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Data Element Detail

Name suffix
Identifying and Definitional Attributes
QH 040851 v1
Data Element
Data Element
Current
01-Mar-2005		Superseded
28-May-2014
Standard
01-Mar-2005
28-May-2014
Additional term following a person's name used to identify a person when addressing them by name, whether by mail, by phone, or in person.
Name suffix
Representational Attributes
Character
Text
X[X(11)]
1
12
Permissible Values

Permissible_values

Valid abbreviations from the Australian Standard AS4590-1999 Interchange of client information.
Supplementary Values

Supplemenary_values

-
Collection and Usage Attributes
Mixed case should be used (rather than upper case only).

Examples of name suffixes are 'Jr' for Junior and 'MP' for Member of Parliament.
A person's name may have multiple Name suffixes. For the purpose of positive identification of a person, each Name suffix must have an associated Name suffix sequence number recorded.
Other Reference: AS4846 Health Care Provider Identification, 2004, Sydney: Standards Australia
Relational Attributes
Related Metadata References

Related Metadata References_IR

  • 1 - 6
ViewRelationshipMetadata Item TypeMetadata Item SubtypeNameIdentifier & VersionApproval Status
Is qualified byData ElementData ElementName suffix sequence numberQH 040912 Version 1Superseded
Relates toData ElementData ElementFamily nameQH 040002 Version 2Superseded
Relates toData ElementData ElementGiven nameQH 040003 Version 2Superseded
Relates toData ElementData ElementName conditional use flagQH 040853 Version 1Superseded
Relates toData ElementData ElementName titleQH 040850 Version 1Superseded
Relates toData ElementData ElementPerson name typeQH 040858 Version 1Superseded
Implementation in Metadata Sets

Implemented

No Metadata Items
Source and Reference Attributes
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
METeOR data element: Person (name)-name suffix, text A[A(11)], Identifier 287164, Health standard 04/05/2005 https://meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/287164/meteorItemView/long
Name;