How to apply for a state-funded assistive device

From 2025, a doctor or specialist will issue an opinion for receiving an assistive device (AD) only electronically in the E-health system. A person who wishes to receive an AD must submit an application to the Vaivari Technical Aids Centre (VTPC). --- **How to apply for a state-funded assistive device** Two documents are required. --- **1. Opinion for receiving an AD** - Filled by: doctor or functional specialist – occupational therapist, physiotherapist, technical orthopedist, or speech therapist. - Prepared in: E-health. - Document type: electronic. - The person does not need to submit this document, as it is already in the system. --- **2. Application for receiving an AD** - Filled by: person who needs an assistive device. - Format: paper format or electronically. - Paper format: original. - Electronically: signed with a secure electronic signature. **How to submit the application:** - In person at VTPC in Riga, Kuldiga, or Rezekne, or - By mail, or - Electronically, signed with a secure electronic signature, to email: **vtpc@nrc.lv** or VTPC e-address. Example: If a person needs a wheelchair, the doctor prepares the opinion in E-health. Then the person fills out the application and delivers it to VTPC, for example, in person in Riga or sends it by email with a secure electronic signature. --- After submitting the application, the person will receive information about the further process and how and when they can receive the AD. --- **Additional questions** Call: - Riga branch: **67552350** - Kuldiga branch: **63320727** - Rezekne branch: **64622273** Contacts of the Vaivari Technical Aids Centre are also available in other information sources (for example, on the website or in informational materials).