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Ley 18600 - Establece Normas sobre Deficientes Mentales (Law 18600 - Establishes Standards for Mental Deficiencies)

Chile Ministry of Finance Country Resources Disability Legislation Chile 19 February 1987 Legislation/regulation

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Artículo 1°.- La prevención, rehabilitación y equiparación de oportunidades constituyen derechos para la persona con discapacidad mental y deberes para su familia y la sociedad en su conjunto. Es deber del Estado coordinar y controlar el desarrollo de un sistema mixto de participación pública y privada, adecuado para apoyar a las familias en el cumplimiento de las obligaciones señaladas en el inciso anterior.
El Estado deberá también velar por la prevención y el diagnóstico precoz de la discapacidad mental, además de crear, financiar y mantener sistemas de subsidio, directos o indirectos, para las personas con discapacidad mental provenientes de familias de menores recursos o para éstas, con el objeto de hacer efectivos los derechos y deberes que consagra el inciso primero.

Article 1 -. Prevention, rehabilitation and equalization of opportunities constitute rights for persons with mental disabilities and duties to the family and society as a whole. It is the duty of the State to coordinate and monitor the development of a mixed system of public and private bodies, suitable to support families in meeting the obligations outlined in the previous paragraph participation.
The State must also ensure prevention and early diagnosis of mental disability, and create, fund and maintain systems of subsidy, direct or indirect, for people with mental disabilities from low-income families or for them, in order to enforce the rights and duties enshrined in the first paragraph.

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