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Notes:
PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION ENTRY IDENTIFIER (MAIN OPERATING CARE PROFESSIONAL) is the same as attribute PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION ENTRY IDENTIFIER.

PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION ENTRY IDENTIFIER (MAIN OPERATING CARE PROFESSIONAL) is the PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION ENTRY IDENTIFIER of the CARE PROFESSIONAL carrying out a Patient Procedure.

In Commissioning Data Set versions 6-2 and 6-3, PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION ENTRY IDENTIFIER (MAIN OPERATING CARE PROFESSIONAL) must be accompanied by the PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION ISSUER CODE, which indicates the body which issued the PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION of the main/lead CARE PROFESSIONAL.

Note: the Format/Length has been updated. The Data Set specifications that contain this item will be updated in the next version of the Information Standard where it is not already correct. 

This data element is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION ENTRY IDENTIFIERS (MAIN OPERATING CARE PROFESSIONAL)