The unique identifier of an Adult Mental Health Care Spell recorded when an Adult Mental Health Care Spell is initiated by a referral, or the temporary or permanent transfer of main responsibility for provision of mental health care for the PATIENT from another Health Care Provider.

This is the CARE SPELL IDENTIFIER of an Adult Mental Health Care Spell.

For purposes of the Mental Health Minimum Data Set collection, a Mental Health Minimum Data Set record will be assembled for each Adult Mental Health Care Spell of an adult (including elderly) PATIENT who has received a continuous period of care or assessment from a Health Care Provider's specialist mental health services within the REPORTING PERIOD. Each MHMDS record will be separately identified, see CARE SPELL NUMBER IN REPORTING PERIOD for further details.

CARE SPELL IDENTIFIER (MENTAL HEALTH) is an optional data item note in the Mental Health Minimum Data Set record and should only be recorded where the Health Care Provider can initiate and maintain Adult Mental Health Care Spell.

This data element is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	CARE SPELL IDENTIFIERS (MENTAL HEALTH)