title: Long-Term Care Insurance Law, 1986.
abstract: This Israeli Law, fully implemented in 1988, is designed to pay benefits to persons who, due to disease, accident, or birth defect, have become functionally handicapped and are dependent on others to carry out basic daily activities and manage their households.  A person's entitlement to the benefit is based on an objective test of the person's ability to carry out basic functions such as mobility, washing, dressing, eating, and controlling excretory organs.  There are two levels of benefits, dependent upon the severity of the person's disability.  A person who is, to a large extent, dependent on the help of others to carry out daily activities or in need of supervision is entitled to a benefit equal to a full disability pension.  A person completely dependent on others or in need of continuous attendance to prevent damage or danger to himself or herself or others is entitled to a benefit equal to 150% of a full disability pension.  The principal aim of the Law is to aid the elderly, and the benefits are, in general, to be paid to those who provide care for them.  Benefits are to be financed by insurance contributions and are subject to income limits.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001208:Asia; D001211:Asia, Western; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D004467:Economics; D005376:Financial Management; D005380:Financing, Government; D005843:Geography; D006262:Health; D006296:Health Services; D006798:Housing; D007557:Israel; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D012111:Residence Characteristics
keywords: Adult; Age Factors; Aged--legal aspects; Asia; Delivery Of Health Care; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Financial Activities; Financing, Government--legal aspects; Geographic Factors; Handicapped--legal aspects; Health; Health Services--legal aspects; Housing--legal aspects; Israel; Legislation; Mediterranean Countries; Population; Population Characteristics; Residence Characteristics; Spatial Distribution; Western Asia