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To develop a Legal Department in a MS Society

To develop a Legal Department in a MS Society. María Inés Bianco. Lawyer Speciality: Health and Disability Rights. Argentina. September, 2003. Different Point of view of the illness Legal Rights of the person with MS. Questions to solve connected with MS:. a) Cover of the drugs

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To develop a Legal Department in a MS Society

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  1. To develop a Legal Department in a MS Society María Inés Bianco Lawyer Speciality: Health and Disability Rights Argentina September, 2003

  2. Different Point of view of the illness Legal Rights of the person with MS Questions to solve connected with MS: a) Cover of the drugs b) Cover of the disability treatments c) Working rights d) Family questions: food assistance, divorces e) Social Security f) Accesibility d) Discrimination María Inés Bianco - Argentina

  3. Causes for the birth  of a Legal Department in MS Society in Argentina 1.- High price of the drugs and disability treatments and the negative of the cover from the responsible persons 2.- Lack of protection of the rights before 1997 3.- The treatments were available in Argentina since 1997 4.- Legal cover of health and disability treatments since 1997 5.- Lack of information of people about their health's rights 6.- The Sanitary Emergency declared by the Government María Inés Bianco - Argentina

  4. Rights of a person with MS in Argentina • 100% cover of drugs and disability treatments • Integral / whole protection of disability's requirements • Integral /whole protection of disability's requirements at work • Social Security • Food Assitance • No discrimination María Inés Bianco - Argentina

  5. HEALTH SYSTEM • HEALTH SECURE = WORKERS • PRIVATE SYSTEM = PRE-PAID MEDICINE • THE STATE PROTECTION = INDIGENT PEOPLE María Inés Bianco - Argentina

  6. LEGAL DEPARTMENT at E.M.A. • Born: july 2000 • Population Assisted: 2.243 • Population with MS in Argentina = 6000 • Geographic zone: Buenos Aires, Capital = 42% Buenos Aires, Province = 31 % • Other Provinces of Argentina and MS Society of the interior of the country = 27% • Result: 99% of the people has the legal cover of health and disability treatments María Inés Bianco - Argentina

  7. LEGAL DEPARTMENT at E.M.A. Total 100% María Inés Bianco - Argentina

  8. LEGAL DEPARTMENT at E.M.A. Total 2243 Patients María Inés Bianco - Argentina

  9. Legal Questions related to MS Period: july 2000 to july 2003 Number of population: 2243 (s/6000) María Inés Bianco - Argentina

  10. Achievements of the legal department 1.- Cover of health and disability of the people with M S. 2.- Cover of health and disability of the indigent people 3.- To mantain the cover during the Sanitary Emergency in Health Cover 4.- Participation in the derogation of Sanitary Emergency in Disability Cover (action of collective incidence) 5.- Give information, answer  and support to people with MS related with the lack of disability cover 6.- To Work on legal proyects related to Indigent People with Ms 7.- To colaborate in the advise and legal information to MS organization of the interior of the country and also neighbour countries as Chile, etc. María Inés Bianco - Argentina

  11. Function of a lawyer in a legal department in a MS organization 1.- To inform 2.- To advise and support in each case 3.- To defend in front of the Court 4.- To defend and protect indigent people with Ms. 5.- To work on the design of the laws related to this illness (law proyects to the Chambers) 6.- To participate in action of collective incidence María Inés Bianco - Argentina

  12. Questions? María Inés Bianco - Argentina

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