Accident Injury - Conditions of entitlement

1.   A resident of Israel who has an accident, either in Israel or abroad, is entitled to an accident allowance for the time that he is in Israel and is unable to function:

-    A salaried employee or a self-employed person, if he is unable to work at his job or at other suitable work.

-    A person who is not a salaried employee of self-employed, if he is hospitalized or confined to his home.

-    A housewife, if she is unable to perform household tasks.

2.   A person injured in an accident must undergo a medical examination within 72 hours of the time of the accident. A person who is not examined within that timeframe is liable to lose his entitlement to the accident allowance. If the National Insurance Institute confirms that the results of the accident can manifest after the said 72 hours, the injured person will be entitled to the accident allowance if he is examined within two weeks from the date of the accident.

Any sudden occurrence in which an outside factor causes physical injury, and loss of ability to function as a result of the injury.