Ministerial Order determining the Modalities of Facilitating Persons with Disabilities Access to Medical Care

Citation
Ministerial Order 19 of 2009
Date
31 August 2009
Language
English
Type
Legislation
Rwanda

Ministerial Order determining the Modalities of Facilitating Persons with Disabilities Access to Medical Care

Ministerial Order 19 of 2009

The Minister of Health,Pursuant to the Constitution of the Republic of Rwanda of 04 June 2003 as amended to date, especially in Articles 14, 120, 121 and 201;Pursuant to Law nº 01/2007 of 20/01/2007 relating to protection of disabled persons in general, especially in Article 17;Pursuant to Law nº 62/2007 of 30/12/2007 establishing and determining the organization, functioning and management of the mutual health insurance scheme, especially in Article 30;After consideration and approval by the Cabinet, in its session of 19/06/2009;HEREBY ORDERS:

Article One – Purpose of this Order

This Order determines the modalities of facilitating persons with disabilities access Medical care.

Article 2 – Insurance for persons with disabilities

Persons with disabilities whose degree of disability is between 50% and 100% shall be the responsibility of the State as regards the mutual health insurance scheme while those whose degree of disability is between 30% and 49% shall be the responsibility of the State at 50% in respect of mutual health insurance premiums.In respect of contributions of persons with disability to medical care and purchase of drugs, the care of those whose degree of disability is between 50% and 100% shall be the responsibility of the State while those whose degree of disability is between 30% and 49% and are needy shall also be the responsibility of the State.

Article 3 – Prosthetics and orthotics to persons with disabilities

The provision of free prosthetics and orthotics to persons with disabilities who fall under different categories established by the Ministerial Order nº 20/18 of 27/07/2009 determining modes of classifying disabled persons into basic categories according to the degree of disability so as to enable different organs to guarantee the rights tailored to their condition shall not exceed the value provided by the Mutual Health Insurance Fund. However, the State shall entirely remain responsible for the care of persons whose degree of disability is between 70% and 100%.The provisions of paragraph one of this Article shall also apply in case of replacement or repair of prosthetics and orthotics.

Article 4 – Special services for persons with disabilities

In order to facilitate persons with disabilities, each District Hospital shall provide special services for persons with disabilities.Any person whose degree of disability is greater than 50% enjoys the privilege of seeing the Doctor first before others. This does not however affect the principle of according priority to seriously ill people.

Article 5 – Repealing provision

All prior legal provisions contrary to this Order are hereby repealed.

Article 6 – Commencement

This Order shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Rwanda.
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History of this document

31 August 2009 this version
Commenced
27 July 2009
Assented to