31.03.2022

NSSI LAUNCHES THE PROPHYLACTIC AND REHABILITATION PROGRAM FOR 2022

From April 1 this year the implementation of the program for prophylactic and rehabilitation for 2022 begins. For its financial realization in the Law on the Budget of the State Social Insurance (SSI) for 2022 BGN 25,239,000 are provided. It is expected that about 45,000 people will receive financial aid for prophylactic and rehabilitation this year.

The program for one person lasts 10 days, and the price of accommodation and partial food allowance in the amount of BGN 8.00 for each day of the stay is covered by the state social security. Each person, at the expense of the social security budget, has the right to use up to four basic diagnostic and therapeutic procedures per day. Contracts have already been signed with 22 legal entities for a total of 52 establishments implementing the program.

Insured persons for general illness, maternity and/or occupational accidents and occupational diseases are entitled to financial assistance for prevention. Social security contributions must be paid or due for them for six consecutive calendar months preceding the month in which the rehabilitation takes place. The disease must be diagnostically specified and the attending physician must have identified the need for rehabilitation by the time of use of financial assistance.

Persons who receive a personal disability pension are also entitled. The condition for them is that they have not reached the age for acquiring the right to a pension for insurance length of service and age, the term of disability in the expert decision has not expired and the attending physician has identified the need for rehabilitation during the period of cash benefits.

Details on the conditions for using the program, the executors of the activity, the necessary documents and the diseases for which prevention and rehabilitation is carried out can be found in the menu "Benefits", submenu "Prophylactic and Rehabilitation" on the NSSI website.