Better financial protection for living organ donors

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1. The bill seeks to ensure that living organ donors do not suffer financial harm because of their donation. Today those sick leaves are covered as temporary disability for common illness, and the bill proposes a special, more protective scheme.
2. The bill would recognize organ donation as a special situation of temporary disability due to common contingencies. It would cover the days of medical preparation and from hospital admission until discharge after recovery, with no prior contribution period required and a benefit equal to 100 percent of the regulatory base from the first day of leave.
3. The bill would create a paid leave for the time strictly needed for preparatory steps, such as reports, clinical exams and giving consent, as long as they fall within the workday. It would apply to both private-sector workers and public employees.
4. Staff serving in the Administration of Justice would also be covered. During the first six months of leave they would receive their full pay, and from the seventh month the benefit from the Mutualidad General Judicial would equal 100 percent of their complementary pay.
5. The same scheme is proposed for civil servants of the Armed Forces and of the State. In both cases, they would receive full pay during the first four months and, after that, a benefit equal to 100 percent of their complementary pay.
6. The Government would be empowered to issue the rules needed to implement the law. The law would take effect the day after its publication in the Official State Gazette (Boletín Oficial del Estado).

Who it affects

• Workers under the General Social Security Scheme who donate an organ while alive: They could receive a benefit of 100 percent from the first day of leave, with no prior contributions required, during preparation and recovery from the donation.
• Private-sector workers under the Workers' Statute: They would have paid leave for the preparatory steps of the donation, and their contract would be suspended under the new special temporary disability.
• Public employees: They would have the same paid leave for the preparatory steps of the donation.
• Staff serving in the Administration of Justice: They would receive full pay for the first six months and, after that, 100 percent of their complementary pay from the Mutualidad General Judicial.
• Civil servants of the Armed Forces and of the State: They would receive full pay for the first four months and, after that, 100 percent of their complementary pay.

Words worth knowing

Incapacidad temporal (temporary disability)

A situation in which a person cannot work due to illness or an accident and receives a benefit while on sick leave.

Base reguladora (regulatory base)

The reference amount used to calculate how much a Social Security benefit pays.

Cotización (social security contributions)

Money that workers and employers pay into Social Security; sometimes a minimum contribution period is required to receive a benefit.

Permiso retribuido (paid leave)

Time off work for a reason recognized by law, while receiving pay as if working.

Mutualidad (mutual society)

An entity that manages Social Security for certain groups, such as judges or civil servants.

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