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2 — 7 October 2008

RELEASE NOTES - CCPS VERSION 2008/10

Version 2008/10 of the Medical Knowledge Base for CCPS was released into production today.  This Bulletin provides a summary of the amended SOPs that this version of CCPS incorporates.

New SOPs incorporated into CCPS	Pinguecula
SOP amendments incorporated into CCPS	Bipolar disorder Mesothelioma
Enhancements of CCPS rulebases and commentary	Nil
Additional SOP amendments incorporated - not noteworthy	Adjustment disorder Haemorrhoids Malignant neoplasm of the brain Presbyopia

New SOPs incorporated into CCPS

Pinguecula

Th — e factor to use in this SOP is Prolonged sunlight exposure to the unprotected eye.

For information on this SoP refer to SoP Bulletin No. 116 of 2 July 2007.

SOP amendments incorporated into CCPS

Bipolar disorder

• All the causal factors are specific to certain types of bipolar disorder.  The ICD code that is entered when diagnosing the claim in CCPS will enable/disable the rules for factors as appropriate to that type of bipolar disorder.
• There are no investigatory questionnaires attached to this (nor any other)  psychiatric condition because the psychiatrist's report that conforms with the Repatriation Commission Guidelines for Psychiatric Compensation Claims will cover relevant history.

For information on this SoP refer to SoP Bulletin No. 123 of 6 March 2008.

Mesothelioma

• Th — e RH & BOP SOP — s have different requirements for inhaling asbestos and the BOP SOP has separate factors relating to inhalation of asbestos fibres in an enclosed space as opposed to an open environment.  All these SOP factors are dealt with under the one CCPS contention Inhaling asbestos fibres.

For information on this SoP refer to SoP Bulletin No. 116 of 2 July 2007.

Enhancements of CCPS rulebases and commentary

Nil

Additional amendments

Amendments to the following incorporated conditions are included in this release. However, there are no noteworthy CCPS features:

Adjustment disorder

For information on this SoP refer to SoP Bulletin No. 127 of 30 June 2008.

Haemorrhoids

For information on this SoP refer to SoP Bulletin No. 127 of 30 June 2008.

Malignant neoplasm of the brain

For information on this SoP refer to SoP Bulletin No. 128 of 1 September 2008.

Presbyopia

For information on this SoP refer to SoP Bulletin No. 120 of 12 November 2007.

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