Submission of Materials for Disability Review, National Pension Service Directly Requests and Receives from Related Agencies
[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Chun-hee] The procedure for applicants to submit materials for the National Pension Service's assessment of disability levels will be simplified going forward.
The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced on the 22nd that it will publicly notify the partial amendment of the Enforcement Decree of the 'Welfare of Disabled Persons Act' from the 22nd until December 1st. This amendment was prepared to specify details following the amendment to the Welfare of Disabled Persons Act, which allows public institutions (National Pension Service) requested to conduct detailed assessments of disability levels to request necessary materials from related organizations, set to take effect in January next year.
The proposed amendment specifies the institutions, corporations, and organizations from which the National Pension Service can request materials necessary for disability recognition and detailed assessment of disability levels, and defines the types of materials that the National Pension Service can review or request to be provided for such assessments.
Lee Sun-young, Director of the Disability Policy Division at the Ministry of Health and Welfare, stated, "Until now, applicants had to directly obtain medical records and other documents from hospitals and submit them to the assessment agency. With this amendment to the Enforcement Decree of the Welfare of Disabled Persons Act, the assessment agency (National Pension Service) will have the legal basis to directly request necessary materials from related institutions, minimizing the inconvenience for disabled persons in submitting materials and improving the accuracy of disability level assessments."
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Organizations or individuals with opinions on this amendment can submit their feedback to the Disability Policy Division of the Ministry of Health and Welfare by December 1st. Detailed information about the amendment can be found on the Ministry of Health and Welfare's website.
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