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Work Stoppage Medical Certificate

The prescribed work stoppage must be justified by a medical condition that is incompatible with professional activity in order to be compensated, if the insured individual meets the administrative conditions for entitlement.

In accordance with Article 56 of the Code of Medical Ethics, the prescription for a work stoppage must include:

• The name, address and title of the prescriber.
• The date, signature and wet stamp.
• The surname, first name and age of the patient.
• The work stoppage prescription must also include a note specifying whether it is an extension.

Any illness of a worker that may give rise to entitlement to daily allowances must be reported to the social security body, except in cases of force majeure, within a period specified by regulation.

Failure to comply with this formality may result in penalties, including forfeiture of the right to daily allowances for the period during which the failure to report made it impossible for the social security agency to carry out checks.

the social security agency may subject the insured individual to a medical examination (Article 64 of Law 83-11 of 2 July 1983); the medical advisor is then asked to give a medical opinion.

The patient must not leave his or her home unless the practitioner prescribes it for therapeutic purposes. Except in cases of force majeure, the hours of absence must be between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. and must be recorded by the practitioner on the work stoppage form (Article 26, paragraph 2 of Decree 84-27 of 11 February 1984).

Any insured individual who has stopped working due to illness should contact his or her affiliated payment centre to receive compensation. This compensation takes the form of daily allowances paid for each period of medically justified absence from work. These cash benefits are intended to compensate for the loss of salary due to absence from work due to illness.

The daily allowance is set as follows:

• From the 1st to the 15th day following the cessation of work: 50% of the daily salary after deduction of social security contributions and tax.
• From the 16th day following the cessation of work: 100% of the salary.

In the event of long-term illness or hospitalisation, the 100% rate applies from the first day of work stoppage (Article 14 of Law 83-11 of 02/07/1983).