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BOE-A-2026-16653 ·31 July 2026 ·Act High impact
Labour

Professional members: modification of the alternative mutual insurance regime in Social Security

Law 2/2026 modifies Royal Legislative Decree 8/2015 to adjust the treatment of alternative mutual insurance funds regulated under the 18th and 19th additional provisions of the General Social Security Law. The law reviews the historical and legal framework governing the inclusion of liberal professionals who require mandatory professional registration, who transitioned from a voluntary and collective integration system to a mandatory and individual inclusion in the Special Regime for Self-Employed Workers (Preamble I).

In 2 key points

  1. Classification in the Special Regime for the Self-employed is mandatory and individual for registered professionals (Preamble I). (art. Preámbulo I)
  2. Persistence of social welfare mutual societies for professional associations that opted for private insurance (Preamble I). (art. Preámbulo I)

How it affects those involved

For registered professionals, the regulation affects their Social Security classification, maintaining the distinction between those integrated into the Special Regime for the Self-employed and those remaining in alternative mutual societies (Preamble I). Social welfare mutual societies regulated by the 1941 Free Mutual Societies Act continue to serve as the private insurance instrument for professional associations that opted for this route (Preamble I). The main impact lies in the consolidation of the mandatory and individual classification model established by Law 30/1995 for these groups.

Frequently asked questions

How is the social security encuadramiento for self-employed professionals structured?
It is mandatory and individual under the Special Autónomos regime, except where the professional college has opted for a mutual insurance scheme (art. Preámbulo I).
What happens to professional colleges' social insurance mutualities?
They remain as private assurance instruments for members of colleges that chose to join them following legislative developments (art. Preámbulo I).

Lifecycle

2026-07-31PublishedPublished in the BOE
2026-08-01Into forceComes into force (fecha_vigencia (indice oficial del BOE))
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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