醫事人員因公染疫之保障—以勞工職業災害保險及保護法之規定為中心【本期企劃】 試閱
Protection for Medical Personnel Infected with Epidemics Due to Work-Focus on the Provisions of the Labor Occupational Accident Insurance and Protection Act
蔓延全球的新冠疫情不僅對各行各業帶來衝擊，對於第一線照護病患的醫事人員而言，除了工作量遽增帶來的身心負擔以外，亦要面臨染疫的風險。一旦因公染疫，後續的救濟對於醫事人員的權益保障而言，非常重要。本文聚焦於2022年5月1日甫施行之「勞工職業災害保險及保護法」中，對於醫事人員因公染疫如何認定為職業災害，以及同法所提供之保障，並就其與「執行第五類傳染病防治工作致傷病或死亡補助辦法」之補助間的關係，進行探討。最後並論及醫事人員染疫時，勞動基準法及民法上可能得以主張之權利。
The global spread of the COVID-19 pandemic not only has an impact on all walks of life, but for front-line medical personnel caring for patients, in addition to the physical and mental burden caused by the surge in workload, they also face the risk of infection. Once infected with the epidemic due to work, follow-up remedy is very important for the protection of the rights and interests of medical personnel. This article focuses on how to identify medical personnel who infected with COVID-19 as an occupational disease, and the protection provided by the same law the protection provided for medical personnel in the “Labor Occupational Accident Insurance and Protection Act” that came into force on May 1, 2022, and the subsidy under the “Regulations Governing Subsidies for Injuries, Illnesses or Deaths due to Performing Control Measures against Category V Communicable Diseases”. Finally, the rights that may be claimed in the Labor Standards Act and Civil Law are discussed.
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