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DAYS LIABLE FOR DETENTION is an optional data item note in the Mental Health Minimum Dataset (MHMD) collection record and should only be present if one or more LEGAL STATUS within the MENTAL HEALTH CARE SPELL have occurred during the REPORTING PERIOD.

It is the total number of days detained or liable to be detained within the MENTAL HEALTH CARE SPELL within the REPORTING PERIOD. Each period of such days is recorded by a LEGAL STATUS and there may be more than one recorded during the course of a MENTAL HEALTH CARE SPELL.

There is a START DATE and END DATE for each LEGAL STATUS and the calculation is based upon those detained or liable to be detained days which have occurred during the REPORTING PERIOD adjusted for where periods of LEGAL STATUS overlap the START DATE and/or END DATE of the REPORTING PERIOD (this includes where the period of END DATE has not yet ended). Where such overlaps occur the START DATE and/or END DATE of the REPORTING PERIOD should be used instead of that of the LEGAL STATUS.

DAYS LIABLE FOR DETENTION is the sum of the calculated periods of LEGAL STATUS days and should be recorded left justified with leading zeros.

 

This data element is also known by these names:

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plural	DAYS LIABLE FOR DETENTIONS