Hepatitis D
Meaning of hepatitis d: For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, hepatitis D means infection with the hepatitis D virus, as a co-infection or superinfection with the hepatitis B virus, resulting in: (a) an acute, symptomatic, clinical illness characterised by inflammation of the liver and commonly accompanied by fever, tiredness, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, abdominal discomfort and jaundice; or (b) a chronic infection which may involve both inflammation of the liver and the development of fibrosis in the longer term. Both acute and chronic infection must be confirmed by laboratory testing for hepatitis D serological or nucleic acid markers, or both. (3) While hepatitis D attracts ICD-10-AM code B16.0, B16.1, B17.0 or B18.0, in applying this Statement of Principles the meaning of hepatitis D is that given in subsection (2). (4) For subsection (3), a reference to an ICD-10-AM code is a reference to the code assigned to a particular kind of injury or disease in The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision, Australian Modification (ICD-10-AM), Ninth Edition, effective date of 1 July 2015, copyrighted by the Independent Hospital Pricing A
Reasonable Hypothesis (RH) — Statement of Principles No. 11 of 2017
At least one of the following factors must as a minimum exist before it can be said that a reasonable hypothesis has been raised connecting hepatitis D or death from hepatitis D with the circumstances of a person's relevant service:
- (1)being exposed to the hepatitis D virus at least 14 days before the clinical onset of hepatitis D;
Note: being exposed to the hepatitis D virus is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
- (2)inability to obtain appropriate clinical management for hepatitis D;
Aggravation-only factors: the factors in subsection 9(2) apply only to material contribution to, or aggravation of, the condition where it was suffered or contracted before or during (but did not arise out of) the person’s relevant service.
