"4. Special rules for children under three
A parent of a child who is less than three years old may apply for a badge for their child if the child has a specific medical condition which means that they:
a must always be accompanied by bulky medical equipment which cannot be carried around without great difficulty; and/or
b need to be kept near a vehicle at all times, so that they can, if necessary, be treated in the vehicle, or quickly driven to a place where they can be treated, such as a hospital.
Explanation
A parent or guardian must apply on behalf of a child under the age of three. The list of bulky medical equipment referred to above may include:
• ventilators;
• suction machines;
• feed pumps;
• parenteral equipment;
• syringe drivers;
• oxygen administration equipment;
• continuous oxygen saturation monitoring equipment; and
• casts and associated medical equipment for the correction of hip dysplasia.
The child will be eligible to receive a badge if the equipment is always needed and cannot be carried without great difficulty. The local authority may ask for information from a medical professional involved in your child's care.
Examples of highly unstable medical conditions that mean children who have them may need quick access to transport to hospital or home may include:
• tracheostomies;
• severe epilepsy/fitting;
• highly unstable diabetes; or
• terminal illnesses that prevent children from spending any more than brief moments outside and who need a quick route home."