The Ministry of Labor and Social Security implemented various measures within the scope of studies for disaster areas after the earthquakes in Kahramanmaraş on February 6 that affected 10 provinces.
In order not to experience any disruption in the services in the earthquake area, the support of managers and expert personnel was provided to the region from the first day. The services that should be provided by İŞKUR provincial directorates in the region have been transferred to the responsibility of the service units located in the center or other provinces outside the earthquake zone. In order to mitigate the effects of the earthquake for 10 provinces affected by the earthquake, İŞKUR allocated a quota for the Community Benefit Program for 16 thousand people to the governorships of the state of emergency.
Community Benefit Program with a total of 30 people, 750 to 200 for the continuation of the services provided to children, disabled, women and the elderly transferred from the institutions of the Ministry of Family and Social Services located in the disaster area to other provinces, and 18 to meet the needs of the earthquake victims transferred to the Aydın and Mersin governorates. quota has been allocated. An appropriation of 950 billion TL has been transferred for the fulfillment of this service. In addition, with the temporary article added to the Regulation on the Procedures and Principles Regarding the Execution of Programs for the Benefit of the Community, the conditions for participation in the Programs for the Benefit of the Community were also redefined in order to provide more effective and inclusive service to earthquake victims in the provinces of State of Emergency, which were determined by the Presidential Decree published on February 1.4. A new arrangement was made in the region that would produce social benefits.
Those with Chronic Diseases Will Be able to Take their Reported Medicines Without a Prescription
During the state of emergency, citizens with a green card, whose General Health Insurance premiums are paid by the state, were given the opportunity to apply directly or by referral to all health service providers contracted with the SSI for dialysis treatments in these provinces or in the provinces where they were transferred. In order to prevent grievances to be experienced in the supply of drugs and medical supplies, the reporting periods for all chronic disease reports, which expired/will expire on or after January 1, 2023, were extended until June 30, 2023, among the reports on the supply of drugs and medical supplies used due to chronic diseases. People who do not reside in the disaster area, but who have purchased drugs from pharmacies located in the disaster area in the last three months, were provided with non-prescription drugs based on the reports registered in the MEDULA system.
operating in the disaster area; Due to earthquake-related demolitions in pharmacies/centers, the mandatory IP application was abolished so that citizens can procure medicines and medical supplies from different computers using the MEDULA system. In order not to disrupt the delivery of health services in all health service providers, the invoice/prescription delivery period for the January-February 2023 period, and the deadlines for objections whose deadline is before March 31, and the objection evaluation commission have been extended until the end of the working hours of March 31, 2023. The invoice/prescription delivery period for the January-2023 period of the health service providers operating in other provinces other than Kahramanmaraş, Adana, Adıyaman, Hatay, Diyarbakır, Gaziantep, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye, Şanlıurfa, with a protocol/contract with SGK, is 28 February 2023. extended to the end.
All Information, Documents and Declarations Required to be Submitted to SSI Delayed
A state of force majeure was declared for the provinces of Adana, Adıyaman, Diyarbakır, Gaziantep, Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye and Şanlıurfa due to the earthquakes called the 'Disaster of the Century'. In this context, between February 6 and April 30 for citizens in these provinces, all kinds of information, documents and declarations that must be submitted to the Social Security Institution were postponed until May 26, 2023. The information, documents and declarations submitted to the SGK until the specified date were deemed to have been submitted in due time, preventing the imposition of administrative fines.
SSK and Bağ-Kur Pensions Payment Dates Moved forward
The Ministry, SSK insured and beneficiaries whose income and payments will be paid on 17, 18, 19, 20 February 2023, for those who will be paid on 14 February, 21, 22, 23, 24 February 2023, Those who will be paid on 15 February, 25 and 26 February 2023 It was also brought forward to be held on February 16. Income and pensions of Bag-Kur insured and beneficiaries were paid on 25 February for those to be paid on 26 and 16 February, and on 27 February for those to be paid on 28 and 2023 February 17.
Within the scope of the post-natural disaster studies, the control examination dates of those whose control examination dates were between 1 February and 31 August were accepted as 31 August 2023, so that citizens would not be victims.
Short Working Application Launched
In order for the workplaces affected by the earthquake not to lay off workers in this process, the Short Working Application was put into use and preparations for receiving the Short Working applications due to the regional crisis were completed. Preparations for the necessary legislative amendments have been completed in order to make the payments regarding the Short Working Allowance, which is planned to be implemented for the workplaces affected by the earthquake, without waiting for the eligibility check, and to provide Cash Wage Support to those who do not meet the conditions for the Short Working Allowance in terms of entitlement.
Unemployment Insurance Payments Moved Forward
The work on bringing unemployment insurance payments forward in the provinces affected by the earthquake was completed and February payments were made on 15 February. March payments will be made on 21 March and April payments will be made on 19 April. In the same way, the works to bring Half-Work payments forward in the region have been completed in a way that allows these payments to be made on the same dates.
The information of the people registered to the Agency in the professions that will be needed in the earthquake area was prepared and shared with the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency. Regulations that stretch the time limits for notifications and make payments easier for workplaces benefiting from active labor force programs and damaged by earthquakes and program beneficiaries have been implemented. Regarding the On-the-Job Training Programs, the regulation regarding the payment of essential expenses over the full month for the months of January, February, March and April, regardless of the attendance status of the participants, has also been completed.
Premium Debts of Citizens in the Provinces Affected by the Earthquake Delayed
Within the scope of post-disaster studies, the Ministry postponed the document submission deadlines between 6 February and 30 April for workplaces that employ insurance in Adana, Adıyaman, Diyarbakır, Gaziantep, Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye and Şanlıurfa provinces. Existing premium debts, whose payment period has expired before February 26, and premium debts for January, February, March, April, May, and June of 6 have been postponed until 2023 August. In addition, the delay penalty and late fee were not applied during the postponement, and the restructuring installment payments were postponed until August 31, 31.
In terms of public administrations, existing premium debts whose payment period has expired before February 6, and premium debts for January, February, March, April, May, and June of 2023 have been postponed until August 31, 2023, without the application of delay penalty and late fee. For provinces whose overdue debts were restructured in accordance with various laws within the scope of disaster, employers who did not enter into the condition of canceling their restructuring / installment transactions as of February 6, were provided with the opportunity to pay their installments, whose payment terms ended between February 6 and July 31, until August 31, 2023.
In terms of the insured who pay their premiums, their current premium debts, which have expired before the earthquakes occurred on February 6, and the premium debts of January, February, March, April, May, and June of 2023 have been postponed until August 31, 2023, without the application of delay penalty and late fee. For provinces whose overdue debts have been restructured in accordance with various laws within the scope of disasters, insured persons, whose restructuring/installment transactions have not entered into the condition of canceling their restructuring/installment transactions as of February 6, are allowed to pay their installments, whose payment terms expire between February 6 and July 31, until August 31, 2023.
Existing Premium Payables with Expired Payments Postponed to 31 August
Within the scope of the post-earthquake studies, the Ministry has extended the current premium debts of Bag-Kur insurance holders, whose payment period has expired before February 6, and the premium debts of January, February, March, April, May, and June of 2023 to August 31, 2023 without the application of delay penalty and late fee. delayed until. Existing premium debts and premiums for the period from January to June 6, whose payment period has expired before February 2023, have been postponed until August 31, 2023, without the application of delay penalty and late fee. For the provinces whose overdue debts have been restructured in accordance with various laws within the scope of disaster, the insured who have not entered the condition of restructuring/installation transactions as of February 6, have the opportunity to pay their installments, whose payment terms expire between February 6 and July 31, until August 31, 2023.
Due to the earthquakes that took place on 6 February, citizens living in Adana, Adıyaman, Kahramanmaraş, Hatay, Diyarbakır, Gaziantep, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye, Şanlıurfa provinces and their districts prevent grievances in their applications to health service providers and in the supply of medicines and/or medical supplies that are used continuously. Some measures were taken to pass. In this context, citizens residing in the disaster area; As in the pandemic process, in order not to create congestion in the health service providers and not to disrupt the current treatments of the citizens, it was ensured that the medicine to be purchased in return for the health report and the constantly used medical supplies, for once, without a prescription. In order for those living in the disaster area to benefit from health services without paying any fee, it was ensured that they were exempted from the examination participation fee in hospital applications. Citizens living in this region were exempted from prescription and medical equipment participation fee in pharmacy applications. Inspection contributions arising before February 6 and not yet collected have been postponed. In order to prevent any disruption in their treatment on the grounds that the medicines and medical supplies in the hands of the citizens may have been left under the rubble, the expiry dates of the medicines or medical supplies obtained from the pharmacies of those residing in the disaster area until February 5 were arranged as February 6, 2023.