6Conditions of a catastrophic injury or disease

6 Conditions of a catastrophic injury or disease

For the purposes of the definition of catastrophic injury or disease in subsection 213(1) of the Act, an injury or disease is a catastrophic injury or disease if both of the following conditions are satisfied:

(a) the injury or disease results in an impairment assessed by a FIMTM credentialed medical or health care professional at a score of 5 or less on any of the items on the FIMTM score sheet;

(b) the Commission is satisfied that the injury or disease is:

(i) a catastrophic nerve injury or disease; or

(ii) a catastrophic brain injury or disease; or

(iii) a catastrophic amputation injury or disease; or

(iv) a catastrophic burn injury or disease; or

(v) a catastrophic blindness injury or disease.