The employer obligation to choose and register with the chosen specialist of occupational medicine is regulated by the Law of basic health insurance of health and safety at work (Official Gazzette n. 85/06, 67/08).
The rights in case of injuries at work are realized through the Croatian Institute for Health Protection and Safety at Work (HZZOZZR). Each employer is obliged to choose a specialist of occupational medicine for his/her employees, usually according to the working place, filling in the appropriate form verified by a stamp and signiture of the responsible person. This form will be an essential part of the contract and the base for the regulation of the protection and safety at work.
It means also that the employer doesn't have the obligation to pay the preventive examinations of his/her employees by the specialist of occupational medicine directly, as the costs are paid by the Health Institute.
The employees have to be informed about the responsible chosen specialist of occupational medicine.
