Easier Access to Healthcare for Disabled Persons

31 July 2008

The Montenegro Healthcare Fund adopted several new regulations over the past several weeks, to regulate the rights in the area of health insurance in accordance with the Law.

It adopted, among others, the new Rules and Regulations on Manner and Procedure of Realisation of Rights to Prosthetic Appliances, which regulates the terms and requirements that have to be met by people entitled to prosthetics, material standards for manufacture of prosthetics, as well as the conditions for manufacturing of new prosthetics prior to expiration date.

Amer Ramusović, Fund Spokesperson, says that the work on changes and amendments to the previous Rules and Regulations started on initiative of NGOs that work in the area of protection of rights of disabled persons, and on recommendation of the Council on Care for Persons with Disabilities.

A number of organizations protecting the interests of disabled persons, above all the Paraplegic Association, the Association of Blind and Visually Impaired, the Association of Parents of Children with Impaired Development, and others took active part in the preparation of changes and amendments.

They worked with the working group set-up by the Fund to give suggestions, proposals, providing data on their members needs for prosthetic appliances.

Ramusović adds that the Fund aims to help the persons with disabilities and to facilitate their daily needs in terms of education, employment, etc, giving its contribution to meeting and satisfaction of their needs.