Contact Patient

Field Length:  1

This field allows the registry to identify patients who should not be directly contacted.  The codes are:

Code 1 is the default value.  The value in this field is displayed on the patient status screen when a record has been pulled up in CPDMS.net.  When this field is coded '0', the patient will be excluded from Patient Label reports or Follow-Up mailing labels. In the Follow-Up Control List, an "X" will appear adjacent to the patient name in the "Contact Patient" column.  

There is an edit check between this field and the fields Next Follow-Up Method (item 31910) and Alternate Follow-Up Method (item 31920).  When Contact Patient is coded '0', those two follow-up fields cannot be coded '04' ("Patient by letter") or '05' ("Patient by phone call").