Guidance Note 23 for assessment of permanent impairment under the CTP scheme

10/11/2016

The State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA) has published Guidance Note 23 - Nervous System Impairment, for use in the assessment of permanent impairment in the NSW Motor Accidents CTP scheme.

The Permanent Impairment Guidelines Interpretation Group (PI-GIG) was formed in November 2008 to provide expert and considered advice on any anomalies in the NSW Motor Accidents CTP scheme Permanent Impairment Guidelines and AMA4 guides. One of the roles of the PI-GIG is to develop guidance notes to clarify or outline the clinically preferred interpretation of existing guideline provisions for any anomalies, areas which are open to interpretation, or have the potential for inconsistent assessments. The guidance notes may be found on the SIRA website.

Should a member wish to provide comment or have any queries on any of the guidance notes please forward your email to WPIenquiryMAIR@sira.nsw.gov.au.

Responses will be collated for a period of six months following the date of launch of the guidance note and presented to the Permanent Impairment Guidelines Interpretation Group for further consideration.