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National Injury Insurance Scheme, Queensland (NIISQ)

Sally Noonan, Chief Executive Officer

Introduction

National Injury Insurance Scheme (Queensland) Act and Regulation 2016

Making lives better

Build capability to provide financially sustainable lifetime care and support for participants through individual choice and independence.

NIISQ Support Planner

• treatment, care

and support

Hybrid model: lifetime participants

OR

NIISQ Lump sum

• treatment, care

and support damages

Where contributory negligence < 50%

Eligibility

Traumatic brain injuries Spinal cord injuries Permanent injury to the brachial plexus High-level or multiple limb amputations Severe burns Permanent blindness caused by trauma

Treatment, care and support

• Medical and pharmaceutical treatment
• Dental treatment
• Rehabilitation
• Respite care
• Educational and vocational therapy
• Attendant care and support services
• Aids and appliances
• Prostheses
• Home and transport modifications
• Ambulance transportation

NIISQ numbers

Participant serious personal injuries

125

Traumatic brain injuries

3

Brachial plexus

33

Spinal cord injuries

3

High-level or multiple limb amputations

As at 28 February 2019

• 131 interim participants
• 33 lifetime participants

Support planning

Participant pathway

External reviews

Medical Assessment Tribunal (MAT) For decisions that are medical in nature Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) For decisions that are non-medical in nature

For more information:

niis.qld.gov.au

1300 607 566