Definition
Metadata items in this Data Set Specification
Below is a list of all the components within this Dataset Specification.
Each entry includes the item name, whether the item is optional, mandatory or conditional and the maximum times the item can occur in a dataset.
If the items must occur in a particular order in the dataset, the sequence number is included before the item name.
| Reference | Data Element | Data Type | Length | Inclusion | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Recipient: Primary medical condition, Code
0.1
Specific Information:
Primary medical condition refers to the variable PRMY_MED_CODE in the PIA research data set. |
String | 3 | mandatory | 1 | |
|
Recipient—impairment rating for first medical condition, code N[N]
Specific Information:
Impairment rating for first medical condition refers to the variable IMPRMT_RATE1 in the PIA research data set. |
Number | 2 | mandatory | 1 | |
|
Recipient: Impairment rating for second medical condition, Code
0.1
Specific Information:
Impairment rating for second medical condition refers to the variable IMPRMT_RATE2 in the PIA research data set.
Conditional Inclusion:
Conditional on the recipient having a second medical condition. |
Number | 2 | conditional | 1 | |
|
PIA_Recipient—impairment rating for third medical condition, code N[N]
Specific Information:
Impairment rating for third medical condition refers to the variable IMPRMT_RATE3 in the PIA research data set.
Conditional Inclusion:
Conditional on the recipient having a third medical condition. |
Number | 2 | conditional | 1 | |
|
Recipient—impairment rating for fourth medical condition, code N[N]
Specific Information:
Impairment rating for fourth medical condition refers to the variable IMPRMT_RATE4 in the PIA research data set.
Conditional Inclusion:
Conditional on the recipient having a fourth medical condition. |
Number | 2 | conditional | 1 | |
|
Recipient—impairment rating for fifth medical condition, code N[N]
Specific Information:
Impairment rating for fifth medical condition refers to the variable IMPRMT_RATE5 in the PIA research data set.
Conditional Inclusion:
Conditional on the recipient having a fifth medical condition. |
Number | 2 | conditional | 1 | |
|
PIA_Recipient—medical condition, total impairment rating NN[N]
Specific Information:
Total impairment rating of medical conditions refers to the variable TOT_IMPRMT_RATE in the PIA research data set. |
Number | 3 | mandatory | 1 | |
| Recipient: Primary medical condition permanency, Code 0.1 | String | 1 | mandatory | 1 | |
|
PIA_Recipient—permanency of first medical condition, code A
Specific Information:
Permanency of primary medical condition refers to the variable PERM_CODE1 in the PIA research data set. |
String | 1 | mandatory | 1 | |
|
PIA_Recipient—permanency of second medical condition, code A
Specific Information:
Permanency of second medical condition refers to the variable PERM_CODE2 in the PIA research data set.
Conditional Inclusion:
Conditional on the recipient having a second medical condition. |
String | 1 | conditional | 1 | |
|
PIA_Recipient—permanency of third medical condition, code A
Specific Information:
Permanency of third medical condition refers to the variable PERM_CODE3 in the PIA research data set.
Conditional Inclusion:
Conditional on the recipient having a third medical condition. |
String | 1 | conditional | 1 | |
|
PIA_Recipient—permanency of fourth medical condition, code A
Specific Information:
Permanency of third medical condition refers to the variable PERM_CODE4 in the PIA research data set.
Conditional Inclusion:
Conditional on the recipient having a fourth medical condition. |
String | 1 | conditional | 1 | |
|
PIA_Recipient—permanency of fifth medical condition, code A
Specific Information:
Permanency of fifth medical condition refers to the variable PERM_CODE5 in the PIA research data set.
Conditional Inclusion:
Conditional on the recipient having a fifth medical condition. |
String | 1 | conditional | 1 | |
|
Recipient—type of work capacity assessment, employment services/job capacity assessment code AAA
Specific Information:
Job capacity/employment services assessment refers to the variable JCA_ESA_CODE in the PIA research data set.
Conditional Inclusion:
Conditional on a work capacity assessment being undertaken. |
String | 3 | conditional | 1 | |
|
PIA_Recipient—assessment report date (abbreviated), MMYYYY
Specific Information:
This data element may be completed twice, once for an Employment Services Assessment and once for a Job Capacity Assessment. Assessment report date of effect refers to the variable ASS_RPT_DATE_SHORT in the PIA research data set.
Conditional Inclusion:
Conditional on a work capacity assessment being undertaken. |
Date/Time | 6 | conditional | 2 | |
|
Recipient—work capacity assessment before intervention, total hours XX[XXX]
Specific Information:
Work capacity assessment before intervention refers to the variable PM_BASE_WORK_CAP in the PIA research data set.
Conditional Inclusion:
Conditional upon an intervention being carried out. |
Date/Time | 5 | conditional | 1 | |
|
Recipient—work capacity assessment with intervention, total hours XX[XXX]
Specific Information:
Work capacity assessment with intervention refers to the variable PM_CAP_WITH_INTRVN in the PIA research data set.
Conditional Inclusion:
Conditional upon an intervention being carried out. |
Date/Time | 5 | conditional | 1 | |
|
Recipient—blindness indicator, code A
Specific Information:
Blindness indicator refers to the variable BLIND_IND in the PIA research data set. |
String | 1 | mandatory | 1 | |
|
PIA_Recipient—blindness start date (abbreviated), MMYYYY
Specific Information:
Blindness start date refers to the variable BLIND_START_DATE in the PIA research data set.
Conditional Inclusion:
Conditional on a 'Yes' response to Recipient—blindness indicator, code A. |
Date/Time | 6 | conditional | 1 |
Comments
DSP is an income support payment for people who are:
- aged between 16 years and age pension age (when claiming)
- satisfy the residence criteria, and
- either are permanently blind, or have a physical, intellectual or psychiatric disability causing functional incapacity of at least 20 points as measured by the Impairment Tables, and
- have a Continuing Inability to Work, or are participating in Supported Wage System.
In order to claim the DSP, a person must undergo an assessment such as an Employment Services Assessment, a Job Capacity Assessment or Disability Medical Assessment. These assessments:
- confirm details of the main medical conditions affecting the person’s capacity to work
- assess how these conditions affect the person’s capacity to work or take part in other activities
- identify suitable interventions and assistance to help the person into work or stay in a job.
As part of these assessments, the person's treating doctor provides details of medical conditions that impact a person's ability to work. These conditions are given an order of impact, with the primary medical condition having the most significant impact on a person's functioning. For each medical condition, details of the permanency of the condition and an impairment rating (relating to the severity of the medical condition) are provided.
In order to determine the extent of impairment and permanency of a recipient’s medical condition, the Department of Social Services also collects information on the type of functional impairment caused by that condition. However this data element has not been included in this data set in order to maintain the privacy and confidentiality of recipients.
Additional Attributes
| Slot name | Type | Value | Similar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guide For Use | <p>While impairment ratings and permanency codes are collected for up to 5 medical conditions, only the primary medical condition is provided in the PIA research DSS due to privacy concerns.</p> |
0 |
Related content
| Relation | Count |
|---|---|
| As a numerator in an Indicator | 0 |
| As a denominator in an Indicator | 0 |
| As a disaggregation in an Indicator | 0 |
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