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Episode of treatment for alcohol and other drugs—cessation reason, code N[N]

Definition

The reason for the client ceasing to receive a treatment episode from an alcohol and other drug treatment service, as represented by a code.

Components

Data Element (this item)
Episode of treatment for alcohol and other drugs—cessation reason, code N[N]

Representation

This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Reason for episode of treatment for alcohol and other drugs cessation code N[N] ".
Data Type Number
Format N[N]
Maximum character length 2
Values
Value Meaning Start Date End Date
Permissible Values 3 Change in the delivery setting
4 Change in the principal drug of concern
1 Treatment completed
2 Change in main treatment type
5 Transferred to another service provider
6 Ceased to participate against advice
7 Ceased to participate without notice
8 Ceased to participate involuntary (non-compliance)
9 Ceased to participate at expiation
10 Ceased to participate by mutual agreement
11 Drug court and /or sanctioned by court diversion service
12 Imprisoned, other than drug court sanctioned
13 Died
98 Other
Supplementary Values 99 Not stated/inadequately described

Comments

Comments:

Given the levels of attrition within alcohol and other drug treatment programs, it is important to identify the range of different reasons for ceasing treatment with a service.

References


This content Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Attribution provided as required under the AIHW CC-BY licence.

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