#2003-576Decree No. 2003-576 on Disability Benefits Assessment in Mayotte
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The decree establishes guidelines for evaluating disabilities and impairments of individuals in Mayotte for the purpose of determining disability benefits. It focuses on measuring incapacity based on the interplay of three dimensions: impairment, incapacity, and disadvantage rather than merely a medical diagnosis. The guidelines provide a systematic approach for assessors to assign a rate of incapacity (between 0% to 100%) based on the individual's specific challenges across various types of disabilities.
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Key Changes
- Introduces a multidisciplinary approach for evaluating disabilities.
- Establishes a framework to assess the interaction between a person's capabilities and their environment.
- Defines specific thresholds (50% and 80%) for determining access to different social benefits.
Obligations
What this law requires
Assessors must evaluate disability using three dimensions (impairment, incapacity, disadvantage) rather than medical diagnosis alone when determining disability benefit rates
Assign incapacity rates between 0% and 100% based on individual-specific challenges across eight defined categories of deficiencies (intellectual, psychological, hearing, language/speech, vision, visceral/general, locomotor apparatus, and aesthetic)
Apply a minimum 50% incapacity rate when social life is hindered by deficiencies or incapacities, whether the hindrance is concrete or compensated through significant effort or specific compensation
Apply an 80% incapacity rate or higher when individual autonomy is impaired, defined as requiring total or partial assistance, surveillance, or extreme difficulty in executing daily living activities
Do not arithmetically add incapacity rates from multiple deficiencies unless expressly stated otherwise in the specific chapter