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Notes:
The HARS UNIQUE IDENTIFIER is used in conjunction with the ORGANISATION CODE (CODE OF PROVIDER) to uniquely identify a record within a HIV and AIDS Reporting Data Set submission to the Health Protection Agency (HPA).

The HARS UNIQUE IDENTIFIER may appear on data quality reports, error reports, and audit logs exchanged between the Health Protection Agency and the submitting ORGANISATION CODE (CODE OF PROVIDER).

The HARS UNIQUE IDENTIFIER must be populated for each record, in the HARS Record Identifier group within the HIV and AIDS Reporting Data Set Message, by the sender of the data set submission prior to transmission of the data to the Health Protection Agency. 

This data element is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	HARS UNIQUE IDENTIFIERS
fullname	HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV) AND ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS) REPORTING DATA SET UNIQUE IDENTIFIER