Term: Registration Number (REGNO) / (REGNO_CODE)

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2023-04-03

Definition:

A six-character, alphanumeric value (e.g. A12345) assigned by Manitoba Health to identify family units receiving health services. Also known as REGNO and family Registration Number.

Individuals within a family are also assigned a unique 9-digit Personal Health Identification Number (PHIN) for identifying services provided to that individual.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

• In March, 2023, changes were made to the value of the Registration Number being issued to new and existing Manitobans requiring a NEW Family Registration Number.
  
• the Registration Number (REGNO) values changed from a six-character, numeric value (e.g. 123456) to a six character, alphanumeric value (e.g. A12345).
  
• the alpha character(s) in the Registration Number will contain capitalized / upper case letters, will never contain any non-English language characters or special characters, and will never contain the letters B, I, Z, S, T, Q, G and O to avoid any confusion between letters and numbers that may look similar.
  
• the family Registration Number variable name in related data files in the Manitoba Population Research Data Repository will change from REGNO to REGNO_CODE.
  
  
• there is no change to the 9-digit Personal Health Identification Number (PHIN) for identifying services provided to an individual.

Related concepts 

• Birth Cohort Registry - Methodology
• Family Income / Household Income - Extracting from DPIN Application Files
• Follow-Up Issues
• Francophone Manitobans Cohort - Methodology
• Manitoba Health Insurance Registry / MCHP Research Registry - Overview
• Mother's Age at First Birth
• Number of Children
• Postal Codes and Coding Methods in Manitoba Health Claims Data
• Record Linkage in Manitoba
• Residence
• Residents of Manitoba
• Siblings

Related terms 

• Family Registration Number (REGNO) / (REGNO_CODE)
• Family Structure, Registry
• Manitoba Health
• Manitoba Health Insurance Registry (MHIR) Data
• Merging SAS® Datasets
• Personal Health Identification Number (PHIN)
• Regno

Term used in 

• Chartier M, Finlayson G, Prior H, McGowan K, Chen H, de Rocquigny J, Walld R, Gousseau M. Health and Healthcare Utilization of Francophones in Manitoba. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2012. [Report] [Summary] (View)
• Garland A, Fransoo R, Olafson K, Ramsey C, Yogendran M, Chateau D, McGowan K. The Epidemiology and Outcomes of Critical Illness in Manitoba. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2012. [Report] [Summary] (View)