#SFHS2610120AInclusion of DREEFT Wheelchair Wheels with Integrated Braking System in Reimbursable Products List
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This law adds the DREEFT wheelchair wheels with an integrated braking system to the list of reimbursable medical products in France. It affects wheelchair users who need additional brake assistance due to medical conditions. The wheels must be prescribed by specific medical professionals and come with a two-year warranty.
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Key Changes
- Addition of DREEFT wheelchair wheels to the reimbursable products list
- Prescription required from specific medical professionals
- Two-year warranty and specific pre-installation guidelines
Obligations
What this law requires
Only physicians with a DES in physical medicine and rehabilitation (MPR), or equivalent DIU in rehabilitation medicine with professional experience in MPR, or physicians with a DU in equipment provision including disability compensation, or ergotherapists working within a multidisciplinary team may prescribe DREEFT wheels
Prescribers must complete and formalize a needs assessment form (fiche d'évaluation des besoins) as per section 3.1.4.2.1 for each patient
Prescribers must complete and formalize a recommendation form (fiche de préconisation) as per section 3.1.4.2.2 for each patient
A multidisciplinary team consisting of at least one physical medicine and rehabilitation physician and one ergotherapist or physiotherapist must conduct a practical trial before first provision and at each renewal to verify the patient's ability to master the wheelchair and DREEFT braking system
A physician, ergotherapist, or physiotherapist must provide a certificate after the practical trial attesting that the DREEFT system is adequate for the patient's disability and confirming the patient's cognitive capacity to master the system