Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L01332:reg:198
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L01332
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 198
Character Range: 330666–333565

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Step 1: Establish which body systems are affected by the accepted haemopoietic condition.

    Haemopoietic conditions may affect the function of other body systems. For example, refractory anaemia may result in reduced effort tolerance.

Step 2: Determine the functional impairment of all body systems affected by the haemopoietic condition.

 Apply the appropriate functional impairment table elsewhere in this Guide to assess the functional impairment arising from the haemopoietic condition. For example, in the case of refractory anaemia causing reduced effort tolerance, the reduced effort tolerance is to be assessed by use of the Effort Tolerance protocol in Chapter 1.

 If non-accepted conditions have contributed to the impairment rating for any of the affected body systems, Chapter 19 (Partially Contributing Impairment) is to be applied.

 The various functional impairment ratings are not combined at this stage but are to be included in the final combining of all impairment ratings.

  Step 3: Determine the impairment rating for the treatment requirements of the accepted haemopoietic condition using Table 12.2.1.

 The ratings obtained in Steps 2 and 3 are not to be combined at this stage but both are to be included in the final combining of all impairment ratings.

Other Impairment Table 12.2.1

      Impairment

THE HAEMOPOIETIC SYSTEM: TREATMENT REQUIREMENTS*
      Ratings Criteria

               NIL  Symptoms in remission and no active therapy indi- cated.

               TWO Transfusion requirements: 2-3 units per 12-16 weeks.

                    * Intermittent combination cytotoxic therapy one
                  course every 3-4 weeks.
                    * Phlebotomy once every 4 weeks.
                    * Transfusion requirements: 2-3 units per 6 weeks.

                    * Phlebotomy more than once every 4 weeks.
                    * Transfusion requirements: 2-3 units per 4 weeks.

      TWENTY Transfusion requirements: 2-3 units per 2 weeks.

 No age adjustment permitted for this table

(*Additional to relevant body system assessment.)

                     Part B:

         Non-System Specific
Assessment

INTRODUCTION

    As every accepted condition is to be assessed, Table 13.1 provides a convenient method of rating any accepted condition which causes negligible impairment. Table
13.1 is to be applied only to conditions that cannot be conveniently classified under other chapters of this Guide and that would not attract a higher rating if they were classified under such chapters.

     Determine the impairment rating for an accepted condition that causes negligible impairment

    Follow the step below to calculate the negligible impairment due to an accepted condition.

    STEP            Determine the rating for negligible impairment from           Page
      1 Table 13.1.