Conscript soldiers are not covered by compulsory health insurance; however, they are provided with all necessary healthcare services within the national defence system and in other healthcare institutions, funded by the Ministry of National Defence.
If a conscript soldier’s health is impaired during Permanent Mandatory Initial Military Service and medical treatment is still required after completion of service, healthcare services continue to be provided in healthcare institutions of the national defence system or in other healthcare institutions, with the costs covered by the Ministry of National Defence.
During the period of temporary incapacity for work, individuals who have completed Permanent Mandatory Initial Military Service are also paid a sickness benefit (62.06% of the minimum monthly wage) from the funds of the Ministry of National Defence for a period of up to 4 months, if they are not entitled to receive a sickness benefit paid by Sodra (State Social Insurance Fund) (Law of the Republic of Lithuania on the Organisation of the National Defence System and Military Service, Article 65(1)(2), Article 68(3)).
Conscript soldiers are entitled to receive a sickness benefit from Sodra if, after completing Permanent Mandatory Initial Military Service, they become persons insured under sickness social insurance (by entering employment) and their temporary incapacity for work begins within 6 months from the end of mandatory military service (Law of the Republic of Lithuania on Sickness and Maternity Social Insurance, Article 8).
Conscript soldiers are insured under social insurance for accidents at work and occupational diseases.
A sickness benefit is granted to persons who become temporarily incapable of work due to an accident at work, on the way to work or from work, or due to an occupational disease, provided that the event is recognised as an insured event. The sickness benefit is granted if the right to receive it arises during the insurance period.
The amount of the sickness benefit is 77.58% of the compensable earnings used for calculating sickness benefits.
If, as a result of an insured event, the injured person temporarily loses up to 20% of work capacity, a one-time compensation for loss of work capacity is paid in the amount of 7.76% of their compensable earnings for 24 months, used to calculate the one-time compensation.
If, as a result of an insured event, the injured person temporarily loses more than 20% but less than 30% of work capacity, a one-time compensation for loss of work capacity is paid in the amount of 15.52% of their compensable earnings for 24 months, used to calculate the one-time compensation.
If permanent loss of work capacity is established, the injured person is paid a one-time compensation three times the standard amount.
If it is determined that, as a result of an insured event, the injured person has lost between 30% and 45% of work capacity, a periodic compensation for loss of work capacity is paid.
If the injured person has lost 45% or more of work capacity, a periodic compensation for loss of work capacity is paid in the following cases:
If, due to the same insured event, the recipient does not have the right to receive an equal or higher social insurance disability or incapacity pension;
If the social insurance disability or incapacity pension paid due to the same insured event is lower than the calculated periodic compensation.
In this case, the recipient is paid a periodic compensation for loss of work capacity equal to the difference between these benefits.
More information can be found in the Law of the Republic of Lithuania on Social Insurance for Accidents at Work and Occupational Diseases and on the website www.sodra.lt.
Conscript soldiers are insured under unemployment social insurance and therefore have the right to receive unemployment social insurance benefits. These benefits are granted and paid by Sodra.
Unemployment social insurance benefits are granted to persons who are registered with the Employment Service, have been granted unemployed status, and for whom the Employment Service has not offered suitable employment or active labour market policy measures, provided that they meet at least one of the following conditions:
Prior to the date of acquiring unemployed status, they have accumulated at least 12 months of unemployment insurance record within the last 30 months;
They have completed mandatory initial military service or alternative national defence service, or were released from Permanent Mandatory Initial Military Service during which they acquired basic military training, and acquire unemployed status within 6 months after completion of service.
More information can be found in the Law of the Republic of Lithuania on Unemployment Social Insurance and on the website www.sodra.lt.
During service, conscript soldiers are insured under maternity social insurance.
The following benefits are granted to insured persons who are entitled to receive them:
Maternity benefits during maternity leave;
Paternity benefits during paternity leave;
Childcare benefits during childcare leave.
More information can be found in the Law of the Republic of Lithuania on Sickness and Maternity Social Insurance and on the website www.sodra.lt.
During service, conscript soldiers are insured under pension social insurance.
An old-age pension is granted to persons who have reached retirement age and have a minimum of 15 years of pension social insurance record;
A disability pension is granted to persons with disabilities who have the minimum insurance record required for entitlement;
Widow’s and orphan’s pensions are granted to the children (including adopted children) and spouses of deceased persons who were entitled to receive or were receiving an old-age, disability, incapacity, or invalidity pension, or who had accumulated the required pension social insurance record.
More information can be found in the Law of the Republic of Lithuania on State Social Insurance Pensions and on the website www.sodra.lt.
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