Right to rehabilitation
Rehabilitation
You can apply for rehabilitation stays directly from the hospital or via the municipal health service. As an amputee, you will normally be referred to specialized rehabilitation with a 24-hour stay.
Use your time in the hospital and rehabilitation center well to learn as much as possible.
During rehabilitation stays, we recommend that you discuss with an occupational therapist and / or social worker what you need and can get covered and get help to apply.
If you are at home, consult with the municipality’s occupational therapist, social worker, your GP or NAV. You can also contact Momentum for advice. You are also entitled to information from the health service, cf. the Patient and User Rights Act (pbrl) § 3-2 . The information must be sufficient for you to exercise your right to participate in your treatment, cf. pbrl. § 3-1. Nav also has a duty to provide you with information Public Administration Act § 11 .
Useful information about rehabilitation
SEE OUR OVERVIEW OF REHABILITATION PLACES
FROM THE DIRECTORS OF HEALTH
On clarification of responsibilities and tasks between the municipalities and the specialist health service.
Supervisor on rehabilitation, habilitation, individual plan and coordinator
HELSENORGE.NO
Rehabilitation and habilitation
Individual plan and coordinator
Services in habilitation and rehabilitation shall contribute to the patient and user being able to train and maintain skills and the ability to cope. The goal is to be able to live as independent a life as possible based on one’s own prerequisites and wishes.