Definition:
The classification of a client by agency staff into one of eight categories based on the assessment of the client's problem area(s).
Guide for Use:
Client Type defines the client's problem area(s) as identified by client or agency staff during the screening/intake process, depending on family status and services received.
DATIS identifies a client as a service recipient who attends at least one face-to-face visit beyond the entry level at an agency providing substance abuse and problem gambling treatment.
Typically a client receives services consistent with his/her problem area(s) and or relationship to the problem area(s) of a family member or significant other.
For example:
- A person seeking help for their Substance use and Gambling problem - select 02 - Client - Alcohol / Drug / Gambling (ADG);
- A person in the DATIS DB as Mental Health only - select 07 - Non-MoHLTC and A Client.
Format:
| Permissible Values | Definition | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Client - Alcohol/Drug | Client seeking services for Alcohol or Drug problem |
| 2 | Client - Alcohol/Drug/Gambling (ADG) | Client seeking services for Alcohol/Drug/Gambling problems |
| 3 | Client - Gambling | Client seeking services for Gambling problem only |
| 4 | Family Member of Alcohol/Drug Client | Client seeking services due to a family member's alcohol/drug problem |
| 5 | Family Member of Alcohol/Drug/Gambling Client | Client seeking services due to a family member's alcohol/drug/gambling problem |
| 6 | Family Member of Gambling Client | Client seeing services due to a family member's gambling problem |
| 7 | Non-MoHLTC and A | Client seeking services but the program linked to the client activity is not a DATIS-participating funded program |
| 8 | Non-MoHLTC and A - Family Member | Client seeking services due to a family member's issue; the program linked to the client activity is not a DATIS-participating funded program |
Context:
Used to:
- differentiate clients from family members; and
- group clients according to broad problem areas and associated needs.
This data element is also the main mechanism for determining the number of family members or significant others receiving service from treatment agencies.
Family Member MDS
Note that the required fields for client type beginning with Family Member are limited to the top demographic fields up to and including Client Type. The remaining MDS starting with Treatment Mandated/Required By, is NOT required for these clients.
