1 | Person identifier | String
[20]
| XXXXXX[X(14)] A logical combination of valid alphanumeric characters that identify an entity. | |
2 | Sex | Number
[1]
| 1 | Male | 2 | Female | 3 | Intersex or indeterminate | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
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3 | Marital status | Number
[1]
| 1 | Never married | 2 | Widowed | 3 | Divorced | 4 | Separated | 5 | Married (registered and de facto) | 6 | Not stated/inadequately described |
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4 | Date of birth | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY The day of a particular month and year. | |
5 | Area of usual residence | Number
[5]
| NNNNN The ASGC (2011) code set representing geographical location. | |
6 | Country of birth | Number
[4]
| NNNN The Standard Australian Classification of Countries (SACC 2011) code set representing a country. | |
7 | Indigenous status | Number
[1]
| 1 | Aboriginal but not Torres Strait Islander origin | 2 | Torres Strait Islander but not Aboriginal origin | 3 | Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin | 4 | Neither Aboriginal nor Torres Strait Islander origin | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
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8 | Person identifier type - health care organisation | Number
[2]
| 01 | State or Territory Health Authority | 02 | State or Territory Health Authority (specialised mental health) | 03 | Local Hospital Network | 04 | Region | 05 | Specialised mental health organisation | 06 | Hospital | 07 | Specialised mental health service unit | 97 | Not applicable | 99 | Not stated/ inadequately described |
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9 | First episode of mental health care at organisation descriptor | Number
[1]
| 1 | Patient has never received care/treatment from this mental health service organisation | 2 | Patient has received care/treatment from this mental health service organisation, but not in the preceding five years | 3 | Patient has received care/treatment from this mental health service organisation in the preceding five years | 9 | Not stated/ inadequately described |
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10 | Mental health episode identifier (80 character maximum) | String
[80]
| X[X(79)] A logical combination of alphanumeric characters that identify an entity. | DSS specific information: The reporting of an episode identifier is mandatory for all episodes of mental health care reported in the ABF MHC DSS regardless of setting. |
11 | Establishment identifier | String
[9]
| NNX[X]NNNNN A combination of numeric and alphanumeric characters that identify an entity. | |
12 | Local Hospital Network identifier | Number
[3]
| 101 | South Eastern Sydney | 102 | Sydney | 103 | South Western Sydney | 104 | Western Sydney | 105 | Nepean Blue Mountains | 106 | Northern Sydney | 107 | Central Coast | 108 | Illawarra Shoalhaven | 109 | Hunter New England | 110 | Mid North Coast | 111 | Northern NSW | 112 | Western NSW | 113 | Southern NSW | 114 | Murrumbidgee | 115 | Far West | 117 | Sydney Children's Hospitals Network | 118 | St Vincent's Health Network | 119 | Justice Health & Forensic Mental Health | 201 | Beaufort and Skipton Health Service | 202 | East Grampians Health Service | 203 | Ballarat Health Services | 204 | Stawell Regional Health | 205 | East Wimmera Health Service | 206 | Hepburn Health Service | 207 | Maryborough District Health Service | 208 | Djerriwarrh Health Service (Vic) | 209 | Western Health (Vic) | 210 | Bendigo Health Care Group | 211 | Heathcote Health | 212 | Swan Hill District Health | 213 | Cohuna District Hospital | 214 | Echuca Regional Health | 215 | Kerang District Health | 216 | Maldon Hospital | 218 | Boort District Health | 219 | Rochester and Elmore District Health Service | 220 | Inglewood and District Health Service | 221 | Castlemaine Health | 222 | Kyneton District Health Service | 223 | Royal Children's Hospital (Melbourne) | 224 | Royal Women's Hospital (Melbourne) | 225 | Melbourne Health | 226 | Northern Health (Vic) | 227 | Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health | 228 | Colac Area Health | 229 | Hesse Rural Health Service (Winchelsea) | 230 | Otway Health and Community Services (Apollo Bay) | 231 | Barwon Health | 232 | Lorne Community Hospital | 233 | Alexandra District Hospital | 234 | Eastern Health (Vic) | 235 | Goulburn Valley Health | 236 | Kyabram and District Health Service | 237 | Numurkah and District Health Service | 238 | Nathalia District Hospital | 239 | Cobram District Hospital | 240 | Seymour District Memorial Hospital | 241 | Kilmore and District Hospital | 242 | Yea and District Memorial Hospital | 243 | Northeast Health Wangaratta | 244 | Yarrawonga District Health Service | 245 | Alpine Health (Vic) | 246 | Mansfield District Hospital | 247 | Benalla and District Memorial Hospital | 248 | Tallangatta Health Service | 249 | Albury Wodonga Health | 250 | Upper Murray Health and Community Services (Corryong) | 251 | Beechworth Health Service | 252 | West Gippsland Healthcare Group | 253 | Bass Coast Regional Health | 254 | Gippsland Southern Health Service | 255 | South Gippsland Hospital (Foster) | 256 | Bairnsdale Regional Health Service | 257 | Yarram and District Health Service | 258 | Omeo District Health | 259 | Central Gippsland Health Service | 260 | Latrobe Regional Hospital | 261 | Orbost Regional Health | 262 | St Vincent's Hospital (Melbourne) Limited | 263 | Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital | 264 | Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute (Vic) | 266 | Austin Health (Vic) | 267 | Mercy Public Hospital Inc. (Vic) | 268 | Alfred Health (Vic) | 269 | Monash Health | 270 | Peninsula Health (Vic) | 271 | Kooweerup Regional Health Service | 274 | Rural Northwest Health (Vic) | 275 | Wimmera Health Care Group | 276 | Dunmunkle Health Services | 277 | West Wimmera Health Service | 278 | Edenhope and District Memorial Hospital | 279 | Mildura Base Hospital | 280 | Mallee Track Health and Community Service | 281 | Robinvale District Health Services | 282 | Western District Health Service (Vic) | 283 | Casterton Memorial Hospital | 284 | South West Healthcare (Vic) | 285 | Heywood Rural Health | 286 | Timboon and District Healthcare Service | 287 | Moyne Health Services (Port Fairy) | 288 | Portland District Health | 289 | Terang and Mortlake Health Service (Terang) | 290 | Calvary Health Care Bethlehem Limited | 312 | Cairns and Hinterland | 313 | Townsville | 314 | Mackay | 315 | North West (Qld) | 316 | Central Queensland | 317 | Central West (Qld) | 318 | Wide Bay | 319 | Sunshine Coast | 320 | Metro North (Qld) | 321 | Children's Health Queensland | 322 | Metro South (Qld) | 323 | Gold Coast | 324 | West Moreton | 325 | Darling Downs | 326 | South West (Qld) | 327 | Torres and Cape | 401 | Northern Adelaide | 402 | Central Adelaide | 403 | Southern Adelaide | 404 | Country Health SA | 405 | Women's and Children's Health Network (SA) | 501 | North Metropolitan Health Service (WA) | 502 | South Metropolitan Health Service (WA) | 503 | WA Country Health Service | 504 | East Metropolitan Health Service (WA) | 580 | Child Adolescent Health Service (WA) | 590 | Notional Local Hospital Network (Royal St.) | 601 | Tasmanian Health Organisation - South | 602 | Tasmanian Health Organisation - North | 603 | Tasmanian Health Organisation - North West | 604 | Tasmanian Health Service | 701 | Top End (NT) | 702 | Central Australia (NT) | 801 | Australian Capital Territory | 199 | New South Wales Virtual Local Hospital Network | 299 | Victoria Virtual Local Hospital Network | 399 | Queensland Virtual Local Hospital Network | 499 | South Australia Virtual Local Hospital Network | 599 | Western Australia Virtual Local Hospital Network | 699 | Tasmania Virtual Local Hospital Network | 799 | Northern Territory Virtual Local Hospital Network | 899 | Australian Capital Territory Virtual Local Hospital Network | 900 | Virtual Local Hospital Network - Unknown | 997 | Not applicable | 998 | Unknown | 999 | Not stated/inadequately described |
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13 | Region code | String
[2]
| X[X] A combination of alphanumeric characters that identify an entity. | |
14 | Region name | String
[60]
| XXX[X(57)] A combination of alphanumeric characters. | |
15 | Establishment sector | Number
[1]
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16 | Service unit cluster identifier | String
[5]
| XXXXX A combination of numeric and/or alphabetic characters that identify an entity. | |
17 | Service unit cluster name | String
[100]
| XXX[X(97)] A combination of alphanumeric characters. | |
18 | Hospital identifier | String
[5]
| XXXXX A combination of numeric and/or alphabetic characters that identify an entity. | |
19 | Hospital name | String
[100]
| XXX[X(97)] A combination of alphanumeric characters. | |
20 | Organisation identifier | String
[4]
| XXXX A combination of numeric and/or alphabetic characters that identify an entity. | |
21 | Specialised mental health service organisation name | String
[100]
| XXX[X(97)] A combination of alphanumeric characters. | |
22 | Admitted patient service unit identifier | String
[6]
| XXXXXX A combination of numeric and/or alphabetic characters that identify a service unit. | |
23 | Admitted patient service unit name | String
[100]
| XXX[X(97)] A combination of alphanumeric characters. | |
24 | Ambulatory service unit identifier | String
[6]
| XXXXXX A combination of numeric and/or alphabetic characters that identify a service unit. | |
25 | Ambulatory service unit name | String
[100]
| XXX[X(97)] A combination of alphanumeric characters. | |
26 | Residential service unit identifier | String
[6]
| XXXXXX A combination of numeric and/or alphabetic characters that identify a service unit. | |
27 | Residential service unit name | String
[100]
| XXX[X(97)] A combination of alphanumeric characters. | |
28 | Episode of mental health care start date | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY The day of a particular month and year. | |
29 | Episode start mode | Number
[1]
| 1 | Start of a new episode of care/statistical admission | 2 | Start of a new reference period | 3 | Start of expected short concurrent residential stay (on leave from other residential mental health service) | 9 | Unknown/not stated/inadequately described |
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30 | Episode of mental health care end date | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY The day of a particular month and year. | |
31 | Episode end mode | Number
[2]
| 1 | Discharge/transfer to an acute hospital | 2 | Discharge/transfer to a residential aged care service, unless this is the usual place of residence | 3 | Discharge/transfer to an admitted psychiatric hospital | 4 | Discharge/transfer to other health care accommodation (includes mothercraft hospitals; and other residential mental health services) | 5 | End of reference period | 6 | Left against medical advice/discharge at own risk | 7 | Statistical discharge from leave | 8 | Died | 9 | Other (includes discharge to usual residence, own accommodation/welfare institution (includes prisons, hostels and group homes providing primarily welfare services)) | 10 | Discharge due to inactivity | 11 | Statistical discharge due to admitted care type change | 98 | Unknown | 99 | Not stated/inadequately described |
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33 | Principal diagnosis—episode of care | String
[6]
| ANN{.N[N]} The ICD-10-AM (9th edition) code set representing diagnoses. | DSS specific information: For admitted episodes of care it is mandatory for diagnosis to be reported in accordance with the Australian Coding Standards, and in ICD-10-AM 9th edition. For ambulatory episodes of care, the diagnosis reported is the finalised diagnosis for the episode of care. A provisional diagnosis should only be reported if a finalised diagnosis cannot be obtained. It is mandatory for an ambulatory episode of care principal diagnosis to be reported in ICD-10-AM 9th edition. For residential episodes of care, the principal diagnosis is reported in accordance with the Residential mental health care national minimum data set. It is mandatory for the principal diagnosis to be reported in ICD-10-AM 8th or 9th edition. |
34 | Additional diagnosis | String
[6]
| ANN{.N[N]} The ICD-10-AM (9th edition) code set representing diagnoses. | Conditional obligation: This data element is required to be reported for episodes of care in an admitted or residential setting.DSS specific information: For admitted episodes of care it is mandatory for diagnosis to be reported in accordance with the Australian Coding Standards, and in ICD-10-AM 9th edition. For ambulatory and residential episodes of care additional diagnosis is not mandatory. Provisional diagnoses should not be reported. |
35 | Mental health care phase | Number
[1]
| 1 | Acute | 2 | Functional gain | 3 | Intensive extended | 4 | Consolidating gain | 5 | Assessment only | 9 | Not reported |
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36 | Mental health phase of care start date | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY The day of a particular month and year. | |
37 | Mental health phase of care end date | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY The day of a particular month and year. | |
38 | Level of psychiatric symptom severity (HoNOSCA score) | Number
[1]
| 0 | No problems within the period stated | 1 | Minor problem requiring no action | 2 | Mild problem but definitely present | 3 | Moderately severe problem | 4 | Severe to very severe problem |
| Conditional obligation: Reporting of the HoNOSCA at the commencement of mental health phase of care is mandatory for patients in all settings. Reporting of the HoNOSCA is not mandatory if mental health phase of care is reported as Assessment Only. The HoNOSCA should only be reported for patients aged 17 years and younger. |
39 | Level of psychiatric symptom severity (HoNOS score) | Number
[1]
| 0 | No problems within the period stated | 1 | Minor problem requiring no action | 2 | Mild problem but definitely present | 3 | Moderately severe problem | 4 | Severe to very severe problem |
| Conditional obligation: Reporting of the HoNOS at the start of the mental health phase of care is mandatory for patients in all settings. Reporting of the HoNOS is not mandatory if mental health phase of care is reported as Assessment Only. The HoNOS should only be reported for patients aged 18 years to 64 years. |
40 | Level of psychiatric symptom severity (HoNOS 65+ score) | Number
[1]
| 0 | No problems within the period stated | 1 | Minor problem requiring no action | 2 | Mild problem but definitely present | 3 | Moderately severe problem | 4 | Severe to very severe problem |
| Conditional obligation: Reporting of the HoNOS 65+ at the start of the mental health phase of care is mandatory for patients in all settings. Reporting of the HoNOS 65+ is not mandatory if mental health phase of care is reported as Assessment Only. The HoNOS 65+ should only be reported for patients aged 65 years and over. |
41 | Level of psychiatric symptom severity (CGAS score) | Number
[3]
| 997 | Unable to rate | 999 | Not stated/missing |
| Conditional obligation: Reporting of the CGAS at the start of the mental health phase of care is mandatory for patients in all settings. Reporting of the CGAS is not mandatory if mental health phase of care is reported as Assessment Only. The CGAS should only be reported for patients aged 17 years and under. |
42 | Psychosocial complications indicator (FIHS code) | Number
[1]
| 1 | Yes | 2 | No | 8 | Unknown | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| Conditional obligation: Reporting of FIHS at the commencement of the second and subsequent mental health phase of care in an episode of mental health care is mandatory for patients in all settings. If an episode of mental health care only contains one phase of care, then the FIHS is required to be reported at the end of the phase of care. FIHS should only be reported for patients aged 17 years and under. |
43 | Level of difficulty with activities in a life area (LSP-16 score) | Number
[1]
| 0 | Score of 0 | 1 | Score of 1 | 2 | Score of 2 | 3 | Score of 3 | 7 | Unable to rate | 9 | Not stated/missing |
| Conditional obligation: Reporting of LSP-16 is mandatory for the first mental health phase of care in an episode of mental health care for patients that are admitted to residential mental health units or ambulatory health services. Reporting of the LSP-16 is not mandatory if mental health phase of care is reported as Assessment Only. Subsequent reporting of LSP-16 is mandatory for the commencement of a new mental health phase of care occurring three months after the last LSP-16 reporting occasion. The LSP-16 should only be reported for patients aged 18 years and over. |
44 | Level of functional independence (RUG-ADL score) | Number
[1]
| 1 | Independent or supervision only | 2 | Limited assistance | 3 | Limited physical assistance or Extensive assistance/total dependence/tube fed | 4 | Other than two persons physical assist | 5 | Two or more person physical assist |
| Conditional obligation: Reporting of the RUG-ADL at the commencement of a mental health phase of care is mandatory for admitted and residential patients. Reporting of the RUG-ADL is not mandatory if mental health phase of care is reported as Assessment Only. |
45 | Mental health phase of care leave days | Number
[3]
| N[NN] Total number of days. | |
46 | Service contact date | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY The day of a particular month and year. | Conditional obligation: The data element is only required to be reported for patients with an ambulatory mental health episode of care. |
47 | Patient location when service provider utilised | Number
[1]
| 1 | Admitted patient- specialised mental health care unit | 2 | Admitted patient- other | 3 | Community | 4 | Residential | 5 | Emergency Department | 8 | Unknown | 9 | Not specified |
| DSS specific information: The patient location is mandatory when reporting service contacts, and may be a different location to the health service provider. |
48 | Service contact—patient/client participation indicator | Boolean
[1]
| | Conditional obligation: The data element is only required to be reported for patients admitted to an ambulatory mental health episode of care. |
49 | Mental health care group session indicator | Number
[1]
| 1 | Yes | 2 | No | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| Conditional obligation: The data element is only required to be reported for patients admitted to an ambulatory mental health episode of care. |
50 | Specialised mental health service target population | Number
[1]
| 1 | Child and adolescent | 2 | Older person | 3 | Forensic | 4 | General | 5 | Youth | 7 | Not applicable | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| Conditional obligation: The data element is only required to be reported for patients admitted to an ambulatory mental health episode of care. |