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Sickness insurance of self-employed person

A self-employed person shall participate in sickness insurance if both of the following conditions are met:

• he or she is pursing activity as a self-employed person in the Czech Republic or outside the Czech Republic (if Czech legislation was deemed applicable based on rules contained in EU coordination regulations or in an international social security agreement); and
• he or she submitted an application to participate in sickness insurance (on the required form).

The following benefits are provided from sickness insurance of self-employed persons:

• Sickness benefits
• Maternity benefits
• Paternity benefits
• Long-term attendance allowance