Does industrial injury leave have legal effect in different places?

Except in special circumstances that meet the statutory conditions, sick leave in different places has no legal effect.

Workers with work-related injuries should be treated in the agreed medical institutions, because those who are admitted to the hospital nearby for rescue and whose injuries are stable must be transferred to the agreed medical institutions for treatment. The agreed medical institutions are all local medical institutions. Therefore, during the rest period after discharge, employees with work-related injuries should submit the medical diagnosis certificate (sick leave) recommended by the agreed medical institution. However, in any of the following circumstances, the recuperation of medical institutions in different places is effective:

First, upon the written proposal of the local medical institution and the approval of the social insurance agency, if it is transferred to a medical institution in a different place for treatment, it shall provide proof of the information transferred to the medical institution;

Two, work-related injuries in different places, it is not suitable to transfer to local medical institutions to continue treatment, the medical institutions issued a certificate of work-related injury treatment.

Shanghai Municipal People's Government

Measures of Shanghai Municipality for the Implementation of Industrial Injury Insurance

Article 32 (Medical Principles)

Workers who suffer from accidents or occupational diseases at work shall enjoy medical treatment for work-related injuries after treatment.

Workers with work-related injuries shall seek medical treatment in designated medical institutions in this Municipality or designated medical institutions for occupational diseases. In case of emergency, you can go to the nearest medical institution for first aid. After the injury is stable, it should be transferred to designated medical institutions for treatment in time. If it is really necessary to transfer to other provinces and cities for treatment, the designated medical institutions in this Municipality shall issue a certificate and report it to the social security agency for approval.

Workers with work-related injuries who need work-related injury rehabilitation shall choose the work-related injury rehabilitation institution that has signed a service agreement with the municipal medical insurance agency.

Article 37 (Paid Shutdown Treatment)

Workers who have an accident or suffer from occupational diseases need to suspend their work and accept work-related injury treatment. During the paid suspension, the original salary and welfare benefits will remain unchanged and will be paid by the unit on a monthly basis.

Generally, the paid shutdown period shall not exceed 12 months, and the specific period shall be determined according to the injury diagnosis opinions issued by designated medical institutions. If the injury is serious or the situation is special, it may be appropriately extended upon confirmation by the appraisal committee, but the extension time shall not exceed 12 months. After assessing the level of disability, the injured person shall stop the original treatment and enjoy the disability treatment in accordance with the relevant provisions of these Measures. Workers with work-related injuries who still need treatment after the expiration of the suspension period will continue to enjoy medical treatment for work-related injuries.

Work-related injuries who can't take care of themselves need care during the paid shutdown period, and the unit to which they belong is responsible.