CELEX: 31983Y0115
Language: en
Date: 1982-12-15 00:00:00
Title: Decision No 115 of 15 December 1982 concerning the granting of prostheses, major appliances and other substantial benefits in kind provided for in Article 24 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 of the Council

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31983Y0115

Decision No 115 of 15 December 1982 concerning the granting of prostheses, major appliances and other substantial benefits in kind provided for in Article 24 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 of the Council  

Official Journal C 193 , 20/07/1983 P. 0007 - 0007 Spanish special edition: Chapter 05 Volume 3 P. 0049  Portuguese special edition Chapter 05 Volume 3 P. 0049 

ADMINISTRATIVE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ON SOCIAL SECURITY FOR MIGRANT WORKERS DECISION No 115 of 15 December 1982 concerning the granting of prostheses, major appliances and other substantial benefits in kind provided for in Article 24 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 of the Council  THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ON SOCIAL SECURITY FOR MIGRANT WORKERS,  Having regard to Article 81 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 of 14 June 1971 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, self-employed persons and members of their families moving within the Community, under which it is made responsible for dealing with all administrative questions and questions of interpretation arising from Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 and subsequent Regulations,  Having regard to Article 24 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71,  Acting in accordance with the provisions of Article 80 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71,  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:       1. The prostheses, major appliances and other substantial benefits in kind referred to in Article 24 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 shall be the following benefits, in so far as they are provided for under the legislation administered by the institution of the place of stay or of the place of residence:      (a) surgical appliances, orthopaedic appliances and supporting apparatus including orthopaedic corsets of reinforced material, and any additional parts, accessories and aids;           (b) orthopaedic footwear and remedial footwear (non-orthopaedic);           (c) maxillary and facial prostheses, wigs;           (d) ocular prostheses, contact lenses, magnifying and telescopic spectacles;           (e) hearing aids;           (f) dental prostheses (fixed and removable) and obturators for use in the buccal cavity;           (g) invalid vehicles (manually operated or motorized), wheelchairs and other mechanical means permitting the disabled to move about, guide dogs for the blind;           (h) renewal of the items supplied as benefits mentioned in the preceding paragraphs;           (i) spa treatment;           (j) accommodation and medical treatment:        - in a convalescent home, a sanatorium, an establishment or home for the handicapped (the blind, deaf and dumb, mentally handicapped, etc.) or an open-air sanatorium,               - where the length of stay in a preventorium seems likely to exceed 20 days in the opinion of the attending physician or, if the legislation of the country in which the person concerned happens to be so requires in such cases, in the opinion of the medical consultant of the institution of the place of stay or of the place of residence, or where, contrary to the original opinion of the abovementioned physician or consultant, the length of stay exceeds 20 days;                          (k) functional or occupational rehabilitation;           (l) any subsidy granted to cover part of the costs of the benefits listed in paragraphs (a) to (k) above.                  2. This Decision, which replaces Decision No 93 of 24 January 1974, shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall take effect as from 1 January 1983.         The Chairman of the Administrative Commission  A. TRIER