1Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 - sections 34K and 34S - Approved Form for Application for Renewal of Approval as a Rehabilitation Program Provider (29/09/2006)

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988

SECTIONS 34K and 34S

APPROVED FORM FOR APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF APPROVAL AS A REHABILITATION PROGRAM PROVIDER

Comcare, pursuant to paragraph 34K(1)(a) and subsection 34S(1) of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988, approves the following form as the approved form for the purposes of persons applying under section 34J for renewal of approval as a rehabilitation program provider. This approval applies on and from 1 November 2006.

Dated 29 September 2006

The seal of Comcare was affixed
in the presence of:

Barbara Bennett
Chief Executive Officer

Renewal Application Form pages 1- 13 attached

Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988

APPLICATION FORM

FOR

RENEWAL OF APPROVAL

AS A

REHABILITATION PROGRAM PROVIDER

This application form is an approved form for the purposes of section 34S of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 and is to be completed by approved rehabilitation providers seeking renewal of approval under sections 34J and 34K of the Act.

INFORMATION ON COMPLETING
THE RENEWAL APPLICATION

1. Approved Rehabilitation Providers (providers) may apply to Comcare for renewal of approval as a rehabilitation program provider. The application must be in writing in the approved form and be accompanied by the prescribed fee.
2. The renewal process is a combination of self assessment and comparative performance measurement based on Comcare’s Criteria for Initial Approval or Renewal of Approval of Rehabilitation Program Providers (the criteria) and Comcare’s Operational Standards for Rehabilitation Program Providers (the standards). The standards consist of both outcome standards and service standards.
3. Comcare will renew the approval of the provider under section 34L of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (the SRC Act) where Comcare is satisfied that the provider:

(a) meets the criteria

(b) has demonstrated compliance with the standards in force since the applicant was initially approved or last renewed, and

(c) is likely to meet the standards in force with effect from the renewal date.

The renewal process

4. There are three stages in the renewal process:

(a) provider completes the application for renewal (including the self-assessment tool)

(b) Comcare assesses the application and the provider’s performance against Comcare’s operational standards, and