Cap 469 s 18 Diagnosis and assessment of noise-induced deafness (OCCUPATIONAL DEAFNESS (COMPENSATION) ORDINANCE)

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Chapter:	469	Title:	OCCUPATIONAL DEAFNESS (COMPENSATION) ORDINANCE	Gazette Number:
Section:	18	Heading:	Diagnosis and assessment of noise-induced deafness	Version Date:	30/06/1997

(1) Where a claimant undergoes a medical examination by a designated medical practitioner arranged under section 16, the designated medical practitioner shall-

(a) diagnose whether the claimant is suffering from noise-induced deafness; and

(b) (where noise-induced deafness is diagnosed) assess the noise-induced deafness suffered by the claimant,

and shall include the diagnosis, and assessment if any, in the report under section 16(2).
(2) Where the designated medical practitioner performing a medical examination arranged under section 16 is uncertain of-

(a) the cause of the claimant's deafness; or

(b) the degree of the claimant's noise-induced deafness,

he shall report the matter in the report under section 16(2).

(Enacted 1995)