Criteria for Temporary Incapacity for Work

Dear Sir/Madam,

In connection with the new amendments to the Criteria for Diagnostic Procedures and Assessment of Temporary Incapacity for Work Due to Illness and Injuries or the Need to Care for an Ill Member of the Immediate Family, which enter into force on 1 April 2012, we inform you that the HIFM will conduct training for doctors from the Regional Offices of the HIFM and health institutions. The training is intended to provide better familiarisation with the new Criteria and the change to the procedure for exercising the right to sick leave, and thereby the appropriate application thereof. The training will be conducted on the premises of the Central Office of the HIFM on the third floor in the meeting hall. The training schedule provides for:
• on 27.02.2012 at 12:30, the training should be attended by doctors from the PLC and VLC from the Regional Offices of the Fund, with the exception of RO Skopje, and for those Regional Offices that do not have a doctor representative, a representative from that Regional Office appointed by the manager must attend.
• on 28.02.2012 at 12:30, doctors from the PLC and VLC from Regional Office Skopje are scheduled.
• on 29.02.2012 at 12:30, the training will be attended by controllers from Regional Office Skopje.
• on 01.03.2012 and on 02.03.2012, the coordinators by municipalities of ZPLRM are scheduled.