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The presentation of CNAS

The CNAS (National Social Insurance Fund of the Salaried Workers) is a specific public administrative institution established in accordance with Article 49 of Law No. 88-01 of January 12, 1988. It possesses legal personality and financial autonomy and is considered as commercial entity in its dealings with third parties.

The responsibilities of CNAS

• Manage social insurance benefits (sickness, maternity, disability, death) and work accident and occupational disease benefits (AT/MP).
• Manage family allowances on behalf of the State.
• Ensure the collection, control and litigation of contributions intended to finance benefits.
• Control and manage the litigation relating to the collection of subscriptions for the financing of benefits.
• Assign a national registration number to insured people and employers.
• Contribute to promoting the prevention policy of work accidents and occupational diseases and manage the work accident and occupational disease prevention fund.
• Manage benefits due to beneficiaries of bilateral social security agreements.
• Carry out medical examination on beneficiaries.
• Undertake actions to provide workers and their dependants with collective benefits, like health and social projects.
• Manage the aid and relief fund.
• Conclude agreements with healthcare providers.
• Provide information to beneficiaries and employers.

The organisation of CNAS

CNAS is managed by a Board of Directors and is placed under the supervision of the Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Security. Its headquarters are in Algiers (BEN AKNOUN).

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The structures of CNAS

To fulfil its missions, CNAS has :

• A General Directorate.
• 59 departmental agencies (including 2 in Algiers).
• 768 payment facilities
• 4 specialised clinics (infant cardiac surgery, orthopaedics and rehabilitation, ENT, dental).
• 4 regional medical imaging centres.
• 37 diagnostic and care centres.
• 30 Childcare centers and kindergartens.
• A printing house in Constantine.
• 02 schools for disabled children
• Accommodation centre for parents accompanying sick children in Bou Smail
• A psycho-educational care centre and two annexes.
• A social family centre at Ben Aknoun.
• Professional development centre at Melbou, Bejaia

Beneficiaries

• Employees in all sectors of activity.
• Beneficiaries of stand-by employment.
• Vocational training trainees.
• Disabled people.
• Moudjahidines (war veterans).
• Recipients of social security benefits (pensioners and annuitants).
• Beneficiaries of the lump-sum solidarity allowance (sick, elderly and inactive people):
• Minor children.
• Unmarried inactive daughters.
• Dependant ascendants.

Benefits

• Health care and medication are covered at 80%, and in some cases at 100% (particularly for the chronically ill people).
• Compensation for sick leave is 50% of the salary for the first 15 days. It is rised to 100% of the salary after the 16th day.
• The maximum duration of this benefit is three years.
• Maternity insurance benefits are paid at 100% ; working women are entitled to 98 days’ maternity leave.
• The minimum amount of invalidity pensions is 75% of SNMG.
• In the event of death, a lump-sum death benefit is paid to the insured person’s dependants.
• Occupational risks are covered at 100% for treatment and sick leave.
• Pensions are paid in the event of Residual physical effects of the accident.
• Pensions are paid to beneficiaries in the event of a fatal accident.