docs/visthlth/2000hlth.htm#rhca) should be recorded as Reciprocal health care agreement (code 11). CODE 03 Self-funded This code includes funded by the patient, by the patient's family or friends, or by other benefactors. CODE 07 Department of Veterans' Affairs This code should be used for Department of Veterans' Affairs patients (as defined in the metadata item Treatment funding eligibility status (Department of Veterans Affairs). Compensable patients (as defined in the metadata item Compensable status, should be recorded as Worker's compensation (code 04), Motor vehicle third party personal claim (code 05) or Other compensation (code 06), as appropriate. CODE 12 Other This code should be used for overseas visitors for whom travel insurance is the major funding source. |
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Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references: | Has been superseded by Hospital patient funding source code NN Health, Superseded 11/04/2012 |
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Data elements implementing this value domain: | Episode of care—expected principal source of funding, hospital code NN Health, Superseded 29/11/2006 |