Rule
Under Article 31(2)(A) of the Social Security Law No. 73/2007, an insured person who has paid at least 90 days of sickness-insurance premium within the 12 calendar months preceding the onset of temporary incapacity is entitled to a statutory temporary-incapacity benefit, paid daily from the 3rd day of incapacity, for up to 6 months — extendable to 18 months where a Health Board report certifies that continued treatment could prevent or significantly reduce permanent incapacity.[1]
Conditions
- Requires at least 90 days of sickness-insurance premium paid within the 12 calendar months preceding the start of the temporary incapacity.
- Benefit is paid daily, starting from the 3rd day of incapacity, for up to 6 months.
- Extendable up to 18 months where a Health Board report certifies that continued treatment could prevent or significantly reduce permanent incapacity.
Exceptions
- This is the statutory SOCIAL SECURITY sickness/temporary-incapacity benefit administered by the Social Insurance Department. It is NOT employer-paid sick leave, contractual sick leave, or a Labour Law sick-leave obligation, and must not be described using terms that could be confused with those. This Rule does not state the daily benefit amount/formula, and does not address how this statutory benefit interacts with any employer's own sick-leave obligations under separate labour legislation or an employment contract.