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The entry [[L_TmpV2]] entry for Postal Code collection will be automatically created for any new patient created. Data is collected for
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== Collection Instruction ==
This article contained the information how to code postal code until it was moved to a new field. See history of article for 2016-07-25 for how it used to be coded. See [[Postal Code field]] for how it's coded now.  
Enter the postal code in the automatically generated '''PostalCode''' record in the temp table.
*'''"Q"'''('''note, that's the last field on the form, not the first!'''): enter the patient's postal code ''X1X1X1'', ie no space
**Use Upper Case letters in the postal code with no space between please.  
**When the postal code is not available, tick off the "B" and leave the space for postal code blank


== Special Cases ==
=== Homeless with proxy address ===
If you have a homeless person admitted who lists their address as Siloam Mission or the Salvation Army/Booth's Place, use their postal code as provided.


=== Institutionalized patients ===
For patients who live in care homes, use the institution's postal code.


=== Inmates ===
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For inmates such as from Stoney Mountain or Headingley use the institution's postal code.
[[Category:Postal Codes]]


=== Postal Code not available ===
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If a postal code is unavailable for a patient, tick off the "B" and leave the space for postal code blank.  e.g.:
* John/Jane Doe
* out-of-country patient
* chart doesn't have postal code
 
== {{CCMDB Data Integrity Checks}} ==
* Patients need to have a postal code record to be final checked.
* Unlike other tmp entries, this entry is not checked as part of the pre-send checker.
* Postal Codes must be of format "X1X1X1" ie no spaces or lowercases allowed
* confirmed 2014-07-07 that this check will prevent final-check for tmp when no postal code is entered.
 
== Dates ==
Start Date: 2011-12-08 (Start putting in the postal code for new admissions on and after January 1, 2012)
End Date: None / Permanent Collection
 
[[Category: L_TmpV2 Data]]
[[Category: Data Collection Guide]]
[[Category: All Projects ICU & Medicine]]

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This article contained the information how to code postal code until it was moved to a new field. See history of article for 2016-07-25 for how it used to be coded. See Postal Code field for how it's coded now.