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Post by Banjo on Jul 23, 2016 15:59:47 GMT 7
Medical risk based reviews for Disability Support Pension customers
We may contact you if we need to review your medical eligibility for Disability Support Pension.
What is the medical risk based review
The medical eligibility of some current Disability Support Pension (DSP) customers is being reviewed.
Reviews will be conducted by our health professionals. They will use the 1 January 2012 revised impairment tables and reassess your work capacity.
Who is eligible for review
You may be eligible for a review if you currently receive DSP and have not been granted or had a medical review in the past 2 years.
You will be excluded from a medical risk based review if you:
are 60 years of age or over
were granted DSP under current manifest rules
are working in Australian Disability Enterprises or under Supported Worker Systems, or
are being paid under an International Agreement and are residing permanently overseas
Information you need to provide
If you are selected for review you will receive a review pack in the post or a Centrelink online letter asking you to:
provide current medical evidence
return the barcoded letter with your evidence by the due date
read the Medical Evidence Requirements form for information about what medical evidence you need to provide
complete and return the Consent to disclose medical information form to confirm that you consent to your treating health professionals or health providers disclosing relevant information about your disability or medical conditions to us, or assessors we have engaged
call the people with disability line if you cannot provide your current medical evidence for any reason
You have 21 days to provide the requested information. Your payments may be stopped if you don’t provide the information or contact us to discuss it within 21 days.
If you’re unable to provide current medical evidence, we will discuss this with you. We may provide extensions on a case by case basis only.
What you need to do
You need to provide current medical evidence. You may also need to attend a Job Capacity Assessment and Disability Medical Assessment.
Depending on your medical condition, we may need specific and current medical evidence about your medical conditions to complete your review. Your treating doctor doesn’t have to complete a special report.
What happens after the review
We will contact you to advise you of the outcome of your review.
You may still be able to get support if you are no longer eligible for DSP. Use our Payment Finder to see what is suitable for you and your circumstance.
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Post by Banjo on Jul 23, 2016 16:01:01 GMT 7
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2016 16:10:53 GMT 7
So because I had a medical review and JCA last year I won't be impacted by this?
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Post by bunyip on Jul 23, 2016 16:12:38 GMT 7
They don't say under ' who is eligible ' if its just for people who were granted the DSP between 2008- 2012 , if it was just those years you would think they would say it, so maybe the human services facebook page was correct and the review does also include people who are pre 2008 who haven't been assessed under the new tables
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Post by Banjo on Jul 23, 2016 16:20:14 GMT 7
The key points are that it is not going to be a blanket review, it says "some current Disability Support Pension (DSP) customers " and "you may be eligible".
We need to get back and work on that Predicting Reassessment Algorithm thread we started.
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Post by bunyip on Jul 23, 2016 16:27:25 GMT 7
The key points are that it is not going to be a blanket review, it says "some current Disability Support Pension (DSP) customers " and "you may be eligible". We need to get back and work on that Predicting Reassessment Algorithm thread we started. Yes so it could be a pool of around 600,000 people they will chose the 90,000 from if they aren't just picking on the people from 2008-2012 |
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Post by murphy on Jul 23, 2016 16:28:47 GMT 7
"Your treating doctor doesn’t have to complete a special report" - I hope this doesn't mean no TDR. That's the most current evidence there is.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2016 16:38:17 GMT 7
You will be excluded from a medical risk based review if you: were granted DSP under current manifest rules Does that mean the new tables or what the hell are current manifest rules? |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2016 16:40:13 GMT 7
Current tables will be used. But by 2 years I gather it to mean I must be excluded then from this measure as I was reviewed last year.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2016 16:45:06 GMT 7
I was granted DSP under the new tables but I'm still confused as to whether I will be included in the reviews, they move the goalposts so often that I haven't got a clue where I stand.
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Post by murphy on Jul 23, 2016 16:47:10 GMT 7
You will be excluded from a medical risk based review if you: were granted DSP under current manifest rules Does that mean the new tables or what the hell are current manifest rules? "Manifest rules" reference specific conditions that mean automatic eligibility. Blindness, for example, used to be one such condition. I'd have to search the DSS Guide for current conditions but you can be sure it's restrictive. |
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Post by murphy on Jul 23, 2016 16:49:07 GMT 7
Current tables will be used. But by 2 years I gather it to mean I must be excluded then from this measure as I was reviewed last year. Youve been medically reviewed within the past two years; ergo you're safe. There will be people who perhaps just had income/assets reviewed and may still therefore face medical review. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2016 16:50:14 GMT 7
Good call, and I agree Banjo, I replied to the algorithm thread to bump it up.
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Post by krystal on Jul 23, 2016 17:17:11 GMT 7
You will be excluded from a medical risk based review if you: were granted DSP under current manifest rules Does that mean the new tables or what the hell are current manifest rules? Manifest grants and rejections: guides.dss.gov.au/guide-social-security-law/3/6/2/20Basically a manifest grant is either a terminal illness, one that requires a nursing home level care, an intellectual disability (IQ less than 70)or a diagnoses of category 4 HIV/AIDS. |
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Post by Banjo on Jul 23, 2016 17:31:52 GMT 7
Basically, someone looks at you briefly and rubber stamps your DSP application.
It's certainly not something to provoke envy.
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