Today comes into force the Law of the CASS
Posted by Manuel Casal | Section Regulations
In full debate on the benefits to be given Andorra's Box of Social Security and how to resolve the infeasibility of the current system, according to the forecast deficit of the branch condition for next year about 30 million now enter into force on the thickness of the Law 17/2008 of social security , because its provisions regarding occupational diseases and the resource allocation in CASS already entered into force with the publication of the Law on 27 / 8.10 (BOPA 77/20). In the progressive reform of the social security system must take into account the improvements introduced by the Law 4 / 2006 of 7 April, and occasional urgent measures to reform the social security system , which has been repealed with the new law .
Law 17/2008 of social security is adapting to current social and economic needs of the Principality of Andorra of a regulatory regime that was established in 1967, and making effective recognition of the right to health protection and to receive services to meet the personal needs and for this purpose the State shall guarantee a social security system, as provided in Article 30 of the Constitution. The Act aims to make a thorough reform of the social security system Andorran inspired by the principles of solidarity and social protection in force in most public social security systems, while it has the following objectives:
a) ensure the sustainability of pensions;
b) improve the overall benefits of preserving the balance and
c) improve the efficiency of the system, streamlining its structure and rearranging its resources and management.
To achieve these objectives, the system is divided into three areas of protection are generally the branch, which replaces and includes two branches of illness, the branch of retirement and the new branch of family benefits.
The Act introduces the distinction between contributory and non-contributory benefits and the involvement of government in the financing of the latter, while regulating the overall contribution to the branch and the branch of retirement and increases in the latter two points. Within the general branch regulates situations of occupational accident, occupational disease, occupational accident and disease is not common and creates a National Commission on Occupational Diseases.
In relation to the benefits of redemption, the Act provides that the benefits derived from an accident, an illness or hospitalization in a given setting conventions in third payer system, while it is expected that this can be applied to groups or certain features in common expenses for an illness or an accident at work.
It modifies the system of temporary disability benefits, increasing the amount of the benefit, maternity benefits are improved and created the Paternity benefits, disability benefits are regulated, distinguishing those arising from an accident at work or an occupational disease arising from an accident at work and not a common disease, establish different degrees of disability and amount of the pension, as well as the conversion of the disability pension in retirement.
Regarding the pension reversion is created between the different regulation of pensions and life-time, add the non-contributory pensions and annuities entitled to a widow's pension in the event of separation, divorce or dissolution of a pair of did.
This flexible system allowing for retirement pension early retirement from fifty-eight years fulfilling certain requirements, and the possibility of delaying it until the seventy-two years increased in accordance with technical coefficients.
Established a complement to non-contributory pensions so as to guarantee a minimum retirement pension.
The Act is divided into four books:
I: is the general provisions, the scope, structure of the system and acts of framing.
II refers to the management and administrative organization of the CASS, the administrative composition and functioning of the Board and other bodies, and financial management through the various contributions.
III regulates benefits of branch general, retirement and family benefits, and special arrangements.
IV is the instruction of the reports of violations and penalties and procedures governing the various existing social security.
Consult the document presented by the CASS, and more here .
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