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Original name: Bekendtgørelse (Nr 85 af 2011) af lov om sygedagpenge.
Name: Consolidated Sickness Benefit Act (No. 85 of 2011).
Country: Denmark
Subject(s): Medical care and sickness benefit
Type of legislation: Law, Act
Adopted on: 2011-02-07
Entry into force:
ISN: DNK-2011-L-89968
Link: https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=89968&p_lang=en
Bibliography: Act online in Danish Act online in Danish Ministry of Employment, Retsinformation, www.retsinformation.dk, Denmark, 18 pp. PDF in Danish PDF in Danish (consulted on 2012-05-22)
Abstract/Citation: Consolidates Act No. 563 of 2006 (amendments through February 2011). Contains 32 chapters concerning, inter alia:

Chapter 1: Purpose.
Chapter 2: Target groups.
Chapter 3: Stay and taxation in the country
Chapter 4: Payment of sickness benefits.
Chapter 5: Disability.
Chapter 5 a: Employer follow-up.
Chapter 6: Referral and follow-up.
Chapter 7: Loss of right to sickness benefits.
Chapter 8: Time limitations.
Chapter 9: Extending sickness benefit period.
Chapter 10: Employment requirements in relation to employer.
Chapter 11: Employment requirements in relation to the municipality.
Chapter 12: Review of sickness absence and documentation.
Chapter 13: Date of entitlement to sick pay.
Chapter 14: Employment requirements.
Chapter 15: Review of sickness absence and documentation.
Chapter 16: Sickness allowance to self-employed.
Chapter 17: Calculation of sickness allowance.
Chapter 18: Size of sickness allowance.
Chapter 19: Employer's right to reimbursement of sickness benefits.
Chapter 20: Sickness insurance for private employers.
Chapter 21: Agreement for reimbursement of sickness benefits for long-term or chronic illness, etc.
Chapter 22: Notification of claims.
Chapter 23: Withdrawal of employer right to reject.
Chapter 24: Financing.
Chapter 25: Adjustment of sickness benefit amounts.
Chapter 26: Contributions to the labour market supplementary pensions.
Chapter 27: Administration etc.
Chapter 28: Regulations respecting appeals.
Chapter 29: Claims against a responsible offender.
Chapter 30: Employment council.
Chapter 31: Attempt arrangements.
Chapter 32: Entry into force and transitional provisions.
Basic text(s):
  • 2006-06-09 (DNK-2006-L-74205)Sickness Benefit Act (No. 563 of 2006).
Amending text(s):
  • 2011-12-12 (DNK-2011-L-89976)Consolidated Sickness Benefit Act (No. 1152 of 2011).
  • 2011-06-14 (DNK-2011-L-89971)Act (No. 600 of 2011) amending the Consolidated Active Social Policy Act (No. 946 of 2009), the Consolidated Unemployment Insurance Act (No. 574 of 2010), Consolidated Integration Act (No. 1062 of 2010) and several other acts.
Amended text(s):
  • 2010-12-21 (DNK-2010-L-88835)Act (No. 1539 of 2010) amending the Sickness Benefit Act (No. 563 of 2006).
  • 2009-04-15 (DNK-2009-L-85787)Act (No. 283 of 2009) on digital solutions for announcing sick leave and requesting reimbursement of sickness and parental leave benefits.
Implementing text(s):
  • 2011-02-22 (DNK-2011-R-90023)Order (No. 131 of 2011) on sickness benefits for seafarers.

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