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these Principles, pursuant to, and subject to, a determination under section 88A or 88B of the Act.

     "determined residential care condition" means a determined condition in respect of which Commission‑funded treatment is available solely by reason of section 6 of the Veterans' Affairs (Extended Eligibility for Treatment) Instrument 2015 made under section 88A of the Act.

     Note: Section 6 of the Veterans' Affairs (Extended Eligibility for Treatment) Instrument 2015 extends Commission‑funded residential care to a non‑war caused etc condition of veterans with a White Card ("the determined condition"). Unless that determined condition attracts other Commission‑funded treatment pursuant to another determination under section 88A of the Act, it may receive Commission‑funded residential care only and not Commission‑funded medical treatment or dental treatment etc.

    "diabetes educator" means a person who:

         (a) is credentialled as a diabetes educator by the Australian Diabetes Educators Association (ADEA); and
    (b) is a member of, or eligible for membership of, the ADEA.

    "diabetes educator services" means a program of education about diabetes with an emphasis on self‑care, provided by a diabetes educator to a person with diabetes.

"Domestic Assistance" means the service under the Veterans' Home Care Program consisting of:

           (a) assistance with domestic chores, including assistance with cleaning, dishwashing, clothes washing and ironing, shopping and bill paying; and
           (b) help with meal preparation where this is not the primary focus of the occasion of the service; and
       (c)              in remote areas, activities such as collecting firewood.

    "DRCA" means the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence‑related Claims) Act 1988.

    "DRCA disability" means an injury (within the meaning of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence‑related Claims) Act 1988):

          (a)  for which the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission has accepted liability to pay compensation under that Act; and

          (b)  for which the person with the injury is eligible to be provided with treatment under Part V of the Act.

          Note 1: In the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence‑related Claims) Act 1988 the definition of injury includes a disease (see section 5A of that Act).

          Note 2: Section 85(2A) of the Act provides eligibility for treatment of a person with an injury under the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence‑related Claims) Act 1988.

    "DVA document" means a document prepared in the Department and available on the Internet at:

    http://www.dva.gov.au/Pages/home.aspx

    "elective surgery" means any non‑urgent surgical procedure performed for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.

    "eligible person" has the same meaning that it has in subsection 90(8) of the Act.

    "emergency" means a situation where a person requires immediate treatment in circumstances where there is serious threat to the person's life or health.

    "emergency short term home relief" means care provided to an entitled person in his or her home on the following conditions:

            (a)