Veterans’ Affairs (Treatment Principles - Extend Eligibility for Treatment by Allied Health Providers for Entitled Persons Receiving Residential Care) Amendment Determination 2022

 

Instrument 2022 No.R29/MRCC29 

 

 

 

I, Vicki Rundle, as delegate of the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, approve:

 

(a)   for the purposes of subsection 90(6) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 — the variations by the Repatriation Commission of the Treatment Principles in the following determination; and

(b)   for the purposes of  subsection 286(6) of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004  — the variations by the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission of the MRCA Treatment Principles in the following determination.

 

 

Dated this       30th            day of       June                       2022

 

            …Vicki Rundle ...

Vicki Rundle

Deputy Secretary, Veteran and Family Services Group

Department of Veterans’ Affairs

 

 


 

 

 

The Repatriation Commission, under subsection 90(5) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986, makes the variations to the Treatment Principles (Instrument 2013 No. R52) in the following determination.

 

Dated this    30th              day of        June                         2022

 

 

The Seal of the                        )  SEAL                                     

Repatriation Commission       )                                         

was affixed hereto in the        )                                       

presence of:                            )                                      

 

 

 

     …………… …….Kate Pope………………………                                                                                                                          …...Donald Spinks...…...

KATE POPE

 

DONALD SPINKS

PSM

 

AM

ACTING PRESIDENT

 

 

 

COMMISSIONER

 

 

……Gwen Cherne……

 

 

GWEN CHERNE

 

 

 

 

 

COMMISSIONER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission makes, under subsection 286(5) of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004, the variations to the MRCA Treatment Principles (Instrument 2013 No. MRCC53) in the following determination.

 

 

Dated   30th     day    of       June                     2022

 

 

The Seal of the                                                                 ) SEAL  

Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission ) 

was affixed to this determination                                     )    

in the presence of:                                                      )    

 

 

                                                     ……Kate Pope…………                                                                                      …..Donald Spinks…….

KATE POPE

DONALD SPINKS

PSM

AM

CHAIR

MEMBER

                                           ……Gwen Cherne……….…                                                                                          ……..Aaron Hughes…………..

GWEN CHERNE

AARON HUGHES

 

 

MEMBER

MEMBER

 

1 Name

This instrument is the Veterans’ Affairs (Treatment Principles - Extend Eligibility for Treatment by Allied Health Providers for Entitled Persons Receiving Residential Care) Amendment Determination 2022.

2 Commencement

This determination commences on 1 July 2022.

3 Authority

This determination is made under:

(a)   subsection 90(5) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 in respect of the variations to the Treatment Principles in Schedule 1; and

(b)   subsection 286(5) of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 in respect of the variations to the MRCA Treatment Principles in Schedule 2.

4 Schedules

Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is varied as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this determination has effect according to its terms.


Schedule 1 – Amendment

Treatment Principles (Instrument 2013 No. R52) [F2021C00586]

1  Paragraph 7.1C.1

Omit “For the period from 10 December 2020 until 30 June 2022 (both dates inclusive) the Commission will accept financial responsibility for services listed in paragraphs 7.1.2(a), (aa), (b), (c), (dd), (e), (h), (j), (k), (l). (m) and (n)”, substitute “For treatment provided in the period beginning on 10 December 2020 and ending at the end of 30 June 2022 the Commission will accept financial responsibility for services listed in paragraphs 7.1.2(a), (aa), (b), (c), (dd), (e), (h), (j), (k), (l), (m) and (n), and for treatment provided in the period beginning on 1 July 2022 and ending at the end of 31 December 2022 the Commission will accept financial responsibility for services listed in paragraphs 7.1.2(e), (l) and (m),”.

 

Schedule 2 – Amendment

MRCA Treatment Principles (Instrument 2013 No. MRCC53) [F2021C00583]

1  Paragraph 7.1C.1

Omit “For the period from 10 December 2020 until 30 June 2022 (both dates inclusive) the Commission will accept financial responsibility for services listed in paragraphs 7.1.2(a), (aa), (b), (c), (dd), (e), (h), (j), (k), (l). (m) and (n)”, substitute “For treatment provided in the period beginning on 10 December 2020 and ending at the end of 30 June 2022 the Commission will accept financial responsibility for services listed in paragraphs 7.1.2(a), (aa), (b), (c), (dd), (e), (h), (j), (k), (l), (m) and (n), and for treatment provided in the period beginning on 1 July 2022 and ending at the end of 31 December 2022 the Commission will accept financial responsibility for services listed in paragraphs 7.1.2(e), (l) and (m),”.