SUPREME COUNCIL OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA

SUPREME COUNCIL OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA SUPREME COUNCIL OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA RESOLUTION ON THE PROCEDURE OF ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA ON THE SOCIAL INTEGRATION OF THE DISABLED The Supreme Council of the Republic of Lithuania resolves: 1. To establish that the Law of the Republic of Lithuania on the Social Integration of the Disabled shall enter into force on December 15, 1991, with the exception of Article 12 of this Law, which shall enter into force on January 1, 1995 and Article 14 thereof, which shall enter into force on September 1, 1992. 2. To commission the Government of the Republic of Lithuania:

1. a)to approve, prior to December 10, 1991, the statute of the Lithuanian Council of Invalid Affairs;
2. b)to, prior to December 15, 1991: - submit draft amendments and law supplements necessary for the implementation of the Law on the Social Integration of the Disabled to the Supreme Council of the Republic of Lithuania; - coordinate the acts of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania, ministries and other governmental institutions with the Law on the Social Integration of the Disabled; - approve the bylaws of the State Commissions of medical and social examination; - establish the procedure and conditions for the provision of prosthetic aid for the disabled, orthopaedical means and facilities for the deaf-mute and the blind, as well as other compensatory equipment, and to establish a mechanism for the promotion of the production of said equipment; - establish additional material guarantees and privileges for disabled persons, their parents and guardians; and - establish the procedure of incentive for specialists who work with disabled persons;
3. c)to prepare and approve, prior to March 1, 1992, the government programme for the medical, vocational and social rehabilitation of the disabled which will be carried out until the year 2002;
4. d)to prepare and approve, prior to January 1, 1993, the requirements for the design, construction and reconstruction of cities, settlements, public buildings and other objects; and
5. e)to promote scientific research of problems of disability, training of specialists for work with disabled persons, and international cooperation. 3. To commission the Ministry of Social Security and the Ministry of Health, prior to December 15, 1991, to establish:
6. a)medical and social criteria of disability; and
7. b)requirements for work places and professions of disabled persons. 4. To commission the Ministry of Social Security to establish the form of disability certificates, as well as the procedure for issuing and confiscating them, prior to December 15, 1991. 5. To commission the Ministry of Health to, prior to December 15, 1991:
8. a)approve the statutes of commissions of children's medical and social examination; and
9. b)establish medical requirements for sports for the disabled. 6. To commission the Ministry of Culture and Education to, prior to September 1, 1992:
10. a)establish the procedure for the provision to disabled persons of special means of development and training and adaptation of studying places; and
11. b)prepare the programmes for the development, training and vocational guidance of the disabled. 7. To establish that local governments, according to their competence, shall ensure the implementation of the Law on the Social Integration of the Disabled on their respective territories. 8. To inform all citizens of the Republic of Lithuania of the provisions of the Law of the Republic of Lithuania on the Social Integration of the Disabled through the press, radio, television and other mass media. Vytautas Landsbergis President Supreme Council Republic of Lithuania Vilnius 28 November, 1991 No I-2045