RMA Australian Government Coat of Arms

 

Amendment Statement of Principles

concerning

CERVICAL INTERVERTEBRAL DISC PROLAPSE
(Balance of Probabilities)

(No. 30 of 2024)

The Repatriation Medical Authority determines the following Amendment Statement of Principles under subsections 196B(3) and (8) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.

 

Dated                                            22 February 2024

 

 

 

 

 

The Common Seal of the
Repatriation Medical Authority
was affixed to this instrument
at the direction of:

 

 

 

Professor Terence Campbell AM

Chairperson

 

 

 

Contents

1 Name

2 Commencement

3 Authority

4 Amendment

 


1               Name

This is the Amendment Statement of Principles concerning cervical intervertebral disc prolapse (Balance of Probabilities) (No. 30 of 2024).

2               Commencement

              This instrument commences on 26 March 2024.

3               Authority

This instrument is made under subsections 196B(3) and (8) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.

4               Amendment

The Statement of Principles concerning cervical intervertebral disc prolapse  (Balance of Probabilities) (No. 67 of 2023) (Federal Register of Legislation No. F2023L00933) is amended in the following manner:

 

Section

Amendment

      7(5)

Replace the existing subsection 7(5) with the following:

 

Whilst cervical intervertebral disc prolapse attracts ICD-10-AM codes M50.0, M50.1 or M50.2, in this Statement of Principles, the definition of "cervical intervertebral disc prolapse" is that given at subsection (3).