Div 31 How medical assessments must be done

Division 3.1 How medical assessments must be done Section 9 page 8 Workers Compensation Regulation 2002 (b) the diagnosis of the injury; (c) the prognosis for the injury; (d) the recommended medical treatment for the injury. Example—aetiology of injury exposure to asbestos fibres Example—diagnosis of injury mesothelioma Example—prognosis of injury 2 year life expectancy from date of diagnosis (3) However, for a later medical assessment of an injured worker, the doctor who does the assessment need record a matter mentioned in subsection (2) only if the doctor considers that there has been a change in the matter. initial medical assessment, of an injured worker, means the first medical assessment by the worker’s doctor for a medical certificate mentioned in the Act, section 116 (2) (Making claim for compensation). later medical assessment, of an injured worker, means a medical assessment other than— (a) an initial or second medical assessment of the worker; or (b) if the worker’s nominated treating doctor is replaced by another nominated treating doctor—the first medical assessment of the worker by the new nominated treating doctor. second medical assessment means an assessment mentioned in the Act, section 72 (Second assessments).

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