The Deputy State Duma announced changes to the rules for registering the treatment of group I disabled people. This also applies to elderly people over 80 years old and disabled children. The new conditions will be effective from January 1, 2027, said First Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Labor Affairs, Social Policy and Veterans' Affairs Nikolay Kolomitsev. "The application must be submitted to the social fund in advance, before the treatment begins, and not after, as was the case until now. through government services, MFC or at a fund branch," said the deputy in a commentary to RIA Novosti. The parliamentarian explained that submitting such a request would require the consent of the department and in case of incapacity the approval of his legal representative. This is also necessary if the department and the person who will take care of it live at the same address.