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EOPYY Home Respiratory Devices and Oxygen Therapy

Insured persons who need breathing support (CPAP/BiPAP/ventilator), who have chronic respiratory failure requiring oxygen therapy, or who have sleep apnoea syndrome

Rental/purchase prices per device, as set in the Annex of Government Gazette (FEK) B' 4723/2025 · Co-payment: 0% (no co-payment by the beneficiary for respiratory devices or oxygen therapy)

From an official public source

Who can get it

Insured with EOPYY or, if you are uninsured, free of charge through public health services

Official evidence · ΚΥΑ Α3(γ)/ΓΠ/οικ.25132/2016 (ΦΕΚ Β΄ 908/2016) άρθρο 5 περ. ι: «Οι ακόλουθες παροχές χορηγούνται σε όλους τους δικαιούχους της παρούσας από τις δημόσιες δομές της παραγράφου 1 του άρθρου 1:» … «ι) Χορήγηση ιατρικών βοηθημάτων και αναλωσίμων υλικών ή άλλων αναγκαίων σκευασμάτων για την κατά περίπτωση αντιμετώπιση θεμάτων θεραπείας και αποκατάστασης της βλάβης ή νόσου ή πάθησης του δικαιούχου (όπως προβλέπονται στο άρθρο 15 του Ε.Κ.Π.Υ.)» · Checked: 2026-09-30

You need a breathing device (CPAP, BiPAP, ventilator) or home oxygen therapy, on the opinion of a doctor (pulmonologist, paediatrician, cardiologist, general practitioner or internist)

Official evidence · ΕΚΠΥ (ΚΥΑ ΕΑΛΕ/Γ.Π. 4091/2025, ΦΕΚ Β΄ 2106/02.05.2025) άρθρο 45: «Οι αναπνευστικές συσκευές που παρέχονται γνωματεύονται από ιατρό ειδικότητας Πνευμονολογίας, Παιδιατρικής, Καρδιολογίας, Γενικής Ιατρικής, Παθολογίας Δημοσίου ή Ιδιωτικού Τομέα.» · Checked: 2026-09-30

Requires an e-referral/EOPYY pre-approval from a pulmonologist, pediatrician or cardiologist (end-stage heart failure only); portable concentrators and liquid/gas oxygen need Health Committee (AYS) approval.

Official evidence · ΕΚΠΥ Άρθρο 45, ΦΕΚ Β' 2106/02.05.2025, Παράρτημα ΦΕΚ Β' 4723/04-09-2025 · Checked: 2026-09-26

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What it is

Insured persons who need breathing support (CPAP/BiPAP/ventilator), who have chronic respiratory failure requiring oxygen therapy, or who have sleep apnoea syndrome. Rental of CPAP/BiPAP/ventilator/oxygen concentrator devices with no co-payment by the beneficiary; purchase of nebulisers, breathing trainers, asthma peak flow meters etc. at the prices in the Annex. Frequency/limit: the initial electronic oxygen therapy prescription lasts up to 3 months, and subsequent prescriptions last six months each; a portable concentrator/liquid oxygen requires approval from the AYS (Supreme Health Council).

Lifecycle*

Active

Permanent/ongoing benefit

No fixed end date is currently recorded.

*Cycles, deadlines, and availability may change regularly. Always confirm with the official source before applying.

Benefit details

Provider
e-ΕΦΚΑ
Category
Health & Care
Status
Active
Type of benefit
Service / In-kind
Life events:IllnessDisability

Details last verified: 11/10/2026