Act No. 87 / 1968 Coll.
Law on changes in sickness insurance and sickness care
Valid
Effective from 01.07.1968
87
THE LAW
of 27 June 1968
on changes in sickness insurance and sickness care
The National Assembly of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic decided on this law:
Act No. 54 / 1956 Coll., on occupational sickness insurance, as amended by Act No. 16 / 1959 Coll. is amended as follows:
1.
(1) The sickness benefit is determined on the average net wage of the worker on the working day (hereinafter referred to as "net daily wage"), but not more than 100 CZK on the six-day working week. This amount will increase proportionally if the working time is allocated to less than six working days on average per week (Section 85 of the Labour Code); for a five-day working week, 120 CZK.
(2) The basis for determining the net daily wage shall be the earnings earned by the worker after deduction of the wage tax on the employment of the worker starting his sickness insurance or in connection with such employment before the entitlement to sickness is established for the period laid down in the implementing rules. *)
(3) The sickness benefit is due on working days. *) The working days shall be equal to the holidays for which compensation is granted. ';
2.
(1) The amount of sick leave per working day shall be:
| při době zaměstnání: | z čisté denní mzdy: |
|---|---|
| do jednoho roku | 60 % |
| nad jeden rok do 5 let | 70 % |
| nad 5 let do 10 let | 80 % |
| nad 10 let | 90 % |
(2) However, for the first three working days of incapacity for work, the amount shall be:
| při době zaměstnání: | z čisté denní mzdy: |
|---|---|
| do jednoho roku | 50 % |
| nad jeden rok do 5 let | 60 % |
| nad 5 let do 10 let | 65 % |
| nad 10 let | 70 % |
In the event of an incapacity for work caused by an accident at work (occupational disease) or by quarantine, the sickness shall be the first three working days of the period of sickness at the rate laid down in paragraph 1. The government may provide that sickness benefits in the first three working days, even in other cases of incapacity for work.
(3) The sickness benefit is at least 16 ccs per day; However, if this amount exceeds 90% of the worker's net daily wage, the sickness rate is 90% of that wage.
(4) Until the period of employment applicable to the sickness rate,
(a) periods of employment;
(b) periods during which other activities which constitute sickness insurance may be carried out, provided that they are treated as periods of employment for that purpose;
(c) the period of study at universities, the period of scientific (artistic) aspiration and the period of continuous preparation for the future profession prescribed by training;
(d) period of basic or similar service in the armed forces, period of service of members of the armed forces and of the National Security Corps;
(e) the period of membership of the single agricultural cooperative;
(f) the period during which the mother or the woman who took custody of the child took care of a child under the age of three or of an invalid minor who needed permanent care and who was not placed in a care institution;
(g) the period during which the citizen was kept in the national committee register as a candidate for employment after his or her employment, membership of the production cooperative, school attendance or study;
(h) other periods laid down in implementing rules, * *)
(5) If the deductible periods of employment and equal periods of employment cover each other, they shall only be counted once. "
3. Article 25 reads:
Support for family care
(1) Aid for the treatment of a member of the family belongs, under the conditions laid down below, to a worker (male or female) who cannot work because he must:
1. treat a sick child under 10 years of age; or
2. care for a child under 10 years of age because
(a) a children's educational establishment under the care of which the child otherwise is, or the school to which he attends, has been closed by order of the competent authorities; or
(b) the child cannot be in the care of a child education establishment or attend school for an ordered quarantine; or
(c) a person who otherwise takes care of the child has become ill or has been ordered to be quarantined (quarantine measures) and therefore cannot take care of the child; or
3. Treat another sick member of the family if his or her condition requires urgent treatment by another person.
(2) The condition for providing support for the care of a family member is that a child or a sick family member lives with a household worker and that there is no one else in the household who can care for the child or treat the sick; If a sick child or another sick family member is treated, it is another condition that the sick person cannot be placed or is not fit to be placed in a hospital.
(3) Aid for the treatment of a member of the family shall be granted for a maximum period of three working days if the need for treatment persists; the provision may be extended by up to three additional working days if the necessary care cannot be provided within the first three working days.
(4) A worker who has permanent custody of at least one child of age until the end of compulsory education and is otherwise lonely may be further extended to grant aid granted under paragraphs 1 to 3; However, the duration of such support may not exceed 12 working days in the same case of care.
(5) The rules on sickness insurance apply mutatis mutandis to the fixing of aid and its rates.
(6) In the same case, care (care) shall be granted only once and only to one beneficiary. '
4. in Article 41 (1) (c) and (2) (b), the age limit shall be increased from 25 to 26 years.
5. Paragraph 51 (1) (a) reads as follows:
"(a) the period for which the earnings are to be collected for determining the cash benefits of sickness insurance replacing wages, which components of income constitute the deductible earnings for determining those benefits and how they are to be calculated. The Central Board of Trade Unions may also provide for derogations, in particular in cases where the employment did not last for the entire period for which the earnings are collected, or where special adjustments to employment are required. ';
6. the following Section 63a is inserted after Section 63:
(1) The provisions on occupational sickness insurance shall apply mutatis mutandis to sickness insurance for members of production cooperatives; However, recreation is not part of this insurance.
(2) The sickness insurance of members of production cooperatives is carried out by production cooperatives and the Association of Production Cooperatives.
(3) The details of the sickness insurance of members of production cooperatives, in particular its organisation and the management of such insurance, shall be adjusted by the Association of Production Cooperatives. *) '
Act No. 32 / 1957 Coll., on sickness care in the armed forces, is amended as follows:
In Paragraph 25, the amount of 650 CZK is replaced by 1000 CZK.
According to the Act, entitlement to sickness benefit and support in the treatment of a member of the family shall also be assessed from 1 July 1968, even if the reason for their provision has arisen from the validity of existing rules; the duration of the benefit before 1 July 1968 shall also be taken into account for the total period of provision.
They shall be deleted:
1. Government Decree No. 57 / 1956 Coll., on sickness insurance and pension insurance for members of production cooperatives;
2. Act No. 67 / 1965 Coll., on certain changes in sickness insurance.
This Act shall take effect on 1 July 1968.
Freedom v. r.
Srkovský v. r.
Ing. Cernik v. r.
*) § 4 of Decree No. 143 / 1965 Coll., on the provision of cash benefits in sickness insurance.
*) § 23 of Decree No. 143 / 1965 Coll.
* *) § 14 to 20 of Decree No. 143 / 1965 Coll. and Decree No. 97 / 1967 Coll., implementing certain other provisions of the Labour Code and Regulations on sickness insurance.
*) Decree No. 88 / 1967 Coll., on sickness insurance of members of production cooperatives.
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Regulation Information
| Citation | Act No. 87 / 1968 Coll., on changes in sickness insurance and sickness care |
|---|---|
| Regulation Type | - |
| Author | - |
| Collection | Code of Laws |
| Date of Promulgation | 01.07.1968 |
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| Effective from | 01.07.1968 |
| Effective until | - |
| Status | Valid |
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