1.1.F.240 Fully diagnosed, fully treated & fully stabilised (FDTS) (DSP)

Fully diagnosed and fully treated

In determining whether a condition has been fully diagnosed by an appropriately qualified medical practitioner and whether it has been fully treated, the following is to be considered:

• whether there is corroborating evidence of the condition, and
• what treatment or rehabilitation has occurred in relation to the condition, and
• whether treatment is continuing or is planned in the next 2 years.

Fully stabilised

A condition is fully stabilised if:

• either the person has undertaken reasonable treatment for the condition and any further reasonable treatment is unlikely to result in significant functional improvement to a level enabling the person to undertake work in the next 2 years, or
• the person has not undertaken reasonable treatment for the condition and:
  • significant functional improvement to a level enabling the person to undertake work in the next 2 years is not expected to result, even if the person undertakes reasonable treatment, or
  • there is a medical or other compelling reason for the person not to undertake reasonable treatment.

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Last reviewed: 3 January 2012