Article 13. Powers of district and city medical associations in the sphere of guardianship and trusteeship

Within their powers, district and city medical associations:

identify and register citizens who are legally incapable and citizens whose legal capacity is limited, as well as persons who, due to their state of health, need trusteeship;

maintain a database on citizens who are legally incapable and citizens with limited legal capacity, as well as on persons who, due to their state of health, need trusteeship; submit information to be entered into the database of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan; and submit State statistical reports to the relevant State statistics body in the form and within the time limits established by law;

submit to the district or city khokim information to be entered into the information system concerning citizens who are legally incapable or with limited legal capacity and persons who, due to their state of health, need trusteeship, their placement and their property;

ensure the protection of the rights, freedoms and lawful interests of citizens who are legally incapable and citizens with limited legal capacity;

select and register persons who have expressed a wish to become guardians or trustees and who meet the requirements set for guardians and trustees;

prepare the documents necessary to establish guardianship or trusteeship over citizens who are legally incapable or with limited legal capacity, as well as over persons who, due to their state of health, need trusteeship;

examine the living and maintenance conditions of citizens who are legally incapable and with limited legal capacity, and of persons who, due to their state of health, need trusteeship, as well as the living conditions of persons who have expressed a wish to become guardians or trustees, and draw up a report on the results;

submit to the district or city khokim a conclusion on the eligibility of a person who has expressed a wish to be appointed a guardian or trustee;

maintain personal files of persons under guardianship or trusteeship;

exercise oversight over the fulfillment by guardians and trustees of their duties and assist them in organizing the care, upbringing and medical supervision of persons under guardianship or trusteeship;

submit to the district or city khokim motions to terminate guardianship or trusteeship and, in the cases provided for in Articles 29 and 30 of this Law, to release or remove guardians or trustees from the performance of their duties;