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What it is

Bill to let retired health workers collect pension and salary together

Admitted step 2 of 7 · Unfinished

It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 1 February 2022. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Popular en el Congreso.

Official title: Private member's bill regarding the compatibility of the retirement pension of health professionals providing services and the hiring of specialists in Health Sciences titled in non-EU member states in the context of COVID-19.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000199· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. The bill would allow retired doctors and nurses to combine their retirement pension with a work contract if they return to serve in public or private health centers to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The combination would run until December 31, 2022 and would require authorization from the health authority.
  2. It would also authorize, exceptionally and temporarily, hiring health specialists with degrees obtained in countries outside the European Union. The autonomous communities, the National Institute for Health Management and the Ministry of Defense could make these hires.
  3. These contracts would allow care work, always supervised by staff professionals. They could be extended in three-month periods, up to a maximum of twelve months.
  4. The Ministry of Health would give the autonomous communities the contact details of professionals in its registry, so they can assess whether they want to be hired, in line with the personal data protection law.

Who it affects

  • Retired doctors and nurses: They could return to work while collecting their retirement pension, until December 31, 2022.
  • Health specialists with degrees from outside the European Union: They could be hired for supervised care work, for up to twelve months.
  • Autonomous communities, the National Institute for Health Management and the Ministry of Defense: They would get exceptional authorization to hire these specialists.
  • Ministry of Health: It would have to give the autonomous communities the contact details of professionals in its registry.

Words worth knowing

Compatibilizar
Collecting a retirement pension and a work salary at the same time.
Proposición de ley
A bill: a text proposing a new law, introduced by parliamentary groups. It is not an approved law until it goes through the legislative process and is voted on.
Nombramiento estatutario
A type of employment status specific to public health system staff, with its own rules.

It summarizes the text as it was introduced. It is written by artificial intelligence and may contain mistakes: the official text is what counts. Read the official text · How we make summaries

Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 2 of 7 steps. It reached Admitted, and today it is unfinished.

  1. Introduced1 February 2022Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted15 February 2022The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendmentsnot reachedGroups propose changes.
  4. Committeenot reachedA committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenarynot reachedAll 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senatenot reachedThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOEnot reachedIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 6 official steps on a timeline
Mar 2022Jun 2022Sept 2022Dec 2022Mar 202311. 1 February 2022: Presentación22. 15 February 2022: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 15/02/2022 hasta 18/02/202233. 15 February 2022: Calificación44. 18 February 2022: Gobierno Contestación desde 18/02/2022 hasta 26/03/202255. 26 March 2022: Pleno Toma en consideración desde 26/03/2022 hasta 30/05/202366. 30 May 2023: Concluido - (Caducado) desde 30/05/2023 hasta 16/06/2023

Was there a plenary vote?

We have no plenary vote linked to this law in the Congreso’s data.

What happens next

What happens now?

The legislature ended before it finished. To go on, someone would have to introduce it again in the new Cortes.

It has not been presented again yet.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

  • The data comes from the open files of the Congreso, the Senate and the BOE, unaltered.
  • Each deputy’s province is the one of their seat on the day of the vote.
  • We only say “passed” or “rejected” when the majority needed is certain; otherwise we say which side had more votes.

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