Time for referring medical questions to medical panel
48 Time for referring medical questions to medical panel
The Commissioner, within 5 business days after an application for compensation is made in relation to a person who has a compensable disease, is to refer to a medical panel under section 47(1) the medical questions in relation to the person.
If the Commissioner has, in accordance with section 44, referred to an accredited impairment assessor under section 45 a medical question as to the degree of impairment of a person – subsection (1) does not apply in relation to the medical questions in relation to the person; and the Commissioner is to refer to a medical panel under section 47(1) the medical questions in relation to the person within 5 business days after a determination of the medical question by the assessor is received by the Commissioner.
If the Commissioner has, in a notice under section 41(3), requested a person to provide further information that relates to a medical question – subsection (1) does not apply in relation to the medical questions in relation to the person; and the Commissioner is to refer to a medical panel under section 47(1) the medical questions in relation to the person within 5 business days after receiving the information requested.
Subsection (5) applies to a person if the Commissioner has – in accordance with section 44, referred to an accredited impairment assessor a medical question as to the degree of impairment of the person; and in a notice under section 41(3), requested the person to provide further information that relates to a medical question.
If this subsection applies to a person – subsections (1), (2) and (3) do not apply in relation to the medical questions in relation to the person; and the Commissioner is to refer to a medical panel under section 47(1) the medical questions in relation to the person within 5 business days after both the determination of an accredited impairment assessor and the further information are received by the Commissioner.
The Commissioner, under section 47(4), is to refer the medical question to a medical panel within 5 business days after receiving a notice under section 60(4) that a medical panel is referring the question back to the Commissioner.
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