Rapu Ture - Exploring the Rules

Corporation determination of incapacity

Value type Boolean . Default value false Entity person

How is this calculated?

To calculate this variable, the following input is used

• Boolean acc__earner A natural person who engages in employment
• Boolean acc__has_cover Has cover for a personal injury
• Boolean acc__lope__incapacity_for_employment__by_covered_injury The incapacity is caused by the injury for which they have cover
• Boolean acc__part_2__suffered_personal_injury Has suffered a personal injury
• Boolean acc__part_3__has_lodged_claim Has lodged a claim with the Corporation
• Boolean acc__potential_earner Is a potential earner
• Date date_of_birth Birth date
• Date date_of_injury Date of injury, ACC act does not explicitly define this term but does add to it for specific circumstances
• Date finish_date_of_full_time_study_training_bridging_18th_birthday The date a person finished uninterrupted study, as per defintion acc__in_full_time_study
• Boolean acc__sched_1__engaged_fulltime_study_or_training Engaged in full-time study or training, does not include full-time study or training in living or social skills
• Boolean acc__sched_1__incapacitated_for_6_months Incapacitated for 6 months
• Boolean acc__sched_1__loe_more_than_lope Loss of earnings entitlement is more than loss of potential earnings entitlement
• Int age The age of a Person (in years)
• Date date_of_birth Birth date
• Boolean incapacity_for_employment__corporation_determination Corporation determination of incapacity

Where is this used?

This variable is referred to by these other variables in their own calculations

• Float acc__sched_1__lope_weekly_compensation Compensation per week

def formula(persons, period, parameters):
    suffered_personal_injury = persons('acc__part_2__suffered_personal_injury', period)
    has_cover = persons('acc__has_cover', period)
    incapacitated = persons('incapacity_for_employment__corporation_determination', period)
    lodged_claim = persons('acc__part_3__has_lodged_claim', period)
    by_injury = persons('acc__lope__incapacity_for_employment__by_covered_injury', period)
    potential_earner = persons('acc__potential_earner', period)

    over_or_equal_18 = (persons('age', period) >= 18)
    not_engaged_in_study_at_entitlement = logical_not(persons('acc__sched_1__engaged_fulltime_study_or_training', period))
    earner = persons('acc__earner', period)
    not_earner_with_higher_loe = logical_not(earner * persons('acc__sched_1__loe_more_than_lope', period))

    six_months = persons('acc__sched_1__incapacitated_for_6_months', period)

    return (suffered_personal_injury
            * has_cover
            * incapacitated
            * lodged_claim
            * by_injury
            * potential_earner
            * over_or_equal_18
            * not_engaged_in_study_at_entitlement
            * not_earner_with_higher_loe
            * six_months)

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