The presentation is divided into two parts according to topics. The first part includes the practical information related to the uniform administrative procedure in the framework of the process of indication and approval of treatment, the second part includes the evaluation of the current state and presentation of results of the effort for improving the quality of these activities based on the analysis of statistical data between January 1998 and May 2004.

        Key words: long-term home oxygenotherapy (LOHT) – noninvasive ventilation support (NVS) – means of health care technology (MHCT) – oxygen concentrator – instruments for noninvasive ventilation support (cPAP, BiPAP) – indication criteria – blood gases