Section Sch1-2 — Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Act 2001: When Corporation is liable to pay cost of treatment

2 When Corporation is liable to pay cost of treatment (1) The Corporation is liable to pay the cost of the claimant's treatment if the treatment is for the purpose of restoring the claimant's health to the maximum extent practicable, and the treatment— (a) is necessary and appropriate, and of the quality required, for that purpose; and (b) has been, or will be, performed only on the number of occasions necessary for that purpose; and (c) has been, or will be, given at a time or place appropriate for that purpose; and (d) is of a type normally provided by a treatment provider; and (e) is provided by a treatment provider of a type who is qualified to provide that treatment and who normally provides that treatment; and (f) has been provided after the Corporation has agreed to the treatment, unless clause 4(2) applies. (2) In deciding whether subclause (1)(a) to (e) applies to the claimant's treatment, the Corporation must take into account— (a) the nature and severity of the injury; and (b) the generally accepted means of treatment for such an injury in New Zealand; and (c) the other options available in New Zealand for the treatment of such an injury; and (d) the cost in New Zealand of the generally accepted means of treatment and of the other options, compared with the benefit that the claimant is likely to receive from the treatment.