Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00744:reg:18:p31
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00744
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 18 (pt 31/47)
Character Range: 254759–257831

the person is an entitled veteran; and

          (b) the person has an accepted condition of post‑traumatic stress disorder or a diagnosis of post‑traumatic stress disorder from a psychiatrist; and

          (c) the person has undergone treatment, or is undergoing treatment, by a psychiatrist or a psychologist for post‑traumatic stress disorder and has accessed such treatment for at least 3 months; and

 (d) the Commission is satisfied that:

                 (i) the dog was supplied to the person before 27 September 2019; or

                 (ii) the dog was supplied to the person on or after 27 September 2019 in connection with the person commencing training with the dog, or another psychiatric assistance dog, before 27 September 2019; and

          (e) the person satisfies any other criteria determined by the RAP Guidelines for the purposes of this subparagraph.

11.3.5.4 For paragraphs 11.3.5.1 to 11.3.5.4:

AHPRA means the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency;

assistance dog means a guide dog, a mobility dog, a hearing dog or a psychiatric assistance dog;

mental health professional means:

           (a) a psychiatrist; or

           (b) a psychologist; or

           (c) a mental health occupational therapist; or

           (d) a mental health social worker;

mental health occupational therapist means a person who is registered with AHPRA to practise as an occupational therapist and eligible to provide focussed psychological strategies under Medicare;

mental health social worker means a social worker who is  a member of the Australian Association of Social Workers and certified by that association as eligible to provide focussed psychological strategies under Medicare;

psychiatrist means a medical practitioner who is registered with AHPRA and holds specialist registration as a psychiatrist;

psychologist means a person who is registered with AHPRA to practise as a psychologist;

RAP Guidelines means the Rehabilitation Appliances Program (RAP) National Guidelines defined in paragraph 1.4.1 of these Principles.

11.3.6  Subject to 11.3.6A and 11.3.7, the Commission will not approve the supply of a rehabilitation appliance to an entitled person who is in an institution or who has entered a Commonwealth, State or Territory program if the Commission is satisfied that:

(a) for an institution, the appliance should be supplied by the owner or operator of the institution because:

              (i) any Commonwealth, State or Territory legislation under which the institution (or owner or operator) is registered, licensed or otherwise authorised enables the appliance to be supplied; or

              (ii) due to charges made by or subsidies received by the owner or operator of the institution under Commonwealth, State or Territory legislation, it is fair for the owner or operator of the institution to bear the cost of supplying the appliance; or

              Note: the DVA document known as "RAP Business Rules" provides a guide to decision making in respect of the supply of appliances and is