OPSP lahko po posvetovanju z uradnim zdravnikom, ki ga odobri Agencija, odloči, da se rok enega meseca za vložitev prošnje in omejitev na šest mesecev iz odstavka 2 ne uporabljata, če ima zadevna oseba hudo ali dolgotrajno bolezen, ki jo je dobila, preden je prenehala delati, in o kateri je obvestila Agencijo pred iztekom šestmesečnega roka iz odstavka 2, pod pogojem, da zadevna oseba opravi zdravniški pregled, za katerega poskrbi Agencija.
The AACC may, after obtaining the advice of a medical officer authorised by the Agency, decide that the one month time limit within which the application must be made and the six month limit provided for in the paragraph 2 shall not apply where the person concerned is suffering from a serious or protracted illness contracted during his employment, which he has reported to the Agency before the end of the six month period provided for in the paragraph 2, on condition that the person concerned undergoes a medical examination arranged by the Agency.