Social Insurance Law

1. A contributor who sustains a non-occupational disability shall be entitled to a non-occupational disability pension if he has completed a contribution period of 12 consecutive months or 18 non- consecutive months following the date of his actual registration with the Organization and prior to the date his disability is established, provided that the following conditions are met: a) The disability occurs prior to the legal age of entitlement. b) The contributor is engaged in employment covered by the provisions of this Law when his disability is established. c) The disability is established by the competent medical board. The Regulations shall specify the rules and procedures necessary for the application of the abovementioned paragraphs. 2. Non-occupational disability pension shall be computed pursuant to the provisions of Article 17(1 and 2) of this Law, provided that such pension is not less than 50 percent of the average contributory wage or salary used as a basis for the computation of pension or the minimum pension amount provided for in Article 17(2)(b) of this Law, whichever is greater. 3. Non-occupational disability pension shall be increased by 50 percent if the disabled contributor requires the assistance of others in the performance of activities of daily living, as established by the competent medical board, provided that the amount of said increase does not exceed the maximum limit specified in the Regulations. Social Insurance Law