Repatriation Medical Authority: SOPs

SOPs

Condition	SOP No.		Date of effect	ICD Codes	Code [key]
Condition	RH	BOP	Date of effect	ICD Codes	Code [key]
Neoplasms
acoustic neuroma	67/96	68/96	29/05/96	225.1	B
acute lymphoid leukaemia	83/2001 revoked SOPs: 77/95	84/2001 revoked SOPs: 78/95	17/10/2001 01/03/95	C91.0, C91.5	B
acute myeloid leukaemia	35/2006 revoked SOPs: 35/1994 269/1995 119/1996 169/1996	36/2006 revoked SOPs: 36/1994 270/1995 120/1996 170/1996	30/08/2006 28/09/1994 28/06/1995 28/08/1996 18/12/1996	NO ICD CODES	B
adenocarcinoma of the kidney	87/2001 revoked SOPs: 35/95 273/95 107/96	88/2001 revoked SOPs: 36/95 274/95 108/96	28/11/2001 01/03/95 28/06/95 28/08/96	C64	B
benign neoplasm of the eye and adnexa REVOKES benign neoplasm of the eye	33/2008 revoked SOP: 182/1995	34/2008 revoked SOP: 183/1995	30/04/2008 31/05/1995	D31	B
cerebral meningioma	19/2009 revoked SOP: 207/1995	20/2009 revoked SOP: 208/1995	06/05/2009 07/06/1995	D32.0, D32.9	B
chronic lymphoid leukaemia	09/2005 revoked SOPs: 79/1995 67/2001 59/2003	10/2005 revoked SOPs: 80/95 68/2001	09/03/2005 01/03/1995 19/09/2001 17/12/2003	C91.1, C91.3, C91.4, C91.5	B
chronic myeloid leukaemia	15/2003 revoked SOPs: 99/95 126/95 7/97	16/2003 revoked SOPs: 100/95 148/96 8/97	11/06/2003 15/03/1995 26/04/1995 09/10/1996 29/01/1997	C92.1, C93.1, C95.1	B
colorectal adenoma	62/2002	63/2002	14/08/2002	D12.0-D12.5, D12.7,D12.8	B
Hodgkin's lymphoma (formerly known as Hodgkin's disease)	28/2004 revoked SOPs: 77/94 25/2000	29/2004 revoked SOPs: 78/94 26/2000	20/10/2004 21/12/1994 04/10/2000	C81	B
Kaposi’s sarcoma	159/96	160/96	18/12/96	176	B
lipoma	97/2007 revoked SOPs: 69/1995 191/1995	98/2007 revoked SOPs: 70/1995 192/1995	19/09/2007 01/03/1995 31/05/1995	D17	B
malignant melanoma of the skin	79/2007 revoked SOPs: 97/1995 189/1996 39/2001	80/2007 revoked SOPs: 98/1995 190/1996 40/2001	04/07/2007 15/03/1995 18/12/1996 06/06/2001	NO ICD CODES	B
malignant neoplasm of the anal canal	34/2002	35/2002	24/04/2002	C21.0, C21.1, C21.2, D01.3	B
malignant neoplasm of the bone or articular cartilage	40/2002 revoked SOPs: 235/1995	41/2002 revoked SOPs: 235/1995	24/04/2002 28/06/1995	C40, C41	B
malignant neoplasm of the bile duct Previously Known as: cholangiocarcinoma	21/2007 revoked SOPs: 39/1995 34/1999 17/2000	22/2007 revoked SOPs: 40/1995 35/1999 18/2000	07/03/2007 01/03/1995 12/05/1999 19/07/2000	C22.1, C24	B
malignant neoplasm of the bladder	95/2007 revoked SOPs: 231/1995 362/1995 23/2000	96/2007 revoked SOPs: 232/1995 363/1995 24/2000	19/09/2007 28/06/1995 25/10/1995 04/10/2000	C67	B
malignant neoplasm of the bone or articular cartilage	235/95	236/95	28/06/95	170	B
malignant neoplasm of the brain (previously Known as: primary malignant neoplasm of the brain)	58/2008 revoked SOPs: 203/1995 40/1999 17/2003	59/2008 revoked SOPs: 204/1995 41/1999 18/2003	03/09/2008 07/06/1995 12/05/1999 11/06/2003	C71	B
malignant neoplasm of the breast	27/2006 revoked SOPs: 29/1995 53/1997	28/2006 revoked SOPs: 30/1995 54/1997	28/06/2006 01/03/1995 16/07/1997	C50, D05	B
malignant neoplasm of the cerebral meninges	21/2009 revoked SOP: 205/1995	22/2009 revoked SOP: 206/1995	06/05/2009 07/06/1995	C70.0, C70.9	B
malignant neoplasm of the cervix	41/97 revoked SOPs: 127/95	42/97 revoked SOPs: 128/95	14/05/97 26/04/95	180, 233.1	B
malignant neoplasm of the colon has been revoked and replaced by malignant neoplasm of the colorectum					B
malignant neoplasm of the colorectum	01/2004 revoked SOPs: 37/1995 364/1995 23/1996 25/1996 03/1998 05/1998 58/2002	02/2004 revoked SOPs: 38/1995 157/1995 365/1995 24/1996 26/1996 04/1998 06/1998 59/2002	03/03/2004 01/03/1995 31/05/1995 25/10/1995 24/01/1996 24/01/1996 28/01/1998 28/01/1998 14/08/2002	C18, C19, C20	B
malignant neoplasm of the endometrium	99/2007 revoked SOPs: 129/1995 183/1996 45/2003	100/2007 revoked SOPs: 130/1995 184/1996 46/2003	19/07/2007 26/04/1995 18/12/1996 15/10/2003	C54.1	B
malignant neoplasm of the eye	15/2010 revoked SOP: 64/1999	16/2010 revoked SOP: 65/1999	10/03/2010 10/11/1999	C69.0 – C69.4, C69.8, C69.9	B
malignant neoplasm of the gallbladder	67/2007 revoked SOPs: 31/1995 36/1999	68/2007 revoked SOPs: 32/1995 37/1999	09/05/2007 01/03/1995 12/05/1999	C23	B
malignant neoplasm of the larynx	01/2006 revoked SOPs: 27/1995 155/1995 151/1996 193/1996	02/2006 revoked SOPs: 28/1995 156/1995 152/1996 194/1996	08/03/2006 01/03/1995 26/04/1995 09/10/1996 18/12/1996	C32	B
malignant neoplasm of the lip epithelium (now known as – non-melanotic malignant neoplasm of the skin)
malignant neoplasm of the liver	171/96 revoked SOPs: 33/95 271/95	172/96 revoked SOPs: 34/95 272/95	18/12/96 01/03/95 28/06/95	155.0	B
malignant neoplasm of the lung	17/2006 as amended by 87/2007 revoked SOPs: 01/1994 62/1994 153/1995 29/1996 149/1996 35/2001 Compilation	18/2006 as amended by 88/2007 revoked SOPs: 02/1994 - 154/1995 30/1996 150/1996 36/2001 Compilation	10/05/2005 04/07/2007 14/09/1994 23/11/1994 26/04/1995 24/11/1996 09/10/1996 06/06/2001	C33, C34	B
malignant neoplasm of the nasopharynx	167/96 revoked SOPs: 318/95	168/96 revoked SOPs: 319/95	18/12/96 29/8/95	147	B
malignant neoplasm of the oesophagus	41/2007 revoked SOPs: 382/1995 115/1996 11/1998	42/2007 revoked SOPs: 383/1995 116/1996 12/1998	09/05/2007 06/12/1995 28/08/1996 28/01/1998	C15	B
malignant neoplasm of the oral cavity, oropharynx and hypopharynx	19/2005 revoked SOPs: 338/1995 386/1995 113/1996	20/2005 revoked SOPs: 339/95 387/95 114/96	22/06/2005 11/10/1995 06/12/1995 28/08/1996	NIL	B
malignant neoplasm of the ovary	70/2009 revoked SOPs 43/1997 1311995	71/2009 revoked SOPs 44/1997 132/1995	11/11/2009 14/05/1997 26/04/1995	C56, D39.1	B
malignant neoplasm of the pancreas	45/2005 revoked SOPs: 55/97 20/2002 21/94	46/2005 revoked SOPs: 56/97 21/2002 22/94	28/12/2005 21/09/1994 16/07/1997 16/01/2002	C25.0, C25.1, C25.2, C25.3, C25.7, C25.8, C25.9	B
malignant neoplasm of the penis has been revoked and replaced by non-melanotic malignant neoplasm of the skin
malignant neoplasm of the penis	340/95 as amended by 27/96	341/95 as amended by 28/96	11/10/95 24/01/96	187.1, 187.2, 187.3, 187.4	B
malignant neoplasm of the prostate	28/2005 revoked SOPs: 95/95 191/96 84/99 69/2002	29/2005 revoked SOPs: 96/95 192/96 85/99 70/2002	28/09/2005 15/03/1995 18/12/1996 17/11/1999 16/10/2002	C61	B
malignant neoplasm of the rectum has been revoked and replaced by malignant neoplasm of the colorectum					B
malignant neoplasm of the renal pelvis and ureter	155/96	156/96	18/12/96	189.1, 189.2	B
malignant neoplasm of the salivary gland	46/2004 revoked SOP: 25/1997	47/2004 revoked SOP: 26/1997	22/12/2004 26/02/1997	NO ICD CODES	B
malignant neoplasm of the small intestine	40/2004 As amended by: 19/2010 revoked SOPs 153/1996 7/1998	41/2004 revoked SOPs 154/1996 8/1998	17/11/2004 19/08/2009 18/12/1996 28/01/1998	C17	B
malignant neoplasm of the stomach	7/2003 revoked SOPs: 19/94 67/1997 9/1998	8/2003 revoked SOPs: 20/1994 68/1997 10/1998	16/04/03 21/09/94 17/09/97 28/01/98	C16	B
malignant neoplasm of the testis and paratesticular tissues	15/2004 revoked SOPs: 3/97	16/2004 revoked SOPs: 4/97	02/06/2004 29/01/97	C62, C63.0, C63.1	B
malignant neoplasm of the thyroid gland	09/2006 revoked SOPs: 23/1997 33/1998	10/2006 revoked SOPs: 24/1997 34/1998	08/03/2006 26/02/1997 13/05/1998	C73	B
malignant neoplasm of the urethra	1/2008 revoked SOP: 233/1995	2/2008 revoked SOP: 234/1995	09/01/2008 28/06/1995	C68.0	B
malignant neoplasm of unknown primary site	44/2004	45/2004	17/11/2004	C80	B
mesothelioma	83/2007 revoked SOPs: 52/1994 199/1995	84/2007 revoked SOPs: 53/1994 200/1995	04/07/2007 26/10/1994 31/05/1995	C45	B
multiple osteochondromatosis	11/2007 revoked SOPs: 1/1999	12/2007 revoked SOPs: 2/1999	10/01/2007 27/01/1999	Q78.6	B
myeloma Previously Known as: multiple myeloma	55/2003 revoked SOPs: 01/1995 134/1996 72/1999	56/2003 revoked SOPs: 02/1995 135/1996 73/1999	19/11/2003 18/01/1995 09/10/1996 10/11/1999	C90	B
neoplasm of the pituitary gland	42/2004 revoked SOPs: 37/1997	43/2004 revoked SOPs: 38/1997	17/11/2004 14/05/1997	C75.1, D35.2, D44.3	B
non melanotic malignant neoplasm of the skin has been revoked and replaced by non-melanotic malignant neoplasm of the skin
non-melanotic malignant neoplasm of the skin REVOKES non melanotic malignant neoplasm of the skin and malignant neoplasm of the penis and malignant neoplasm of the lip epithelium	81/2007 revoked SOPs: 308/1995 350/1995 31/1996 45/1998 43/2001 51/2001 48/2004 15/2006 MN of penis 340/1995 27/1996 MN of the lip epithelium 105/96 41/2001 49/2001	82/2007 revoked SOPs: 309/1995 351/1995 32/1996 46/1998 44/2001 52/2001 49/2004 16/2006 MN of penis 341/1995 28/1996 MN of the lip epithelium 106/96 42/2001 50/2001	04/07/2007 26/07/1995 11/10/1995 20/03/1996 08/07/1998 06/06/2001 25/07/2001 22/12/2004 10/05/2006 11/10/1995 24/01/1996 28/08/1996 06/06/2001 25/07/2001	NO ICD CODES	B
non-Hodgkin's lymphoma	37/2003 revoked SOPs: 79/1994 109/1996 175/1996 69/1997 44/1999 80/1999	38/2003 revoked SOPs: 80/1994 110/1996 176/1996 70/1997 45/1999 81/1999	20/08/2003 21/12/1994 28/08/1996 18/12/1996 17/09/1997 30/06/1999 10/11/1999	C82, C83.0-C83.6, C83.8, C83.9, C84, C85	B
soft tissue sarcoma	13/2006 as amended by: 35/2008 revoked SOPs: 75/1994 213/1995 173/1996 49/1998 23/2001 Compilation	14/2006 as amended by: 36/2008 revoked SOPs: 76/1994 214/1995 174/1996 50/1998 24/2001 Compilation	10/05/2006 30/04/2008 21/12/1994 07/06/1995 18/12/1996 08/07/1998 09/05/2001	C22.3, C22.4, C30.0, C32.3, C47, C48, C49	B

Key:
RH	Reasonable Hypothesis
BOP	Balance of Probabilities
Code	Category Code of Disease or Injury
ICD	International Classification of Diseases

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