New regulations regarding insurance coverage for individuals who have partially or fully lost their professional working capacity are set to be introduced. These changes aim to refine the social protection system in Azerbaijan.
According to the Operative Information Center-OMM, amendments to the Law on Mandatory Insurance against Occupational Accidents and Occupational Diseases have been proposed. The draft law was discussed during today's session of the Milli Majlis (National Assembly) Committee on Labor and Social Policy.
The proposed legislation shifts the criteria for insurance payments. Currently, payments are often linked to the determination of disability status. The new proposal suggests that insurance payments should instead be based on the specific degree of loss of professional working capacity, rather than solely on disability status.
Under the proposed framework, the degree of loss of professional working capacity is defined as the percentage of permanent loss of the professional capability the insured individual possessed prior to the insurance event. By aligning the one-time insurance payment with this percentage, the government aims to establish a unified criterion for evaluating and providing compensation.
This legislative adjustment is part of broader efforts in Azerbaijan to modernize social security mechanisms. By focusing on the loss of professional capacity—which inherently encompasses the loss of bodily functions associated with disability—the state seeks to streamline the compensation process, ensuring that support is more accurately targeted toward those affected by workplace-related incidents.
