Pediatr. praxi. 2022;23(2):104-107 | DOI: 10.36290/ped.2022.021

Helpful advice from the field of medical assessment service for the general paediatrician

MUDr. Jiří Havránek^{1, 2, 3}

¹ Posudková lékařská služba Teplice

² Dětské a novorozenecké oddělení, Nemocnice Slaný

³ Olivova dětská léčebna, Říčany u Prahy

The aim of this article is to provide the best possible guidance for the general paediatrician on how to proceed when processing parents' claims for social benefits. By reading and understanding all the basic principles which a health assessment doctor must follow in accordance with methodological guidelines, the general paediatrician should become a well-informed advisor who, on the one hand, will be able to explain and justify the constraints a health assessment doctor faces, but on the other hand, will obtain enough information in order to be of real assistance in case the parents had no idea that they could be eligible for social benefits related to their child's illness or disability.

Keywords: long-term unfavourable state of health, disability card, care allowance, special aid allowance, assistive devices, social survey.

Published: April 12, 2022  Show citation