Definition:
A classification by the type of service of an external agency's program the client has been referred to, where the agency is NOT funded by the Ministry Health and Long Term Care to provide the service.
Guide for Use:
The information being sought is the service type of each client referral your agency has made to an external non-provincially funded agency over the course of the client’s admission (prior to, during or at completion) to your agency prior to discharge. In this instance the external agency is not funded by the MOHLTC (Ministry of Health and Long Term Care) to provide that referral services and/or program. Referral involves directing the client to another source for service, guidance or assistance and in the case of this data element the source of service will be not be funded by the MOHLTC to provide substance abuse and or problem gambling.
For example: If you send a client to an AA meeting in the community by providing a contact name and telephone number or supplying information such as location, date and time or the meeting then this would be considered a referral to AA and thus a Referral to Non-Participating Agency. However if you simply mentioned that the client should attend AA and did not provide them with the appropriate information, then this would not be considered the type of formal referral required. Referral to Service Type should be recorded in conjunction with the data element Date of Outgoing Referral.
| Permissible Values |
|---|
| Non-Participating Community Addiction Services |
| Non-Participating Residential Programs |
| Psychiatric Services/Hospital |
| Private Psychiatrist/Psychologist |
| Medical Services - Hospital |
| Medical Services - Private |
| Community Health Centre |
| Physician/Private Practitioner |
| Public Health Unit/Nursing Services |
| Community Mental Health Agency - Adult Program |
| Community Mental Health Agency - Child Program |
| Social Service Agency - Adult Program |
| Social Service Agency - Child Program |
| Other Community Institution/Residential Program |
| Housing Programs/Services |
| Self-Help Groups (e.g. Alcoholics Anonymous) |
| EAP - Employee Assistance Program |
| Police |
| Other Legal System - Excluding Police |
| Connex |
| Other |
Context:
For example: If you send a client to an AA meeting in the community by providing a contact name and telephone number or supplying information such as location, date and time or the meeting then this would be considered a referral to AA and thus a Referral to Non-Participating Agency. However if you simply mentioned that the client should attend AA and did not provide them with the appropriate information, then this would not be considered the type of formal referral required. Referral to Service Type should be recorded in conjunction with the data element Date of Outgoing Referral.
Used to identify the patterns of interaction between substance abuse and or problem gambling treatment agencies funded by MOHLTC to provide substance abuse and or problem gambling treatment services and other related services in the health and community care fields. This information assists agencies to gain an understanding of the relationships that they have with other MOHLTC funded treatment providers and any gaps that may exist in their district or regional networks. This information creates a picture of the treatment services pathways followed by clients that may be required so that the client may meet their goals and objectives in the recovery process.
