--- title: "#CostaRica 🇨🇷 #BDS_LaborAlert: Amendment to the CCSS Regulations on Statutory Leaves of Absence and Certified Medical Leaves Enters into Force" description: New Amendment image: https://publicaciones.bdsasesores.com/hubfs/entretenimiento-en-el-hogar-agradable-joven-agujereando-un-control-remoto-mientras-descansa-en-casa.jpg --- [![BDS blanco ingles](https://publicaciones.bdsasesores.com/hs-fs/hubfs/BDS%20blanco%20ingles.png?width=100&height=50&name=BDS%20blanco%20ingles.png "BDS blanco ingles")](https://www.bdsasesores.com) - [Team](https://www.bdsasesores.com/en/team/) - [Services](https://www.bdsasesores.com/en/services/) - Blog - [Labor Law](https://publicaciones.bdsasesores.com/en-us/blog) - [Corporate Law](https://publicaciones.bdsasesores.com/apriori-blog?hsLang=en-us) - [Store](https://www.bdsasesores.com/en/tienda/) - [Contact](https://www.bdsasesores.com/en/contact/) - English - [English](https://publicaciones.bdsasesores.com/blog?hsLang=en-us) - [Español](https://publicaciones.bdsasesores.com/blog?hsLang=es-cr) ![](https://publicaciones.bdsasesores.com/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Theme-Delight%20BDS%20Asesores/images/logo-BDS-blanco-jul25.png?width=200&name=logo-BDS-blanco-jul25.png) ##### Jul 17, 2025 8:03:09 PM ##### 1 min. read #CostaRica 🇨🇷 #BDS\_LaborAlert: Amendment to the CCSS Regulations on Statutory Leaves of Absence and Certified Medical Leaves Enters into Force 1:19 # #CostaRica 🇨🇷 #BDS\_LaborAlert: Amendment to the CCSS Regulations on Statutory Leaves of Absence and Certified Medical Leaves Enters into Force On Thursday, July 10, 2025, the amendment to the *Regulations for the Granting of Statutory Leaves of Absence (licencias) and Certified Medical Leaves (incapacidades)* of the Costa Rican Social Security Administration (CCSS) was published in the Official Gazette No. 127, thereby officially entering into force. The amendment introduces specific changes to **Article 14** of the regulations, establishing new provisions regarding the recognition, management, and documentation of statutory leaves of absence and certified medical leaves applicable to employees, while also providing legal certainty concerning **the types of activities that may be carried out** during such periods. In light of this new regulatory framework, it is essential to understand the scope of the changes and to prepare for their proper implementation. 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