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Data Element Detail

Compensable status (ODC)
Identifying and Definitional Attributes
QH 042642 v1
Data Element
Derived Data Element
Provisional
22-Sep-2006		Superseded
01-Nov-2012
Standard
01-Jul-2006
30-Jun-2012
A code set representing the entitlement for compensation.
Hospital (admitted and non-admitted) and community health care. This item is necessary in the analysis of system utilisation and for funding purposes.
Compensable patient status (ODC)
Representational Attributes
Numeric Character
Code
N(2)
2
2
Permissible Values

Permissible_values

CodeDescription
01Worker's Compensation - WorkCover Queensland
02Worker's Compensation - Other
03Third Party (Other)
04Department of Veterans' Affairs
05Motor Vehicle - Queensland
06Motor Vehicle - Other
07Department of Defence
08Other
Supplementary Values

Supplemenary_values

-
Collection and Usage Attributes
A compensable patient is a patient who may be entitled to the payment of, or who has been paid compensation for, damages or other benefits (including payment in settlement of a claim for compensation, damages or other benefits) in respect of injury, illness or disease for which he/she is receiving care and treatment.

A compensable patient is a person who:
- is entitled to claim damages under Motor Vehicle Compulsory Third Party insurance; or
- is entitled to claim damages under the Queensland Workers' Compensation Act or under a Workers' Compensation Act other than Queensland (e.g. if an employee of the Commonwealth or if employed interstate); or
- has or may have an entitlement to claim under public liability.

A Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) patient is not compensable in the strict interpretation of the word, but is a patient for whom another agency (the DVA) has accepted responsibility for the payment of any charges relating to his/her episode of care.

In the case of motor vehicle accidents occurring after 1 September 1994, these must be classified as either Motor Vehicle (Queensland) or Motor Vehicle (Other).

In the case of motor vehicle accidents occurring before 1 September 1994, these patients must be classified as Other Third Party.
Patient administration systems (eg: HBCIS, HASS-EDIS and CERNER) have a dedicated field and standardised domains to support the collection of this data element.
Relational Attributes
Related Metadata References

Related Metadata References_IR

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ViewRelationshipMetadata Item TypeMetadata Item SubtypeNameIdentifier & VersionApproval Status
Has been superseded byData ElementDerived Data ElementEpisode of care-compensable patient statusQH 042642 Version 2Superseded
Is derived fromData ElementData ElementAccount classQH 040165 Version 1Superseded
Implementation in Metadata Sets

Implemented

No Metadata Items
Source and Reference Attributes
Compensable status;