Article 116. Peculiarities of material and household support for convicted pregnant women, nursing mothers and women with children of the Penal Enforcement Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan
1. In institutions where convicted women with children are serving their sentences, children's homes can be organized.
Children's homes in institutions provide the conditions necessary for the normal living and development of children in accordance with the State Mandatory Standard of Education for preschool education and Training. The organization of preschool education and upbringing is provided by the local executive body.
Convicted women place their children under the age of three in institutional orphanages and communicate with them in their free time without restrictions. They are allowed to live together with children.
2. With the written consent of the convicted women, the child (children) is transferred (transferred) to their spouses, relatives or, by court order, to other persons, or upon reaching the age of three, the child (children) is sent (sent) to appropriate children's institutions.
At the request of the convicted woman to the administration of the institution, the child (children) may (may) stay with the convicted woman until they reach the age of four in cases where there is less than one year left before:
release after serving the sentence;
when the convicted person has the right to apply for parole, or to replace the unserved portion of the sentence with a more lenient form of punishment.
3. Convicted pregnant women and nursing mothers may receive food parcels and transfers in the quantity and assortment determined by the medical certificate. Convicted pregnant women, women during childbirth and the postpartum period have the right to specialized medical care.
3-1. Provided that proper care and isolation are ensured, it is permitted for childbirth to take place not in the institution, but in the maternity department of healthcare organizations located at the institution’s premises. If the child is born in the institution, this is not indicated on the birth certificate.
3-2. Convicted pregnant women and nursing mothers, in accordance with a medical conclusion, may purchase food products at their own expense in the quantity and range necessary to maintain the normal health of the mother and child.
4. In the children's homes of institutions, children are provided with food, basic necessities, an individual sleeping place, bedding, clothing, linen and shoes according to the season, taking into account gender and climatic conditions at the expense of budgetary funds.
President
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