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Hämeen LO 3.9.1998 430/3 AI generated

Municipality must pay for substance abuse care facility even without budget allocation if treatment suitability is proven.

Case Number Hämeen LO 3.9.1998 430/3
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Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
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The Administrative Court of the Hameenlinna region ruled that a municipality must cover costs for a substance abuse treatment facility requested by a client, despite the absence of allocated funds in the budget. The court found that while the client does not have an absolute right to specific treatment forms, the municipality is obligated to provide necessary services. Consequently, the court ordered the municipality to pay for the treatment because sufficient evidence demonstrated the suitability of the requested facility for the client's condition.

Legislator headnote

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Laki hallinnollisista valituksista 867/1996; 1 § hallintolain 1989/1989: A municipality must bear the costs of necessary social services, including substance abuse treatment, even if specific budget allocations are missing, provided the treatment's suitability is substantiated.

Keywords

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municipal liability substance abuse care budget allocation administrative review social service funding treatment suitability cost reimbursement

Cited Legislation

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Laki hallinnollisista valituksista 867/1996
hallintolaki 1989/1989
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Oikeuskysymyksenä oli, voiko kunta jättää antamatta maksusitoumuksen päihdehuoltoa antavaan, asiakkaan esittämään laitokseen, kun sosiaalitoimen talousarviossa ei ollut varattuna määrärahoja kyseisessä laitoksessa annettavaan hoitoon.

Lääninoikeus katsoi, että kunnan on järjestettävä päihdehuollon palveluja niitä tarvitsevalle. Palvelujen tarvitsijalla ei ole kuitenkaan ehdotonta oikeutta saada hoitoa juuri haluamassaan muodossa.

Kun asiassa oli esitetty riittävä selvitys asiakkaan esittämässä laitoksessa annettavan hoidon soveltuvuudesta asiakkaan päihdeongelman hoitoon, velvoitti lääninoikeus kunnan vastaamaan vaadituista kustannuksista.

Asia tutkittiin hallintovalituksena.