Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00744:reg:18:p33
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00744
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 18 (pt 33/47)
Character Range: 260550–263595

respect of the supply of appliances and is contained in the RAP Schedule of Equipment at:

              https://www.dva.gov.au/providers/rehabilitation‑appliances‑program‑rap/rap‑schedule

11.3.6A The Commission will approve the supply of a rehabilitation appliance to an entitled person in an institution or participating in a Commonwealth, State or Territory program, if:

           (a) the Commission approved the appliance for the person before the person entered the institution or the program and that approval has not been revoked; and

           (b) for a person in an institution, any alteration to the structure of part of the institution necessary to install or attach the appliance satisfies the requirements in (a) and (b) of 11.3.7; and

         Note: (a) and (b) deal with compliance with relevant laws and approval by owner of property to installation/attachment together with an undertaking by the owner not to seek compensation if the appliance is removed.

        (c) the rehabilitation appliance is not a consumable
       rehabilitation appliance.

         Note (1): "institution" includes a retirement village, premises the Commission considers have similar functions to a retirement village, and a cluster of self‑care units.

         Note (2): 11.3.6A is relevant in relation to the maintenance or repair of the appliance.  Generally, only an approved appliance may be maintained or repaired at Commission expense.

11.3.7  Subject to other conditions specified in this Part, the Commission may approve the installation or the attachment of a rehabilitation appliance to property when:

(a) the installation or the attachment conforms to Commonwealth, State or Territory laws relating to alterations to property; and

(b) the property owner has given approval and an undertaking not to seek compensation for restoration of the property when the appliance is no longer required by the entitled person to whom the aid was supplied.

11.3.8  Subject to this Part, the Commission may provide or accept financial responsibility for the installation of a telephone deaf aid and/or touch phone and the rental of the aid for the first year, in the workplace of a veteran who has a medically assessed need for these items because of a war‑caused injury or disease.

11.4 Visual aids
11.4.1  The Commission may accept financial liability for visual aids dispensed by an optical dispenser (who may be an optometrist) to an entitled person on the prescription of an ophthalmologist or an optometrist (with a current provider number) where the visual aids have been provided in accordance with:

    (a) the Principles; and

         (b) the Notes for Allied Health Providers (Section 1 General Information and Section 2(h)(as section 2(h) affects optometrists and optical dispensers)); and

         (c) the DVA document entitled "Pricing Schedule for Visual Aids", referred to in Schedule 1.

11.4.2  Visual aids may be prescribed from the DVA document entitled "Pricing Schedule for Visual Aids", referred to in Schedule 1.