The 90-day deadline the provinces have already missed

Article 154 inserts an article 4 bis into Supplementary Occupational Risks Law No. 27.348 and imposes concrete, dated obligations on the provinces that signed up to that regime. It starts with the general rule: those jurisdictions «are bound to full compliance with the conditions established therein, including the strict application of the Table for the Assessment of Work Incapacity approved by Decree 659/96». It then sets out five paragraphs. a) Where there are no judicial medical experts meeting the conditions of article 2 of that law, «each jurisdiction shall establish, staff and guarantee the proper operation of Forensic Medical Bodies or equivalent bodies or entities». b) Those bodies must have «the operational capacity and specialisation required» to handle judicial disputes under the occupational risks system, «ensuring objectivity and independence in their findings». c) The deadline: «ninety (90) days, counted from the entry into force of the law inserting this article for jurisdictions already signed up, or from the date of their respective adherence law for those that sign up later». d) Within the same period, the jurisdictions must implement «the digital environments the Occupational Risks Superintendency makes available to them», which assist doctors and experts in calculating incapacity. e) Agreements are to be signed setting out the protocols and technical requirements. And the final paragraph is the one with teeth: non-compliance «once the periods provided for have elapsed shall entitle the Occupational Risks Superintendency to suspend technical assistance and/or specific funding, or to restrict or terminate any other form of support it directs to that jurisdiction in occupational risk matters», and the measure «may be maintained until the jurisdiction demonstrates full compliance». verif · Mar 6, 2026 ↗

The article has been in force since 6 March 2026, under article 217 of the law. The 90-day deadline running against provinces already signed up expired on 4 June 2026. For those signing up later, the 90 days run from their own adherence law. verif · Mar 6, 2026 ↗

The worker injured at work who disputes their incapacity rating. The provincial forensic medical body is what issues findings once a case reaches the courts; if the province has not set one up, the case drags on or is decided by experts with no specialisation in occupational risks. The employer paying workers' compensation premiums. The predictability of accident litigation depends on the incapacity table being applied the same way in every jurisdiction, and that is exactly what the article requires be done «strictly». And the provincial government, which is the real addressee: setting up a specialised forensic medical body means money and staff, and non-compliance has a concrete consequence — the Superintendency can cut off its technical assistance and its specific occupational-risk funding. verif · Mar 6, 2026 ↗