Veterans' Entitlements (Provisional Access to Medical Treatment) Determination 2017
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9 Treatment
For the classes of persons specified in Part 2 of this instrument, the following kind of treatment is specified:
(1) Treatment that:
(a) can be applied to a specified condition, under, and subject to:
- the Treatment Principles; or
- the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme; or
- the Private Patient Principles; or
- an arrangement between the Repatriation Commission and a health care provider pursuant to Part V of the Act; and
(b) is appropriate having regard to the nature of the claim and the specified conditions involved in that claim; and
(c) is provided within the period between 1 July 2017 and 31 December 2026.
(2) Entitlement of a person to treatment for a specified condition under this instrument ceases on the making of a determination at primary level to accept liability in respect of the specified condition.
(3) Subject to subsection (4), entitlement of a person to treatment for a specified condition under this instrument ceases on the making of a determination at primary level to refuse liability in respect of the specified condition.
(4) Subsection (3) does not apply if an application for review or appeal is made in relation to the determination at primary level to refuse liability in respect of the specified condition.
(5) However, entitlement to treatment for a specified condition under this instrument ceases on the making of a decision on review or appeal referred to in subsection (4) if the decision, or the effect of the decision, is to accept or refuse liability in respect of the specified condition.