General information, not an individual diagnosis. Ask a healthcare professional if you are unsure about your situation.
For a non-emergency care journey in your own wheelchair, explain this need to the doctor before arranging travel. The prescription specifies whether this transport is appropriate.
Ameli states that a contracted taxi or specially adapted light medical vehicle may be used. The vehicle must be equipped to carry a person in their wheelchair; ask the transport provider to confirm this.
The transport mode is prescribed following medical assessment. Booking a journey or routinely using a wheelchair does not by itself establish coverage for the trip.
Some situations require prior approval from Assurance Maladie as well as the prescription. Ask the doctor whether your journey is affected and your fund how to submit the documents.
To find a contracted taxi or medical vehicle, Ameli points to its health directory and the health insurance fund, among other options. Explain at first contact that you need to remain in your own wheelchair.
For this non-emergency journey, keep the prescription and check arrangements with the provider and fund before travelling. Rules depend on the journey and your situation; this article does not confirm an individual reimbursement. In a medical emergency, call 15 without waiting for transport paperwork: a doctor at the receiving care facility can complete the prescription afterwards.
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