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06/13/2025

The Law on the Rights and Guarantees of Persons with Disabilities

Original names of the law: Кыргыз Республикасынын "Ден соолугунун мүмкүнчүлүктөрү чектелүү адамдардын укуктары жана кепилдиктери жөнүндө" Мыйзамы

Year: 2008

Type: Domestic law

Rights Category: Health, Liberty & security of person, Social protection

Description

The Law on the Rights and Guarantees of Persons with Disabilities outlines the Kyrgyz Republic's policy to ensure equal opportunities, rights, and freedoms for persons with disabilities in the Kyrgyz Republic. It aims to remove life limitations, enable full participation in society's economic, political, and cultural life, and facilitate the fulfillment of civic duties, in accordance with the Constitution and international law. The Law also sets forth guarantees of protection and assistance, measures for public health and disability prevention, and conditions for the social integration of persons with disabilities.

Selected provisions
Article 45 - Adaptation of infrastructure facilities to the needs of persons with disabilities

Legal entities, regardless of their form of ownership, are obliged to provide the necessary conditions at infrastructure facilities in their ownership or management for access by persons with disabilities.
Existing social infrastructure facilities must be adapted for access and use by persons with disabilities in the manner and on the terms determined respectively by the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic and local governments with the participation of public organizations of persons with disabilities.

Article 7 - Types of social protection

Social protection of persons with disabilities is ensured by providing social assistance aimed at creating equal opportunities for participation of persons with disabilities in the life of society. The state guarantees the following types of social protection:
- pensions, social benefits and compensations;
- social and household services;
- home care;
- care in inpatient institutions;
- provision of technical and special means;
- all types of rehabilitation;
- additional social guarantees.

Article 43 - Guarantees of access for persons with disabilities to infrastructure facilities and transport communications

Government bodies, local state administrations and local government bodies, legal entities regardless of their form of ownership are obliged to create conditions for persons with disabilities to access residential, public, administrative and industrial buildings, structures and premises, recreation areas and other cultural and entertainment institutions, as well as unimpeded use of public transport and transport communications, means of communication and information, free orientation and movement.

Article 23 - Types of Medical and Sanitary Care

In accordance with the legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic in the field of health care, the state guarantees the following types of medical and sanitary care:
- primary medical and sanitary care;
- specialized medical care;
- medical and social care;
- medical rehabilitation;
- medical examination;
- palliative care.

Article 44 - Requirements for the design and construction of facilities

The design and development of populated areas, the formation of residential areas, the development of design solutions, the construction and reconstruction of buildings, structures, including airports, railway stations, complexes and communications, must be carried out taking into account the adaptation of these objects and means for access and use by persons with disabilities.
When designing residential, public, industrial buildings and structures, the possibilities of their use by persons with disabilities, including those moving with the help of wheelchairs or other assistive devices and devices, must be taken into account. Commissioning of these facilities is not allowed without the participation of representatives of social protection agencies and public organizations of persons with disabilities in the state acceptance committee.

Article 46 - Equipment of vehicles. Specialized transport vehicles

The development and production of vehicles, including individual vehicles, must be carried out taking into account the adaptation of these vehicles for access and use by persons with disabilities. Legal entities, regardless of their form of ownership, providing public transport services must equip their vehicles with special devices that allow persons with disabilities to use their services without hindrance. When holding competitions for the right to service passenger transportation routes, preference is given to persons whose vehicles are adapted for access by persons with disabilities.

Article 21 - Guarantees for the Protection of Health of Persons with Disabilities

Persons with disabilities have the right to health protection, disability prevention, medical and sanitary care, rehabilitation, provision of medicines, prosthetic and orthopedic products and individual means of transportation in accordance with the legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic in the field of health care, as well as the program of state guarantees for the provision of citizens of the Kyrgyz Republic with medical and sanitary care, approved by the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic.