sec.5Eligibility criteria for permanent spinal cord injury

sec.5 Eligibility criteria for permanent spinal cord injury

The eligibility criteria for a permanent spinal cord injury resulting in a permanent neurological deficit suffered by an adult or a child aged more than 8 years are— the permanent neurological deficit is classified as grade A, B, C or D on the ASIA impairment scale, as assessed under the ISNCSCI; and the injury has resulted in a residual significant impact on the function of the autonomic nervous system, evidenced by a score of 0 for an item relating to bladder, bowel or sexual function, as assessed under the ISAFSCI. The eligibility criteria for a permanent spinal cord injury resulting in a permanent neurological deficit suffered by a child aged 8 years or less are— the injury has resulted in an ongoing bladder or bowel dysfunction; and an appropriately qualified medical specialist has given a medical certificate or report stating that, in the medical specialist’s opinion, the injury has resulted in— the condition mentioned in paragraph (a) ; and a permanent neurological deficit. In this section— ASIA impairment scale means the scale, known as the American Spinal Injury Association impairment scale, used for measuring impairment resulting from a spinal cord injury and published by the American Spinal Injury Association. ISAFSCI means the document called ‘International standards to document remaining autonomic function after spinal cord injury’, published by the American Spinal Injury Association. ISNCSCI means the document called ‘International standards for neurological classification of spinal cord injury’, published by the American Spinal Injury Association. (sec.5-ssec.1) The eligibility criteria for a permanent spinal cord injury resulting in a permanent neurological deficit suffered by an adult or a child aged more than 8 years are— the permanent neurological deficit is classified as grade A, B, C or D on the ASIA impairment scale, as assessed under the ISNCSCI; and the injury has resulted in a residual significant impact on the function of the autonomic nervous system, evidenced by a score of 0 for an item relating to bladder, bowel or sexual function, as assessed under the ISAFSCI. (sec.5-ssec.2) The eligibility criteria for a permanent spinal cord injury resulting in a permanent neurological deficit suffered by a child aged 8 years or less are— the injury has resulted in an ongoing bladder or bowel dysfunction; and an appropriately qualified medical specialist has given a medical certificate or report stating that, in the medical specialist’s opinion, the injury has resulted in— the condition mentioned in paragraph (a) ; and a permanent neurological deficit. (sec.5-ssec.3) In this section— ASIA impairment scale means the scale, known as the American Spinal Injury Association impairment scale, used for measuring impairment resulting from a spinal cord injury and published by the American Spinal Injury Association. ISAFSCI means the document called ‘International standards to document remaining autonomic function after spinal cord injury’, published by the American Spinal Injury Association. ISNCSCI means the document called ‘International standards for neurological classification of spinal cord injury’, published by the American Spinal Injury Association.