Supreme Court dismissed appeal, ruling 'same disease' means same organ system, not identical ICD-10 codes.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the appellant's cassation appeal regarding the calculation of sick pay periods. The appellant argued that different ICD-10 codes for shoulder and kidney issues constituted different diseases, but the court clarified that 'same disease' refers to the same organ system rather than identical statistical codes. Consequently, the court held that the break between the two periods did not exceed 60 days, meaning the new period should be merged with the previous one.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 9 ust. 1 i 2 ustawy o świadczeniach pieniężnych z ubezpieczenia społecznego w razie choroby i macierzyństwa; the concept of 'the same disease' refers to the same clinical state of a specific organ or system, not to identical statistical codes under the ICD-10 classification.