Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA)

Mobility & Functional Support Scheme

Since October 1, 2004 ParaQuad NSW has been contracted by the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) to supply Mobility & Functional Support (MFS) products and services as a part of the Rehabilitation Appliances Program (RAP).
With over 1200 contracted products, ParaQuad NSW is offering prescribers and clients a pre-approved range of products to meet the needs of DVA clients.

AIM OF THE RAP
The aim of the Rehabilitation Appliances Program is to restore, facilitate or maintain functional independence as a part of the provision of quality health care to entitled veterans and war widows.

The Department does not provide unadaptive domestic or recreational items which are considered to be standard household equipment, nor items that may be considered  part of normal apparel and domestic requirements.

The equipment that may be provided through the program is listed in the RAP National Schedule of Equipment on the Department of Veterans Affairs website. Some appliances have restrictions on eligibility, being provided only to veterans who have an accepted disability, where there is a clinical need for the equipment supply.

The Program provides equipment for self-help and rehabilitation purposes, for the ‘entitled person’s personal use’. It is a community-support program and it is not delivered to entitled persons in hospitals and/or residential aged care services.

You can search the DVA/MFS/RAP product catalogue either by category, or by an individual item. Click on this link, which will download the document. (This is a large file 5MB, so depending on your connection, may take some time to download.)

Click here to download catalogue

• If you are looking for a category, eg Chairs Seats Stools AC00, go to the list of contents on page 1, and click on the category name. A link will take you directly to that section of the catalogue.
• If you are looking for a specific item, eg an electric wheelchair or a commode shower chair; go to the last page of the document, and click on the name of the item on the index on the back page. This will take you directly to the page where that item appears.