The reform to nine articles of the Health Insurance Regulations of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) is effective from November 1st, 2024, after publication in the Official Gazette La Gaceta No. 205.

Mr. Gustavo Picado Chacón, Financial Manager of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund, explained that the reform of these articles is related to the payment process for disabilities and special licenses.

“With the entry of the reforms to the Health Insurance regulations, the calculation for the payment of the disability subsidy will be made from the average of the last 12 salaries reported in the Centralized Collection System (CCS) – as the acronym in Spanish (SICERE), for which the institutional systems have already been adjusted according to the new regulations.”

This reform will significantly reduce the operational burdens of these offices, other public institutions, and private companies.

Another change with this regulatory reform is the homologation of the right to paternity leave, which has been recently approved and is in force in the country.

“The regulation did not explicitly provide for this and is also adapted to a recent reform to Article 95 of the Labor Code of December 2023, which allows that when the mother passes away, the father can enjoy a special paternity leave, which will be independent of whether or not the mother had the right to maternity leave,” adds the financial manager.

See: https://www.ccss.sa.cr/noticia?v=101620045231

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