6Application to participate in the Scheme

6 Application to participate in the Scheme

(1) A person may apply to the Chief Executive Medicare to participate in the Scheme. (2) The Chief Executive Medicare must approve a person to participate in the Scheme if: (a) the applicant meets the eligibility criteria; and (b) the application is made on the approved form; and (c) the application: (i) includes a statement prepared and signed by a health professional certifying that the applicant has been diagnosed by a doctor with an eligible neurological condition or eligible other condition, as the case may be, which has caused permanent and severe incontinence; and

Note: Health professional is defined in subsection 4(1).

(ii) includes any other document or information required by the approved form.

Note: Section 14 of the Act provides that if an application is refused the Chief Executive Medicare must give the applicant a signed notice that includes the reasons for the decision and advising that the person may apply to the Chief Executive Medicare for a review of the decision. The application for review of the decision is dealt with in section 25 of this Instrument.