Art. 2 INTERCANTONAL AGREEMENT on social institutions (CIIS) - Domains

1. The ICIS applies to institutions in the following areas

A. Residential institutions which, on the basis of federal or cantonal legislation, accommodate persons up to the age of 20 or, at most, until the completion of their first education, provided they were admitted to or placed in an institution before reaching the age of majority. If it concerns the execution of measures within the meaning of the Federal Act on the Criminal Status of Minors [A], the age limit is 25 years, regardless of the age at admission.

B. Institutions for disabled adults or units of such institutions within the meaning of the Federal Act on Institutions for the Promotion of the Integration of Disabled Persons (LIPPI) [B]

a. workshops that permanently employ disabled persons in their premises or in decentralized workplaces who are unable to engage in any gainful activity under ordinary conditions;

b. homes and other forms of collective housing for disabled persons with supervision;

c. day centres where disabled persons can meet and participate in occupation or leisure programmes.

Units of institutions providing the same services are assimilated to the institutions described in letters a to c.

C. Residential therapy and rehabilitation institutions in the field of addiction.

D. Special school education institutions on an outpatient basis

a) special schools for teaching, counselling and support, including integrative special school education as well as day care, provided that this service is offered by the institution;

b) early education services for children with disabilities or who are at risk of having them;

c) psycho-therapeutic services for speech therapy or psychomotor therapy, provided that these services are not included in the offerings of mainstream schools.

2. The Conference of the Convention (CC) may extend the convention, subject to Articles 6 and 8 of the ICIS, to other areas of social institutions.

3. Cantons may accede to one, several, or all areas.

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