Article 34. Prosthetic-orthopedic aids and technical rehabilitation devices

The state shall promote the development of the rehabilitation industry in order to develop and organize the production of modern prosthetic-orthopedic products and technical rehabilitation devices.

The State Register (List) of prosthetic-orthopedic products and technical rehabilitation devices, the procedure for providing such devices, as well as the list of medical indications and contraindications for providing persons with disabilities with technical rehabilitation devices shall be determined in line with the established procedure.

Financing of expenditure commitments to provide persons with disabilities with prosthetic-orthopedic aids and technical rehabilitation devices, including their manufacture and repair shall be carried out at the expense of the State budget of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Additional funds for financing expenses for the prosthetic-orthopedic aids and technical rehabilitation devices for persons with disabilities, stipulated by this Article may also be obtained from other sources, not prohibited by legislation.

An entrepreneurial subject whose total revenue at the end of the reporting period comes from the production of prosthetic and orthopedic devices and accessories for persons with disabilities, or from the provision of orthopedic prosthetic services to them, or from the repair and maintenance of prosthetic and orthopedic devices and accessories, constituting at least thirty percent of the total volume, shall have the following rights:

Advantage in contracting based on the results of competitive bidding for the sale of state property facilities at "zero" redemption value, subject to buyer's commitment of investment and social liabilities with the equality of its bids with those of other bidders;

Rental payment for the state property facility in the amount of fifty percent of the minimum size of the rental rate for that facility.