Article 88. It is the responsibility of employers to carry out sanitary and hygienic measures in the work environment. Insured persons who in their work environment are in contact with harmful substances such as poisonous gases, radiation, etc., must have a medical check-up at least once a year by the National Health Insurance Organization.
Article 89. Persons who are or become retired or disabled under the former social insurance laws or under this Law, members of their immediate family and persons who receive survivors pension, will be entitled to the medical services provided for in sections A and B of Article 3 of this law from the National Health Insurance Organization on paying 2% of their pensions. The difference between the amounts paid by insured persons mentioned in this Article and the amounts which should be paid according to the Regulations of the Law for the provision of Medical Treatment for Government Employees shall be provided by the Organization.
Article 90. Persons employed in the place of work should have the physical ability appropriate for the type of work assigned to them. For this reason employers are required to arrange for a medical check-up before their employment. If, after recruiting those covered by this law, it is found that the aforesaid were not fit and able for the assigned work at the time of recruitment, that the employer was negligent in making a medical check-up and as a result, the insured is involved in an accident or his illness is aggravated, the National Health Insurance Organization and this organization shall carry out the provisions of this law with respect to the insured, and the expenses related thereto shall be demanded and collected from the employer according to Article 50 of this law.
Article 91. In order to ascertain the measure of physical and mental disability of insured persons and the members of their family, Medical Committee of First Insurance and Medical Review Committee shall be formed. The procedure for convening the committees, appointment of their members, the manner of investigating and the insurance of rulings on the basis of a schedule of degrees of disability shall be according to regulations to be proposed by this Organization and approved by the High Council.
Article 92. For the purpose of supervising the proper performance of Medical duties resulting from implementation of this law three medical insurance experts selected by the Minister of Health, and Medical Education, will be members of the Technical Council of the National Health Insurance Organization mentioned in Article 4 of the law for provision of medical treatment for government employees.
Article 93. Changes in the degree of disability will require revision of the amount of pension in the following cases:
- Total disability pension shall, in case of cessation of the conditions of total disability, be terminated immediately on resumption of work by the pensioner. In case of a reduction of the degree of work-related disability to the measure mentioned in Article 73 to 74 of this law, depending on the case, either a work related partial disability pension or compensation for the loss of limb shall be paid.
- A work related partial disability pension mentioned in Article 73 of this law is subject to review within five years from the date of pension is established. If it is found in such review that the insured has ceased to meet one of the stipulated conditions, his pension will be terminated and if he is covered by Article 74 of this law he will receive the compensation mentioned in the said Article.
- In cases where the degree of partial disability resulting from work increases, and such increase is due to the accident which caused the disability, the partial disability pension, depending on the case, shall either be changed to a work-related total disability pension, or the amount of partial disability pension shall be increased.
Article 94. In cases where during the same period, the insured is entitled to two or more cash benefits under this law only the cash benefit which is the larger shall be payable except that the receipt of marriage grant family and birth allowances shall not prevent the receipt of other benefits provided for.
Persons supported by the insured shall be entitled to the legal benefits of the social insurance program during the military service of the insured.
Article 95. After completion of service and resumption of work in institutions covered by this law, the period of military service of those covered by this law will be considered as part of their period of paying insurance contribution.
Article 96. The Organization is required to increase the amount of all retirement pensions, total disability pensions and collective total survivors pensions at periodic intervals not less than once a year, in consideration of increase in the cost of living and that proportion with the approval of the Council of Ministers.
