Definition:
The date of the first day an agency staff provides direct substance abuse and/or problem gambling treatment services to a client attending and registered in an agency program.
Guide for Use:
Enter the date of the first day the agency staff provided direct substance abuse and or problem gambling treatment services to a client attending and registered in an agency program. The Program Start Date must be equal to or greater than the Admission Date; and less than or equal to the Program End Date and the Discharge Date. Day must be equal to or greater than 1 and equal to or less than 31 dependent on the month. Month must be equal to or greater than 1 and equal to or less than 12.
Date Range Format:
Day (DD), Month (MM) and Year (YYYY) are collected in separate fields and formatted DDMMYYYY. For example - 06112012 - is the 6th day of the month of November in the year 2012.
Context:
Is used in conjunction with the data elements Program Start Time, Program End Date and Program End Time to determine the length of stay/service of clients in a program. Is used to identify the number of clients receiving service in a program (FC) during a reporting period.
