Article 163. Provision of services of an individual assistant and a sign language specialist to persons with disabilities of the Social Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan

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1. Persons with disabilities, in accordance with an individual program, are provided with the services of an individual assistant and (or) a sign language specialist in accordance with the procedure determined by the authorized state body.

2. The services of an individual assistant are provided to persons with disabilities of the first group who have difficulty moving, at the rate of no more than eight hours per day in accordance with the procedure determined by the authorized state body.

The services of an individual assistant for a person with a disability of the first group who has difficulty moving are not provided when assigning and paying state benefits to a person caring for him in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 187 of this Code.

An individual assistant carries out activities on the basis of a contract concluded in accordance with the civil legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

An individual assistant cannot be a person:

1) registered in specialized organizations providing medical care in the field of mental health;

2) having contraindications for the provision of services for health reasons based on a medical opinion;

3) under the age of eighteen;

4) who has not completed professional training in the framework of active employment measures;

5) who has reached the retirement age established by paragraph 1 of Article 207 of this Code, except in cases where the individual assistant for a person with a disability of the first group is his close relative or spouse;

6) having a criminal record that has not been expunged or removed in accordance with the procedure established by law;

7) recognized by the court as legally incompetent or with limited legal capacity.

3. The services of a sign language specialist for persons with hearing disabilities are provided at the rate of no more than sixty hours per year in accordance with the procedure determined by the authorized state body.

4. Persons with disabilities, in accordance with an individual program, select an individual assistant and (or) a sign language specialist through the social services portal.

Payment for the services of an individual assistant and a sign language specialist is made by local executive authorities within the guaranteed amount.

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