Eligibility criteria for traumatic brain injury
154 Eligibility criteria for traumatic brain injury
The eligibility criteria for a traumatic brain injury resulting in a permanent impairment are—
any or all of the following apply—
the injury results in post-traumatic amnesia lasting 7 days or more as evidenced by an assessment using an approved scale;
the worker is or was in a coma, other than an induced coma, for 1 hour or more as a result of the injury;
brain imaging shows a significant brain abnormality as a result of the injury; and
the worker’s functional ability as a result of the injury is assessed as 5 or less for a motor or cognitive item using—
for an adult—the functional independence measure; or
for a child—the children’s functional independence measure.
In this section—
approved scale, for assessing post-traumatic amnesia, means—
the Westmead PTA scale; or
a clinically accepted scale similar to the Westmead PTA scale approved by the Regulator for this definition.
Westmead PTA scale means the clinical tool, known as the Westmead Post Traumatic Amnesia Scale, used to assess the period a person suffers post-traumatic amnesia.
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