A PATIENT may not have concurrent CONSULTANT EPISODES (ACUTE HOME- BASED) or CONSULTANT EPISODES (HOSPITAL PROVIDER) but can have CONSULTANT OUT-PATIENT EPISODES overlapping with a CONSULTANT EPISODE (ACUTE HOME-BASED).

The start of a CONSULTANT EPISODE (ACUTE HOME-BASED) will initiate a series of contacts at the PATIENT's normal place of residence to deliver care, each of which will be recorded as an ACUTE HOME-BASED CONTACT. Where face to face contact occurs with the allocated care coordinator, a FACE TO FACE CONTACT CPA CARE COORDINATOR will also be recorded. In circumstances of the PATIENT approaching readiness for ending the period of care or are in a period of trial withdrawal, contact may be by telephone.

The CONSULTANT EPISODE (ACUTE HOME-BASED) will be ended when the CONSULTANT determines no further acute home-based care is required.

When responsibility for a PATIENT transfers from one CONSULTANT to another, then one CONSULTANT EPISODE (ACUTE HOME-BASED) will be ended and another one will be started.

This class is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	CONSULTANT EPISODES (ACUTE HOME-BASED)