Exhibit S - Skill Types.pdf
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This document provides the Defense Health Agency's skill type and suffix codes for the Medical Expense Performance Reporting System. It outlines five main skill types - clinicians, direct care professionals, registered nurses, direct care paraprofessionals, and administrative/logistics/clerical personnel - and various suffixes to further classify roles within each type. Skill type 1 covers physicians, dentists, and medical residents and fellows. Skill type 2 includes nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and other licensed direct care providers. Registered nurses are classified under skill type 3. Skill type 4 comprises technical roles like licensed practical nurses and medical technicians. Skill type 5 is for administrative, logistics and clerical workers not involved in direct patient care.
The related federal contract opportunity is for the Augusta Military Medical Center Ambulatory Care Center. The solicitation number is HT001524R0030 and is being issued by the Defense Health Agency. No further details are provided on required products/services, response dates or other salient information.
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ATAMMC ACC PWS
Exhibit S - Skill Types
DHA-PM 6010.13, Volume 1 September 27, 2018
MEDICAL EXPENSE PERFORMANCE REPORTING SYSTEM DoD SKILL
TYPE AND SUFFIX CODES
Table 1. MEPRS DoD Skill Type and Suffix Codes and Descriptions
Skill Type
(ST)
Description ST/ SUFFIX Suffix Description
1 Clinician
Includes a physician or dentist practitioner normally having admitting privileges and primary responsibility for care of inpatients.
Intern and resident physicians and dentists are considered to be clinicians as far as the reporting categories only for the purposes of meeting the requirements for
MEPRS.
For labor hour collection purposes, these individuals are coded as Skill Type 1.
1D Dentist
1F Fellow – Medical
1N Intern – Medical
1P Physician
1R Resident – Medical
1S Intern – Dental
1T Fellow – Dental
1U Resident – Dental
1V Veterinarians
2 Direct Care Professional
Individuals, other than clinicians, licensed or certified to deliver healthcare. This personnel category includes physical and occupational therapists, podiatrists, psychologists, social workers, physician assistants, independent duty corpsmen, and advanced practice nurses who are privileged. Direct care professionals consult with other healthcare professionals to assess, plan, and implement an effective treatment program.
2A Nurse Anesthetist
2C Community Health Nurse (Credentialed)
2H Occupational Health Nurse (Credentialed)
2M Nurse Midwife
2N Nurse Practitioner
2P Physician Assistant
2S Clinical Nurse Specialist
2W Student-Non GME/GDE
ATAMMC ACC Exhibit S - Skill Types
Skill Type
(ST)
Description ST/ SUFFIX Suffix Description
For labor hour collection purposes, these individuals are coded as Skill Type 2.
2Z All Others in ST 2
3 Registered Nurse
All registered nurses (Skill Type 3), except those who are being used as advanced nurses, such as nurse practitioners, nurse anesthetists, and nurse midwives who are accounted for in the direct-care professional’s category (Skill Type 2). Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) and Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs) are classified as direct-care paraprofessionals (Skill Type 4) and are not registered nurses.
3C Community Health Nurse (Non-Credentialed)
3E Nurse Case Manager
3H Occupational Health Nurse (Non-Credentialed)
3R Registered Nurse
3W Student-Non GME/GDE
3Z All Others in ST 3
Direct Care Paraprofessional
Individuals who are skilled to provide technical assistance or follow-up to direct patient care (e.g., LPNs, LVNs, medical specialists, electromagnetic radiation also known as X-ray specialists, dental lab specialists, dental hygienists, and medical technicians).
For labor hour collection purposes, these individuals are coded as Skill Type 4.
4A Nursing Assistant
4L LPN or LVN
4W Student-Non GME/GDE
4Z All Others in ST 4
5 Administrative, Logistics, or Clerical
All other personnel utilized at the facility who are not involved in direct patient care.
5A Administrators
5C Clerical
5L Logisticians
5M Medical Record Auditor/Coder
5W Student-Non GME/GDE
Skill Type
(ST)
Description ST/ SUFFIX Suffix Description
5Z All Others in ST 5
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