State Data Dictionary - North Dakota Department of Health

Version 2.0 09/18/2007invalid the, the record will NOT be accepted by the SOAR database. When they do not pertainthe vendor should follow XSD structure rules.Desirable: These are elements that are strongly requested but may not be possible tocollect on all incidents. If the item could have been collected based on the incident then the fieldwould be marked ‘Non-Complaint’.#Element NumberName of Data Element: NamePriority: Mandatory or Essential or DesirableDefinition: Short definition of data elementNational Element: Identifies if this element is part of the NEMSIS NationalElement (Silver) list. If noted ‘modified’ then NorthDakota has made changes to the element to providebetter data collection.NHTSA 2: Length of data elementXML: Specifics the NEMSIS XML format and the XSDdefinitions.Field Values: Defined data elements - alternative descriptions of thedata element values or attributes.Content: Detailed discussion of definition and content.Discussion and Justification: Provide further details and justify the data element.Business Rules: Provide information on the requirements for and to a data element to enforcedata integrity and submission compliance.Technical Comments: Additional information which may be of use to individuals setting up adata collection system.Page 8Copyright 2006-2007, North Dakota Department of Health, Division of EMS & Med-Media, Inc.