Commissioner's Reference Number

Change History
DSCN 2012 / 11	Elective Admission List Data Set (EAL Ds)
DSCN (2008) 07 (W)	The Introduction of Valid Period Date Ranges for Data Items within the APC Data Set

This data item is / was included in the following data sets / collections between the dates shown:

Data Set / Collection	Valid From	Valid To
APC ds99	1^st April 1999
EAL ds	1^st April 1999	21^st November 2012
OP ds	1^st April 1999

A number (alphanumeric) allocated by the Commissioner to a referral request. Its purpose is to record any reference number generated by a commissioner, including ECRs and GPFH Referral Numbers.

Default codes:

Format: 17 character alpha-numeric

Value	Meaning	Valid From	Valid To
8	(left justified padded with spaces) Not applicable	21^st January 2002