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Major good news! Parents in Shenzhen with children who have cerebral palsy, brain disorders, autism, or brain developmental insufficiency, please take note: Starting July 1, 2026, the new version of the *Implementation Measures of Guangdong Province for Rehabilitation Assistance to Children with Disabilities* will officially take effect, and the policy will remain valid for up to five years. This assistance policy covers children with special needs who require rehabilitation, including those with cerebral palsy and brain disorders, autism, and brain developmental insufficiency. Rehabilitation training, limb correction surgery, and rehabilitation assistive devices are all included in the scope of subsidies, comprehensively reducing the economic burden on families from long-term diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation.
Shenzhen Overseas Chinese Hospital, as a National Grade III General Hospital, a National Clinical Key Specialty Hospital, and a designated institution for rehabilitation services for children with disabilities in Shenzhen, can provide families of children with disabilities with one-stop convenient supporting services, including the formal and professional diagnosis and treatment required for applications and rehabilitation coordination.
Which children are eligible to apply for rehabilitation assistance subsidies?
1. Eligibility and conditions for rehabilitation assistance
① The target recipients of rehabilitation assistance are children aged 0–6 with Guangdong Province household registration (areas with the capacity are encouraged to expand coverage to those holding a Guangdong Province residence permit) (under 7 years old as of August 31 of the year in which the application for rehabilitation assistance is made).
② For those with insufficient self-care ability and not meeting the conditions for compulsory education enrollment, upon presentation of a certificate of deferred schooling or suspension of schooling issued by the county-level education department, the age limit may be extended by one year.
③ For those with indications for limb correction surgery, and for those with severe spasticity, joint deformity, and dislocation caused by cerebral palsy, the assistance age is under 18 years old.
④ (Areas with the capacity may expand the age range for rehabilitation assistance for children with disabilities to under 18 years old.) Children with disabilities such as visual, hearing, speech, intellectual, and physical disabilities, as well as children with autism, who meet the following conditions.
① Has obtained the *Certificate of Disability of the People's Republic of China*;
② Holds a valid confirmed diagnosis document issued by a Grade II or above formal hospital. Our hospital has the relevant qualifications and can issue diagnostic materials that meet the application standards of the Disabled Persons' Federation.
3. General admission prerequisites
After a comprehensive assessment by professional physicians, if the child's physical function can be effectively improved through systematic rehabilitation, surgery, or assistive device fitting, the child can be included in the province-wide rehabilitation assistance system.
Subsidy rules: After medical insurance settlement is completed, the portion paid out of pocket by the child may be eligible for assistance. The maximum one-time subsidy is 16,000 yuan per person; if the total out-of-pocket amount is less than 16,000 yuan, the subsidy will be issued according to the actual amount spent.
Supporting materials for application: Complete medical vouchers such as inpatient payment receipts, itemized expense lists, and surgical medical records.
(Applicable to cerebral palsy, brain disorders, autism, brain developmental insufficiency, etc.)
Each child eligible for assistance can receive 10 months of rehabilitation subsidy per year, with a maximum annual application amount of 20,000 yuan:
Public welfare Class I rehabilitation institutions: a subsidy of 1,200 yuan per person per month.
Private compliant rehabilitation medical institutions registered with the Disabled Persons’ Federation: a subsidy of 2,000 yuan per person per month.
Subsidy coverage: used for systematic rehabilitation training such as motor therapy, occupational therapy, massage therapy, speech therapy, and cognitive therapy.
Orthopedic braces for cerebral palsy, walking aids, orthopedic shoes, sensory integration teaching aids and cognitive assistive devices specially designed for children with autism or brain developmental insufficiency, and others can all be applied for special subsidies in accordance with Guangdong Province’s unified assistive device fitting policy. The subsidy amount is uniformly determined according to the category and pricing of the device.
1. Application channels
The child’s guardian shall handle the application by bringing the required materials and submitting the assistance application to the county-level Disabled Persons’ Federation at the place of household registration / place of residence permit. Community organizations or institutions may also be entrusted to handle it on the family’s behalf.
2. Complete list of application materials
Basic identity materials: the child’s household register and the guardian’s ID card;
Disease certification materials: disability certificate or diagnosis certificate issued by a medical institution;
3. Supplementary materials:
For applying for surgery subsidies: supplementary inpatient receipts, surgical records, and itemized expense lists;
For applying for an extension of assistance: supplementary certificate of deferred schooling/suspension of schooling issued by the education bureau.
⭐️⭐️⭐️Important note
This post is for policy information purposes only. For specific application thresholds, local detailed rules, material requirements, and review procedures, parents should directly consult local Disabled Persons’ Federation staff. The official reply from the Disabled Persons’ Federation shall prevail.
Professional Diagnosis and Treatment Services at Shenzhen Overseas Chinese Hospital
Shenzhen Overseas Chinese Hospital is a National Grade III General Hospital and a National Clinical Key Specialty Hospital. Our hospital’s key department, the Children’s Neuromedicine Center, draws on the resources of renowned doctors from top-tier Grade III hospitals in China and has established an MDT multidisciplinary consultation platform. It specializes in the treatment of cerebral palsy, brain developmental insufficiency, intellectual disability, epilepsy, speech and limb disorders, and other diseases, providing one-stop precision services integrating surgery and rehabilitation. The Autism Multidisciplinary Joint Treatment Center is led by Professor Tang Jiulai, a leading figure in Chinese pediatrics and an internationally renowned autism expert. It adheres to the concept of multidisciplinary collaboration and individualized treatment, and fully implements “one person, one plan” precision diagnosis and treatment plans:
✅ One-stop surgical assessment and surgical treatment for cerebral palsy, brain disorders, and correction of limb deformities
✅ Modern professional rehabilitation training for cerebral palsy, brain disorders, and autism
✅ Long-term systematic rehabilitation training after surgery and home-based rehabilitation guidance
✅ Supporting consultation on rehabilitation assistive device fitting
✅ Professional rehabilitation assessment and issuance of diagnosis certificates from a formal medical institution (can be used for Disabled Persons’ Federation assistance applications)
Warm Reminder
The *Implementation Measures of Guangdong Province for Rehabilitation Assistance to Children with Disabilities* officially took effect on July 1, 2026, and the policy is valid for 5 years. Families with eligible children who have cerebral palsy, brain disorders, autism/autism spectrum disorder, or brain developmental insufficiency may go to the local Disabled Persons’ Federation as soon as possible to inquire about and apply for rehabilitation assistance. The complete original text of the policy can be viewed on the official portal website of the Guangdong Provincial People’s Government ??
Notice of the General Office of the Guangdong Provincial People’s Government on Issuing the *Implementation Measures of Guangdong Province for Rehabilitation Assistance to Children with Disabilities*
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