Post by Banjo on Dec 19, 2015 9:06:22 GMT 7
Medical evidence and assessment
Depending on your medical condition, we may require specific medical evidence to assess your eligibility for Disability Support Pension.
Medical evidence
Your medical condition must be fully diagnosed, treated and stabilised to be assessed for Disability Support Pension. You may also need to provide supporting medical evidence to help us understand how your medical condition impacts your ability to work. This can include:
compensation reports
details of any current or planned treatment from your treating health professional
hospital or outpatient records
medical history report
medical imaging reports
reports from your operations
physical examination report
rehabilitation reports
specialist medical reports
Permanent blindness
We require evidence from your ophthalmologist or ophthalmic surgeon to help us determine your eligibility for Disability Support Pension on the basis of permanent blindness.
Intellectual disability
We require evidence that confirms your formal IQ testing results.
If you are about to turn 16 years of age your school may be able to help. You may provide a report from the school to support your claim if you have been in a school that:
provided tailored education for children with disability, or
had classes that were tailored to meet your individual needs
This report will need to include the latest result from IQ testing conducted by your school, your capacity for independent living and any other associated problems.
Mental health conditions
We require written evidence that your mental health condition has been diagnosed by a clinical psychologist or psychiatrist.
Hearing loss
We require evidence that your hearing loss has been diagnosed by an audiologist or an Ear, Nose and Throat specialist.
Job Capacity Assessment
We will arrange a Job Capacity Assessment for you if you need to attend one. At your appointment, you will need to use any aids, equipment or assistive technology that you have and usually use such as hearing or visual aids.
The assessment will help us determine your medical eligibility for Disability Support Pension, whether you can work, how much work you can do and the sort of help you may need to find and keep a job.
The assessment of your capacity to work is made by an allied health or health professional, employed by us. The assessor will use the medical evidence with your claim to assess the functional impact of your medical conditions on your capacity to work. They do this using Impairment Tables that are set out in legislation. Everyone has a different degree of disability and a wide range of behaviours and skills so the assessment results vary according to individual circumstances.
They will also assess your continuing ability to work which includes whether you have participated in a Program of Support.
A Program of Support is a Commonwealth Government funded program to help you prepare for, find or maintain work.
Everyone has a different degree of disability and a wide range of behaviours and skills so the assessment results vary according to individual circumstances.
Disability Medical Assessment
You may also be required to attend a Disability Medical Assessment (DMA). A DMA is conducted by a government contracted doctor and is compulsory before any claim for Disability Support Pension can be granted, excluding where the customer is manifestly eligible. A DMA helps us review your medical evidence to determine your medical eligibility for Disability Support Pension.
If you need to attend this assessment, we will arrange one for you.
www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/enablers/centrelink/disability-support-pension/medical-evidence-and-assessment
Depending on your medical condition, we may require specific medical evidence to assess your eligibility for Disability Support Pension.
Medical evidence
Your medical condition must be fully diagnosed, treated and stabilised to be assessed for Disability Support Pension. You may also need to provide supporting medical evidence to help us understand how your medical condition impacts your ability to work. This can include:
compensation reports
details of any current or planned treatment from your treating health professional
hospital or outpatient records
medical history report
medical imaging reports
reports from your operations
physical examination report
rehabilitation reports
specialist medical reports
Permanent blindness
We require evidence from your ophthalmologist or ophthalmic surgeon to help us determine your eligibility for Disability Support Pension on the basis of permanent blindness.
Intellectual disability
We require evidence that confirms your formal IQ testing results.
If you are about to turn 16 years of age your school may be able to help. You may provide a report from the school to support your claim if you have been in a school that:
provided tailored education for children with disability, or
had classes that were tailored to meet your individual needs
This report will need to include the latest result from IQ testing conducted by your school, your capacity for independent living and any other associated problems.
Mental health conditions
We require written evidence that your mental health condition has been diagnosed by a clinical psychologist or psychiatrist.
Hearing loss
We require evidence that your hearing loss has been diagnosed by an audiologist or an Ear, Nose and Throat specialist.
Job Capacity Assessment
We will arrange a Job Capacity Assessment for you if you need to attend one. At your appointment, you will need to use any aids, equipment or assistive technology that you have and usually use such as hearing or visual aids.
The assessment will help us determine your medical eligibility for Disability Support Pension, whether you can work, how much work you can do and the sort of help you may need to find and keep a job.
The assessment of your capacity to work is made by an allied health or health professional, employed by us. The assessor will use the medical evidence with your claim to assess the functional impact of your medical conditions on your capacity to work. They do this using Impairment Tables that are set out in legislation. Everyone has a different degree of disability and a wide range of behaviours and skills so the assessment results vary according to individual circumstances.
They will also assess your continuing ability to work which includes whether you have participated in a Program of Support.
A Program of Support is a Commonwealth Government funded program to help you prepare for, find or maintain work.
Everyone has a different degree of disability and a wide range of behaviours and skills so the assessment results vary according to individual circumstances.
Disability Medical Assessment
You may also be required to attend a Disability Medical Assessment (DMA). A DMA is conducted by a government contracted doctor and is compulsory before any claim for Disability Support Pension can be granted, excluding where the customer is manifestly eligible. A DMA helps us review your medical evidence to determine your medical eligibility for Disability Support Pension.
If you need to attend this assessment, we will arrange one for you.
www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/enablers/centrelink/disability-support-pension/medical-evidence-and-assessment