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Identifying and Definitional Attributes
Identifier
QH 042069
Version
2
Metadata Item Type
Data Element
Data Element Type
Data Element
Approval Status
Draft
18-Sep-2019  
Approval Type
Standard
Approving Authority
Information Management Strategic Governance Committee (IMSGC), Queensland Health
Effective From
01-Jul-2019
Effective To
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Definition
The person's first or most common identifying name within the family group or by which the person is uniquely socially identified.
Context
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Short Name
First given name (HIU)
Name in Other Contexts
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Representational Attributes
Datatype
Character
Representation Class
Text
Format
X[X(39)]
Minimum Character Length
1
Maximum Character Length
40
Permissible Values
-
Supplementary Values
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Collection and Usage Attributes
Guide for Use
A person's given name(s) can be:
- assigned by a person's parents shortly after birth or adoption or other cultural ceremony
- acquired by a person in accordance with a due process defined in a state or territory Act relating to the registration of births, deaths, marriages and changes of name and sex, and for related purposes
- attained by a person within the family group or by which that person is socially identified

Consideration shall be given to the unnecessary use of non-alphanumeric characters and symbols, which should be avoided wherever possible due to implications on system functionality.
Verification Rules
Can be null.
Must not contain unidentified characters/symbols.
Collection Methods
If the patient has a first given name then this data element is mandatory. 

If the first given name is not known or cannot be established, record 'UNKNOWN'. 

If the patient does not have both a first given name and a family name, then record the one name as family name and leave this data element blank.
Comment
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Relational Attributes
Related Metadata References
Relates to Person (name)-second given name (HIU) QH 042070 Version 2
Supersedes Person (name)-first given name (HIU) QH 042069 Version 1
Implementation in Metadata Sets

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Data Quality Declaration
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Source and Reference Attributes
Source Organisation
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Source Document
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