Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2013, published 103rd ILC session (2014)

Medical Care and Sickness Benefits Convention, 1969 (No. 130) - Slovakia (Ratification: 1993)

With reference to its previous direct request, the Committee notes the information provided in the Government’s report of November 2012 concerning the application of Articles 10, 19 and 22 of the Convention. It trusts that the Government will not fail to respond at its earliest convenience to other matters raised in its previous requests.

Article 7. Degree of incapacity to work. Please indicate whether under national legislation the entitlement to sickness benefit requires a minimum degree of incapacity for work.

Article 13. Nature of the care. Please indicate the applicable legal provisions which give effect to Article 13(a) on domiciliary care and Article 13(b), (c) and (e).

Article 17. Sharing in the cost of medical care. Please indicate the extent to which the beneficiary or the beneficiary’s breadwinner is required to share the cost of the medical care received and what measures have been taken to ensure that cost sharing avoids hardship and does not prejudice the effectiveness of medical and social protection.

Article 27. Funeral allowance. Please indicate whether the amount of the funeral allowance provided by the legislation is sufficient in relation to the real cost of funerals.

Article 28. Suspension of benefits. The Committee notes from the Government’s report that benefits are reduced by half in the event work incapacity results from alcohol consumption or abuse of drugs. Please indicate how this provision is being applied in practice and the number of cases where the benefits have been reduced for such reasons.

Article 29. Right of appeal and complaint. Please indicate how this Article is applied in national law and practice.

Article 32. Equal treatment. Please provide detailed information on the legislation and procedures available to ensure access to medical care for non nationals.