Organization / Program Name(s) Located In Description Office phone E-mail Website Eligibility
Québec. Régie de l'assurance maladie du QuébecQuébec (Ville) More informations available in the French version 418-646-4636   www.ramq.gouv.qc.ca  
Quebec. Régie de l'assurance maladie du Québec, Devices that Compensate for Physical Deficiencies ProgramMontréal (Ville) Devices that compensate for physical deficiencies program * purchase, adjustment, replacement, repair and, in certain cases, adaptation of walking aids, standing aids, locomotor assists and posture as ... 514-864-3411   www.ramq.gouv.qc.ca/fr/citoyens/assurancemaladie/serv_couv_queb/app_def_phys_pq.shtml Open to individuals insured under the Québec Health Insurance Plan who have a physical deficiency and meet the program's eligibility requirements. 
 
Quebec. Régie de l'assurance maladie du Québec, Hearing Devices ProgramMontréal (Ville) Hearing device loan program * purchase and replacement cost of a hearing aid (a device used to improve hearing) of one of the following types: analogue (in-the-ear, behind-the-ear, body and eyeglass), ... 514-864-3411   www.ramq.gouv.qc.ca/fr/citoyens/assurancemaladie/serv_couv_queb/app_def_phys_pq.shtml The following persons are eligible to receive a hearing aid if they are insured under the Québec Health Insurance Plan and have a hearing impairment: 
 
persons under age 12 who have a hearing impairment that may compromise their speech and language development;  
persons age 12 to 18 inclusive who have an average hearing loss of at least 25 decibels in one ear;  
persons age 19 and over who have an average hearing loss of at least 25 decibels in one ear and who are pursuing studies leading to a diploma, certificate or attestation recognized by the Minister of Education, Recreation and Sports;  
persons of any age who have an average hearing loss of at least 35 decibels in their better ear;  
persons of any age who, in addition to a hearing loss, have other functional limitations that hamper their integration into society, into society, the school environment or the workplace.  
Quebec. Régie de l'assurance maladie du Québec, Visual Devices ProgramMontréal (Ville) Visual devices loan program * reading aids, such as tape recorders, closed-circuit television systems, optical systems and calculators * writing aids, such as conventional typewriters and braillers * ... 514-864-3411   www.ramq.gouv.qc.ca/fr/citoyens/assurancemaladie/serv_couv_queb/app_def_phys_pq.shtml Open to persons insured under the Québec Health Insurance Plan who are blind or have low vision. 
 
Persons eligible for the program are those whose visual acuity in each eye is less than 6/21, or whose visual field in each eye is less than 60° in the 180° and 90° meridians after correction by appropriate ophthalmic lenses (eyeglasses or contact lenses, but not special optical systems or additions of more than four dioptres).