A sick child cannot take care of himself independently until he reaches a certain age. Therefore, the legislation provides working parents with the right to receive sick leave - for the period while the child is sick, with the payment of benefits. In this article you will learn about how to go on sick leave with a child.
When is sick leave due?
A parent can officially go on sick leave:
- during outpatient treatment and timely visits to the doctor;
- if you are in hospital with your child.
The document can be issued to both the mother and father, and other family members caring for children. A note indicating the degree of relationship is entered in a special sick leave column. However, the relative does not have to live with the child.
If two children are ill, one sick leave is issued. If there are more sick people, a separate document is issued for each one.
If a second child falls ill after the first one falls ill, the sick leave is extended until all children are completely cured.
If the baby is sick
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Photo: PHOTOXPRESS Change text size:AA WHO IS AVAILABLE FOR THE BULLETIN If a child is sick, then a working mother has the right to receive a certificate of temporary disability to care for a sick family member.
Such a document, on the one hand, releases you from work, and on the other, allows you to receive temporary disability benefits (sick leave). At the same time, it is worth keeping in mind that instead of the mother, another relative has the right to take sick leave to care for the child.
Literally the law says this:
“A certificate of incapacity for work is issued to one of the family members (guardian, trustee, other relative) who is actually providing care.”
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Procedure for issuing sick leave
This document can only be obtained from a medical institution that has been issued a license, otherwise it will be invalid.
If the treatment is carried out inpatiently, the authority to open a sick leave rests with the attending physician; for outpatient treatment, with the doctor who carried out the initial appointment and examination of the patient. In this case, the document is issued after the treatment is completed.
Retroactive issuance of sick leave is not permitted. Also, do not falsify a sick leave certificate under any circumstances; this is subject to criminal liability.
Transfer of completed sick leave to the place of employment must be carried out no later than six months from the date of closure.
Sick leave must be issued exclusively on weekdays; issuing it on weekends and holidays will result in the FSS refusing to pay benefits.
Issue rules
The documents required to issue a certificate of incapacity for work in a medical institution are:
- child's birth certificate;
- compulsory medical insurance policy;
- passport of an adult caring for a sick child;
- information about the place of work of the adult caring for the child (filled in according to the caring relative).
A certificate of incapacity for work is usually issued on the closing day , and while treatment is ongoing, it is kept by the attending physician.
Duration of sick leave
When caring for children:
- up to 7 years of age who are in quarantine, sick leave is issued for the entire quarantine period, with payment of benefits for the entire period of stay on sick leave;
- up to 7 years in case of illness - until complete recovery, and up to 60 days a year will be paid;
- from 7 to 15 years – for 15 days, but not more than one and a half months a year;
- from 15 years old - for 3 days, extension possible for a week (subject to the conclusion of a medical commission), no more than a month a year;
- if a child has complications after vaccinations and HIV infection, the number of paid days is not limited;
- if the child is disabled, up to 120 days a year are paid.
Sick leave for child care: sample
Sick leave to care for a child: 10 useful tips + 5 conditions under which it will not be possible to take a certificate of incapacity for work + 5 conditions for drawing up a ballot. It is no secret that women with small children are very reluctant to be hired. One of the reasons is that the children often get sick.
And since they are sick, it means that the mother is forced to take sick leave to care for the child to the detriment of her work. The right of a mother or father to be near a child who is unwell is completely legal. No one has the right to prohibit you from going on sick leave. It is important to arrange everything correctly so that you are not accused of violating labor discipline and fired. The very name sick leave is unofficial.
We are used to calling this a certificate of incapacity for work, but this does not mean that we are right. If you yourself are sick or your minor child/grandchild/brother/nephew is sick, then you can issue such a certificate. This certificate is issued at a medical institution by the attending physician.
Conditions for issuing sick leave for child care, terms and payment of sick leave
→ → → Current article After 2021, the legislation has undergone some changes in terms of obtaining a certificate of temporary disability due to the need to care for a sick child and subsequent payment of sick leave.
Changes in legislation are due to the country’s internal policy aimed at stimulating demographic growth and supporting motherhood.
The period of growing up of children is inevitably accompanied by all kinds of childhood diseases, and it is obvious that a child in such situations needs to be under the supervision of his parents.
The only opportunity for working parents to properly care for a sick child is to issue sick leave with the subsequent accrual of temporary disability benefits.
Rules for calculating payments
Payments are accrued from the Social Insurance Fund from the date when the sick leave was opened.
The amount of the payment depends on:
• duration of treatment for the child; • age; • treatment regimen – inpatient or outpatient; • insurance period; • average earnings.
If a child under 7 years of age is in the hospital, sick leave is paid in full. If the treatment is outpatient, full payment is provided for only the first 10 days.
The calculation of benefits is influenced by the length of service of the caregiver. If it does not exceed 5 years, the parent will receive 60% of the average salary, if from 5 to 8 years - 80%. For those with long-term work experience of more than 8 years, payment is made in the amount of full salary.
In this regard, it would be more reasonable to issue a sick leave in the name of a family member who has a longer insurance period.
If sick leave is issued to a single mother whose child under seven years of age is sick, full payment is made for all days of illness.
If a citizen is an external part-time worker, the payment is made by each employer. For this purpose, 2 copies of sick leave are issued.
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Constant sick leave with a child. I just don’t have the strength anymore, it’s overwhelming.
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I don’t know why I’m writing all this, probably for myself, to talk it out and whine... So, after serving 3 years on maternity leave, I went to work on September 12... Let me immediately explain that being on maternity leave was very difficult for me, especially the last for six months, my nervous system was weakened, in June I took a serious antipsychotic drug (my grandparents are not around, my husband works for himself, he is an individual entrepreneur, so he didn’t help me much with the child). So, I worked for three weeks and went on sick leave for two weeks with my child (a full bouquet: conjunctivitis, ARVI, streptoderma).
I returned from sick leave and worked for four!!! weeks and again my daughter fell ill, again on sick leave for 2 weeks, now with bronchitis. I returned from my second sick leave, and two weeks later my daughter got sick again (snot, cough).
If two children get sick at the same time
When there is not one, but two or more children in a family, they often get sick at the same time.
If two children fall ill at once, and one of them falls ill at the time the other falls ill, one sick leave certificate will be issued to the caring relative.
The beginning of its effect will be the date of the onset of the illness of the first child, and the end date will be the day when the children recovered. The sheet records all sick children and their ages.
Sometimes the situation develops in such a way that one relative can no longer be on sick leave, he needs to go to work. In this case, sick leave is issued to the second caregiver. The certificate of incapacity for work will contain the details of one child.
Filling out a certificate of incapacity for work
In most cases, the main reason for refusal to accrue payments on a certificate of incapacity for work in case of illness of minors is the incorrect filling out of the ballot form or errors made in its preparation. There are precise rules that will help avoid such situations:
- The BL is filled in with a black gel pen or printed on a printer;
- the ballot is filled out in block letters in Russian;
- in the “REASON” item, enter the code “09” - for care;
- The full last name, first name and patronymic of each child, his gender and age must be entered;
- age data is entered in a two-digit number in the first two cells, and the second two are intended to be filled out if the baby is under one year old (full months);
- the maximum number of children registered in the BC is two people;
- when submitting a ballot to several places at the same time, the number of BLs is written out as necessary;
- To fill in information about the person who provided care, the corresponding numerical definition is used:
| Family ties | Code |
| Mother | 38 |
| Father | 39 |
| Guardian | 40 |
| Trustee | 41 |
| Other relatives | 42 |
The certificate of incapacity for work consists of two parts. The first one is filled in by the attending physician, the second one is to be filled out by an enterprise accounting specialist. The sick leave will be invalid if there are corrections or incorrectly entered data. For this reason, it is recommended to double-check personal data, dates of onset of illness and return to work. A mandatory condition for receiving a BL sheet is the presence of a stamp from the health care institution where the minor was treated.
What can a single mother expect?
Having this status, the mother has the right to count on additional support.
For example, if the child is not yet 14 years old, the manager cannot fire her for the following reasons:
- due to inadequacy for the position held,
- at the request of the authorities,
- due to reduction.
Even if the organization is liquidated or the employment contract is coming to an end, the boss must find her a new place of work.
If this is difficult to do, management will have to pay her a compensation payment equal to the average salary for the previous 3 months.
Benefits and benefits for a single mother.
Having the status of a single mother, a woman has the right to receive the following types of benefits:
- medical,
- tax,
- labor,
- social,
- utilities,
- benefits.
Regarding the last point, there is no specific benefit for a single mother. Child benefit will be paid if the mother can prove that she is low-income.
Benefits and allowances for a single mother.
Because Raising a child alone is financially difficult, so many single mothers fall into this category.
Legislation.
The procedure for payments for sick leave is regulated by Federal Law-255. In accordance with it, sick leave payments occur depending on several facts.
At the same time, the process of calculating sickness benefits for an employee differs from sick leave issued when her child fell ill.
In what cases can sick leave be denied?
There are cases when relatives may not be given sick leave to care for a child:
- during inpatient treatment of a child whose age exceeds fifteen years;
- for various seasonal or chronic diseases;
- Sick leave is also not issued during vacation.
The child is one year old, the daughter has been working since May, the child’s father went on sick leave, the therapist does not give him sick leave, asks the daughter to bring a certificate stating that she really returned from maternity leave, to what extent is this legal?
This is illegal. The doctor has no right to be interested in what your daughter is doing at the moment (on maternity leave or already working).
Hello, please tell me how many days of paid sick leave per year a mother is entitled to for childcare if I have two children: one is 5 years old and the other is 3 years old. Thank you.
If the child is under 7 years old, then the maximum duration of sick leave per year is 60 days. In this case, the doctor issues sick leave without restrictions. If the child is between 7 and 15 years of age, then the parent (or other relative) can be on sick leave for a maximum of 45 days a year. In this case, the doctor can prescribe sick leave for only 15 days.
The child is 15 years old, he requires radiation therapy for 6 weeks, and his father will be in the hospital with him. Will dad get sick leave?
Unfortunately, sick leave to care for a child is not issued for such a long period. Parents with children over 15 years of age are given sick leave for a maximum of a week. But relatives can take alternate vacations.
Hello. I work as a military personnel in the Ministry of Emergency Situations, how many days a year can I sit on sick leave with a small child?
Good afternoon Payment of sick leave for child care to employees takes into account the age of the child and the total period of incapacity for work during the year.
If care is provided for a child under seven years of age, then the total duration of all sick leave during the year cannot exceed 60 days. More precisely, it may exceed; the reason for absence from work will be considered valid even beyond this period, but only 60 days will be paid.
If sick leave is for caring for a child with a certain disease (full list of the Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation dated February 20, 2008 No. 84n.), then payment is subject to 90 days.
If a child between 7 and 15 years of age falls ill, then only 45 days per calendar year are subject to payment for a certificate of incapacity for work.
If the child is 17 years old, can I get sick leave?
Hello. Sick leave can be issued due to illness: - a disabled child under the age of 18: for the entire period of treatment of the child on an outpatient basis or a joint stay with the child in a medical organization when providing medical care to him in an inpatient setting; - children under the age of 18 infected with the human immunodeficiency virus - for the entire period of joint stay with the child in a hospital treatment facility; - children under the age of 18 years: in case of their illness associated with a post-vaccination complication, malignant and neoplasms, including malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, hematopoietic and related tissues - for the entire period of outpatient treatment or joint stay of one of the family members (guardian, caregiver, another relative) with a child in an inpatient treatment facility.
Tell me, until what age can a child take sick leave to care for a child?
A sick leave certificate for caring for a child is issued to any working and adult relative if the child: - Is under 7 years old and has an acute illness or is quarantined in an educational institution - for the entire time. — From 7 to 15 years old, a sick leave certificate is issued to care for a child for any illness with treatment both in a hospital and on an outpatient basis together with a relative for a period of up to 15 days. - Less than 15 years of age with tumors, burns, blood poisoning, the infected person is placed under observation, and a relative is issued a certificate of incapacity for work for the entire duration of the illness. - Less than 15 years with post-vaccination complications - for the entire time; - Less than 15 years, in case of disability - for all periods; - Above 15 years of age, home treatment is three days, but can be extended to a week; - Over 18 years of age with radiation damage to parents - for the entire time; - Above 18 years of age when evacuating from exclusion zones, in case of exposure - all the time.
My son is 15 years old, the child is sick, and I work and there is no way to take time off, the child went to the children's clinic without me, the doctor demanded that the child call me and tell me that he will not admit the child without me. Is this legal?
Since November 2011 the rules have changed. Now, according to Federal Law No. 323-FZ dated November 21, 2011 “On the fundamentals of protecting the health of citizens in the Russian Federation,” any relatives of a child must go to see a doctor only with special consent from parents or legal representatives, drawn up in writing, and certified by A notary document is not required.
Consent to a whole list of procedures and manipulations (consent to medical intervention) is also required. It must be signed only by official representatives of the children (parents, guardians, adoptive parents or trustees) in the presence of an employee of the medical institution.
If such a document is missing, then the doctor has every right to refuse to perform an ultrasound, electrocardiogram or vaccination. As a rule, parents draw up such consent at an appointment with a local pediatrician, and in the consent the child’s legal representative can indicate the last name, first name, patronymic and contact telephone number of those people (grandmother, brother, nanny, etc.) whom he trusts transmit information about the child’s health status.
Consent to provide information that constitutes medical confidentiality can also be issued in the form of a separate document (if the circle of people whom the parents trust has expanded or changed).
As for an independent visit to a doctor by a teenager, the doctor is obliged to accept the child unaccompanied by his father or mother and without a power of attorney (consent) from them only if the child is already 15 years old. Minors over 15 years of age have the right to independently obtain consent for medical intervention. Write a complaint to the head doctor of the hospital.
Rules for filling out sick leave
Only the attending physician is involved in the procedure for obtaining the document. In the part that concerns the causes of disability, code 09 is entered. This code is used when it comes to caring for a sick relative.
Next, in the “Care” line, the age of the sick child (full years or months) is specified. A special code designates the person who has taken responsibility for caring for a sick child.
Features of combining paid leave with sick leave
If one parent is on official leave, the other relative will not be able to take sick leave. Such periods also include maternity leave without pay and paid leave, which the employee takes once a year. If the child is not yet three years old, the mother will not be able to receive sick leave. If she works part-time, she can count on him. Sick leave will be granted only when an employee is looking after the sick child. If an employee takes sick leave before the start of paid leave, it is possible to receive payments before him.
When sick leave is not required by law
Legislation always protects the interests of children, so parents are allowed to go on sick leave if the child is sick. And a large number of days of such sick leave are also paid. If the period of the paid sheet is exceeded, the mother may still be at home or in the hospital with the child, but without payment for such days.
Such provisions of the law give parents an excellent opportunity to care for a sick child, to show the best care and attention. But in some cases, sick leave will be denied; it is better to know this in advance in order to think through other options and find those who can look after the children:
- Sick leave is not issued to the mother when the child is over fifteen years old and is being treated as an inpatient.
- When the disease is chronic or seasonal.
- When the mother is on vacation during the child’s illness.
When you can't get sick leave
Sick leave in case of illness of a child will not be issued if:
- the child who is undergoing treatment in a hospital has reached the age of 15;
- we are talking about a period of remission that has occurred in a chronically ill child;
- the child fell ill when a relative who could care for him was on regular vacation, on maternity leave, or on maternity leave to care for a newborn up to 3 years old.
Particular situations are when a mother on maternity leave works several hours a day or performs her work duties at home. The doctor has no right to refuse her a sick leave certificate.
Please note! The physician may require documentation of part-time employment. But this requirement will not be legal. An oral statement from the mother that she needs a document in connection with temporary employment is sufficient for the doctor to issue this document.
The medical institution only issues the document, and its payment depends on the timely actions of the employer. Before paying the money, he will check the circumstances of the case and only then make a decision on payment.
Sick leave for a child: up to what age
Despite the fact that the laws clearly state the age of a minor/minor patient, sometimes the question arises as to what the preposition “before” implies. For example, does the wording “up to 18 years” include eighteen-year-old “children” or do they stop issuing sick leave after reaching this age?
But just this specified phrase (“up to 18 years old”) gives a hint on how to correctly understand the age range. At the age of 18, citizens reach adulthood and cease to be children.
The preposition “before” means “before reaching” the age indicated below, that is:
- until the age of 7 years;
- until the age of 15;
- until the age of 18 and so on.
Of interest is the transition of a child from one age category to another. In this case, the rules for the onset of illness apply, maintaining the number of days of care for the child from the beginning of the calendar year.
To understand the essence of the above, consider examples:
- The child turned 7 years old in October, and in November he fell ill for 10 days. Sick leave issued for my mother during the period from the beginning of the year totaled 40 days. Since at the time of the onset of the disease the child had already moved to a different age category, the calculation will be made according to it. The period of “sick days” for care is 45 days, of which 40 are exhausted, therefore, 5 days are payable.
- During the period of illness, the child turned 7 years old; all other data are similar to the previous example. But in this case, all sick days are subject to payment, since at the time of its onset the child was in a different age category.
