Health

#SFHS2609888VNotice of Proposed Changes to Registration Procedures for Major Orthopedic Equipment under Title II of the List Provided for in Article L. 165-1 of the Social Security Code

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

AI-generated summary for informational purposes only. Not legal advice. See the original source for the authoritative text.

🇬🇧 English

The French health and public accounts ministers are planning to modify how major orthopedic equipment is listed for social security reimbursement. They propose removing specific terms from certain sections of the orthopedic nomenclature, impacting devices for lower limbs and the trunk. Manufacturers and distributors have 20 days to provide feedback or request a hearing to discuss these changes.

AI-generated summary. May contain errors. Refer to official sources for legal decisions.

Key Changes

  • Removal of 'for hemiplegic' from the lower limb orthopedic device category
  • Deletion of ', pivoting' from the trunk corsets category

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Remove the words 'pour hémiplégique' from the nomenclature of code 2757210 in Section II 'Appareillage du membre inférieur', Sub-section 'B. - Orthopédie du membre inférieur', paragraph '1 - Appareils types et variantes' of Chapter 7 'Orthoprothèses'

Manufacturers and distributors of orthopedic equipment for lower limbs
operational
high

Remove the words ', pivotant' from the nomenclature of code 2787961 in Section III 'Appareillage du tronc', Sub-section 'A. - Orthopédie du tronc', paragraph '3. - Corsets - Siège TR43' of Chapter 7 'Orthoprothèses'

Manufacturers and distributors of orthopedic equipment for the trunk
operational
medium

Submit written observations regarding the proposed nomenclature changes within 20 days from the date of this notice

Manufacturers and distributors of orthopedic equipment
disclosure
medium

Request a hearing before the CNEDiMTS (Commission nationale d'évaluation des dispositifs médicaux et des technologies de santé) within 8 days from the date of this notice if desired

Manufacturers and distributors of orthopedic equipment
disclosure
medium

Transmit a copy of written observations to DSS-SD1C@sante.gouv.fr and DGS-PP3@sante.gouv.fr

Manufacturers and distributors submitting written observations
reporting

Affected Parties

Manufacturers of orthopedic equipmentDistributors of orthopedic equipment

Tags

orthopedic devices,social security,health regulation