Moving forward, vehicles driven by foster parents of children with disabilities, as well as vehicles operated by facilities providing day and night care services for seniors, will be allowed to park in designated parking zones for people with disabilities.

The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced that the revision to the Enforcement Decree of the Act on Guarantee of Promotion of Convenience of Persons with Disabilities, the Elderly, and Pregnant Women was approved during a Cabinet meeting today (November 3).

Previously, the issuance of parking permits for caregivers in exclusive parking zones for people with disabilities was limited to family members under the Civil Act. As a result, foster parents actually raising children with disabilities were excluded from using the designated parking zones because they lacked a legal family relationship.

The revised enforcement decree adds foster parents of children with mobility impairments to the eligible categories for receiving parking permits for exclusive parking zones for people with disabilities.

In addition, to enhance convenience for seniors utilizing day and night care services, home-based senior welfare facilities and long-term care institutions providing such services have also been granted permission to park in exclusive parking zones for people with disabilities.

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