Section 63C — Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986: The medical needs requirement

Person who has medical needs (1) A person satisfies the medical needs requirement on a day if: (a) the person has a medical condition on that day, and as a result: (i) the person requires the use of specified essential medical equipment in a residence (the EMEP residence) that is the person’s home and is either a private residence or a specified residence; and (ii) the person uses that equipment in that residence; or (b) the person has a specified medical condition on that day, and as a result: (i) the person is unable to regulate his or her body temperature; and (ii) additional heating or cooling is required, in a residence (the EMEP residence) that is the person’s home and is either a private residence or a specified residence, to manage the person’s condition; and (iii) the person uses additional heating or cooling in that residence. Caring for a person who has medical needs (2) A person (the carer) also satisfies the medical needs requirement on a day if: (a) the carer provides care and attention on a regular and ongoing basis for a person; and (b) the person (the person with medical needs) satisfies the medical needs requirement under subsection (1) on the day; and (c) the person with medical needs is specified in the certification under subparagraph 63B(1)(b)(ii) or is the person specified for the purposes of subsection 63B(2) (as the case requires); and (d) the carer’s home is the EMEP residence that is the home of the person with medical needs. Meaning of specified essential medical equipment, specified medical condition and specified residence (3) In this section: specified essential medical equipment means any medical equipment that is specified under subsection 917C(3) of the Social Security Act. specified medical condition means any medical condition that is specified under subsection 917C(3) of the Social Security Act. specified residence means any residence that is specified under subsection 917C(3) of the Social Security Act.