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BOE-A-2026-2726 ·6 February 2026 ·Royal Decree Medium impact
Labour

Civil Guard Personnel: 3 months to adapt temporary incapacity management

Royal Decree 67/2026 amends Article 6 and adds Article 3 bis to Royal Decree 179/2005 to regulate the management of temporary incapacity for Civil Guard personnel. This regulation establishes new provisions regarding healthcare, prevention services, and the involvement of medical examiners, in accordance with Law 29/2014 and Organic Law 11/2007. The change aims to improve healthcare coordination and occupational safety during periods of temporary incapacity.

In 2 key points

  1. Article 3 bis is added to Royal Decree 179/2005 to regulate healthcare and the involvement of medical examiners (art. 3 bis)
  2. Article 6 is amended to improve the management of temporary incapacity (art. 6)

How it affects those involved

For Civil Guard personnel, a new incapacity management regime is established, featuring increased involvement of medical examiners and improved healthcare. Occupational risk prevention units must integrate these new rules into their processes. Health services and administrations must adjust their procedures to comply with the new requirements set out in Article 3 bis and Article 6. HR advisors and managers within the Corps must update their incapacity management protocols.

Lifecycle

2026-02-06PublishedPublished in the BOE
2026-02-26Into forceComes into force (fecha_vigencia (indice oficial del BOE))
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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