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due to disability. The code for management of
disability is analysis of the case, the
claimant’s interview, recognize the needs.
Refer or recommend, clarify employee rights to
refer him to Fondo Del Seguro Del Estado,
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SINOT, value programs or incapacity in the long
run.
Frequent follow up of the cases, pending
matters, evaluations of specialist doctors in
the conditions. Evaluation of functional
incapacity, emotional, determine the
incapacity, if it is permanent. The
limitations have to be in written form. It is
evaluated if the employee can do the same work,
could do other type of work.
So that you have an idea, in the case of
women it is established if they cannot do the
eight hours that they did previously, if they
could do four hours sitting at a desk answering
the phone. In the case of men, to be four
hours in a gasoline station having employment
while there are clients or not any clients, he
would only be limited to observing.
Also evaluated are the consequences and