PART 1 — INTRODUCTION

1.1.1 This Instrument is known as the MRCA Treatment Principles and is prepared by the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission (Commission) under section 286 of the Act.

1.1.2 The MRCA Treatment Principles set out the places at which, the circumstances in which, and the conditions subject to which, a particular kind or class of treatment may be provided for entitled persons under Part 3 of Chapter 6 of the Act and are to be read subject to the Act. The MRCA Treatment Principles also set out:

(a) the places at which, the circumstances in which, and the conditions subject to which, a particular kind or class of treatment may be provided under Part 3 of Chapter 6 of the Act;
(b) the kinds or classes of treatment that will not be provided under Part 3 of Chapter 6 of the Act;
(c) the places at which, the circumstances in which, and the conditions subject to which, treatment will not be provided under Part 3 of Chapter 6 of the Act;
(d) whether the Commission’s prior approval of a particular kind or class of treatment is required under Part 3 of Chapter 6 of the Act;
(e) if the Commission’s prior approval is required:
(i) the circumstances in which the Commission may exercise its power to give prior approval; and
(ii) the circumstances in which the Commission may exercise its power to give approval if the treatment was obtained without prior approval.

1.1.3 The MRCA Treatment Principles state the policies under which the Commission may accept financial responsibility for the cost of treatment for persons entitled to treatment under the Act.

Note: Consistent with the Act, treatment extends beyond medical treatment and encompasses social and domestic assistance.