What are the policies for persons with disabilities in Vietnam? How is nurture of persons with disabilities in social-relief establishments?
- What are the policies for persons with disabilities in Vietnam?
- How is nurture of persons with disabilities in social-relief establishments in Vietnam?
- Which establishments are allowed to take care of persons with disabilities?
- What are responsibilities of establishments taking care of persons with disabilities?
What are the policies for persons with disabilities in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 44 of the Law on Persons with Disabilities 2010 of Vietnam stipulating monthly social allowances and care-taking fund supports as follows:
- Entitled to monthly social allowance are:
+ Persons with exceptionally serious disabilities, except for the cases defined in Article 45 of this Law;
+ Persons with serious disabilities.
- Entitled to monthly care-taking fund supports are:
+ Families of persons with exceptionally serious disabilities that are directly nurturing and taking care of these persons;
+ Persons who undertake to nurture and take care of persons with exceptionally serious disabilities;
+ Persons with disabilities defined in Clause 1 of this Article, who are pregnant or nursing children under 36 months old.
- Persons with disabilities defined at Clause 1 of this Article, who are children or elderly are entitled to allowances higher than others of the, same degree of disability.
- The monthly social allowance level and monthly care-taking fund support level for each type of beneficiary under this Article shall be set by the Government.
According to the above regulations, persons with serious disabilities, persons with exceptionally serious disabilities without retirement pension and monthly social allowance are eligible to entitle to monthly social allowance. To consider if a person with a disability is eligible for a monthly social allowance, the person with a disability must first determine the level of disability and is issued with a Disability Certificate.
If your brother has a serious disability, he will be entitled to the monthly social allowance. If he is exceptionally serious disabled, he will be entitled a monthly social allowance and monthly care-taking fund supports for the household. If he has a mild disability, he will not be entitled to the monthly social allowance.
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How is nurture of persons with disabilities in social-relief establishments in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 45 of the Law on Persons with Disabilities 2010 of Vietnam stipulating nurture of persons with disabilities in social-relief establishments as follows:
- Persons with exceptionally serious disabilities without anyone to support or without ability to take care of themselves shall be admitted to social- relief establishments.
- The State shall provide social relief centers with funds for nurturing persons with disabilities defined in Clause 1 of this Article, including:
+ Monthly nurturing allowance: + Procurement of personal articles and utensils for daily-life activities;
+ Purchase of health insurance;
+ Purchase of common curative medicines;
+ Purchase of instruments and facilities for functional rehabilitation;
+ Funeral upon death;
+ Monthly personal hygiene for women with disabilities.
- The Government shall prescribe the monthly nurturing allowance and funding levels defined at Clause 2 of this Article.
Thus, according to the above regulations, you find that for those with disabilities being nurtured in social-relief establishments in Vietnam, they will be entitled some allowances, health insurance, curative medicines, funeral cost and some other benefits.
Which establishments are allowed to take care of persons with disabilities?
Pursuant to Article 47 of the Law on Persons with Disabilities 2010 of Vietnam stipulating establishments taking care of persons with disabilities as follows:
- Establishments taking care of persons with disabilities are those which nurture and provide consultancy services and assistance to persons with disabilities.
- Establishments taking care of persons with disabilities include:
+ Social relief centers;
+ Service establishments to support persons with disabilities;
+ Centers to support persons with disabilities who live independently;
+ Other establishments taking care of persons with disabilities;
+ The Government shall prescribe the conditions for the setting up operation and dissolution of establishments taking care of persons with disabilities.
+ The State invests material foundations and provides operating funds for public establishments taking care of persons with disabilities.
What are responsibilities of establishments taking care of persons with disabilities?
Pursuant to Article 48 of the Law on Persons with Disabilities 2010 of Vietnam stipulating responsibilities of establishments taking care of persons with disabilities as follows:
- To meet the conditions on operation of establishments taking care of persons with disabilities; to fully satisfy standards on nurture, consultancy service and assistance for persons with disabilities corresponding to each type of establishment.
- To improve and upgrade physical foundations which fail to meet the conditions on access by persons with disabilities.
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