Human immunodeficiency virus infection
Meaning of human immunodeficiency virus infection: For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, human immunodeficiency virus infection means an infection that is caused by one of the human retroviruses, human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) or human immunodeficiency virus-2 (HIV-2). (3) While human immunodeficiency virus infection attracts ICD-10-AM code B20, B21, B22, B23, B24 or Z21, in applying this Statement of Principles the meaning of human immunodeficiency virus infection 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), Tenth Edition, effective date of 1 July 2017, copyrighted by the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, ISBN 978-1-76007-296-4.
Reasonable Hypothesis (RH) — Statement of Principles No. 5 of 2019
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 human immunodeficiency virus infection or death from human immunodeficiency virus infection with the circumstances of a person's relevant service:
- (1)being exposed to HIV-1 or HIV-2 before the clinical onset of human immunodeficiency virus infection;
Note: being exposed to HIV-1 or HIV-2 is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
- (2)having: (a) a genital ulcerative disease; or (b) a non-ulcerative anogenital sexually transmitted infection with clinical symptoms or signs, excluding genital warts; or (c) herpes simplex virus type 2 anogenital infection; within the 30 days before the clinical onset of human immunodeficiency virus infection;
- (3)using depot medroxyprogesterone acetate contraception at the time of the clinical onset of human immunodeficiency virus infection;
- (4)having an infection from the specified list of infections at the time of the clinical worsening of human immunodeficiency virus infection;
Note: specified list of infections is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
- (5)inability to obtain appropriate clinical management for human immunodeficiency virus infection;
Aggravation-only factors: the factors in subsections 9(4) and 9(5) 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.
Balance of Probabilities (BoP) — Statement of Principles No. 6 of 2019
5 factors
At least one of the following factors must exist before it can be said that, on the balance of probabilities, human immunodeficiency virus infection or death from human immunodeficiency virus infection is connected with the circumstances of a person's relevant service:
- (1)being exposed to HIV-1 or HIV-2 before the clinical onset of human immunodeficiency virus infection;
Note: being exposed to HIV-1 or HIV-2 is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
- (2)having: (a) a genital ulcerative disease; or (b) a non-ulcerative anogenital sexually transmitted infection with clinical symptoms or signs, excluding genital warts; or (c) herpes simplex virus type 2 anogenital infection; within the 30 days before the clinical onset of human immunodeficiency virus infection;
- (3)using depot medroxyprogesterone acetate contraception at the time of the clinical onset of human immunodeficiency virus infection;
- (4)having tuberculosis at the time of the clinical worsening of human immunodeficiency virus infection;
- (5)inability to obtain appropriate clinical management for human immunodeficiency virus infection;
Aggravation-only factors: the factors in subsections 9(4) and 9(5) 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.
