Question 12257 — health professions

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Mrs. Jeanine Dubié draws the attention of the Minister of Solidarity and Health to the need to protect the exercise of the profession of orthopedist-orthotist. Indeed, the law in force today requires the holding of a diploma for the exercise of this profession and to issue standard and custom-made equipment. While we are witnessing an increase in public spending for certain devices, Orthopedists-orthotists express their concerns about the possible publication of a decree allowing employees of medical equipment providers, who are not qualified and trained in a few hours, to be authorized to issue this type of equipment. This short training would lead to numerous difficulties, such as endangering patients through an inability to provide comprehensive care, endangering the profession of orthopedist-orthotist and its economy, the endangerment of schools which train health professionals according to the rules of the art, without forgetting the impact on the social security budget, due to misuses and undesirable side effects. Also, she would like to know if the Government is really considering changing the methods of issuing mass-produced equipment by opening the exercise to non-health professionals and to specify the measures it intends to put in place to enable orthopedic surgeons-orthotists to continue to use their skills to benefit patient health.

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