Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L01161:clause:1_8
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L01161
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 8
Character Range: 2024–2588

8  Catastrophic brain injury
  An injury is a catastrophic brain injury if it is a brain injury which results in:
 (a) impairment of cognitive, physical or psychosocial functions; and
 (b) impairment assessed at a score of 5 or less on any of the items on the FIMTM score sheet at Schedule 1; and
 (c) one or both of the following:
 (i) a period of post traumatic amnesia of at least 7 days; or
 (ii) a significant brain imaging abnormality.
            Note: The FIMTM (Functional Independence Measure) is a basic indicator of severity of functional limitation.