Peru

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Original Editor - Boyd Eastman.

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Patient Access to Physiotherapy or Physical Therapy Services / Entry Point

• How do members of this country access Physical Therapy services?
• What is the entry point or typical path the patient must follow in order to receive services?
• Do PT's have direct access or are they part of a primary care team?
  

Therapist Preparation

      Degree/Credentialing

• What is the education process to become a Physiotherapist or Physical Therapist in this country?

      Specialization

• Do clinicians specialise in certain areas of care and if so how?

Professional Associations

• What are the professional associations associated with Physiotherapy or Physial Therapy in this country?

Information about the Patient Community

• What is the population these PT’s serve?
• What are the major causes of morbidity and mortality in the population served?

Social/Cultural Influences

• What is the influence of the family on a patient's health status?
• What are the typical patient's living conditions, family dynamics, and cultural back ground?

Delivery of Care

• Is delivery of care provided in a timely manner?
• Special methods? Home health etc
  

Type of Health System

• Is it a national health system with universal access?
  The Government of Peru published on April 9, 2009the Law on Health Insurance to enable all Peruvians to access quality health services, and contribute to regulate the financing and supervision of these services. President Alan Garcia enacted the law that its implementation marks a major reform that will enable all Peruvians to "timely access quality health services" regardless of their economic status. The law enables all population to access diverse health services to prevent illnesses, and promote and rehabilitate people, under a Health Basic Plan (PEAS). (11) On April 2, 2010 President Alan Garcia signed legislation that Peru’s Universal Health Insurance law aims to increase access to timely and quality health care services, emphasizes maternal and child health promotion, and provides the poor with protection from financial ruin due to illness. In this regard, it meets the objectives of promoting and expanding the coverage of the covered population, avoiding duplication in the use of resources and expanding benefit coverage according to demographic and epidemiological profile. The regulation states that membership of the Universal Health Insurance is compulsory for the entire population living in the country. It establishes that public, private or mixed institutions are responsible for ensuring that all people who are in the scope of their activities, under any form of contracting, are affiliated to the Universal Health Insurance regime. (12)

Payment System

• What methods to patient use to pay for service? (Insurance, bartering etc.)