The Federal Law on Senior Citizens, approved last week by the Federal National Council, identified seven major legislative commitments to the Ministry of Community Development, most notably the establishment of a database of senior citizens and their caregivers, violations against them, detailed services provided to them, Their own.
The draft law includes the creation of civil units belonging to the Ministry of Community Development and the competent authorities concerned with the protection of senior citizens, which will be operated by specialists who have the status of judicial control, and meet the appropriate conditions, according to the executive regulations of this law.
In detail, the Federal National Council introduced new articles on the draft law of senior citizens, which was discussed by the Council and approved last Tuesday evening, mostly related to the obligations of the Ministry of Community Development towards this category, and by providing appropriate means to implement the objectives of the law and to activate them, Updates on the commitment of federal and local government agencies, administrative sanctions, and the allocation of senior citizen protection units to provide optimal protection for them and to provide distinct protection to senior citizens who are unable to take care of themselves, To solve the humanitarian problems that may result from the signing of any criminal sanction, provided for in this law, to the children or relatives of senior citizens and others, for the difficulty of continuing the relationship between them thereafter, with the requirement of approval of the Ministry or the competent authority, beside the victim, so that his accused parents do not take advantage of him To obtain reconciliation.
The law defined the term "senior citizens" as "all citizens of the state" and reached 60 years of age. The Council also introduced a section entitled "The Ministry's Obligations". Seven main commitments were made to the Ministry of Community Development, The first is the development of the general plan for the implementation of the policies necessary for the development, development and care of senior citizens, and secondly, to strengthen cooperation with regional and international organizations regarding senior citizens, and then prepare an annual national report on their efforts and establish a database of senior citizens and their caregivers And the detailed services provided to them.
The list of seven legal obligations also included the provision of appropriate means to expeditiously receive complaints and complaints from senior citizens, provide appropriate rehabilitation prior to senior citizens, and finally establish senior citizens' institutions, supervise all institutions of senior citizens and license or approve the licensing of private institutions.
The draft law also requires the Ministry of Community Development and the competent authority, in coordination with the relevant authorities, to take the necessary measures and measures to ensure protection of senior citizens from violence or abuse, take immediate protection measures to stop the continuation of violence or abuse and provide appropriate assistance to senior citizens who have been subjected to any A form of violence or abuse.
According to the draft law, senior citizens' protection units are set up in both the Ministry and the competent authority, where specialists working in the field of judicial control operate and meet the appropriate conditions, according to the executive regulations of this law.
For his part, Chairman of the Committee on Social Affairs, Labor, Population and Human Resources, Hamad Ahmad Al-Rahoumi, said that the main feature of the new draft law is that it divides the senior citizens into two categories, the first patients and those in need of financial and social support, which is not able to work, In the basic services, and the second is concerned with the senior citizens who run their businesses and who wish to return to work to benefit the society, especially since not everyone over the age of 60 needs financial or medical support. the society.
Al Rahoumi said: "The draft law aims at providing citizens with access to services related to their rights, enabling them to participate actively in society, contributing to the development and design of policies related to them, providing care and psychological and social stability to them, and providing all necessary assistance. Support the survival of senior citizens within their families, the continuation of their social relations, the strengthening of their status in society and the appreciation of their social role ».
Mechanisms to ensure the life of those who care for senior citizens
Head of the Committee for Social Affairs, Labor, Population and Human Resources of the Federal National Council, Hamad Ahmad Al-Rahoumi, stressed that the draft law obligates institutions and institutions to provide special care to the senior citizens category, starting with providing full health insurance and allocating places and places to gather and meet them. The role of care and health centers, and finally the generalization of the delivery of all the services they need to their homes, noting that the report of the Committee includes a proposal or recommendation to develop legislation on the assistance and support of senior citizens who care for them.
"This legislation should include mechanisms that regulate the lives of those who care for senior citizens, whether children, spouses or brothers, either by granting them exemptions to work at times that senior citizens need or providing financial support if they need them, To take care of their parents from senior citizens ».