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Slovakia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act No. 352 of 5 October 2022 which amends Act no. 461/2003 Coll. on social insurance as amended and which amends some laws. -

Adoption: 2022-10-05 | Date of entry into force: 2023-01-01 | SVK-2022-L-113678

Contains provisions on parental pension.

Slovakia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act No. 345 of 4 October 2022 on inspection in social matters and on the amendment of some laws. -

Adoption: 2022-10-04 | Date of entry into force: 2022-11-01 | SVK-2022-L-113679

Slovakia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act No. 331 of 27 September 2022 which supplements Act no. 576/2004 Coll. on health care, services related to the provision of health care and on the amendment of certain laws as amended. -

Adoption: 2022-09-27 | Date of entry into force: 2024-06-01 | SVK-2022-L-113677

Slovakia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act No. 296 of 21 October 2020 on the 13th pension and on the amendment of some laws. -

Adoption: 2020-10-21 | Date of entry into force: 2020-10-31 | SVK-2020-L-113680

Slovakia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act No. 544/2010 on Subsidies in the Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic. (Zákon o dotáciách v pôsobnosti Ministerstva práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny Slovenskej republiky) -

Adoption: 2010-12-08 | Date of entry into force: 2011-01-01 | SVK-2010-L-86993

Section 1: Object of the norm
Section 2: Types of subvention
Section 3: Subvention to encourage the development of social services and subvention to encourage the execution of socio-legal protection of children
Section 4: Subvention to encourage the education towards fulfilment of school obligations of a child in danger of social exclusion and subvention to encourage the education towards right alimentary habits of child in danger of social exclusion
Section 5: Subvention for execution of duties of special receiver
Section 6: Subvention for recondition activities
Section 7: Subvention to encourage membership in international organization active in social domain
Section 8: Subvention to encourage publishing activities
Section 9: Subvention to encourage humanitarian activity
Section 10: Demand for attribution of subvention
Section 11: Deadline for applications
Section 12: Competence of the ministry or of the regional office in attribution of a subvention
Section 13: Contract on attribution of a subvention
Section 14: Common provisions
Section 15: Oversight
Section 16: Transitory provisions
Section 17: Final provisions
Section 18: Entry into force

Slovakia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act No. 499/2010 complementing the Act No. 580/2004 on medical insurance, and on modification and complementing of Act No. 95/2002 on insurances. (Zákon, ktorým sa mení a dopĺňa zákon č. 580/2004 Z. z. o zdravotnom poistení a o zmene a doplnení zákona č. 95/2002 Z. z. o poisťovníctve a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov v znení neskorsích predpisov) -

Adoption: 2010-12-02 | Date of entry into force: 2011-01-01 | SVK-2010-L-86978

Section 11 of the Act defines whose obligation is the payment of health insurance: employee, self-employed person, employer and the state. Number 7 of the Section 11 gives categories of persons for whom the medical insurance is paid by the state.

Slovakia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act No. 543/2010, amending the consolidated version of the Act No. 461/2003 on social insurance. (Zákon, ktorým sa mení a dopĺňa zákon č. 461/2003 Z. z. o sociálnom poistení v znení neskorsích predpisov a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov) -

Adoption: 2010-12-02 | Date of entry into force: 2011-01-01 | SVK-2010-L-86992

Amended Sections for the Act No 461/2003: Sections 3-5, Sections 7, 8, 14 - 21, Sections 23 - 26, Sections 30 - 32, 39, 42, 43, 47 - 55, Sections 57, 58, 60, 63, 67 and 68. Sections 83-85, 102, 108, 109, 112, 117, 129, 138. Adds Section 139b. Amends Sections 143, 148, 168, 170, 184, 196, 226, 231, 232, 246, and adds Sections 293bp - 293bw and amends section 294a.
Amended Sections for the Act No 73/1998: Sections 152, 153. Adds section 287f.
Amended Sections for the Act No 200/1998: Sections 143 and 144, adds Section 268l
Amended Sections for the Act No. 311/2001: Sections 166, 167, 169, adds Section 252e.

Slovakia - Social security (general standards) - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

Act No 443/2010 on subsidies for development of housing and for social housing. (Zakon o dotáciách na rozvoj byvania a o sociálnom bývaní) -

Adoption: 2010-10-26 | Date of entry into force: 2011-01-01 | SVK-2010-M-86977

PART ONE - BASIC PROVISIONS (Sections 1 and 2)
PART TWO - EXTENT, CONDITIONS ND WAYS OF PROVIDING OF DOTATIONS (Sections 3-20)
PART THREE - DEFINITION OF SOCIAL HOUSING (Sections 21-22) define the notion of social housing and also define the conditions of attribution of social housing.
PART FOUR - ENABLING, TRANSITORY AND REPEALING PROVISIONS (Sections 23-26)
Annex 1: List of systemic defects of a block of flats
Annex 2: List of handicaps
Annex 3: Evidence list of systemic defects

Slovakia - Social security (general standards) - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

Measure No. 404/2010 of the Ministry of labour, social affairs and of family establishing percentile increase of pension rates (Opatrenie Ministerstva práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny Slovenskej republiky, ktorým sa ustanovuje percento zvýsenia dôchodkovej dávky v roku 2011) -

Adoption: 2010-10-19 | Date of entry into force: 2011-01-01 | SVK-2010-M-87033

Pension rates for year 2011 increase by 1.8 per cent.

Slovakia - Social security (general standards) - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

Measure No. 335/2010 of the Ministry of labour, social affairs and family on determining parental benefit (Opatrenie Ministerstva práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny Slovenskej republiky o ustanovení súm rodičovského príspevku) -

Adoption: 2010-07-28 | Date of entry into force: 2011-01-01 | SVK-2010-M-86997

Modifies the amounts of parental benefits: 164.22 Euros -> 164.40 Euros and 256 Euros -> 256.30 Euros respectively

Slovakia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act No. 448/2008 on social services and on amending of the consolidated Act No. 455/1991 on Business Registration. (Zákon o sociálnych sluzbách a o zmene a doplnení zákona č. 455/1991 Zb. o zivnostenskom podnikaní (ivnostenský zákon) v znení neskorsích predpisov) -

Adoption: 2008-10-30 | Date of entry into force: 2009-01-01 | SVK-2008-L-84794

PART ONE: General Provisions
Chapter I: Basic provisions (Section 1 and 2)
Chapter II: Participants in legal relations concerning the providing of social services (Sections 3 - 5)
Chapter III: Rights and duties during the providing of social services (Sections 6 - 10)
PART TWO: Social services
Chapter I: Type of social service, form of social service and extent of providing of social service (Sections 11 - 14)
Chapter II: Providing of social service (Sections 15 - 23)
Chapter III: Social service to ensure the necessary conditions to satisfy basic vital needs (Sections 24 - 30)
Chapter IV: Social services to support family with children (Sections 31 - 33)
Chapter V: Social services to solve disadvantageous social situation due to heavy health handicap, detrimental health state or the completion of the retirement age (Sections 34 - 51)
Chapter VI: Social services with use of telecommunication technologies (Sections 52 and 53)
Chapter VII: Supportive services (Sections 54 - 60)
Chapter VIII: Common provisions during providing of social services (Section 61)
PART THREE: Registry of providers of social services
Chapter I: Conditions of registration into registry of providers of social services (Sections 62 - 69)
Chapter II: Social service provided in a health institution (Section 70)
PART FOUR: Financing of social services, payment for providing of social services and contract about provision of social services
Chapter I: Financing of social services (Sections 71 - 73)
Chapter II: Contract on provision of social services (Section 74)
Chapter III: Financial support of non-public provider of social services providing the social service in public interest (Sections 75 - 78)
PART FIVE: Competence of the Ministry and autonomous regional administration by providing social services (Sections 79 - 81)
PART SIX: Communal development and communal plan in the domain of provision of social services (Sections 82 and 83)
PART SEVEN: Qualification requirements and further education (Section 84)
PART EIGHT: Accreditation (Sections 85 - 90)
PART NINE: Procedure in the domain of social services (Sections 91 - 93)
PART TEN: (Sections 94 - 97)
PART ELEVEN: Supervision of the provision of social services and control activity in the domain of social services
Chapter I: Supervision of the provision of social services (Sections 96 - 99)
Chapter II: Control activity in the domain of social services (Section 100)
PART TWELVE: Administrative offenses and trespasses (Sections 101 - 103)
PART THIRTEEN: Evaluation of the condition of quality of providing of social services (Sections 104)
PART FOURTEEN: Common provisions (Sections 105)
PART FIFTEEN: Transitory and final provisions (106 - 111)

ANNEX 1: Maximum number of consumers of social service per one employee and minimum percentile share of expert employee in the total number of employees
ANNEX 2:
A: Conditions of quality of the provided social service
B: Evaluation scale of compliance with the conditions of quality of the provided social services
C: Evaluation of the compliance with the conditions of quality of the provided social services
ANNEX 3:
A: Modalities of evaluation of degree of dependency of one physical person on a help of another physical person according to different actions and activities
B: Conditions for classification of degree of dependency of one physical person on a help of another physical person.
ANNEX 4: Activity of care for oneself, of household care and basic social activities
ANNEX 5: Amount of financial contribution for dependency of a physical person on a help of other physical person according to the degree of dependency.

Slovakia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act N° 447/2008 of 29 october 2008 on financial contributions to compensate for severe disability and on the amendment of some laws. -

Adoption: 2008-10-29 | SVK-2008-L-113670

Slovakia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act No. 174/2008: Consolidated version of Act No. 461/2003 on social insurance. (Úplné znenie zákona č. 461/2003 Z. z. o sociálnom poistení) -

Adoption: 2008-05-17 | Date of entry into force: 2008-05-17 | SVK-2008-L-84800

Consolidated version of the Act No. 461/2003 as to 17th May 2008

Slovakia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act No. 77/2008: Consolidated version of Act No. 152/1994 on social fund to amend Act No. 286/1992 on income taxes. (Úplné znenie zákona Národnej rady Slovenskej republiky č. 152/1994 Z. z. o sociálnom fonde a o zmene a doplnení zákona č. 286/1992 Zb. o daniach z príjmov v znení neskorsích predpisov) -

Adoption: 2008-03-07 | Date of entry into force: 2008-01-01 | SVK-2008-L-84802

Publishes a version of the Act No. 152/1994 up-to-date to 1st January 2008.
Sections 1 - 2: Social fund
Sections 3 - 6: Creation of the fund
Section 7: Use of the fund
Section 8: Transitory and final provisions
Section 9: Transitory provisions valid from 1st of September 2005

Slovakia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act No. 721/2004 amending the consolidated Act No. 461/2003 on social insurance and some other laws.

Adoption: 2004-12-02 | Date of entry into force: 2005-01-01 | SVK-2004-L-71386

Among others, incorporates into Slovak legal system the following Directives of the European Council: Nos 86/613, 79/7, 2000/43, 2002/83 and 97/80.

Slovakia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act No. 650/2004 on complementary pension schemes and on amendment of some other acts. -

Adoption: 2004-10-26 | Date of entry into force: 2005-01-01 | SVK-2004-L-71388

First Part: Basic provisions
Second Part: Beginning, interruption and termination of pension scheme
Third Part: Payment of premiums
Fourth Part: Benefit payment
Fifth Part: Complementary pension insurance society and conditions of activity of the complementary pension insurance society
Sixth Part: Complementary pension funds and investing of wealth in the complementary pension funds.
Seventh Part: Depositary
Eighth Part: Member contract, employers' contract and benefit scheme
Ninth Part: Personal account of a member and personal account of benefit receiver
Tenth Part: Obligations regarding information
Eleventh Part: Intermediary activity concerning complementary pension insurance
Part Twelve: Supervision
Part Thirteen: Transformation of complementary pension insurance institution
Part Fourteen: Common, transitory and final provisions

Repeals Act No. 123/1996 and incorporates into Slovak legal order European Directives Nos. 86/378, 98/49, 2000/43 and 2003/41.

Slovakia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act No. 576/2004 on health care and on services related to health care. -

Adoption: 2004-10-21 | Date of entry into force: 2005-01-01 | SVK-2004-L-71012

Defines inter alia the rights and obligations of moral and physical persons in the field of health care. Also regulates the governmental involvement in the dispensation of health care.
Part 1: Basic provisions
Part 2: Dispensation of health care and services relative to this dispensation.
Part 3: Health documentation
Part 4: Health care in special cases
Head I: Biomedical research
Head II: Taking, conservation and transport of samples of organs, tissues and cells
Head III: Sterilization
Part 5: Procedure in case of death
Part 6: Information structure of the health care sector
Part 7: Governmental involvement
Part 8: Common, transitory and final provisions

Slovakia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act No. 244/2004 on extension of health care covered by the public health insurance and on coverage of services in relation with health care

Adoption: 2004-10-21 | Date of entry into force: 2005-01-01 | SVK-2004-L-71036

Incorporates into the Slovak legal system EU Directive No. 89/105/EEC from 21 December 1988.
(Repeals following Acts: 98/1995, 222/1996, 251/1997, 332/1997, 140/1998, 17/1999, 3/2000, 118/2002, 534/2002, 138/2003, 256/2003, 579/2003 and 599/2003; as well as following ordinances: 7/2000, 8/2000, 29/2000, 50/2000, 126/2000, 488/2000, 489/2000, 399/2001, 400/2001 and 169/2003.

Slovakia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act No. 580/2004 of 21 October 2004 on health insurance and on amendments to Act no. 95/2002 Coll. on the insurance industry and on the amendment of some laws. (Zákon 580/2004 Z.z. o zdravotnom poistení) -

Adoption: 2004-10-21 | Date of entry into force: 2005-01-01 | SVK-2004-L-72642

First Part: Basic provisions
Second Part: Public health insurance
Third Part: Calculation of premiums for public health insurance
Fourth Part: Common and transitory provisions

Slovakia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act No. 437/2004 on compensation for pain, for deteriorated social and work capacity and to amend Act No. 273/1994 on health insurance.

Adoption: 2004-06-30 | Date of entry into force: 2004-08-01 | SVK-2004-L-71037

Regulates, inter alia, conditions of eligibility for receiving benefits due to a physical pain and/or deteriorated social and work capacity; and conditions of determination of the degree of pain and deterioration of social and work capacity.

Also includes minor modifications to consolidated Act No. 273/1994.

Slovakia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act No. 439/2004 amending and completing the consolidated Act No. 461/2003 on social insurance

Adoption: 2004-06-30 | Date of entry into force: 2005-01-01 | Date of partial entry into force: 2004-08-01 | SVK-2004-L-71364

Incorporates into Slovak legal system EU Directive No. 79/7.

Slovakia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act No. 43 of 20 January 2004 on old-age pension savings and on amendments to certain laws. -

Adoption: 2004-01-20 | Date of entry into force: 2005-01-01 | SVK-2004-L-67699

Slovakia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act No. 599/2003 on material need.

Adoption: 2003-11-11 | Date of entry into force: 2004-01-01 | SVK-2003-L-67731

Regulates the conditions for determination of material need of a citizen, and on payment of aid and other allowances. Defines material need and enumerates different types of aid persons in need can receive. Regulates the responsibilities of different levels of public administration, as well as procedural questions concerning payment of allowances.

Slovakia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act No. 461/2003 on Social Insurance. (Zákon c. 461/2003 o sociálnom poistení) -

Adoption: 2003-10-30 | Date of entry into force: 2004-01-01 | SVK-2003-L-67708

PART I
CHAPTER I
Division I: Basic provisions
Division II: Basic definitions
Division III: Payments from health insurance, from pension insurance, insurance in case of accident, warranty insurance, and from unemployment insurance
Division IV: Personal extent of social insurance
Division V: Begin and end of social insurance
Division VI: Capacity of a physical person in the legal relationships with the social insurance
Division VII: Legal acts and calculation of time intervals
CHAPTER II: Health Benefits
Division I: General conditions of the right to health insurance benefits
Division II: Health insurance
Division III: Nursing benefits
Division IV: Compensation benefits
Division V: Maternity benefits
Division VI: Common provisions on health benefits
Division VII: Rights to health insurance benefits in special cases
CHAPTER III: Pension Benefits
Division I: Definitions
Division II: Old-age benefit insurance
Division III: Anticipated pension
Division IV: Disability benefit
Division V: Survivor's benefit
Division VI: Orphan benefit
Division VII: Common provisions on different benefits
CHAPTER IV: Benefits For Accidents
Division I: Definitions
Division II: Salary supplement in case of accident
Division III: Rent in case of accident
Division IV: Single payment
Division V: Rent for the survivors of an accident victim
Division VI: Single compensation
Division VII: Work rehabilitation and rehabilitation benefit
Division VIII: Requalification and requalification benefit
Division IX: Compensation for pain and for deterioration of social position
Division X: Compensation of expenses connected with a treatment
Division XI: Funeral benefit
CHAPTER V: Payment Of Warranty Insurance
CHAPTER VI: Payment Of Unemployment Insurance
CHAPTER VII: Common Provisions Concerning Health Insurance, Pension Benefits, Payment For Accident, Warranty Insurance And Unemployment Insurance

PART II
CHAPTER I
Division I: Execution and organization of social insurance
Division II: Organs of the social insurance institution
CHAPTER II
Division I: Insurance rates for social insurance
Division II: Requirements
Division III: Miscellaneous
CHAPTER III: Medical examination commission
CHAPTER IV: Management of the social insurance

PART III: PROCEDURE IN THE MATTERS OF SOCIAL INSURANCE

PART IV: RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS, RESPONSIBILITY, FINES AND PENALTIES IN SOCIAL INSURANCE
CHAPTER I: Rights and obligations in social insurance
CHAPTER II: Responsibility in social insurance
CHAPTER III: Fines and penalties in social insurance

PART V: CONTROLS

PART VI: STATE SUPERVISION OF THE EXECUTION OF THE SOCIAL INSURANCE

PART VII: TRANSITORY PROVISIONS

PART VIII: MISCELLANEOUS

Slovakia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act No. 462/2003 on compensation of wages in case of temporary work incapacity.

Adoption: 2003-10-30 | Date of entry into force: 2004-01-01 | SVK-2003-L-67709

Regulates the eligibility to compensation of wages in case of temporary work incapacity of an employee.

Slovakia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act No. 601/2003 of 28 october 2003 on Subsistence Minimum Level. (Zákona c. 601/2003 Z. z. o zivotnom minime) -

Adoption: 2003-10-28 | Date of entry into force: 2004-01-01 | SVK-2003-L-67732

Defines and regulates the calculation of the subsistence minimum level of income. Persons with income less than this level shall be considered in material need, and shall be eligible for related benefits.

Slovakia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act No. 413/2002 on social insurance.

Adoption: 2002-05-29 | Date of entry into force: 2003-07-01 | SVK-2002-L-66014

Regulates the basic social insurance which includes health insurance, pension insurance, accident insurance and unemployment insurance. Defines the legal relations in execution of the basic social insurance, its organization, financing and the role of state in controling the execution of basic social insurance. For each category of basic social insurance, the Act defines categories of persons for whom the insurance is compulsory and for whom it is optional. Annex 1 gives a list of occupational diseases. Amends, inter alia, Acts No. 120/1993 and No. 311/2001. Repeals, Acts Nos. 54/1956, 88/1968, 121/1975, 1000/1988, 543/1990, 46/1991, 246/1991, 297/1991, 116/1992, 97/1993, 285/1993, 320/1993, 38/1994, 195/1994, 274/1994, 135/1995, 110/1996, 376/1996, 154/1997, 357/1997, 132/1998, 107/1999, 233/2000, 385/2001 and 306/2002.

Slovakia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act No. 231/2002 amending Act No. 95/2000 on labour inspection and Act No. 320/1993 on benefits for salary loss due to work disablement resulting from an occupational accident or disease.

Adoption: 2002-04-03 | Date of entry into force: 2002-05-03 | SVK-2002-L-62146

Slovakia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Consolidated Text No. 85/2001 of the Act No. 274/1994 on Social Insurance [text consolidated to 16 March 2001].

Adoption: 2001-03-16 | Date of entry into force: 2001-01-01 | Date of partial entry into force: 1995-01-01 | SVK-2001-L-59400

Regulates the establishment, the activity and the organisation of social insurance companies, as well as financing and condition for receiving benefits from health and pension insurance.

Slovakia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Consolidated Text No. 71/2001 of Act No. 123/1996 on complementary pension insurance of employees [text consolidated to 27 February 2001].

Adoption: 2001-02-27 | Date of entry into force: 2001-01-01 | Date of partial entry into force: 1996-07-01 | SVK-2001-L-59399

Regulates conditions of establishment of Complementary Pension Insurance companies (pension funds), their relations with employers, and employees and the rights of employers and employees concerning complementary pension insurance.

Slovakia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act No. 446/2000 amending Act No. 100/1988 on social care.

Adoption: 2000-11-30 | Date of entry into force: 2001-01-01 | SVK-2000-L-58727

Defines the persons eligible for the programme of social benefits (old age benefit, invalidity benefit) as well as conditions for receiving public medical insurance.

Slovakia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act No. 292/1999 amending Act No. 387/1996 on employment.

Adoption: 1999-10-27 | Date of entry into force: 1999-12-01 | SVK-1999-L-56606

Regulates, inter alia, the amount and the conditions to receive unemployment benefit, as well as the duties of the employer hiring disabled employees.

Slovakia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act No. 300/1999 about subsidies for housing.

Adoption: 1999-10-27 | Date of entry into force: 2000-01-01 | SVK-1999-L-56608

Regulates the attribution of the State subsidy for housing.

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Act No. 195/1998 on social benefits. (Zakon c. 195/1998 Z. z. o socialnej pomoci) -

Adoption: 1998-05-19 | Date of entry into force: 1998-07-01 | SVK-1998-L-83777

Slovakia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act on Funeral Grant (No. 238 of 1998).

Adoption: 1998 | Date of entry into force: 1999-01-01 | SVK-1998-L-59551

Makes provision for award of funeral grant. Regulates entitlement to grant, amount of grant, application, duty of entitled person, payment of grant, and several procedural matters related thereto.

Slovakia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act on subsistence minimum and setting sums for the purpose of state social benefits (No. 125 of 1998).

Adoption: 1998 | Date of entry into force: 1998-07-01 | SVK-1998-L-59552

Establishes minimum of subsistence for different categories of persons. Also provides for determination of income for the purpose of awarding social benefits.

Slovakia - Social security (general standards) - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order No. 312/1997 on the modification of the compensation of the loss of gain due to loss of work ability due to disability.

Adoption: 1997-10-21 | Date of entry into force: 1997-11-29 | SVK-1997-R-56334

Raises the compensation for the period beginning with the second half of 1991 and ending with the end of 1996.

Slovakia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act No. 280/1997 on the Common Medical Insurance Scheme.

Adoption: 1997-10-02 | Date of entry into force: 1998-07-01 | Date of partial entry into force: 1997-10-01 | SVK-1997-L-56333

Regulates the creation of the Common Medical Insurance, its organisational structure, the provision of medical insurance and its financing.

Slovakia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act No. 154/1997 concerning the raise of pensions in 1997 and the amendment of certain laws concerning social security.

Adoption: 1997-05-15 | Date of entry into force: 1997-07-01 | SVK-1997-L-56329

Raises old-age pensions, disability (complete or partial) benefit, as well as pensions for widows, widowers and orphans. It also raises the damages paid by medical insurances to ill persons and to persons taking care of family members.

Slovakia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act No. 387/1996 on Employment (as amended).

Adoption: 1996-12-11 | SVK-1996-L-48158

Part 1: The Employment Policy Part 2: Activities of Labour Authorities in the Implementation of the Labour Market Policy Part 3: Participants of Juridical relations Part 4: Right to Employment Part 5: Records Maintained by the National Labour Office Parti 6: Unemployment Benefits Part 7: Unemployment Insurance Contributions Part 8: Economic management of the National Labour Office Part 9: The Active Labour Market Policy Part 10: Obligations of Employers Part 11: Employment of Citizens having their Permanent Residence in the Territory of the Slovak Republic by Foreign Employers and Employment of Aliens in the Slovak Republic Part 12: Information System, Publication of Data and Data Protection Part 13: Controlling Activities Part 14: Contributions to the Guarantee Fund and procedure in the settlement of claims from the Guarantee Fund. Part 15: Claims involved in bankruptcy and composition proceedings. Part 16: State supervision. Part 17: Joint, temporary and concluding provisions.

Slovakia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act No. 78/1995 of 7 April 1995 to amend Act No. 100/1988 on social security.

Adoption: 1995-04-07 | SVK-1995-L-42960

Slovakia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act No. 50/1995 of 21 March 1995 on social security (full wording of all Acts concerning social security from 1988 to 1994).

Adoption: 1995-03-21 | Date of entry into force: 1995-01-01 | SVK-1995-L-42927

Part I: Introductory provisions. Part II: Pension securement (eligibility to pensions and other benefits such as old-age and disability benefit, social pension and education benefit allowance). Part III: Social Security. Determines the scope, services and benefits of social security (inter alia family and children welfare, care for heavily disabled persons and for persons not socially integrated). Part IV: Joint regulations. Provides for general provisions on claims and paying out of benefits, structure and management of social security, rights and obligations of citizens and organizations responsible for social security. Part V: Social security for professional military. Part VI: Social security for the self-employed. Part VII: National benefit security for citizens on duty in the armed forces or the civil service and their families. Part VIII: Pensions. Part IX: Additional pension insurance. Part X: Transitory and final provisions.

Slovakia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act No. 98/1995 of 9 March 1995 on medical rules.

Adoption: 1995-03-09 | SVK-1995-L-42925

Inter alia provides for preventive health measures to be taken in factories (regular check-ups for employees engaging in skin-damaging labour or any other dangerous work).

Slovakia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act No. 42/1995 of 20 February 1995 on hospital insurance for employees (full wording of all Acts from 1956 to 1994).

Adoption: 1995-02-20 | SVK-1995-L-42926

Slovakia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act No. 244/1994 to amend Act No. 92/1991 on the privatization of national property.

Adoption: 1994-08-25 | SVK-1994-L-40577

States that privatized properties must be used for the purpose of health, hospital and retirement insurance.

Slovakia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act No. 242/1994 to amend Act No. 193/1992 on the National Health Fund.

Adoption: 1994-08-24 | SVK-1994-L-40576

Adds, inter alia, a new paragraph on proceeds from privatisation of medical institutions.

Slovakia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act on Health Care (No. 277 of 1994).

Adoption: 1994-08-24 | Date of entry into force: 1995-01-01 | SVK-1994-L-68368

Comprehensive legislation on provision of health care, organisation of health care, and rights and duties of natural and legal persons in implementing health care. Divided into 12 parts. Part 1 (s. 1-3) contains basic provisions. Part 2 (s. 4-16) regulates provision of health care. Part 3 (s. 17-27) deals with forms and organisation of providing health care. Part 4 (s. 28-36) regulates provision of health care in private health institutions. Part 5 (s. 37-49) makes provision for special health care. Part 6 (s. 50-53) regulates procedures in case of death. Part 7 (s. 54-56) deals with health workers and other professional workers in health services. Part 8 (s. 57-58) deals with achieving and developing new knowledge. Part 9 (s. 59-71) makes provision for natural balneotherapeutical spas and natural therapeutical springs. Part 10 (s. 72-73) provides for participation of professional organisations, professional corporations and civil congregations in providing health care. Part 11 (s. 74-78) regulates execution of state administration in the field of health. Part 12 (s. 79-81) contains common and final provisions.

Slovakia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act No. 201/1994 on health insurance for railway personnel.

Adoption: 1994-07-13 | Date of entry into force: 1994-10-01 | SVK-1994-L-41178

Part I deals with the basic regulations. Part II concerns the bodies of insurance and Part III the management of insurance. Part IV regulates contracts with medical institutions. Part V provides for supervisory procedures.

Slovakia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act No. 194/1994 amending regulations on social security.

Adoption: 1994-07-06 | Date of entry into force: 1994-09-01 | SVK-1994-L-41194

Defines self-employment. Provides for the rights of self employed's relatives to enter hospital and their entitlement to retirement insurance on the same conditions. Fixes the conditions for and amount of temporary limited disability benefit that they can request.

Slovakia - Social security (general standards) - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

Notification No. 163/1994 to amend Notification No. 221/1993 on the scope and conditions of insurance reimbursement for contractual medical institutions.

Adoption: 1994-06-20 | Date of entry into force: 1994-07-01 | SVK-1994-M-40582

Regulations on medical services contain a point system and maximal tariffs for health services. The national insurance reimburses contractual medical institutions according to those regulations. The Ministry of Finance fixes maximal tariffs for each point and each medical service.