Article 22. Rights of Persons with Disabilities

On protecting the health of citizens (265-I-son) · Date: 29.08.1996 · In force

Disabled persons, including disabled childen and persons disabled since childhood, shall have the right to receive medical and social assistance, to benefit from all forms of rehabilitation, to be provided on preferential terms with medicines, prosthetic and orthopedic devices, mobility aids, as well as to receive vocational training and retraining.

Persons with disabilities shall have the right to receive free medical and sanitary assistance in State health care institutions and to receive home care. Persons with disabilities who are lonely and in need of outside care, as well as persons with chronic mental disorders, shall have the right to reside in residential homes designated for persons with disabilities and elderly persons.

The procedure for providing medical and social assistance to persons with disabilities and the list of benefits granted to them shall be established by legislation.

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Cite as: Article 22. Rights of Persons with Disabilities On protecting the health of citizens (265-I-son). neolex.uz/en/laws/law-41329/22 (lex.uz/docs/6813966)