Mental Health Rehabilitation in the Community Law, 5760-2000

חוק שיקום מתמודדי נפש בקהילה, התש"ס–2000

Published: 2000-07-21Last amended 2024-07-18✓ Amendment status checked against the Knesset legislation record on 2026-09-09

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Schedule

(Rehabilitation Basket)

'''Employment Field'''

Assistance in the referral to and funding of the following rehabilitation services:

(1)Assessment – a service for assessing the current and latent capacity of a person dealing with mental illness;

(2)Vocational rehabilitation centre – a service providing assessment, vocational training and placement in a suitable place of employment;

(3)Integration into employment:

(a)a service assisting integration into the open labour market as an employee or as a self-employed person;

(b)in supported employment – a service assisting integration into sheltered rehabilitative employment in the open market;

(c)in a sheltered workshop – a sheltered rehabilitative employment service for a person who is unable to integrate into the open market;

(4)Employment club – a pre-employment service combining social activity, the acquisition of life skills and employment.

'''Housing Field'''

(1)Assistance in the referral to and funding of accompaniment, training and supervision services within the framework of independent and protected residence of the following housing types:

(a)independent housing – accompaniment by a professional support worker or mentor;

(b)satellite housing – home visits, one to two days per week;

(c)sheltered housing – home visits, three to five days per week;

(d)intensive sheltered housing – home visits, six to seven days per week;

(e)hostel;

(f)youth hostel;

(g)intensive hostel;

(h)comprehensive hostel;

(2)assistance with rent within the housing frameworks referred to in paragraph (1);

(3)assistance with rent within the framework of sheltered housing;

(4)assistance for the purchase of initial equipment for individual community residence;

(5)assistance for community housing frameworks operated by associations and private entrepreneurs, for the purchase of initial residential equipment.

'''Education Completion Field'''

Assistance in the referral to and funding of the following services:

(1)Hebrew language ulpanim – ulpanim for new immigrants under special conditions;

(2)primary education completion – regular and special study classes for the completion of primary education;

(3)secondary education completion – regular and special study classes for the completion of secondary education;

(4)computer studies – regular and special learning frameworks for computer studies.

'''Social and Leisure Field'''

Assistance in the referral to and funding of social clubs within regular and special frameworks for social recreation and the acquisition of social skills during leisure hours.

'''Families Field'''

(1)Counselling, guidance and instruction for the families of persons dealing with mental illness;

(2)Short breaks – assistance in the referral to and funding of short-term stays within a special protected residential framework for persons dealing with mental illness who ordinarily live with their families.

'''Dental Treatment Field'''

Assistance in the referral to and funding of dental treatment – conservative dental treatment and prosthetic treatment, in accordance with standards to be prescribed by the Minister.

'''Treatment Coordination Field'''

Appointment of a treatment coordinator who shall be responsible for the implementation and coordination of the provision of all services provided to the person dealing with mental illness.

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