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Residentiële zorg (Residential care) Yes. Typically used by adults and older persons with disabilities and for all types of impairments. Residential care is provided under the 2015 Social Support Act (Wet Maatschappelijke Ondersteuning 2015) and under Long-Term Care Act (Wet Langdurige Zorg). It used to be provided under the Exceptional Medical Expenses Act (Algemene Wet Bijzondere Ziektekosten) that ceased to exist at the end of 2014. Services under the 2015 Social Support Act are funded by the municipalities which get their budget from the national government. The is provided by non-profit private organisations. The Long-Term Care Act (Wet Langdurige Zorg) is financed by premiums paid by all tax payers. It is a Under the 2015 Social Support Act residential care can be 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. Under the Long-term Care Act users get an indication for care from the Centre for Care Assessment (Centrum Indicatiestelling Zorg or CIZ). With this indication the user turns to a care office (zorgkantoor). The care office informs the user about the possibilities so the user can make a choice. Care can be provided in kind or via a All fund residential care. There are figures on how many persons were in residential care as funded in kind by the Exceptional Medical Expenses Act (Algemene Wet Bijzondere These figures do not include the residential care provided as part of a personal
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