Committee for Adapting Driving Accessories for Disabled Persons : State of Israel Ministry of Health

Name of the Organization :State of Israel Ministry of Health
Type of Facility : Committee for Adapting Driving Accessories for Disabled Persons
Country : Israel

Official Website : https://www.gov.il/he/departments/ministry_of_health/govil-landing-pageMatching

Vehicles and Driving Accessories for Disabled Persons :

Service Description :
** Disabled persons who need a vehicle to be adapted for them, or who need special driving accessories, are forwarded to the Road Safety Medical Institute (MARVAD).

Related : State of Israel Ministry of Health Applying Medical Committee for Mobility : www.statusin.org/5589.html

The committee for adapting vehicles is the body responsible for handling this matter in the institute.
** The committee operates under clause 9(a) of the agreement on mobility pensions, which was signed between the Ministry of Finance and the National Insurance Institution on June 1, 1977.
** The committee’s responsibility is to match vehicles for people with disabilities according to instructions received from the National Insurance Institution, according to which the disabled person will be assigned a vehicle – the most suitable and cost-effective – from among the suitable vehicles, including the appropriate driving accessories as needed.

The Process :
** Referral to the committee by the National Insurance Institution – shall only be done via the mobility unit in the National Insurance Institution, and not via any other authority. The National Insurance Institution forwards the request to the MARVAD.
** Summons to the committees for adapting vehicles – the summons is issued by the MARVAD adapting vehicles department by mail or, in special cases, by phone. The summons letter will detail the documents you will need to bring with you.
** Prior to your arrival at the committees for adapting vehicles, you must examine the representative vehicle that was allocated to you at the mobility department of the National Insurance Institution.

Required Documents :
You must bring with you the following to the committee for adapting vehicles :
** All of the permanent accessories in your possession, such as : prosthetic limbs, oxygenation equipment, feeding equipment, crutches, walker, etc.
** Picture ID.
** Up-to-date medical documents.
** If you use a standard/motorized wheelchair, arrive with it. You must also present to the committee a certificate from the Ministry of Health regarding the purchase of the wheelchair, a technical specification and a physiotherapist repo

Repeat Driving Test :
f you were required to undergo a repeat driving test (the institute’s doctor may request the patient to undergo a driving test due to a change in the mode of driving to driving with the assistance of special driving accessories) and you have successfully passed the test, you must send the committee for adapting Vehicles a copy of the new driver’s license by fax, including the declaration form that was

About Us :
The Ministry of Health bears national responsibility for ensuring the health of the population of Israel. The ministry determines the policy on matters of health and medical services, and is in charge of planning, supervision and control, licensing and coordination of the health system’s services.

The ministry deals with the organization, operation and provision of preventive, diagnostic, treatment, rehabilitation and research services – directly or via medical institutions.