Care Economies in Context; Investing in Inclusive and Sustainable Care: A Macroeconomic Approach to Understanding Care in Mongolia

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Law on Care Services (Draft submission to Mongolian Parliament)

Draft law includes definitions of care, rights and obligations of care recipients, and state policy and support for care services

Working in collaboration with several members of parliament, as well as representatives from the Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Welfare, National Statistics Office, and Ministry of Finance of Mongolia, the Care Economies in Context Mongolia team helped draft a law on care services, which was submitted to the Speaker of Parliament for consideration and approval.

The draft law includes definitions and principles of care, maps out the rights and obligations of care recipients, and outlines state policy and support regarding care services.

Dr. Otgontugs Banzragch is a professor of economics at the National University of Mongolia, the oldest and largest public university in the country, and leads the Care Economies in Context Mongolia team.

Table of contents

CHAPTER ONE: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Purpose of the Law

Article 2. Legislation on Care Services

Article 3. Scope of Application

Article 4. Definitions

Article 5. Principles of Care Services

CHAPTER TWO: TYPES, CATEGORIES, AND FORMS OF CARE SERVICES

Article 6. Types of Care Services

Article 7. Categories and Forms of Care Services

CHAPTER THREE: REQUIREMENTS FOR CARE SERVICES

Article 8. General Requirements

Article 9. Special Requirements

CHAPTER FOUR: RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF CARE RECIPIENTS

Article 10. Rights and Obligations of Care Recipients

CHAPTER FIVE

RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF CARE SERVICE PROVIDERS

Article 11. Rights and Obligations of Providers

Article 12. Legal Protections for Providers

CHAPTER SIX: ESTABLISHMENT, REQUIREMENTS, AND MANAGEMENT OF CARE SERVICE CENTERS

CHAPTER SEVEN: STATE POLICY AND SUPPORT FOR CARE SERVICES

CHAPTER EIGHT: FINANCING AND PAYMENT SYSTEM

CHAPTER NINE: OVERSIGHT, LIABILITY, AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Article 27. State Oversight

Article 28. Liability

Article 29. Dispute Resolution

CHAPTER TEN: MISCELLANEOUS

Article 30. Entry into Force

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