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Identifying and Definitional Attributes
Identifier
QH 040006
Version
2
Metadata Item Type
Data Element
Data Element Type
Data Element
Approval Status
Draft
06-Mar-2015  
Current
16-Sep-2015  
Approval Type
Standard
Approving Authority
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Effective From
01-Jul-2014
Effective To
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Definition
A numeric code which uniquely identifies a facility.
Context
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Short Name
Facility code
Name in Other Contexts
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Representational Attributes
Datatype
Numeric character
Representation Class
Identification Number
Format
N(5)
Minimum Character Length
5
Maximum Character Length
5
Permissible Values
A valid facility code from the Corporate Reference Data System (CRDS) Facility data set maintained by Statistical Standards and Strategies, Statistical Services Branch (SSB).
Supplementary Values
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Collection and Usage Attributes
Guide for Use
All facility codes are numeric with leading zeroes (e.g. "00123").

Exchange of data across information systems should always be based on the numeric facility code.
Verification Rules
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Collection Methods
Corporate Reference Data System (CRDS) Facility data set:
CRDS is the state wide authoritative source of medical facility information: refer to Enterprise Information Architecture Implementation Standard.

Queensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection (QHAPDC):
Transmit as a fixed length 5 character field, right justified and left filled with zeroes. 
The following supplementary codes are used in QHAPDC:
00880 Australian Capital Territory
00810 New South Wales
00870 Northern Territory
00890 Overseas
00840 South Australia
00860 Tasmania
00820 Victoria
00850 Western Australia

Queensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC):
The following birth centre facility codes are used in QPDC:
00988 Gold Coast University Hospital birthing centre
00995 Mackay Base Hospital birthing centre
00994 Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital birthing centre
00989 The Townsville Hospital birth centre
00990 Toowoomba Hospital birth centre

The following supplementary facility codes are used in QPDC:
00987 Free births
00993 Planned Parenthood of Australia
00998 Home births
00999 Unknown hospital for QPDC

Note that birth centres have separate facility codes to the hospitals to which they are attached. Babies born before arrival (BBAs) are allocated the facility code of the hospital where the perinatal data form is completed. Use this item in conjunction with QHDD data element "Actual place of birth" QHLTH 040752 vers 2 to exclude BBAs.

Queensland Cancer Registry (QCR):
The following supplementary facility code is used by the QCR:
00000 QCR - non-hospital deaths from Registrar General

Birth Notification File Data Supply Requirement (DSR):
The hospital or birthing centre where the baby was born.
Comment
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Relational Attributes
Related Metadata References
Relates to Facility QH 041826 Version 1
Supersedes Facility identifier QH 040006 Version 1
Implementation in Metadata Sets

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Information AssetData RepositoryBirth NotificationsQH 020225 Version 1Conditional01-Jul-201630-Jun-2019
Information AssetData RepositoryBirth NotificationsQH 020225 Version 2Conditional01-Jul-2019
Data Supply RequirementOtherBirth Notifications File Data Supply Requirement (DSR)QH 020361 Version 1Conditional01-Jul-2016
Information AssetData RepositoryBirth RegistrationsQH 020226 Version 1Mandatory01-Jul-201630-Jun-2019
Information AssetData RepositoryBirth RegistrationsQH 020226 Version 2Mandatory01-Jul-2019
Data Supply RequirementOtherBirth Registrations File Data Supply Requirement (DSR)QH 020360 Version 1Mandatory01-Jul-2016
Information AssetData CollectionCorporate Reference Data System (CRDS) - Facility Data SetQH 020271 Version 1Mandatory01-Jul-201430-Jun-2019
Information AssetData CollectionCorporate Reference Data System (CRDS) - Facility Data SetQH 020271 Version 2Mandatory01-Jul-2019
Information AssetData RepositoryDeath RegistrationsQH 020227 Version 1Mandatory01-Jul-201630-Jun-2019
Information AssetData RepositoryDeath RegistrationsQH 020227 Version 2Mandatory01-Jul-2019
Data Quality Declaration
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Source and Reference Attributes
Source Organisation
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Source Document
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