A quick glossary of TAC treatment terms
Plain-English definitions of the TAC words you will run into: AHTRP, Clinical Framework, post acute support and more.
TAC paperwork comes with its own vocabulary. Here are the terms you are most likely to meet after a transport accident, in plain English.
Attendant care
Help at home with everyday living: showering, dressing, moving about, getting out into the community. It is practical support rather than clinical treatment, and it is usually longer term.
Post acute support
Support in the period straight after a hospital stay, to help you manage at home while you recover. The TAC groups it together with attendant care, and the same providers often deliver both.
Treatment and Recovery Plan (AHTRP)
For allied health, the Allied Health Treatment and Recovery Plan is the TAC form a provider uses to request continued treatment beyond the first 90 days. It sets out what service is asked for, how often and for how long, and the clinical reasoning behind it.
Clinical Framework
The set of principles the TAC judges treatment requests against: that the treatment is clinically appropriate, produces a measurable benefit, takes a biopsychosocial approach, and has a duration and frequency that fit your recovery.
Review of Capabilities
An assessment that may be completed and sent to the TAC to work out the level of attendant care you need. It informs how much support is funded.
Sources
Transport Accident Commission, "Attendant care", "Allied Health Treatment and Recovery Plan", "How to seek TAC approval" and "Allied Health Assistance policy", tac.vic.gov.au. Checked July 2026.
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Related guides
- How TAC funding for treatment works What the TAC pays for after a transport accident, the first 90 days rule, and how payment is set.
- Attendant care explained What attendant care and post acute support cover, who qualifies, and how it is arranged.
- Getting treatment approved by the TAC When you need TAC approval, the Treatment and Recovery Plan, and the Clinical Framework it is judged against.