Question 17893 — people with disabilities

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Mr. Yannick Monnet draws the attention of the Minister Delegate to the Minister of Health, Families, Autonomy and Disabled People, responsible for autonomy and disabled people, to the difficulties encountered by families of people with severe disabilities when their state of health requires the use of medical transport for their travel between different places where the family lives. Of Many people with disabilities or severe dependency share their time between several living spaces, notably their parents' homes. When their state of health allows it, these trips can be provided directly by the families. However, the progression of the disability, a loss of autonomy or the occurrence of an accident may make transport in a conventional vehicle impossible and require the use of an adapted medical vehicle, or even an ambulance with transport in a lying position. However, when they are not directly linked to hospitalization, treatment or medical examinations, travel between two family homes does not, in principle, fall within the usual framework for covering medical transport by health insurance. Families then find themselves faced with expenses that can reach significant amounts when they have to make these journeys regularly. This situation may lead some parents to reduce the frequency of welcoming their child or loved one with a disability, because they are unable to financially cover the cost of transport. Such a situation raises a real difficulty. The need to resort to medical transport does not result from a choice of the person or their family, but directly from his disability and his state of health. The absence of a care solution can thus have the indirect consequence of limiting the maintenance of family relationships for the most heavily dependent people. Maintaining family ties, however, fully contributes to the quality of life, balance and social inclusion of people with disabilities. It therefore appears necessary that the public systems can take into consideration these particular situations, which today lie on the border between health policies, disability compensation and family support. He asks whether the Government plans to change the regulations so that transport made medically essential by disability or loss of autonomy, particularly when it is necessary for regular maintenance family ties, can benefit from appropriate support, whether through health insurance, disability compensation or a specific system.

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1. 1 September 2026

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