Medical Expenses Act 141,795 persons. (Algemene Wet figures Bijzondere relate to the Ziektekosten) and services under the old Social provided in Support Act. The kind not the funder are the services provided as municipalities which part of the get their budget from personal the national budget. The government. The figures on service is provided by 2013 are non-profit private provisional organisations in all figures. parts of the Netherlands. Persoonlijke zorg Yes. Typically used by Personal care relates Provided in kind or via All (Personal care) adults and a personal budget. If to services that relate persons with persons choose for in fund to the physical care of disabilities and for kind provision they are personal a person: feeding, all types of obliged to take care care exercise etc. Personal impairments. from an organisation services. assistance is provided that has a contract In 2013 under the 2015 Social with the municipality. 370,300 If persons choose for a ppersons Support Act (Wet personal budget they received Maatschappelijke have more freedom to personal Ondersteuning 2015). choose their care care. In It used to be provided provider. 2012 under the Exceptional 362,815
Medical Expenses Act (Algemene Wet Bijzondere Ziektekosten) and under the old Social Support Act. The funder are the municipalities which get their budget from the national government. The service is provided by non-profit private organisations in all parts of the Netherlands. 141,795 persons. figures relate to the services provided in kind not the services provided as part of the personal budget. The figures on 2013 are provisional figures. Persoonlijke zorg (Personal care) Yes. Typically used by adults and persons with disabilities and for all types of impairments. Personal care relates to services that relate to the physical care of a person: feeding, exercise etc. Personal assistance is provided under the 2015 Social Support Act (Wet Maatschappelijke Ondersteuning 2015). It used to be provided under the Exceptional Provided in kind or via a personal budget. If persons choose for in kind provision they are obliged to take care from an organisation that has a contract with the municipality. If persons choose for a personal budget they have more freedom to choose their care provider. All fund personal care services. In 2013 370,300 ppersons received personal care. In 2012 362,815
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