Nya regler i sjukförsäkringen - fler personer i utanförskap?
RehabiliteringskedjanFörsäkringskassanVårdgarantinSjukförsäkringSjukskrivningJuridical scienceRättsvetenskapJuridikLaw and Political Science
The purpose of this paper is to study the rules of the bill 2007/08: 136 "Areformed sick-leave process of increased return to work" as related to therehabilitation chain. In the interpretation of the material I have used the ?practicallegal method? and a minor empirical study has been conducted to find out howRegion Skåne and UMAS adjust their activities to the new regulations.The government aims to reduce sick leave and on March 19, 2008,the above mentioned bill was presented to the Riksdag. The bill is a part of thegovernment's package of measures and contains proposals for a revised sick-leaveprocess. The rehabilitation chain is a part of the package and includes actions witha tighter schedule.The employer is still after the new rules playing a central role in thesick-leave process and must through early and continuous contact with theworkers start the rehabilitation process. The deadlines of the rehabilitation chainwill mean differences for the individual who will need to take greaterresponsibility in his or hers rehabilitation process earlier. Försäkringskassan mustnow speed up the handling of the various rehabilitation cases and cooperate withArbetsförmedlingen earlier.The deadlines of the Rehabilitation chain means that sick peoplemust come to care for an assessment earlier. In order to get quick access to healthcare in Sweden we have the national health care guarantee for help. I haveconcluded that the long queues that are awaiting care can create problems forindividual patients in the rehabilitation chain. In Sweden we have problems withlong-term sick leave, maybe it?s a consequence of that we have not had anyulterior limit to how long a person can receive cash benefits?