A decision has been made in Uzbekistan allowing social institutions to provide paid services and rent out their property. According to the new document, such institutions can now charge for services related to rehabilitation, medical diagnostics, treatment, and care, as well as for the services of defectologists and psychologists.
It is emphasized, however, that state-guaranteed free services cannot be converted into a paid format. It is also established that the personnel of the institutions cannot be forced to provide paid services.
In addition, social facilities gain the right to sell products produced by themselves and to rent out their property. State customers have the opportunity to purchase this product directly from the institutions, provided that the annual volume of purchases from one organization does not exceed 1.5 thousand basic calculation units (BRV), which currently amounts to 660 million soms.
Income generated from this commercial activity will be directed towards the further development of the social institutions themselves. Employees who participate in providing paid services or other income-generating activities will be able to receive additional payments reaching 300% of their official salary. Furthermore, top employees are entitled to a quarterly bonus of up to five salaries.
The National Agency for Social Protection will monitor the fulfillment of the institutions' revenue plans, which are formulated annually based on data on paid services and other activities.