Files > IMM REFUSAL REASONS

name

IMM REFUSAL REASONS

number

920.5

location

^PXV(920.5,

description

Per VHA Directive, this file has been "locked down" by Data Standardization (DS). The file definition (i.e. data dictionary) shall not be modified. All additions, changes and deletions to entries in the file shall be done by Enterprise Reference Terminology (ERT) using the Master File Server (MFS), provided by the Common Services (CS). Creating and/or editing locally defined fields in the file are not permitted. Use of locally defined fields that were created prior to the VHA Directive shall not be supported. This is a table of reason for the refusal of an immunization or skin test. The data in this file has been derived from the CDC-defined table NIP002 - Substance Refusal Reason.

Fields

#	Name	Location	Type	Details	Index	Description
.01	reason(+)	0;1	FREE TEXT		B	This is the reason the immunization (or skin test) has been refused. PLEASE NOTE: that if 'Other' is used as a reason, further explanation may be required.
.02	hl7 code	0;2	FREE TEXT			This is the HL7 code for this refusal reason, used when transmitting this data.
99.97	replaced by vha standard term	VUID;3	POINTER	920.5	AREPLACETERM	This field is populated when one Term/Concept replaces another Term/Concept. This field is controlled by standardization and should only be changed by standardization processes. This field contains a pointer to a VHA standard term that replaces this entry.
99.98	master entry for vuid(+)	VUID;2	BOOLEAN	1:YES 0:NO		This field identifies the Master entry for a VUID associated with a Term/Concept.
99.99	vuid(+)	VUID;1	FREE TEXT		AVUID	VHA Unique ID (VUID). A unique meaningless integer assigned to reference terms VHA wide.
99.991	effective date/time	TERMSTATUS;0	MULTIPLE	920.599		Describes the pair Status and Effective Date/Time for each reference term.