In principle, an employee incapable of working is entitled to full maintenance of his wages and other advantages deriving from his employment contract until the end of the calendar month in which falls the 77th day of incapacity for work during a reference period of 18 successive calendar months. After the end of that period, responsibility for wages is taken over by the National Health Fund (hereinafter “the CNS”).
Nevertheless, entitlement to full maintenance of wages and other advantages deriving from the employment contract ceases for an employee in the event of a refusal decision adopted by the CNS pursuant to Article 47(2) of the Social Security Code, which is binding on the employer (cf. FAQ D6a21).