Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning pes planus No. 6 of 2002 (Cth)

Instrument No.6 of 2002

Amendment of Statement of Principles

concerning

PES PLANUS

ICD-10-AM CODES: M21.4, Q66.5

Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

1. The Repatriation Medical Authority amends, under subsection 196B(3) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 Instrument No.62 of 2001 by:

A.omitting subparagraph 5(a)(i) and replacing it with the following:

“(i)       suffering from a fracture of one or more tarsal or metatarsal bones of the affected foot before the clinical onset of pes planus; or”

B.         inserting, immediately after subparagraph 5(a)(i), the following:

“(ia)     suffering from a subluxation, or dislocation of one or more of the tarsal or tarso-metatarsal joints of the affected foot before the clinical onset of pes planus; or”

C.         omitting subparagraph 5(b) and replacing it with the following:

“(b)      suffering from a fracture of one or more tarsal or metatarsal bones of the affected foot before the clinical worsening of pes planus; or”

D.inserting, immediately after subparagraph 5(b), the following:

“(ba)    suffering from a subluxation, or dislocation of one or more of the tarsal or tarso-metatarsal joints of the affected foot before the clinical worsening of pes planus; or”

E.amending subparagraph 5(c) to insert the word ‘discrete’ before ‘ligamentous’.

2. The amendments made by this instrument apply to all matters to which Instrument No.62 of 2001 and section 120B of the Act apply.

Dated this       Ninth         day of              January          2002

The Common Seal of the    )

Repatriation Medical Authority                   )

was affixed to this instrument   )

in the presence of   )

KEN DONALD

CHAIRMAN