Ontario. Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Assistive Devices Program

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Ontario. Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

Assistive Devices Program

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Record #: CWD0509

Last Modified: 20 Dec 2012

Last Full Update: 20 Dec 2012

Location, Telephone & Internet

Address

5700 Yonge St, 7th Flr
Toronto, ON M2M 4K5

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Location

Toronto

Intersection

Finch and Young

Office Phone

416-327-8804

TTY Phone

1-800-387-5559

Toll Free Phone

1-800-268-6021

Fax

416-327-8192

E-Mail

adp@ontario.ca

Website

www.health.gov.on.ca/english/public/program/adp/adp_mn.html

Description & Services

Description

The Assistive Devices Program (ADP) and the Home Oxygen Program (HOP) financially assists Ontario residents, with a valid health number who have long-term physical problems. Devices covered by the programs are intended to give people increased independence and control over their lives.

Assistive Devices Program (ADP)
* assists to obtain basic personalized assistive devices appropriate for the individual's needs and essential for independent living.
* ADP covers over 8,000 separate pieces of equipment or supplies: prostheses; wheelchairs/mobility aids and specialized seating systems; ostomy and enteral feeding pumps and supplies; needles and syringes for insulin-dependent seniors; monitors (through agreement with Canadian Diabetes Association); hearing aids; respiratory equipment; orthoses (braces, garments and pumps); visual and communication aids.

Home Oxygen Program
* assists residents with a chronic illness or dysfunction, requiring long term oxygen therapy essential for independent living.
* HOP pays for oxygen and oxygen delivery equipment such as concentrators, cylinders, liquid systems and related supplies, such as masks and tubing.

The Home Oxygen Program under ADP, pays 100 per cent of the ADP price for oxygen and related equipment for seniors 65 years of age or older and for individuals 64 years of age or younger who are on social assistance, residing in a long-term care facility or who are receiving professional services through a Community Care and Access Centre, and 75 per cent of the ADP price for all others.

ADP and HOP are administered by the Operational Support Branch of the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.

Hours

Mon-Fri 8:30 am-5 pm

Dates

Year round

Areas Served

Ontario

Eligibility

Ontario resident with a valid Health Insurance (OHIP) number in their name; for ADP have had a physical disability of six months or more; for HOP chronic illness or dysfunction that requires long term oxygen therapy; equipment is not exclusively for sports, work, or school

Application

Application form (available through the Ministry office or local health agencies); medical referral

Fees

Call for Information

Languages

English ; French

Other Details

Alternate Name(s)

ADP ; Home Oxygen Program

Accessibility

Fully Accessible ; Not a public office

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