DURATION OF DETENTION

DURATION OF DETENTION is the duration derived from the DATE DETENTION COMMENCED and the date of the census.

Format / Length

n5

Default Codes

Code Description

99998

Not applicable (i.e. psychiatric patient not detained, included in census only because of long stay status)

99999

Not known (i.e. cannot be derived because one or more dates are unavailable): a validation error

Also Known As

This data element is also known by these names:

Context Alias
Plural DURATION OF DETENTIONS