PBS XML Schema Version 3.1.9

Element <pbs:discount>

Belongs to http://schema.pbs.gov.au/ XML Namespace. Defined in PBS XML Schema grammar.

This is a complex type of element.

Specifies by how much a copayment may be discounted. Discounts are optional, and the amount given is the maximum amount by which the copayment may be discount; a lesser amount, including zero, is permitted. If this element is missing from a copayment element then that copayment must not be discounted.

Terminology

This element may reference terminology concepts from the Discount (http://pbs.gov.au/discount) class of concepts. This class of concepts includes:

General Patient Copayment Discount (http://pbs.gov.au/discount/general)
Concessional Patient Copayment Discount (http://pbs.gov.au/discount/concessional)
Hospital Patient Copayment Discount (http://pbs.gov.au/discount/hospital)

Contains

The discount element.

Content of the discount element.

All of the following (in any order):

pbs:amount

The amount of the discount.

pbs:effective

The date of the last update to the discount.

Optionally:

pbs:non-effective

The date that the discount became non-effective.

Pattern pbs.forward-compatibility

For future extension.

May be used in

pbs:discounts-list

Example

<discounts-list>
   <discount rdf:resource="http://pbs.gov.au/discount/general">
       <amount>...</amount>
       <effective>...</effective>
   </discount>
   <discount rdf:resource="http://pbs.gov.au/discount/hospital">...</discount>
</discounts-list>

Attributes

The pbs:discount element may include the following attributes:

Name	Optional	Allowed Values	Comments
xml:id	Yes	text	Identifies the unique ID value of the element
xml:base	Yes	text	Specifies the base URI of the element and its descendants
xml:lang	Yes	text	Specifies the natural language of the element and its descendants
rdf:resource	Yes	"anyURI" datatype	Reference to a terminology concept.
previous	Yes	"anyURI" datatype	Hyperlink to the previous value of the element.