capacity to work

Question 1

who are authorized people

Answer 1

GP’S and dentists
medical consulting commission
territorial expert medical commission
national expert medical commisoon - decide over contreversial points

Question 2

how many days can Gp/dentists give

Answer 2

14- 40 days

Question 3

how many days can medicual consulting commision give

Answer 3

from 30 days to 6 months

Question 4

how many days can terrotorial commision give

Answer 4

give more 6 months

Question 5

who is onvolved in permanent incapacity to work

Answer 5

terrotorial and national

Question 6

3 groups of permaninnt incapacity

Answer 6

50 - 70 %- need alleviateig work conditions
71- 90%- need to change the type of work
>90%- cant work at all

Question 7

what does the expertise of permaent incapcity to work include

Answer 7

the date of initially becoming disabled
how long
any jobs that are more suitable
the percentage of disability in comparison to a healthy person

Question 8

what is medical sickenss certificate

Answer 8

has financial ( you receive money from NHIF not from employer) legal (the law recognises it) , medical and statistical function( we use the info to gather data on incidence and prevalence etc)

Question 9

what are the types of temporary incapacity

Answer 9

1. primary - issued for every NEW illness
2. extension - issued for repeated visits

Question 10

after medical sickness ceritifcate what is the other document

Answer 10

expert evaluation for temporary incapacity to work

Question 11

how many certificates does a pregnant women get

Answer 11

3 in total

45 days before term - by GP/OBYGN

42 days after birth - given when discharged from hospital

48 days - child’s pediatrician

Question 12

exceptions to pregnancy certificate

Answer 12

1. in case of a dead child - doctor only gives 1st and 2nd medical certificate
2. so if the baby is premature before the 45 days . the extra days left over, the woman can use for leave

Question 13

if someone is permanently incapacitated what type of certifcate do they get

Answer 13

NO MEDICAL SICKNESS CERTIFCATE, they get TEMC one

Question 14

National expert medical commission (NEMC) isi atype of which estabslishment

Answer 14

healthcare establishment

Question 15

basic indictaors

Answer 15

Prevalence of cases with temporary disability = Number of cases with temporary inability for work (primary list of only) divided by Number of health provided

Prevalence of days with temporary disability = Number of days with temporary inability for work (sum of all hospital units) divided by Number of health provided people