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Technical aids for Ukrainian civilians
Provision of technical aids to Ukrainian civilians
VSIA “National Rehabilitation Centre “Vaivari”” (hereinafter – NRC “Vaivari”), based on the provisions of the Law on Support for Ukrainian Civilians dated March 3, 2022, provides Ukrainian civilians with disabilities the opportunity to receive assistive devices according to medical indications.
On December 11, 2024, amendments to the Law on Support for Ukrainian Civilians regarding the provision of assistive devices to Ukrainian civilians came into effect. The first part of paragraph 4 of the amendments states: The state provides Ukrainian civilians with state-funded technical aids.
The first assistive device is granted to a Ukrainian civilian on an urgent basis, and subsequently – in accordance with the regulations on the provision of assistive devices, i.e.,
FOR THE FIRST TIME
when receiving the assistive device service (assistive device), the Ukrainian civilian must submit to the VTPC:
a doctor's opinion issued in e-health for receiving the assistive device ;
a copy of the identity document;
a copy of the visa, residence permit, or asylum seeker certificate issued to the person, or another document issued to the person that confirms their legal status in the Republic of Latvia.
REPEATED APPLICATION
When reapplying for the assistive device, the same procedure is established as specified in the Cabinet Regulation No. 878 and applicable to Latvian residents.
When reapplying for the assistive device, the Ukrainian civilian must submit to the VTPC:
a personal application;
a doctor's opinion issued in e-health for receiving the assistive device;
a copy of the identity document;
a copy of the visa, residence permit, or asylum seeker certificate issued to the person, or another document issued to the person that confirms their legal status in the Republic of Latvia.
A minor Ukrainian civilian without parental accompaniment (unaccompanied child) requests and receives the assistive device through a designated emergency guardian appointed by the Republic of Latvia.
What information should be included in the opinion for receiving the assistive device?
For the person, including a child, who needs the assistive device, the following information should be provided:
personal data (name, surname, date of birth, personal address in the Republic of Latvia, phone number)
please, be sure to provide the contact information of the person or their representative – address and phone number, so that the VTPC can contact the person who needs the assistive device or their representative;
diagnosis code according to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10);
description of the person's functional impairment and recommendations;
assistive device, its type (the name of the assistive device should be indicated according to the Annex 2 of the Cabinet Regulation No. 878);
a certified doctor's opinion prepared in e-health.
The opinion is valid for 6 months from the date of preparation!
Document submission to VTPC:
In order for a person to receive the assistive device service, they must have a doctor's opinion prepared in e-health for receiving the assistive device.
Documents can be sent:
by mail to the address: Ventspils iela 53, Riga, LV-1002;
electronically to the VTPC email address: vtpc@nrc.lv:
a copy of the identity document, a copy of the visa, residence permit, asylum seeker certificate, or another document confirming legal status.
Documents can be submitted in person at the relevant VTPC department:
in the VTPC correspondence box:
in Riga, Ventspils iela 53;
in Kuldīga, Jelgavas iela 60;
in Rēzekne, Atbrīvošanas aleja 81.
by prior appointment at the relevant VTPC department.
VTPC accepts clients by prior appointment:
Monday 8:30 - 16:30
Tuesday 8:30 - 17:30, only Riga department
Wednesday 13:00 - 16:30
On the first Wednesday of each month, clients are not served!
Thursday 8:30 - 16:30, only Riga department
Friday 8:30 - 15:30
Clarifying information about receiving the assistive device service for Ukrainian civilians can be obtained by calling the VTPC phone number: 66 955 665 or writing to the email: vtpc@nrc.lv.