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LOGOpeDiC serViCes
NOW COVereD bY aZV
IN accordance with the national decree establishing general
measures as of August 29, 2023, and outlining regulations
regarding the right to speech therapy, starting from September
2, 2023, logopedic services have been included in the coverage
of AZV health insurance. This is a significant benefit for both
children and adults. This means that if your family doctor or
specialist deems it necessary, they can refer you for treatment
with a speech therapist. Logopedic therapy aims to recover,
improve, or maintain the functioning of hearing, speech, or
speech-related organs. Additionally, speech therapy can assist
with speech impediments and difficulties in eating, drinking, What’s not covered:
or swallowing. According to AZV regulations, treatment cannot be approved
if it is unnecessarily expensive, complicated, or ineffective.
Procedure: Additionally, therapy for dyslexia, language development
Your family doctor or specialist (as those authorized to related to dialects or other languages, and music therapy is
prescribe speech twill make the request for treatment with not covered.
the medical advisor of AZV. The medical advisor of AZV can
approve the request for a maximum of 15 sessions in one year Personal Contribution:
of treatment (1 year of treatment = 12 months after the first For speech therapy, there is a personal contribution of 10% of
session). In exceptional cases, an additional 10 sessions may the fee. This 10% contribution is paid directly to the speech
be granted. therapist at each session. Currently, the fee is 75 florins per
session, lasting 30 minutes.
Treatment:
Treatment can be requested for conditions such as hearing Wait Times:
impairment and deterioration of hearing function, voice disor- The expansion of AZV to cover speech therapy is a new
ders, language disorders, reading and writing disorders, artic- process that requires careful organization. AZV is working
ulation disorders, nasal sounds, fluency and speech rhythm closely with speech therapists to ensure the smooth imple-
disorders, and abnormal oral behaviors. For example, individ- mentation of these services. This might mean there could be a
uals with conditions like Parkinson’s disease, autism spectrum waiting period of several weeks or months. We kindly request
disorder, or those who have suffered a stroke and need assis- the collaboration and patience of all insured individuals during
tance with speech or swallowing may be eligible for treatment. this process.
