Other definitions
41 Other definitions
In this Chapter:
approved program provider means:
a person or body that is an approved program provider for the purposes of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988; or
a person nominated in writing by a rehabilitation authority, being a person the rehabilitation authority is satisfied has appropriate skills and expertise to design and provide rehabilitation programs.
approved rehabilitation program means a rehabilitation program determined under section 51 for a person by the person’s rehabilitation authority.
rehabilitation program means a program that consists of or includes any one or more of the following:
medical, dental, psychiatric and hospital services (whether on an in‑patient or out‑patient basis);
physical training and exercise;
physiotherapy;
occupational therapy;
vocational assessment and rehabilitation;
counselling;
psycho‑social training.
vocational assessment and rehabilitation consists of or includes any one or more of the following:
assessment of transferable skills;
functional capacity assessment;
workplace assessment;
vocational counselling and training;
review of medical factors;
training in resume preparation, job‑seeker skills and job placement;
provision of workplace aids and equipment.
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