Mongolia to Update List of Conditions for Determining Children Requiring Permanent Care

A working group has been convened to revise and update the “List of Diseases and Injuries for Determining Permanent Care Needs for Children with Disabilities Aged 0–16.” The update aims to harmonize terminology with international treaties and conventions, and to introduce the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) into services for children with disabilities.

The working group will develop two key documents:

·  A list of diseases and injuries for determining disability status in children aged 0–18; and

·  A list of diseases and injuries for identifying children who require permanent care.

O. Solongo, lecturer at the Department of Paediatrics of MNUMS and member of the Paediatric Professional Council, and Dr. G. Soyolgerel are serving as consultants. The ministry aims to complete and approve the revised regulation within this year.

Beginning in 2025, the livelihood support allowance for children requiring permanent care was increased by 6%, and the caregiver allowance for parents or guardians caring for children with severe disabilities was raised by 30%.

In addition, the government has launched developmental support services for children with severe disabilities who are unable to regularly attend school or kindergarten, and has begun providing funding to support centres implementing this program. Starting from December this year, children who require diapers on a continuous basis will receive a 600,000 MNT diaper subsidy, for which preparations are currently underway.