Document 257 - Amendment to the Sickness Insurance Act - RJ

Scope: Sections 18–124; pages 1–14.

The bill amends the Sickness Insurance Act so that economically active recipients of a third-degree disability pension are no longer limited to receiving sickness benefits for only 70 days. Under the new provisions, sickness benefits are to be paid to them starting on the 15th day of incapacity for work or quarantine for the standard benefit period, but no longer than until the end of their employment or insurance coverage. The other changes are primarily technical adjustments to references, and a transitional provision stipulates that existing claims will be assessed according to the current rules. The proposed effective date is January 1, 2027, and the explanatory memorandum anticipates an increase in sickness insurance system expenditures of approximately 40 to 60 million CZK per year.