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Multipurpose medical certificate. Ombudsman recommends changes to the Government to eliminate significant delays that compromise benefits
The Ombudsman, Maria Lúcia Amaral, sent a recommendation to the Minister of Health proposing a revision of the legal regime for issuing Multipurpose Disability Medical Certificates (AMIM), as well as clearer and more comprehensive disclosure of its purpose and scope. This recommendation follows the reception of complaints in increasing numbers, particularly in the last two years, the majority focusing on…
2020-03-10
Content type: News
Disability/Disability. Ombudsman sends recommendation to the Government after finding serious problems in access to Social Allowance for Inclusion
The Ombudsman, Maria Lúcia Amaral, sent a recommendation to the Minister of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security following the receipt, in the last two years, of more than two and a half hundred complaints on issues related to attribution of the Social Inclusion Benefit (PSI). Created by Decree-Law no. 126-A/2017, of 6 October, the PSI would progressively aggregate a set…
2020-03-10
Content type: Recommendations
Deficiência/Incapacidade. Prestação Social de Inclusão. Problemas vários no acesso. (2/B/2020)
Entity addressed: Ministra do Trabalho, Solidariedade e Segurança Spcial
Type: Sugestão de adopção de medida legislativa adequada
2020-02-24
Content type: Recommendations
Atestado Médico de Incapacidade Multiuso. Atrasos emissão. Acesso a beneficios comprometido (3/B/2020)
Entity addressed: Ministra da Saúde
Type: Sugestão de adopção de medida legislativa adequada
2020-02-24
Content type: News
Ombudsman closes seminar “Victims’ Rights: challenges and commitments for the XIV Legislature” organized by APAV
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2020-02-18
Content type: News
Ombudsman recommends driver compensation after collision with animal on a motorway under concession
The Ombudsperson, Maria Lúcia Amaral, sent a recommendation to Infraestruturas de Portugal to assume the responsibility of compensating a citizen for the damages suffered as a result of the collision with an animal that occurred on the A23 motorway, managed by this public company. In the light of Law no. 24/2007 of 18 July, and of the Concession Agreement, the…
2020-02-14
Content type: News
Ombudsperson met with the Prime Minister
The Prime Minister, António Costa, came today to the headquarters of the Ombudsman, at the invitation of the head of the institution, Maria Lúcia Amaral. The presence of the Prime Minister allowed, among others, to address the fulfillment of the international obligations of the Portuguese State under the National Prevention Mechanism (NPM) against Torture. Created in 1975, the Ombudsman…
2020-02-10
Content type: Recommendations
Acidente de viação em autoestrada – embate em animal (cão) – direitos dos utentes nas vias rodoviárias classificadas como autoestradas concessionadas – A23 (1/A/2020)
Entity addressed: Infraestruturas de Portugal, S.A.
2020-02-07
Content type: News
Ombudsman presents concerns to the UN Human Rights Committee
Within the scope of the 5th assessment of the Portuguese State on compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, this State body, acting on its quality of National Human Rights Institution (NHRI), sent its contribution to the United Nations Human Rights Committee. This contribution highlights the need for social protection, in particular for people with disabilities, as…
2020-02-06
Content type: Other Decisions
Prestações sociais. Atrasos e dificuldades na atribuição.
Prestações sociais: Provedora de Justiça apela à rápida resolução de “constrangimentos aplicacionais” que dificultam atribuição
Entity addressed: Conselhos Diretivos do Instituto da Segurança Social, IP e do Instituto de Informática, IP
Type: Ofício
2020-02-05
