Question 531 — people with disabilities

Summary

Mr. Bastien Marchive draws the attention of the Minister Delegate to the Minister of Solidarity, Autonomy and Equality between Women and Men, responsible for people with disabilities, to certain provisions of the reform of the nomenclature of wheelchairs. This reform was necessary in order to complete the supply of chairs reimbursed by social security. In this regard, the chair reimbursement project rolling without any remaining costs in 2024, regardless of the different disabilities and the different integrated options, is a major step forward. Concerning, however, the choice of the method of acquisition of the equipment, if the objective is indeed to ensure better equipment, many questions still arise: in fact, the user would no longer have the choice of purchasing or renting a new chair or one restored to good working condition, on a short or long term. This choice would, in fact, no longer be left to the user, but to the prescriber. The reform thus proposes to replace the reimbursement of the purchase of the most specific armchairs with long-term rental (LLD), reserving the purchase only for standard armchairs. This provision seems to directly impact the possibilities of adaptation and individualization of the equipment. In addition, at the end of the LLD, set at five years, the user will have to return their personalized armchair and will therefore no longer be able to keep it as an extra (unless they are under sixteen years old). He will therefore no longer have the possibility of having two armchairs depending on the uses, particularly exterior and interior. Also, to guarantee patients' choice, he calls on them to take into account the potential impacts of the reform on the capacity of beneficiaries to use their equipment in optimal conditions.

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