Re-use and re-claim provisions for Carer Payment (CP) (child) and Carer Allowance (CA) (child) claims 009-05030020
Expand allThis page contains information to help determine whether a previous Treating Health Professional (THP) medical report can be re-used for a current claim.
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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.
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Age of child care receiver at time of previous THP medical report |
A new medical report is not required if the child is in the following age brackets at time of claim Note: if the child’s age falls outside these age brackets, a new medical report is required |
A new medical report is required if the child is the following age at the time of claim |
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under 6 months |
under 6 months |
6 months or older |
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6 months to under 1 year |
6 months to under 12 months |
12 months or older |
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1 year to under 2 years |
12 months to under24 months |
24 months or older |
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2 years to under 3 years |
24 months to under 36 months |
36 months or older |
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3 years to under 4 years |
36 months to under 48 months |
48 months or older |
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4 years to under 6 years |
48 months to under 72 months |
72 months or older |
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6 years to under 9 years |
72 months to under 108 months |
108 months or older |
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9 years to under 12 years |
108 months to under 144 months |
144 months or older |
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12 years to under 15 years |
144 months to under 180 months |
180 months or older |
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15 years or older |
144 months to under 192 months |
192 months or older |