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* When the postal code is '''not''' available, '''tick off the "B"''' and leave the space for postal code blank | * When the postal code is '''not''' available, '''tick off the "B"''' and leave the space for postal code blank | ||
== Relationship between [[Province]], PHIN and Postal code == | === Relationship between [[Province]], PHIN and Postal code === | ||
When collecting Postal Code, [[PHIN]] number and [[Province]], think about the relationship of this information when you are collecting it. | When collecting Postal Code, [[PHIN]] number and [[Province]], think about the relationship of this information when you are collecting it. | ||
*if patient has a MB PHIN number, then [[Province]] code should be MB and the postal code should be for MB (MB postal codes start with an "R"). | *if patient has a MB PHIN number, then [[Province]] code should be MB and the postal code should be for MB (MB postal codes start with an "R"). | ||
*if [[Province]] code is '''not''' MB then the postal code should not be a MB postal code and also, there should not be an PHIN number. | *if [[Province]] code is '''not''' MB then the postal code should not be a MB postal code and also, there should not be an PHIN number. | ||
== Special Cases == | === Special Cases === | ||
=== Homeless with proxy address === | ==== 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. | 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. | ||
Code "couch surfers" as "no postal code". | Code "couch surfers" as "no postal code". | ||
=== Institutionalized patients === | ==== Institutionalized patients ==== | ||
For patients who live in care homes, use the institution's postal code. | For patients who live in care homes, use the institution's postal code. | ||
=== Inmates === | ==== Inmates ==== | ||
For inmates such as from Stoney Mountain or Headingley use the institution's postal code. | For inmates such as from Stoney Mountain or Headingley use the institution's postal code. | ||
=== Postal Code not available === | ==== Postal Code not available ==== | ||
If a postal code is unavailable for a patient, tick off the "B" and leave the space for postal code blank. e.g.: | 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 | * John/Jane Doe | ||