The Mexican Institute of Social Security ( es, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, IMSS) is a

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organization that assists

public health Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals". Analyzing the det ...

, pensions and

social security Welfare, or commonly social welfare, is a type of government support intended to ensure that members of a society can meet basic human needs such as food and shelter. Social security may either be synonymous with welfare, or refer specifical ...

in Mexico operating under the Secretariat of Health. It also forms an integral part of the Mexican healthcare system.

History

The IMSS was founded by

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on January 19, 1943, in order to satisfy the legal precepts established in the Article 123 of the

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. It is constituted by representations of the Workers, Employers and the Federal government. It is the largest social welfare institution in all Latin America. For some time, however, there have been festering signs of trouble in IMSS, not the least being serious financial problems that came to a head in early November 2010. Hospital_del_IMSS_en_Pérez_de_Galeana,_Apaxco

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Directors-General

Mexican Social Security Law

The Mexican Social Security law currently in effect, published in the Official Journal of the Federation (21 December 1995), is the legislative domain under which the IMSS carries out its operations. Currently the law indicates that Social Security has the following purposes: * Medical assistance * Protection of basic necessities of subsistence * Social services necessary for individual and collective well-being * Giving out a pension which, depending on the completion of the legal prerequisites, will be guaranteed by the State The law contemplates two domains, an "obligatory" one (funded by individual, employer and state contributions), and a "voluntary" one (aimed at workers in household industries and self-employed professionals). The following items are excluded from the base quoted salary: * Tools of trade such as tools and clothing * Savings deposits, when they are made up of a weekly, biweekly or monthly deposit equally from the worker and the employer * Additional voluntary contributions * Contributions to

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* Food and lodging when they are given in an onerous manner * Payments in coin or cash * Rewards for attendance and punctuality * Overtime, within limits established by law

External links

IMSS website
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History

Directors-General

Mexican Social Security Law

Further reading

External links