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Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 30
Character Range: 135392–138327

30      There is an extreme functional impact on activities involving functions of the skin.

            (1) The person has to make major modifications to most daily activities or is unable to perform most daily activities, requires repeated assistance throughout the day and could not attend a work, education or training session for a continuous period of at least 3 hours as at least one of the following applies:

                 (a) the person has such extensive damage or scarring of their skin that they are unable to perform most daily activities without extreme difficulty or discomfort;

                 (b) the person requires continual application or wearing of medically prescribed creams or dressings to most or all of the skin on the body;

                 (c) the person has extreme reactions to normal exposure to sunlight or skin contact with routine substances found in most households, requiring repeated urgent medical treatment and frequent hospitalisation.

Table 15 – Functions of Consciousness

Introduction to Table 15

       * Table 15 is to be used to assess the functional impact of a diagnosed condition due to involuntary loss of consciousness or altered state of consciousness, such as epilepsy, some forms of migraine, transient ischaemic attacks, or brain tumours.

       * The diagnosis of the condition causing the impairment must be made by an appropriately qualified medical practitioner.

       * There must be corroborating evidence of the person's impairment.

       * Self-report of symptoms must be supported by corroborating medical evidence.

       * Examples of corroborating evidence for the purposes of this Table include, but are not limited to, the following:

         * a report from the person's treating doctor;

         * a report from a medical specialist (such as neurologist, endocrinologist or physician) confirming diagnosis of conditions associated with episodes of loss of or altered state of consciousness (such as epilepsy, transient ischaemic attacks, some forms of migraine, brain tumours, narcolepsy, or cardiac or other forms of syncope);

         * assessments or reports from practitioners specialising in the treatment and management of these conditions (such as neurologists, endocrinologists, or registered nurses).

       * When determining whether a descriptor applies that involves a person performing an activity, the descriptor applies if that person can do the activity when they would be expected to do so and not only once or rarely.

       * When assessing episodic or fluctuating impairments and conditions, a rating must be assigned which reflects the overall functional impact of those impairments, taking into account the severity, duration and frequency of the episodes or fluctuations as appropriate.

       * The examples used in descriptors are not an exhaustive list and are to be used only as a guide.

Points  Descriptors