Australian Capital Territory
Lifetime Care and Support (Catastrophic Injuries) Guidelines 2014 (No 15)
Disallowable instrument DI2014–216
made under the  
Lifetime Care and Support (Catastrophic Injuries) Act 2014, section 93 (Making of Guidelines)

1	Name of instrument
This instrument is the Lifetime Care and Support (Catastrophic Injuries) Guidelines 2014 (No 15).
2	Delegation
	In the LTCS Guidelines any reference to the LTCS Commissioner includes any delegate of the LTCS Commissioner.
3	Commencement 
This instrument commences on the day after its notification. 
4	Guidelines
The Guidelines at Schedule 1 are Part 15 of the LTCS Guidelines made under section 93 of the Lifetime Care and Support (Catastrophic Injuries) Act 2014. 

Karen Doran
Lifetime Care and Support Commissioner of the Australian Capital Territory
7 July 2014

Schedule 1
PART 15 - Prostheses 
 
This part of the Lifetime Care and Support Guidelines is issued under section 93 of the Lifetime Care and Support (Catastrophic Injuries) Act 2014.  

To avoid requirements that might be unreasonable in the circumstances on any participant, the LTCS Commissioner may waive observance of any part or parts of these LTCS Guidelines.  
 
Policy 
The LTCS Commissioner will fund the reasonable and necessary cost of prostheses for a participant who has had an amputation as a result of the motor accident injury.  
 
Definitions 
Prosthesis: an artificial substitute for a missing part, such as a leg, used for functional or cosmetic reasons, or both. 

Providers: refers to accredited medical prescribers, amputee clinics and limb manufacturers. 
 
1.	Prosthetic services funded by the Commissioner 
Services should only be provided by Prosthetic and Orthotic Service (ACT) or by providers accredited by the NSW Prosthetic Limb Service (NSW PLS) Guidelines for Accreditation of Amputee Units, Prescribing Medical Specialists, Prosthetists and Prosthetic Manufacturers (October 2007), or the most current version thereof. 

The LTCS Commissioner will fund the reasonable and necessary costs of prostheses for participants with an amputation where: 
•	Prescriptions provided to the LTCS Commissioner are issued by Prosthetic and Orthotic Service (ACT) or by prescribers accredited by the NSW PLS;
•	Participants receive clinic services from Prosthetic and Orthotic Service (ACT) or by clinics with NSW PLS accreditation;
•	Services are provided by Prosthetic and Orthotic Service (ACT) or by manufacturers accredited by NSW PLS; and
•	Services are provided by Prosthetic and Orthotic Service (ACT) or by prosthetists accredited by NSW PLS.