Abstract
The article introduces the new medical assessment criteria for dependence degree assessment in relation to the social assistance allowance, as specified by the Social Services Law from 2012, the medical assessment criteria and the assessment process. The medical assessment criteria are fundamentally modeled according to the Activity of Daily Living (ADL) and selected principles of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF).
In the conclusion, the authors emphasize the role of the assessment service doctors in the process of assessing the dependence degree, and they also focus on the impact of the social assistance allowance, granted by the local employment office, on the quality of life of disabled people. Rehabilitation carried out by a complex work team contributes to the objectification of the functional potential and to the improvement of the source data for the assessment service.