What are the 30 long-term illnesses (LTI) officially recognised in France?
- Stroke resulting in disability
- Chronic psychiatric disorders
- Active ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease
- Chronic arteriopathies with ischaemic episodes
- Type 1 and type 2 diabetes
- Complicated schistosomiasis
- Severe primary immunodeficiency requiring long-term treatment, HIV infection
- Severe neurological and muscular disorders (including myopathy), severe epilepsy
- Chronic constitutional and severe acquired haemoglobinopathies and haemolytic disorders
- Haemophilia and severe constitutional disorders of haemostasis
- Severe heart failure, severe cardiac arrhythmias, severe valvular heart disease, severe congenital heart disease
- Bone marrow failure and other chronic cytopenias
- Severe chronic respiratory failure
- Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia
- Chronic active liver diseases (hepatitis B or C) and cirrhosis
- Coronary artery disease: myocardial infarction
- Hereditary metabolic disorders requiring ongoing specialised treatment
- Cystic fibrosis
- Parkinson’s disease
- Severe chronic kidney disease and primary nephrotic syndrome (renal failure)
- Paraplegia
- Active rheumatoid arthritis
- Consequences of organ transplantation
- Multiple sclerosis
- Idiopathic, structural, progressive scoliosis
- Severe spondyloarthritis
- Active tuberculosis
- Leprosy
- Malignant tumours, malignant diseases of lymphatic or haematopoietic tissue, and all forms of cancer
- Vasculitides, systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic scleroderma
To obtain the Easy Access Card, you need a medical certificate confirming that you have one of the 30 long-term medical conditions officially recognised in France. Your doctor does not need to specify which condition you have.




