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WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND REHABILITATION ACT 2003 - SECT 232L Insurer’s liability for treatment, care and support payments

WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND REHABILITATION ACT 2003 - SECT 232L

Insurer’s liability for treatment, care and support payments

232L Insurer’s liability for treatment, care and support payments

(1) The insurer must pay for the worker’s treatment, care and support arising from the worker’s injury
(a) if the insurer decides, under section 232M , the worker is entitled to treatment, care and support payments for the injury; and
(b) as provided under this chapter.
(2) An eligible worker’s entitlement to treatment, care and support payments applies to treatment, care or support resulting from the worker’s injury provided to the worker during the worker’s eligibility period.
(3) An eligible worker’s
"eligibility period" is the period—
(a) starting when the insurer decides, under section 232M , the worker is entitled to treatment, care and support payments for the injury; and
(b) ending when the first of the following happens—
(i) the worker dies;
(ii) the worker stops being entitled to treatment, care and support payments for the injury under a provision of this Act.
(4) However, an eligible worker is not entitled to treatment, care and support payments for treatment, care or support provided to the worker in any period for which—
(a) the worker’s entitlement to compensation under chapter 3 is suspended under this Act; or
(b) the worker’s entitlement to treatment, care and support payments is suspended under section 232ZH .