In June, the Parliament approved amendments to the Code of Administrative Offenses after submission, proposing to establish administrative liability for individuals for providing social care, supervision, and temporary respite services without complying with accredited conditions.
Currently, liability applies only to the heads or other responsible persons of legal entities providing social care.
In the opinion prepared by the Ministry of Social Security and Labour, which the Government approved, the proposed amendments by the members of the Seimas are essentially supported.
“We propose to the Seimas to improve the draft law by establishing administrative liability also for providing social supervision or temporary respite services without the right to provide accredited services,” the document states.
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The amendments provide fines ranging from 640 to 2,800 euros for individuals, heads of legal entities, or other responsible persons.
According to the initiators of the amendments, there are noticeable cases where social services are provided illegally – without the necessary permits, not complying with the quality, safety, and other requirements set for these services, thus posing a threat to the rights and well-being of socially vulnerable service recipients.
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