ANNUAL REPORT ON THE RESULTS OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE INSTITUTION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA A mentally or physically disabled child should enjoy a decent life in conditions that ensure dignity, encourage self-confidence and facilitate the active participation of children in the community. It is necessary for the state to provide the disabled child with the right to special care and helpers and to provide all necessary care to him and his parents/guardians. Free assistance should be provided, taking into account the financial resources of parents or other caregivers, and should be designed to provide the disabled child with successful access to education, schooling, health services, rehabilitation services, job preparation and opportunities recreation in a way that helps the child to achieve the fullest possible social integration and individual development, including his or her cultural and spiritual development. The Ombudsmen state that in many cases the rights of this category of children in Bosnia and Herzegovina are not given priority by the competent authorities. The Ombudsmen also noted that there were some problems 395 relating to the financing and licensing of entities other than public bodies (non-governmental organizations) providing social protection services 396. Example: The Institution has acted on complaint 397 by group of parents of children with intellectual and multiple disabilities from Tuzla Canton. Children with intellectual and multiple disabilities are insured with the Health Insurance Institute of Tuzla Canton, and on this basis, they are entitled to dental care as well as to children without disabilities. However, since children with intellectual and multiple disabilities cannot exercise this right by coming to the dental offices of public health facilities and using the services of dentists as well as children without disabilities, a group of parents has taken the initiative to address this issue in cooperation with the competent authorities 398. A series of meetings were held with representatives of the competent institutions and promises were made to find a solution. Parents believe that this attitude of the competent institutions is discrimination against children with disabilities and preventing them from exercising their rights. The Institution of the Ombudsman in the process of investigation, by an act of the Ministry of Health of the Tuzla Canton, 399 was informed that "the Institute of Health Insurance of Tuzla Canton has conducted the procedure of contracting dental health care services under general anesthesia for persons with special needs, and with the consent of the Minister of Health of Tuzla Canton, the Agreement on the regulation of health services provision - dental remediation in general anesthesia for 2019 concluded with PHI University Clinical Center Tuzla." Ž-BL-01-70/18 The Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina has not adopted an amendment requiring that the budget of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina for 2018 be allocated 200,000 KM to support the education of children with disabilities as part of the EDUS (NGO Education for All) program. GPS purchases have also not been "voted", bracelets, which are crucial for the safety of children with disabilities. According to the Ombudsman, the Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina has, by its decision, approved certain funds in solving the aforementioned problem. It remains unclear why the cuts in the budget of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina to support the education of children with disabilities as part of the EDUS program. 397 Ž-SA-06-171/19 398 Institute of Health Insurance of Tuzla Canton, PI Health Center Tuzla, PI University-Clinical Center Tuzla and Ministry of Health of Tuzla Canton. 399 No: 01-3738-234-1/19-AA/EN of 30 May 2019. 395 396 95