Liability for medical treatment etc
23 Liability for medical treatment etc
The Territory is liable to pay—
in relation to the cost of medical treatment reasonably received in relation to a compensable injury—an amount of compensation appropriate for the provision of the medical treatment, having regard to the charges customarily made for similar medical treatment where the treatment is received; and
in relation to the cost of rehabilitation services received by an injured person in relation to the injury under the person’s personal injury plan—the cost of the services in accordance with the plan; and
in relation to any damage to, or loss of, an injured person’s clothing sustained in association with the injury—compensation of a reasonable amount for the repair or replacement of the damaged or lost clothing.
Note 1 Rehabilitation services include training and retraining services—see s 6, def rehabilitation services.
Note 2 Div 2.7 (Injury management process) deals with personal injury plans.
Note 3 The director‑general may make a corrections policy in relation to the payment of transport and accommodation expenses associated with treatment (see Act, s 14).
This section does not entitle an injured person to claim an amount as compensation for the cost of medical treatment if the Territory has provided the treatment without cost to the person.
In this section:
personal injury plan—see section 28.
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