Valid from 08/10/2020
CHAPTER 3SSPECIAL RULES FOR TERMINAL ILLNESS CASES
No minimum periodS
9SThe regulations may not make the eligibility of an individual who has a terminal illness depend on the individual having had the illness for any length of time.
No requirement for assessmentS
10SThe regulations may not make the eligibility of an individual who has a terminal illness depend on the individual producing any evidence of that fact beyond a diagnosis by a registered medical practitioner.
Eligibility from date of applicationS
11SThe regulations must be framed so that an individual who applies for disability assistance on the basis of having a terminal illness, and does have a terminal illness, is eligible, at the latest, from the day the application is made.
Entitlement to maximum amountS
12SThe regulations must be framed so that an individual who is eligible by reason of having a terminal illness is entitled to the maximum amount of the assistance that the individual is eligible for.