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#SFHS2613659AFrance Adds MON BANDÔ Hair Prosthesis Accessories to Reimbursable Products List

🇫🇷France··Other·Low Impact·View source ↗

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This measure adds several MON BANDÔ hair crown products with removable textile elements to France’s reimbursable medical products list. The products are intended for adults and children with temporary or permanent hair loss, whether partial or total, caused by illness or treatment. For androgenic alopecia, reimbursement is limited to severe female cases at Ludwig stage 3. The listing gives patients access to reimbursement for specified MON BANDÔ models, including total, nape, and fringe versions using autologous or mixed hair. The products must meet the listed prescription and use conditions, come with a 12-month guarantee, and custom-made prostheses must be supplied within three weeks. Reimbursement for the listed references runs until 15 June 2031.

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Key Changes

  • Adds MON BANDÔ removable-element hair crowns to France’s reimbursable medical products list
  • Defines eligible patients, including adults and children with disease-related or treatment-related hair loss
  • Sets reimbursement end date for the listed MON BANDÔ references at 15 June 2031

Obligations

What this law requires

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MON BANDÔ reimbursable hair crowns must consist of two non-attached components: a hair crown made of an OEKO-TEX-labelled fabric headband integrating autologous and/or selected natural hair, and an OEKO-TEX-labelled textile removable element of turban type.

manufacturer of reimbursable hair prosthesessupplier of reimbursable hair prostheses
operational
medium

MON BANDÔ products listed for reimbursement must be guaranteed for 12 months from the purchase date, provided the user maintains the product according to the recommendations in the user guide.

manufacturer of reimbursable hair prosthesessupplier of reimbursable hair prostheses
12 months from purchase date
operational
high

Custom-made MON BANDÔ hair prostheses must be made available to the patient in less than three weeks.

manufacturer of custom-made reimbursable hair prosthesessupplier of custom-made reimbursable hair prostheses
less than 3 weeks after order or prescription
operational
medium

Reimbursement coverage for MON BANDÔ hair crowns is limited to adult or child patients with temporary or permanent, partial or total alopecia caused by a disease or by treatment of a disease.

prescribing healthcare professionalshealth insurance reimbursement bodiessuppliers of reimbursable hair prostheses
operational
medium

For androgenic alopecia, reimbursement coverage for MON BANDÔ hair crowns is limited to severe female androgenic alopecia equal to Ludwig classification stage 3.

prescribing healthcare professionalshealth insurance reimbursement bodiessuppliers of reimbursable hair prostheses
operational

Affected Parties

Patients with qualifying alopeciaHealthcare prescribers+2 more…

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medical devices,reimbursement,hair prostheses