{"id":53818,"date":"2026-02-04T12:02:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T12:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mediconanet.pt\/?p=53818"},"modified":"2026-02-11T17:54:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T17:54:19","slug":"certificado-de-incapacidade-temporaria-o-que-e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mediconanet.pt\/en\/certificado-de-incapacidade-temporaria-o-que-e\/","title":{"rendered":"Baixa m\u00e9dica: o que \u00e9 o Certificado de Incapacidade Tempor\u00e1ria e quem o pode emitir?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"53818\" class=\"elementor elementor-53818\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b18769b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b18769b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f2d77e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f2d77e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Uma baixa m\u00e9dica \u00e9 muitas vezes necess\u00e1ria quando a doen\u00e7a impede o trabalhador de exercer a sua actividade profissional. Em Portugal, o documento que formaliza essa aus\u00eancia \u00e9 o <strong data-start=\"461\" data-end=\"503\">certificado de incapacidade tempor\u00e1ria<\/strong> (CIT). Este certificado, emitido por um profissional de sa\u00fade, comprova a incapacidade para o trabalho e permite ao trabalhador aceder ao subs\u00eddio de doen\u00e7a. Mas o que \u00e9 exactamente o CIT e como se diferencia de um simples atestado m\u00e9dico?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13514a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"13514a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">O que \u00e9 o Certificado de Incapacidade Tempor\u00e1ria?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdbbfc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fdbbfc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>O certificado de incapacidade tempor\u00e1ria \u00e9 um documento oficial que atesta a incapacidade tempor\u00e1ria de um trabalhador para desempenhar a sua fun\u00e7\u00e3o. De acordo com a legisla\u00e7\u00e3o em vigor, o CIT deve ser emitido por um m\u00e9dico do Servi\u00e7o Nacional de Sa\u00fade (SNS) ou por entidades p\u00fablicas, privadas ou sociais com acordo com o SNS. Este certificado confere o direito ao subs\u00eddio de doen\u00e7a pago pela Seguran\u00e7a Social e justifica a aus\u00eancia ao trabalho por um per\u00edodo superior a tr\u00eas dias.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac37a2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ac37a2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Diferen\u00e7a entre certificado de incapacidade tempor\u00e1ria e atestado m\u00e9dico<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e86c4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e86c4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Embora ambos sejam documentos m\u00e9dicos, existe uma diferen\u00e7a fundamental. O atestado m\u00e9dico serve para justificar uma aus\u00eancia pontual, como um dia de consulta, e n\u00e3o confere direito a subs\u00eddio. J\u00e1 o certificado de incapacidade tempor\u00e1ria comprova a incapacidade para o trabalho durante um determinado per\u00edodo e activa o acesso ao subs\u00eddio de doen\u00e7a. Assim, aus\u00eancias superiores a tr\u00eas dias exigem a emiss\u00e3o de CIT, enquanto aus\u00eancias mais curtas podem ser justificadas por atestado m\u00e9dico ou, em determinadas situa\u00e7\u00f5es, por autodeclara\u00e7\u00e3o.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c56009 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c56009\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quem pode emitir o certificado de incapacidade tempor\u00e1ria?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d0481 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"71d0481\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">M\u00e9dicos de fam\u00edlia e outros profissionais de sa\u00fade<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b2708a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b2708a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tradicionalmente, o certificado de incapacidade tempor\u00e1ria era emitido sobretudo pelos m\u00e9dicos de fam\u00edlia das Unidades de Sa\u00fade Familiar. Desde mar\u00e7o de 2024, a legisla\u00e7\u00e3o alargou esta possibilidade a outros prestadores de cuidados de sa\u00fade. Actualmente, o CIT pode ser passado por m\u00e9dicos de hospitais (com exclus\u00e3o dos servi\u00e7os de urg\u00eancia), cl\u00ednicas de preven\u00e7\u00e3o e tratamento de depend\u00eancias e outras unidades p\u00fablicas ou privadas com contrato com o SNS, tornando o processo mais acess\u00edvel e c\u00e9lere.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc5caed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cc5caed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Limita\u00e7\u00f5es nos servi\u00e7os de urg\u00eancia<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ff4b91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ff4b91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Os servi\u00e7os de urg\u00eancia n\u00e3o podem emitir certificado de incapacidade tempor\u00e1ria a utentes classificados com prioridade azul ou verde, ou seja, situa\u00e7\u00f5es consideradas n\u00e3o urgentes. Nestes casos, o profissional de sa\u00fade deve encaminhar o doente para o m\u00e9dico de fam\u00edlia ou sugerir a utiliza\u00e7\u00e3o da autodeclara\u00e7\u00e3o de doen\u00e7a, quando aplic\u00e1vel.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3adc497 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3adc497\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Autodeclara\u00e7\u00e3o de doen\u00e7a<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7da9c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7da9c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Desde 2022, os trabalhadores podem justificar at\u00e9 tr\u00eas dias consecutivos de aus\u00eancia por doen\u00e7a atrav\u00e9s da autodeclara\u00e7\u00e3o. Este mecanismo, que pode ser utilizado at\u00e9 duas vezes por ano, \u00e9 solicitado no portal ou na aplica\u00e7\u00e3o SNS 24, com autentica\u00e7\u00e3o por Cart\u00e3o de Cidad\u00e3o ou Chave M\u00f3vel Digital. A autodeclara\u00e7\u00e3o deve ser pedida nos cinco dias seguintes ao in\u00edcio dos sintomas e \u00e9 automaticamente comunicada \u00e0 entidade empregadora e \u00e0 Seguran\u00e7a Social, n\u00e3o substituindo o certificado de incapacidade tempor\u00e1ria quando a aus\u00eancia \u00e9 superior a tr\u00eas dias.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61ca2d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61ca2d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Como funciona o processo do certificado de incapacidade tempor\u00e1ria?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97cc0b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97cc0b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Durante a consulta m\u00e9dica, o profissional avalia o estado de sa\u00fade do trabalhador e, se considerar que existe incapacidade tempor\u00e1ria para o exerc\u00edcio da actividade profissional, emite o certificado de incapacidade tempor\u00e1ria de forma electr\u00f3nica. O CIT \u00e9 comunicado automaticamente \u00e0 Seguran\u00e7a Social e \u00e0 entidade empregadora, dispensando a entrega f\u00edsica do documento. O subs\u00eddio de doen\u00e7a \u00e9 atribu\u00eddo desde que sejam cumpridos os requisitos legais. Caso a incapacidade persista, o certificado pode ser reavaliado e renovado pelo m\u00e9dico.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0d01ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d0d01ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mediconanet.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/baixa-medica-certificado-de-incapacidade-temporaria-consulta-online-1024x573.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-53835\" alt=\"Consulta m\u00e9dica online para avalia\u00e7\u00e3o do certificado de incapacidade tempor\u00e1ria\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mediconanet.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/baixa-medica-certificado-de-incapacidade-temporaria-consulta-online-1024x573.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mediconanet.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/baixa-medica-certificado-de-incapacidade-temporaria-consulta-online-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mediconanet.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/baixa-medica-certificado-de-incapacidade-temporaria-consulta-online-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mediconanet.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/baixa-medica-certificado-de-incapacidade-temporaria-consulta-online-1536x860.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mediconanet.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/baixa-medica-certificado-de-incapacidade-temporaria-consulta-online-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.mediconanet.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/baixa-medica-certificado-de-incapacidade-temporaria-consulta-online-600x336.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mediconanet.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/baixa-medica-certificado-de-incapacidade-temporaria-consulta-online.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74d2866 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"74d2866\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64bd76a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"64bd76a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50a67cc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"50a67cc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c705e1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c705e1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Perguntas frequentes (FAQ)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8ebdb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"b8ebdb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1930\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1930\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> O que \u00e9 o certificado de incapacidade tempor\u00e1ria? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1930\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2158bea e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2158bea\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1930\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f628e06 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f628e06\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6bc1ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6bc1ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00c9 o documento que comprova a incapacidade tempor\u00e1ria para o trabalho por motivo de doen\u00e7a e permite o acesso ao subs\u00eddio de doen\u00e7a.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1931\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1931\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Quem pode emitir o certificado de incapacidade tempor\u00e1ria? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1931\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3607d8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e3607d8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1931\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7afc908 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7afc908\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adddb32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"adddb32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>M\u00e9dicos do SNS, de hospitais (excepto servi\u00e7os de urg\u00eancia), cl\u00ednicas privadas convencionadas e unidades de tratamento de depend\u00eancias com acordo com o SNS.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1932\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1932\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Posso pedir o certificado de incapacidade tempor\u00e1ria no SNS 24? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1932\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2c6a8f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b2c6a8f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1932\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd90558 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cd90558\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c339d37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c339d37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>N\u00e3o. O CIT s\u00f3 pode ser emitido por um m\u00e9dico. O SNS 24 permite apenas a autodeclara\u00e7\u00e3o de doen\u00e7a para aus\u00eancias at\u00e9 tr\u00eas dias.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1933\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1933\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Qual a diferen\u00e7a entre atestado m\u00e9dico e certificado de incapacidade tempor\u00e1ria? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1933\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13c5b5c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13c5b5c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1933\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cba42cd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cba42cd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d19728a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d19728a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>O atestado justifica faltas pontuais e n\u00e3o d\u00e1 direito a subs\u00eddio. O certificado de incapacidade tempor\u00e1ria certifica a incapacidade para o trabalho e activa o subs\u00eddio de doen\u00e7a.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1934\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1934\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> \u00c9 necess\u00e1rio entregar o CIT \u00e0 entidade empregadora? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1934\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5710b3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a5710b3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1934\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d12e17 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8d12e17\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02a38f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02a38f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>N\u00e3o existe entrega f\u00edsica, uma vez que o certificado \u00e9 comunicado electronicamente. 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Ao formalizar a incapacidade atrav\u00e9s do CIT, \u00e9 poss\u00edvel justificar a aus\u00eancia ao trabalho e aceder ao subs\u00eddio de doen\u00e7a. Com as recentes altera\u00e7\u00f5es legislativas, o processo tornou\u2011se mais acess\u00edvel, abrangendo diferentes prestadores de sa\u00fade e permitindo a comunica\u00e7\u00e3o electr\u00f3nica. Conhecer a diferen\u00e7a entre CIT e atestado m\u00e9dico evita equ\u00edvocos e assegura o cumprimento das obriga\u00e7\u00f5es legais.<br \/><\/span><\/p><p>Na <strong data-start=\"180\" data-end=\"197\">M\u00e9dico na Net<\/strong>, \u00e9 poss\u00edvel agendar uma <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediconanet.pt\/produto\/baixa-medica\/\"><strong data-start=\"222\" data-end=\"337\">consulta m\u00e9dica online para avalia\u00e7\u00e3o de baixa m\u00e9dica e emiss\u00e3o de Certificado de Incapacidade Tempor\u00e1ria (CIT)<\/strong><\/a>, quando clinicamente justificado. Atrav\u00e9s de acompanhamento m\u00e9dico \u00e0 dist\u00e2ncia, o profissional avalia a situa\u00e7\u00e3o de sa\u00fade, esclarece d\u00favidas e orienta o processo de forma segura, confidencial e em conformidade com a legisla\u00e7\u00e3o em vigor.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bf6c45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5bf6c45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fontes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-529bcd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"529bcd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montepio.org\" rel=\"dofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Montepio \u2013 Finan\u00e7as Pessoais<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 \u201cBaixa m\u00e9dica: o que \u00e9 e como funciona\u201d.<\/span><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comparaja.pt\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ComparaJ\u00e1<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 \u201cBaixa m\u00e9dica: o que \u00e9 e como funciona\u201d<\/span><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/rpmgf.pt\/ojs\/index.php\/rpmgf\/en\/article\/view\/13551\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Revista Portuguesa de Medicina Geral e Familiar \u2013 \u201cTemporary disability certificates: a cross\u2011sectional study carried out in two Family Health Units&#8221;<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/rpmgf.pt\/ojs\/index.php\/rpmgf\/en\/article\/view\/11068\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Revista Portuguesa de Medicina Geral e Familiar \u2013 \u201cDeterminants of long\u2011term work absenteeism \u2013 The INCIT study&#8221;<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pone.0067887\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PLOS One \u2013 \u201cAll\u2011Cause and Cause\u2011Specific Mortality after Long\u2011Term Sickness Absence for Psychiatric Disorders: A Prospective Cohort Study\u201d<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uma baixa m\u00e9dica \u00e9 muitas vezes necess\u00e1ria quando a doen\u00e7a impede o trabalhador de exercer a sua actividade profissional. Em Portugal, o documento que formaliza essa aus\u00eancia \u00e9 o certificado de incapacidade tempor\u00e1ria (CIT). 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