6Conditions of a catastrophic injury

6 Conditions of a catastrophic injury

For the purposes of the definition of catastrophic injury in subsection 4(1) of the Act, an injury is a catastrophic injury if both of the following conditions are satisfied:

(a) the injury 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 is:

(i) a catastrophic nerve injury; or

(ii) a catastrophic brain injury; or

(iii) a catastrophic amputation injury; or

(iv) a catastrophic burn injury; or

(v) a catastrophic blindness injury.