Medical Panel Reviews and Privacy Exemptions of Claimants Files

Anthony Jordan made this Official Information request to Accident Compensation Corporation

The request was partially successful.

From: Anthony Jordan

Dear Accident Compensation Corporation,

1/ Please provide a reference to part of the act that allows ACC to withhold the identity of Panel Specialists holding Medical Panel Reviews

2/ Is the identity of Panel Noted on Claimants File post-review or withheld forever in perpetuity

3/ Please provide the reference to part of the act that states a Claimant is not permitted to scrutinize Panel Qualifications pre-review

4/ Timeframe required by the act to secure Review date upon Claimant making an application for Medical Panel Review

5/ Timeframe in which Review is to take place from the time application is made

Yours faithfully,

Anthony Jordan

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From: Government Services
Accident Compensation Corporation

Tēnā koe Mr Jordan

 

Official Information Act request

 

Thank you for your email of 8 November 2017, requesting the following
information under the Official Information Act 1982:

 

1/ Please provide a reference to part of the act that allows ACC to
withhold the identity of Panel Specialists holding Medical Panel Reviews

 

2/ Is the identity of Panel Noted on Claimants File post-review or
withheld forever in perpetuity

 

3/ Please provide the reference to part of the act that states a Claimant
is not permitted to scrutinize Panel Qualifications pre-review

 

4/ Timeframe required by the act to secure Review date upon Claimant
making an application for Medical Panel Review

 

5/ Timeframe in which Review is to take place from the time application is
made

                                                                           
            

This email is to inform you that we are working on your request and will
be in touch with you as soon as possible, and certainly by 6 December
2017.

 

In the meantime, if you have any questions we will be happy to work with
you to resolve these. We can be contacted by email at
[email address].

 

 

Ngā mihi

Government Engagement and Support

 

 

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Accident Compensation Corporation

Dear Mr Jordan

 

Regarding your request for:

4/ Timeframe required by the act to secure Review date upon Claimant
making an application for Medical Panel Review

We need to clarify with you the information you seek in order to enable us
to respond to your request. Please note that under section 15(1AA) of the
Act any clarification or amendment of a request is considered to be a new
request for the purpose of calculating the maximum statutory timeframe for
us to respond.

Could you please confirm whether your question relates to independent (ie
Fairway) reviews of the opinion provided to ACC by External Medical
Panels?

 

Kind regards,

Government Engagement and Support

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From: Anthony Jordan

Dear Government Services,

Thank you for your follow up.

In answer to your query:

Could you please confirm whether your question relates to independent (ie
Fairway) reviews of the opinion provided to ACC by External Medical
Panels?

My question Being:

Timeframe required by the act to secure Review date upon Claimant
making an application for Medical Panel Review

I am not aware of Fairway been a Medical Panel with qualified Medical Professionals.

My answer therefore to your query using ACC terminology is, External Medcical Panels

Yours sincerely,

Anthony Jordan

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Accident Compensation Corporation


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Tēnā koe Mr Jordan

 

Please find attached our response to your request of 8 November 2017.

 

Ngā mihi

Government Engagement and Support

 

 

Disclaimer:

"This message and any attachments may contain confidential and privileged
information. If you believe you have received this email in error, please
advise us immediately by return email or telephone and then delete this
email together with all attachments. If you are not the intended
recipient, you are not authorised to use or copy this message or any
attachments or disclose the contents to any other person."

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