Prosthetic and Orthopedic Assistance to People with Disabilities
Prosthetic and orthopedic care for persons with disabilities is a set of activities and services, including prosthetics for persons with disabilities, orthoses for persons with disabilities, hearing aids for persons with disabilities, aimed at achieving the maximum possible compensation of persistent limitations in life activities caused by diseases, including special measures for preparation for prosthetics, orthoses, production (manufacturing), fitting (adjustment) of prosthetic and orthopedic products, training of persons with disabilities in the safe and efficient use of prosthetic and orthopedic products, provision of prosthetic and orthopedic products to persons with disabilities, as well as technical maintenance, repair, replacement of such products1:
Federal Law No. 181-FZ dated November 24, 1995 "On Social Protection of Persons with Disabilities in the Russian Federation", as amended on March 1, 2025, Article 9, paragraph 1#3 // Official Gazette of the Russian Federation. 1995. No. 48. Item 4563. ↩