Re-use and re-claim provisions for Carer Payment (CP) (child) and Carer Allowance (CA) (child) claims 009-05030020

Determining if a previous THP medical report can be re-used

If 1 carer is in receipt of Carer Allowance (CA) for a child care receiver and a second carer claims under the shared care provisions, the care receiver does not have to be tested a second time against the list of recognised disabilities (LoRD) or Disability Care Load Assessment Determination (DCLAD).

The second carer is not required to provide another THP medical report for the same care receiver, but they will need to complete a CNA. The Carers Online Claim and Assisted Customer Claim (ACC) cannot determine if the care receiver is in shared care and a medical report may be incorrectly issued.

If there is an existing medical report from a THP, signed more than 26 weeks ago, a new medical report may not be required. To determine if a new medical report is required, consideration is given to the age of the child at the time of the previous medical report and their age at the time of claim.

The following table shows if a THP medical report is required or not.

Re-use rules for THP medical reports based on the age of the child care receiver

This table describes whether a new THP medical report is required.