{"id":54095,"date":"2026-02-05T15:32:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T15:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mediconanet.pt\/?p=54095"},"modified":"2026-02-11T17:50:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T17:50:35","slug":"como-solicitar-a-baixa-medica-passo-a-passo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mediconanet.pt\/en\/como-solicitar-a-baixa-medica-passo-a-passo\/","title":{"rendered":"Como solicitar a baixa m\u00e9dica: guia passo a passo para obter o Certificado de Incapacidade Tempor\u00e1ria"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"54095\" class=\"elementor elementor-54095\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83ed2ce e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"83ed2ce\" 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-80f78d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80f78d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Quando uma doen\u00e7a impede de trabalhar, \u00e9 fundamental saber como solicitar a baixa m\u00e9dica de forma correcta e dentro da legisla\u00e7\u00e3o em vigor.\u00a0 Em Portugal, o documento oficial que comprova a incapacidade para o trabalho \u00e9 o Certificado de Incapacidade Tempor\u00e1ria (CIT), que permite tamb\u00e9m o acesso ao subs\u00eddio de doen\u00e7a.<br data-start=\"308\" data-end=\"311\" \/>Conhecer como solicitar a baixa m\u00e9dica em Portugal ajuda a evitar atrasos na emiss\u00e3o do Certificado de Incapacidade Tempor\u00e1ria e garante o acesso atempado ao subs\u00eddio de doen\u00e7a. Este guia explica, passo a passo, como solicitar a baixa m\u00e9dica em Portugal, desde a avalia\u00e7\u00e3o inicial at\u00e9 \u00e0 comunica\u00e7\u00e3o com o empregador.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b24fb4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b24fb4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Passo 1: Avaliar a necessidade da baixa m\u00e9dica<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31bb83d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31bb83d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nem todas as indisposi\u00e7\u00f5es exigem baixa m\u00e9dica. Para situa\u00e7\u00f5es ligeiras e de curta dura\u00e7\u00e3o, a legisla\u00e7\u00e3o permite recorrer \u00e0 autodeclara\u00e7\u00e3o de doen\u00e7a, v\u00e1lida at\u00e9 tr\u00eas dias consecutivos, duas vezes por ano.<br data-start=\"1058\" data-end=\"1061\" \/>Se os sintomas forem mais intensos, persistentes ou se antevir que a incapacidade ultrapasse tr\u00eas dias, o passo seguinte para como solicitar a baixa m\u00e9dica \u00e9 agendar uma consulta com um m\u00e9dico.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca2a3e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ca2a3e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Passo 2: Marcar consulta com o m\u00e9dico<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f79aa6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f79aa6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Para solicitar a baixa m\u00e9dica, pode recorrer ao seu m\u00e9dico de fam\u00edlia ou a outros prestadores de sa\u00fade convencionados com o SNS, incluindo hospitais (excepto servi\u00e7os de urg\u00eancia) e cl\u00ednicas privadas.<br data-start=\"1504\" data-end=\"1507\" \/>Actualmente, tamb\u00e9m \u00e9 poss\u00edvel solicitar a baixa m\u00e9dica atrav\u00e9s de teleconsulta, desde que o m\u00e9dico consiga avaliar adequadamente a situa\u00e7\u00e3o cl\u00ednica.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c57812 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6c57812\" 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\/como-solicitar-a-baixa-medica-online-1024x573.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-54105\" alt=\"Consulta m\u00e9dica online ilustrando como solicitar a baixa m\u00e9dica e emiss\u00e3o do Certificado de Incapacidade Tempor\u00e1ria\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mediconanet.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/como-solicitar-a-baixa-medica-online-1024x573.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mediconanet.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/como-solicitar-a-baixa-medica-online-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mediconanet.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/como-solicitar-a-baixa-medica-online-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mediconanet.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/como-solicitar-a-baixa-medica-online-1536x860.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mediconanet.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/como-solicitar-a-baixa-medica-online-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.mediconanet.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/como-solicitar-a-baixa-medica-online-600x336.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mediconanet.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/como-solicitar-a-baixa-medica-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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88db6d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"88db6d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Passo 3: Ser avaliado pelo profissional de sa\u00fade<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94e2465 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94e2465\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Durante a consulta, o m\u00e9dico analisa os sintomas, o historial cl\u00ednico e avalia se existe incapacidade tempor\u00e1ria para o trabalho.<br data-start=\"1846\" data-end=\"1849\" \/>Caso se justifique, o profissional emite o Certificado de Incapacidade Tempor\u00e1ria (CIT) de forma electr\u00f3nica, indicando o per\u00edodo de baixa m\u00e9dica. O CIT \u00e9 automaticamente enviado para a Seguran\u00e7a Social e para a entidade empregadora, n\u00e3o sendo necess\u00e1ria a entrega em papel.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cf47bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9cf47bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Passo 4: Cumprir as orienta\u00e7\u00f5es m\u00e9dicas<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2866c61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2866c61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Depois de saber como solicitar a baixa m\u00e9dica e obter o CIT, \u00e9 essencial cumprir todas as orienta\u00e7\u00f5es cl\u00ednicas: repouso, medica\u00e7\u00e3o e cuidados recomendados.<br data-start=\"2334\" data-end=\"2337\" \/>A Seguran\u00e7a Social pode convocar o trabalhador para per\u00edcias m\u00e9dicas, pelo que \u00e9 importante estar dispon\u00edvel e cumprir as regras associadas ao per\u00edodo de incapacidade.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e7a5bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e7a5bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Passo 5: Renovar a baixa m\u00e9dica se necess\u00e1rio<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0a0267 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0a0267\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Se a incapacidade se prolongar al\u00e9m da data prevista, deve regressar ao m\u00e9dico para reavalia\u00e7\u00e3o. O profissional poder\u00e1 renovar o CIT, prolongando a baixa m\u00e9dica.<br data-start=\"2719\" data-end=\"2722\" \/>N\u00e3o efectuar a renova\u00e7\u00e3o implica a suspens\u00e3o do subs\u00eddio de doen\u00e7a e a aus\u00eancia pode passar a ser considerada injustificada.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fdc03a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8fdc03a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Passo 6: Informar o empregador<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cce5f92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cce5f92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Embora o CIT seja comunicado automaticamente, faz parte das boas pr\u00e1ticas informar a entidade empregadora sobre a baixa m\u00e9dica e o per\u00edodo de aus\u00eancia. Isto facilita a organiza\u00e7\u00e3o interna da empresa e evita mal-entendidos.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbe52ec e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fbe52ec\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbb1fb3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fbb1fb3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52fd552 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"52fd552\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ceea00f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ceea00f\" 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-b3485fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"b3485fc\" 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-1870\" 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-1870\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Preciso de CIT para faltas de um ou dois dias? <\/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-1870\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7213cb1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7213cb1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1870\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7712879 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7712879\" 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-0ca6001 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ca6001\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>N\u00e3o. Pode utilizar a autodeclara\u00e7\u00e3o de doen\u00e7a para justificar at\u00e9 tr\u00eas dias consecutivos, duas vezes por ano.<\/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-1871\" 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-1871\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Como saber se devo usar a autodeclara\u00e7\u00e3o ou pedir baixa m\u00e9dica? <\/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-1871\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8947e9e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8947e9e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1871\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc73c14 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dc73c14\" 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-fe25f15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe25f15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Se os sintomas forem ligeiros e de curta dura\u00e7\u00e3o, a autodeclara\u00e7\u00e3o \u00e9 suficiente. Para situa\u00e7\u00f5es mais graves ou prolongadas, \u00e9 necess\u00e1rio saber como solicitar a baixa m\u00e9dica junto de um m\u00e9dico.<\/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-1872\" 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-1872\" >\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-1872\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b58d86d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b58d86d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1872\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39085ef e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"39085ef\" 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-ec83ad1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec83ad1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>M\u00e9dicos das Unidades de Sa\u00fade Familiar, hospitais (excepto urg\u00eancia), cl\u00ednicas privadas convencionadas e servi\u00e7os de tratamento de depend\u00eancias.<\/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-1873\" 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-1873\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Tenho de entregar o CIT \u00e0 empresa? <\/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-1873\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11f5093 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"11f5093\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1873\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a3d76e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9a3d76e\" 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-feeaa71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"feeaa71\" 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 \u00e9 enviado electronicamente \u00e0 Seguran\u00e7a Social e ao empregador, mas \u00e9 recomend\u00e1vel comunicar a aus\u00eancia.<\/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-1874\" 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-1874\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> \u00c9 poss\u00edvel solicitar a baixa m\u00e9dica por teleconsulta? <\/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-1874\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83ad23c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"83ad23c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1874\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2150588 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2150588\" 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-e769e82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e769e82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sim. 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Em muitos casos, a avalia\\u00e7\\u00e3o m\\u00e9dica \\u00e0 dist\\u00e2ncia permite emitir o CIT, desde que o profissional considere clinicamente adequado.\"}}]}<\/script>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-d662034 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d662034\" 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-2b982e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b982e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclus\u00e3o<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0900b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0900b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Saber como solicitar a baixa m\u00e9dica torna todo o processo mais simples e evita problemas legais ou financeiros. Avaliar correctamente a situa\u00e7\u00e3o, marcar consulta, obter o CIT e cumprir as orienta\u00e7\u00f5es m\u00e9dicas s\u00e3o passos essenciais para garantir a protec\u00e7\u00e3o do trabalhador. A autodeclara\u00e7\u00e3o \u00e9 \u00fatil em situa\u00e7\u00f5es ligeiras, mas n\u00e3o substitui o Certificado de Incapacidade Tempor\u00e1ria em aus\u00eancias prolongadas.<\/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 como solicitar a baixa m\u00e9dica 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-a529eab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a529eab\" 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-72927bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72927bf\" 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 \u2013 \u201cBaixa m\u00e9dica: o que \u00e9 e como funciona\u201d.<\/a><br data-start=\"4678\" data-end=\"4681\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comparaja.pt\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ComparaJ\u00e1 \u2013 \u201cBaixa m\u00e9dica: o que \u00e9 e como funciona\u201d.<\/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>Quando uma doen\u00e7a impede de trabalhar, \u00e9 fundamental saber como solicitar a baixa m\u00e9dica de forma correcta e dentro da legisla\u00e7\u00e3o em vigor.\u00a0 Em Portugal, o documento oficial que comprova a incapacidade para o trabalho \u00e9 o Certificado de Incapacidade Tempor\u00e1ria (CIT), que permite tamb\u00e9m o acesso ao subs\u00eddio de doen\u00e7a.Conhecer como solicitar a baixa [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2964,"featured_media":54106,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[121],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-baixa-medica"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.mediconanet.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/como-solicitar-a-baixa-medica-passo-a-passo.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mediconanet.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54095","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mediconanet.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mediconanet.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediconanet.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2964"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediconanet.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54095"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediconanet.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54095\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54933,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediconanet.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54095\/revisions\/54933"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediconanet.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mediconanet.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediconanet.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediconanet.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}