Implementation of the Care Network for People with Disabilities: in the periphery of the São Paulo, Brazil, governance

Abstract

The Care Network for People with Disabilities (RCPD) was implemented in the Brazilian National Health System (SUS) to expand the access to services to people with disabilities (PWD). Since its functioning depends on robust cooperation and pact mechanisms between federated states, this article analyzes the dynamic of the Bipartite Inter-manager Commission (CIB) of São Paulo in implementing RCPD. Document analysis of the records of the CIB-SP from 2011 to 2019 was carried out. The theoretical referential was based on the analysis of public policies, using a multidimensional approach from the political, structural, and organizational dimensions. In the political dimension, the main rulings relate to the responsibilities of federated states and demands from the Ministry of Health and Public Ministry. The structural dimension comprises mainly protocol rulings regarding accreditation/ de-accreditation. In the organizational dimension, at last, were classified as central: service evaluation; populational needs; offer, flow, regulation of assistance and dispensing of orthotics, prostheses, and auxiliary means. In conclusion, when it is not conducted by external actors, the discussion follows protocol, being reduced to accreditation informs of actions and services and gains centrality with demands from external organs and the emergence of new public health problems.