What are thermal cures treatments?
Thermal cures are baths built over hot water sources, and are used for therapeutic purposes.
Treatments at thermal cures are provided to disabled people suffering from diseases or injuries impairing their mobility function and spine, or orthopedic injuries.
You may be entitled to bring an accompanying person during therapies, depending on your age and type of injury. The right to an accompanying person is mentioned in the notification of entitlement to a spa grant. A disabled person who has reached 65 years old is entitled to an accompaniment to therapies.
For your information, treatment at thermal cures are considered medical therapy. Therefore, you have go through all therapies and treatment days that were given to you according to your injury for the same year.
Every journey to medicinal baths involves a therapeutic program of 5 consecutive days at least. It is not possible to transfer or spare days of therapy for the next calendar year.
How eligibility for cares at thermal cures is established?
Entitlement is established based on impairment sections according to the instructions of the Rehabilitation Department of the Ministry of Defense, as well as upon approval of a physician of the National Insurance.
Once a disability percentage has been determined for you by a Medical Board, should you be entitled to this benefit, this would be notified to you in writing by the hostile actions casualties department, mentioning conditions and means of realizing the benefit.
What is included in the entitlement?
Treatments: the financing includes thermal cures treatment for a number of consecutive days. The number of approved therapies and days is established according to the type of your injury and the impairment sections you were determined.
Accommodation and stay: When you choose to receive a therapy in a distant location from your home, you are entitled to a grant covering your accommodation in a hotel for the duration of the therapy. Accommodation is authorized in hotels listed in the permanent list of hotels that have signed an agreement, and within the limits agreed upon in advance with the hotels. List of partner hotels (updated to June 2020) Accompaniment: one may be eligible to bring an accompanying person for the duration of the cares, depending on your age and types of injury. You will be notified the right for an accompanying person along the notification of eligibility for cares. A disabled person who reached the age of 65, is entitled to be accompanied to cares.
Returns for travel expenses and lost working days: to receive a return on your travel expenses and lost working days during your stay at the thermal cures, you need to contact the Hostile Actions Department of your local branch. Documents can be sent the branch's department directly through the website.
How to arrange for cares, accommodation and stay?
After receiving notification of your entitlement to a thermal cures treatments, you will be able to book therapies and arrange accommodation via the "Flying Carpet" company:
- By telephone: 03-5139966 or 03-5130250, from Sunday through Thursday, between 9:00 and 16:00.
You may arrange therapies and accommodation in a hotel at a time that is convenient for you, provided that a room is available in the hotel and for the period of your choice.