Medical Leave Policy
Medical Leave Policy
Medical leave
1. Objective:
Standardize medical leaves in accordance with current regulations, which allows for the
the company for the collection of medical subsidies from Essalud.
2. Scope:
This procedure applies to all employees of the company GECODEM.
3. Related documents:
3.1 Article 42 of the Internal Work Regulations.
4. Responsibility:
4.1 The Human Resources area must ensure compliance with the procedure.
4.2 The heads are responsible for enforcing what is established in each of their areas.
4.3 The Human Resources area is responsible for receiving, registering, and safeguarding the
documents related to medical leaves submitted by each worker.
5. Definitions:
5.1 MEDICAL REST
It is the period of temporary incapacity to work, authorized by the treating physician and
granted to the worker, so that he may keep the necessary rest or break to achieve a
physical and mental recovery.
6. Procedure:
6.1.1 Essalud doctors (in Essalud Clinics and/or Hospitals), through the Certificate
of Temporary Work Disability - CITT, which is a form used by
Essalud.
6.2.1.2 Hospitalization:
i. Hospitalization certificate (is managed upon patient admission).
ii. The medical leave in Essalud format, Certificate of Incapacity for the
Temporary Work (CITT), issued at the time of registration.
6.2.2 Medical leaves issued by private doctors
6.2.3 Hospitalization:
i. Settlement of expenses, issued by the clinic at the time of discharge, with the
payment receipts corresponding.
ii. Report of results of auxiliary diagnostic tests (laboratory,
X-rays or others depending on the case.
iii. Surgical report in case of surgeries.
iv. Epicrisis issued by the treating physician.
6.2.4 Maternity:
i. The medical leave will meet the requirements indicated in the point
6.2.2, including the EDD (estimated due date) and LMP (last menstrual period).
ii. Photocopy of the latest echographic report (greater than 30 weeks of gestation).
iii. Photocopy of the prenatal control card.
• For oncological diagnoses: present the original and a photocopy of the pathology report.
• For physical rehabilitation cases: present a photocopy of the control card of
therapies, signed and sealed by the specialist.
• For chemotherapy treatments or similar: present original and photocopy of the
recipes and laboratory analysis for each chemotherapy session or similar
In these cases, in addition to what is requested in point 6.2.2, you must attach:
• The medical report updated to the date of the issuance of each medical leave, not
having to exceed each of them by 30 days.
• Clear photocopy of the patient's ID with an address in the city of Lima. If it appears with
address in the province, they must make the change with Reniec and present us with a
photocopy to manage the change in Essalud and to exchange your medical leave
in this city.
7. Exceptions
8. False information