Article 33. Individual disabled person rehabilitation program

An individual disabled person rehabilitation program shall mean a set of rehabilitation measures optimal for a person with a disability, developed on the basis of a medico-social expert examination, including certain types, forms, volumes, timing, and procedure for implementing medical, social, vocational and physical rehabilitation measures, aimed at restoring and compensating for impaired or lost body functions, as well as the abilities of a person with a disability to perform certain types of work activity.

For a disabled person, an individual disabled person rehabilitation program shall be developed within ten days of a medico-social expert examination.

The individual disabled person rehabilitation program shall be mandatory for execution by state bodies and organizations, citizens' self-governance bodies, and other organizations, regardless of their organizational and legal status.

The individual disabled person rehabilitation program shall be developed on the basis of a multidisciplinary assessment, performed by specialists in medical, social, educational, and vocational fields.

State bodies and organizations, citizens' self-governance bodies, as well as other organizations, regardless of organizational and legal status, shall ensure the rigorous, timely, and full implementation of the measures stipulated in individual disabled person rehabilitation programs.

When developing an individual disabled person rehabilitation program, physicians of the medico-social expert commission shall inform the disabled person of his/her rights, provided by the present Law.

Financing of measures to implement an individual disabled person rehabilitation program shall be performed at the expense of the State budget of the Republic of Uzbekistan and other sources, not prohibited by legislation.

When performing the measures specified in an individual disabled person rehabilitation program, the disabled person shall have the right to the following:

Equal and respectful treatment by those involved in the rehabilitation process;

Complete and reliable information about their rights and opportunities, as well as the nature, quality, and conditions of rehabilitation;

Involvement of representatives of nongovernmental non-profit organizations, including public associations of persons with disabilities, at any stage of the rehabilitation process.