18.10.2022

COMPENSATION FOR LOOKING AFTER A SICK FAMILY MEMBER

One of the needs provided by the legislation is to increase the possibilities of adapting the working regime to the individual needs of the worker or employee arising from his family and personal obligations.

One of these needs is often the cases in which it is necessary to take care of a sick family member or, as the pandemic situation in the country of the last two years has forced - looking after a child under quarantine until her term expires, as well as other similar situations. related to caring for a family member for health reasons.

In which specific cases, related to caring for a sick family member, is compensation paid?

The law states that monetary compensation under the conditions and in the amount of monetary compensation for temporary incapacity due to a general illness is also paid for looking after or urgently accompanying for medical examination, research or treatment in the country or abroad a sick family member over 18- age - to each insured up to 10 calendar days in one calendar year.

Compensation is also paid for caregiving or necessary accompaniment for medical examination, examination or treatment in the country or abroad of a sick child up to the age of 18 - up to 60 calendar days in one calendar year in total for all insured family members.

Also for looking after a child under quarantine up to 18 years of age, sick with a contagious disease - until the quarantine period expires, for looking after a sick child up to 3 years of age, placed in a hospital care facility together with the insured - for the time , during which the insured was in the establishment. Compensation is also paid for looking after a healthy child up to the age of 12, returned from a children's institution or school, due to quarantine of the institution or the school, or of a separate group or class in it, or due to quarantine of the child - until the expiration of the the quarantine.

It is important to specify that for the same insured event at the same time, monetary compensation can be paid to only one insured family member.

For taking care of a chronically ill family member, cash compensation is paid only in case of exacerbation of the illness, and family members of the insured person are considered to be his ascendants and descendents in a straight line, the husband and the wife.

Monetary compensation is also paid for looking after a child placed with relatives or a foster family.

Reference:

Art. 45 of the Social Security Code

Art. 26 of the Child Protection Act