Over the past few years, many people have been issued 2 disability groups, the benefits of which are provided for by applicable law. However, some often ask questions about how exactly the state is going to help those in need.
If a person’s state of health meets the established criteria, which are fixed in the current legislation, they can be issued the 2nd disability group. Benefits and a list of diseases that allow a citizen to receive recognition of his disability are established by various acts of the Ministry of Health and Labor. Accordingly, everyone who wants to draw up or help in the design of such benefits, you need to know all these features.
Criteria
In accordance with the current legislation, if a person has impaired functions of the body with a moderate degree of severity, he can be issued the 2nd disability group. Benefits are granted to persons with the following conditions:
- The limited ability to move, that is, the lack of the ability to move in space without assistance, maintaining balance, as well as traveling independently by public transport. A moderate degree of this disorder involves the need for partial support for a moving person.
- Limitation of the ability to orientate, that is, the inability to maintain an adequate perception of one’s surroundings without outside help, as well as the inability to determine the exact time and location.
- The limitation of the ability to communicate, that is, the inability to establish contact with other people, as well as receive or transmit information without the partial assistance of others.
- The limited ability to learn, that is, the lack of the ability to assimilate, memorize and reproduce the knowledge gained, as well as acquire some practical skills outside specialized institutions. It is possible to complete the training program at home using various technical means.
- The limitation of the ability to carry out labor activity, that is, the lack of the ability to take part in some kind of work, unless special conditions are created for which it will be possible to use certain technical means. In other words, such people can properly perform work duties only if they receive support from others.
Among the ailments are the following: diseases of the digestive system, respiratory system, nervous system and circulatory system, sensory organs, metabolic disorders and mental state, etc.
It is worth noting that a person can work if he is assigned the 2nd disability group. Of course, he does not lose benefits, but loss of working capacity is assigned only to people with the first group.
Diseases that lead to this
Among the ailments that are characteristic of persons recognized as invalids of the second group, the following can be noted:
- Violations of speech functions arising from various violations of voice formation or stuttering.
- Violation of mental functions.
- All sorts of sensory disorders, such as deterioration in tactile sensitivity or vision.
- Different degrees of damage to the circulatory system and respiratory functions.
- Disorders that are caused by physical deformities, such as violation of certain sizes of body parts, deformation of the head and others.
Recognition conditions
A person must meet certain conditions if he wants him to be assigned the 2nd disability group. Benefits and other security, respectively, are also provided, but only if a person experiences:
- Some disorders of body functions due to injuries, diseases or all kinds of defects.
- Limitations of normal life.
- The need for various measures aimed at providing social protection and rehabilitation.
Recognition procedure
A certain recognition procedure is provided for each person who wants to be assigned a 2nd disability group. Benefits and other security are provided only after a specialized medical and social examination is completed.
Before heading to some medical institution for an examination, the candidate must provide a certain package of documents, a list of which is established by applicable law. First of all, this is a referral from the attending physician, which should contain the following information:
- The current state of health of a citizen.
- The degree of violation of various body functions.
- The state of the patient's compensatory abilities.
- Data on the rehabilitation measures carried out before that, which were carried out to restore the affected systems and organs.
It is also worth noting that the direction can be obtained by citizens in a specialized pension authority or in the body involved in social protection of the population. It can be issued only to those who have the appropriate medical documentation confirming the presence of certain violations.
If an employee of a medical institution, social security agency or pension authority refused to provide this direction, then in this case a person can independently make an appeal to the bureau dealing with medical examinations. After that, specialists will have to conduct a detailed examination of the applicant, and ultimately determine whether he has the appropriate disabilities (for example, they can establish that a person has group 2, degree 3 of disability). Benefits can only be granted upon receipt of an official opinion.
Other documents
Also, before the examination, you need to submit a package of other documentation:
- An application for a medical examination, which must be independently filled out by the candidate. It is also possible to fill out this document with the legal representative of this citizen.
- Passport to be provided in the original with a copy.
- A work book or a copy made from it. The provision of this document is provided if the person has previously been engaged in labor activities.
- Certificate of income of this citizen.
- Characteristics that are filled in by the employer of this citizen or by the head of the educational institution in which he was trained.
- Outpatient card.
An act of a work-related injury or illness is required if the main cause of the applicant’s illness is a disorder resulting from his work.
The work of the medical commission
The bureau under which the examination is carried out must be located directly at the place of residence of the citizen to whom the disability is issued (working group 2). Benefits are issued only after receiving this conclusion, and if you wish, you can conduct an examination directly at the applicant's home.
Carrying out this procedure involves a thorough examination of the applicant, analysis of the documentation submitted by him, as well as a study of all domestic and social conditions of a person’s life, including familiarization with his labor capabilities and psychological characteristics. In the process of its implementation, the corresponding protocol is also filled.
What does the protocol include?
The protocol to be completed during the examination includes the following information:
- Date of application by the person who should be examined by the medical examination.
- Date of medical examination.
- The time when the examination of the candidate for whom the disability of the 2nd group is registered was carried out. Housing benefits and other data are not included here.
- Information about the person who needs an examination.
- Data on the procedure for this procedure.
- Social information, that is, characteristics of the family, marital status, as well as the total number of members and information on the availability of housing.
- Professional data of the person who is being examined.
- Information about the education of this citizen.
- Clinical and functional information that was determined during the examination.
- The conclusion made as a result of the examination.
- Reasons for disability.
The head of the expert bureau and each specialist who participated in the examination should indicate their data, as well as sign in the protocol. Ultimately, the document is fixed by the seal of the bureau that conducted this procedure. Similar rules apply in almost all countries where an examination is conducted that establishes a person who is assigned a disability (group 2) benefits (Russia is no exception).
Act of Examination
The decision to recognize a person as disabled is made on the basis of the opinion of the overwhelming majority of specialists who took part in this survey. In this case, the decision in the end must necessarily be brought to the person who was issued the 2nd group of disability. Rights, benefits and other changes are communicated to him in other instances.
According to the results of the examination, an act must be compiled without fail, which contains the following information:
- The decision of the federal institution engaged in medical and social expertise.
- Information about the candidate who received the disability.
Do I need an examination?
The degree of disability has a direct impact on the definition of the group, as well as on what benefits the disability of group 2 or any other. The second disability group is established for one year, after which the person will have to undergo the mandatory re-examination procedure, which will determine his current state of health.
Renouncement
If you are denied initial or re-recognition of your disability, you can appeal it for one month. In this case, the person who underwent this procedure will have to make a statement, and then forward it to the bureau engaged in the survey. Also, instead of the patient, all this work can be done by a person authorized by him as a representative.
On the basis of this application, a second examination is appointed, which will have to determine whether a person can actually be assigned the 2nd disability group. Pension, benefits and other types of state support do not lose their power for those people who received this status after re-conducting the audit.
If the Main Bureau also refused to approve, then it will be possible to apply to the Federal Bureau in the future, but this also needs to be done within a month from the date the decision was made on the refusal, and the institution will again schedule a re-examination.
The decision of any body that is engaged in the examination of citizens can be appealed in court with the requirement that you be assigned the 2nd disability group. What benefits you will ultimately receive does not depend on this.
The main types of benefits
It is worth noting several types of benefits that are provided in this case:
- Travel Free travel is provided to each person who has been assigned a disability of groups 1, 2, 3. Benefits are granted to all people who have the appropriate certificate, and this applies to any type of urban public transport. Each person has the right to use transport services for free within the boundaries of the administrative district at the place of residence. Also, every disabled person is given discounts without fail if they purchase train tickets. Privileges are provided for persons who have drawn up a particular disability group if they want to use river and air Transport.
- Medicines In accordance with current legislation, any non-working disabled person of the second group receives benefits for the purchase of various medicines, if he has the appropriate prescription from the attending physician for them. It should be noted that many drugs can be provided to him absolutely free.
- Sanitary treatment. Gratis permits for various resorts, in sanatoriums and rest homes are offered by the administration of almost all cities, where they are provided to people with 2 disabilities, benefits (Moscow is no exception). Direct issuance of vouchers is carried out by special bodies of social protection of citizens, and the main reason for their provision is the corresponding conclusion issued by specialists of various medical institutions in which this citizen is observed.
- Training. People with disabilities have the privilege if they show a desire to enter any educational institution. In particular, they are given an exceptional opportunity to be enrolled out of competition. A citizen with a second disability group will only have to pass entrance exams at the appropriate level.
Thus, candidates for disabilities need to remember the special procedure for passing a medical examination. In accordance with its results, their status is determined. Any person recognized as disabled can expect to receive a number of payments, as well as social benefits. The information provided in the article is intended to help you in drawing up the required state assistance. Carefully follow the recommendations presented to achieve your goal.
