A Covid-positive case (vaccinated or not) must isolate themselves. If you cannot telework, you can request a certificate (or certificate) of isolation, to be given to the employer to receive compensation. How to get it? At CPAM? Ameli? How long?
someone who is positive to Covid-19 must remain in isolation for a period that differs according to their vaccination schedule. If during their isolation, the person cannot make any teleworkshe must ask for a work stopping covid. And for receive compensation (salary), it is imperative to obtain an isolation certificate (also called an isolation certificate) to be given to his employer. Who can apply and how do I get it? On Ameli? What amount? If we are contact case ? What should the employer do?
Who can have an isolation certificate?
In case of difficulties, you can contact the CPAM from the email of your Ameli account or call the 36 46.
| Situation (for insured persons) | Procedures |
|---|---|
| Positive for Covid-19 | If you cannot telework, you can request a work stoppage and benefit from an isolation certificate. |
| Contact case | You are not subject to isolation (even while waiting for your test result). You cannot apply for a derogatory work stoppage and benefit from a certificate of isolation. Exception: if you are a contact case of your child confirmed case under the age of 16, you can request a stoppage on the site declares Ameli for the duration of your child’s isolation, provided that you cannot telework. In this case, we cannot have a work stoppage. |
| Symptomatic or positive self-test | You have to isolate yourself and get tested immediately to confirm the diagnosis. If you are in professional activity without the possibility of teleworking, you have the possibility of asking to benefit from a work stoppage, without waiting period, and a certificate of isolation allowing you to isolate yourself until you get your test result directly online by this teleservice. |
| Child care at home | You must contact your employer in order to benefit from partial activity (partial unemployment) and send him any supporting documents in your possession. |
| fragile person | According to Ministry of Labor protocol, these people must request a certificate of isolation from their general practitioner, city doctor or occupational doctor. This certificate must be presented to the employer in order to be placed in partial activity. At the same time, it is recommended by Health Insurance to approach the employer. |
Can a positive case have a Covid isolation certificate?
Covid-positive people who cannot telework can request a work stoppage and benefit from an isolation certificate.
Since March 21, 2022in accordance with the opinion of the High Council for Public Health (HCSP) of February 11, 2022, contact persons at risk, regardless of their vaccination status, are no longer required to observe a period of isolation. They cannot therefore have an isolation certificate.
How to download a model of Covid isolation certificate?
The isolation certificate below (if it is completed by a doctor) is equivalent to part 3 of a work stoppage notice. It must be given to your employer (or to each of them if you have several employers). They will take care of sending a salary certificate to your primary health insurance fund (CPAM).
Two solutions to obtain an isolation certificate:
► Either you will see your attending physician who can complete an isolation certificate and give it to you at the end of the consultation.
► Either you go to the site declare.ameli.fr and you complete a request for a declaration of home maintenance (check boxes depending on your situation). After verification, Ameli will send you, first, a confirmation email attesting to the need for isolation which can be sent to your employer while waiting to receive the official isolation certificate on your Ameli account.
Where can I find the Covid isolation certificate on Ameli (CPAM)?
To obtain a certificate of isolation, the insured can go to the site declare.ameli.fr and complete an application for declaration of home support. Ameli will check your situation and send you an email confirming receipt of your request. This email will serve as a certificate to give to your employer while waiting to receive the official certificate directly on your Ameli account or by mail.
The MSA (Agricultural Social Mutual Fund) manages the health, family, retirement, work accidents of farmers and agricultural employees. It is possible to obtain and print the form for a request for a certificate of isolation in the event of symptoms of Covid-19 and in the event of impossibility of teleworking, directly on the MSA website. This document will be to give to your employer at the start of your isolation. You must complete and sign it before sending it to him. Please note that this request does not constitute automatic compensation by the MSA. This is subordinate:
- to the effective performance of a screening test,
- the fact that, as soon as you receive your test result, you complete the derogatory work stoppage declaration available on your MSA’s website, in the Covid-19 > Covid-19: what you need to know section
How long does it take to receive your Covid isolation certificate?
The isolation certificate is available on his Ameli account:
- At the end of 7 days if you have an Ameli account
- At the end of 12 days if you do not have an Ameli account
Do you have to give your Covid isolation certificate to the employer?
The document attesting to the isolation must be sent to his company (employer) or his training organization who will take the steps (with the CPAM or the MSA) for you to be compensated during your isolation.
If you are a student, on a work-study program or on a professional contract, for example, the document attesting to the isolation must be given to your training organization. It is he who will take the steps with the CPAM or the MSA so that you can benefit from compensation during your isolation.
Sources: Declare.ameli.fr / Administrative procedures /MSA.