| Autor: |
Edeling HJ; Health Professions Council of South Africa Appeal Tribunals, Pretoria, South Africa. edeling@emlct.com., Mabuya NB, Engelbrecht P, Rosman KD, Birrell DA |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde [S Afr Med J] 2013 Sep 04; Vol. 103 (10), pp. 763-6. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Sep 04. |
| DOI: |
10.7196/samj.7118 |
| Abstrakt: |
Current South African Road Accident Fund (RAF) legislation requires a medical determination of the seriousness of injuries sustained in motor vehicle accidents to determine whether the claimant is entitled to a claim for general damages. Such medical assessments are submitted in the form of RAF 4 Serious Injury Assessment Reports. Contested claims for serious injury are referred to the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) Appeal Tribunals for final determination. The legislation prescribes 2 instruments, namely the American Medical Association (AMA) Guides (6th edition) and the Narrative Test for this purpose. Whereas the AMA Guides are published in a comprehensive book, and training courses are provided in their use, existing legislation does not provide any indication of the required structure, content or criteria of a Narrative Test report. This document is published by the HPCSA Appeal Tribunals as a guideline to the performance of the Narrative Test; what it is, reasons for applying it and who should compile it, as well as the required structure, content and criteria thereof. A Narrative Test Report should include relevant and meaningful comment in relation to each of the 6 sections described in the article. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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