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﻿ 8.4.4 Aids and Appliances | Military Compensation MRCA Manuals and Resources Library, Policy Manual, Ch 8 Treatment for Injuries and Diseases, 8.4 Treatment Pathway 2
The definition of treatment in section 13 includes the provision of aids and appliances in paragraph 13(2)(b). However, aids and appliances may also be provided under Chapter 3 of the MRCA, either in conjunction with a rehabilitation program or to those who have been assessed under section 44 as not having the capacity for rehabilitation.
Section 5 states that a medical aid of a person means an artificial limb or other artificial substitute, or a medical, surgical or other similar aid or appliance, that is used by the person.
The requirement for an aid or appliance pursuant to Chapter 3 is considered according to the criteria specified in section 58(2). Included at paragraph 58(2)(b) is consideration of any difficulties faced by the person in gaining access to, or enjoying reasonable freedom of movement in, his or her place of residence, education, work or service.
Section 274(1) of the MRCA provides that aids and appliances that can be provided via Chapter 3 of the MRCA may not be provided under Treatment Pathway 1. However it needs to be recognised that the provision of alterations, aids and appliances under Chapter 3 of the MRCA is dependent upon the person at least having been assessed for rehabilitation in accordance with section 44.
Part 11 of the MRCA Treatment Principles also provides aids and appliances via the Rehabilitation Aids and Appliances Program and HomeFront (RAP) for those MRCA persons on Treatment Pathway 2. However, the MRCA Treatment Principles also state that compensation should be provided under Chapters 3 or 4 of the MRCA, and that RAP should only be utilised when those Chapters are not applicable. The reference to Chapter 4 in Part 11 of the MRCA Treatment Principles is a reference to the Motor Vehicle Compensation Scheme, which is discussed in detail in Chapter 9 of this manual.
Wholly dependent partners and eligible young persons who are dependants of a deceased MRCA person do not have access to the provisions of Chapter 3 or Chapter 4 of the MRCA, and therefore only have access to alterations, aids and appliances provided for in Part 11 of the MRCA Treatment Principles. Accordingly, Part 11 of the MRCA Treatment Principles generally only applies to wholly dependent partners and eligible young persons, or to those MRCA persons who have not undertaken a rehabilitation assessment in accordance with section 44.
There is only limited scope for alterations to a person's home in Part 11.9 of the MRCA Treatment Principles. There is no provision for alterations in the Treatment Pathway 1 provisions contained in Part 2 of Chapter 6 of the MRCA. Accordingly, alterations to a person's place of residence, education, work or service should be provided via the provisions contained in Chapter 3 of the MRCA. Details about assistance with home alterations can also be found in chapter 10 of the Rehabilitation Guide.
Information about guide, hearing and assistance (service and companion) dogs as aids, including the specific assistance that each of the different types of dogs are trained to provide, can be found in chapter 10.6.4 of the Rehabilitation Guide.
Please refer to chapter 10.6.4 of the Rehabilitation Guide for details about the information that must be forwarded to rehabilitation@dva.gov.au before a request for a service or companion dog can be considered.
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