NATIONAL INJURY INSURANCE SCHEME (QUEENSLAND) ACT 2016 - SECT 51
Reviewing support plan or service request approval
NATIONAL INJURY INSURANCE SCHEME (QUEENSLAND) ACT 2016 - SECT 51
Reviewing support plan or service request approval
51 Reviewing support plan or service request approval
(1) This section applies if—
(a) a support plan has been made for the
participant; or
(b) a support plan has not been made for the participant, but
a service request approval relating to the participant has been given.
(2) To
the extent the support plan or service request approval relates to the period
the participant is, or intends to be, absent from Australia, the agency may—
(a) review the plan or approval; and
(b) make any amendments to the plan or
approval the agency considers appropriate.
(3) Without limiting subsection
(2) , the agency may amend the approved services for the participant by—
(a)
removing or rescheduling any treatment, care or support that is to be provided
in Australia while the person is absent from Australia; or
(b) including any
treatment, care or support that is to be provided outside Australia while the
person is absent from Australia, if the agency considers the treatment, care
or support should be funded, in whole or part, under the scheme, having regard
to the following matters—
(i) the length of the absence;
(ii) whether the
treatment, care or support is to be, or could be, provided or funded in
another way during the absence;
(iii) whether the treatment, care or support
is excluded treatment, care and support;
(iv) any other matter the agency
considers relevant.
(4) However, the agency may amend the approved services
to include treatment, care or support that is to be provided outside Australia
only if a service request has not been made for the treatment, care or
support.
(5) If the agency decides to amend the support plan or the service
request approval, the agency must, within 14 days of making the decision, give
the participant—
(a) a copy of the amended plan or approval; and
(b) if the
decision is to amend approved services—an information notice for the
decision.
(6) To remove any doubt, it is declared that the agency is not
required to carry out an assessment under section 25before amending a support
plan under this section.