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Definition

A code set representing disability groups.

Conceptual Domain

Disability
Statuses: [FACSIAR Data Governance Committee: Qualified, Sept. 27, 2024]
A person’s functioning or disability is conceived as a dynamic interaction between health conditions and environmental and personal factors (WHO...

Representation

Data Type NUMBERSTRING
Format N
Maximum character length 1

Values

Value Meaning Definition Start Date End Date
Permissible Values 1 Intellectual/learning
2 Psychiatric
3 Sensory/speech
4 Physical/diverse
Supplementary Values 9 Not stated/inadequately described

Origin

Commonwealth State/Territory Disability Agreement National Minimum Data Set 2002-2003 Data Guide.

References

Commonwealth State/Territory Disability Agreement National Minimum Data Set 2005-06 Data Guide.

Related content

Relation Count
Data Elements implementing this Value Domain 1