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Disability Civil Rights

News 2009

Press HONEYCOMB (Italian Federation of Voluntary Associations in
Oncology)

Rome, October 30, 2009 - At the General Coordination
Forensic INPS were presented
Associations sick of the new procedures introduced
Institute, in compliance with Law 102/2009, with reference to managing the entire process

recognition of civil invalidity. The honeycomb
that has been working with INPS, was expressly invited to attend the meeting
thanks to the sensitivity of
Dr. Mastrapasqua, President INPS
to the citizens suffering from cancer. The lawyer. Elisabetta Iannelli, national secretary
HONEYCOMB brought the contribution of the voluntary
cancer and procedural innovations
telematics system for the management of disability civil rights. The new organization
civil invalidity designed
INPS is finally able to solve the main problems
over the years have led to serious
difference in treatment between regions in response time the citizen. The
HONEYCOMB, during the National Day of the Sick
cancer in May 2009, had reported serious delays in access to benefits related to disability
civil
disability that occur in some Italian regions.
the Government, on the advice and solicitation of INPS
HONEYCOMB, to unify the national assessment procedure
civil disabilities, has determined that from 1 January 2010
questions to ascertain
disability and 'handicap must be submitted electronically
directly to INPS, for its part, has committed
to conclude the entire process from application to payment of
economic performance in
120 days. Moreover, as regards in particular the
cancer patients, the INPS has confirmed and strengthened the
special guidelines designed to speed up access to
performance as envisaged by the Law 80/2006 (Editor's note:
medical examination within 15 gg.) issued by the impulse of
voluntary cancer represented by the honeycomb. Welcomes the activities of the
HONEYCOMB
renewal desired by the President of INPS, which is valued as a sign of the will of the summit
Institute
to give concrete answers to the needs of assistance of citizens.
The expected total reorganization of the material of Disability Civil
finally appears to provide marked benefits in
deadlines for citizens entitled to it, allowing the
same time also a clear improvement in the quality of service
and complete transparency of the process
administration.