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WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND REHABILITATION REGULATION 2014 - REG 117D
Eligibility criteria for traumatic brain injury
117D Eligibility criteria for traumatic brain injury
(1) The eligibility criteria for a traumatic brain injury resulting in a
permanent impairment are— (a) any or all of the following apply— (i) the
injury results in post-traumatic amnesia lasting 7 days or more as evidenced
by an assessment using an approved scale;
(ii) the worker is or was in a
coma, other than an induced coma, for 1 hour or more as a result of the
injury;
(iii) brain imaging shows a significant brain abnormality as a result
of the injury; and
(b) the worker’s functional ability as a result of the
injury is assessed as 5 or less for a motor or cognitive item using— (i) for
an adult—the functional independence measure instrument; or
(ii) for a
child—the childrens functional independence measure instrument.
(2) In this
section—
"approved scale" , for assessing post-traumatic amnesia, means— (a) the
Westmead PTA scale; or
(b) a clinically accepted scale similar to the
Westmead PTA scale approved by the Regulator for this definition.
"Westmead PTA scale" means the clinical tool, known as the Westmead
Post-traumatic Amnesia Scale, used to assess the period a person suffers
post-traumatic amnesia.
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