Ringworm Victims

This portal contains information regarding the rights of ringworm patients who were affected by radiation.

According to The Ringworm Victims Compensation Law, those who received radiation therapy for ringworm between 1946 and 1960 and became sick with one of the illnesses detailed in the law following this treatment are entitled to compensation from the government as of January 1, 1995.
Survivors of ringworm victims who died as the result of their illness are also entitled to compensation.
A compensation claim request must be submitted to the Ministry of Health. Financial benefits and grant payments to victims and survivors are paid through the National Insurance Institute.
Important: The National Center for Compensation of Scalp Ringworm Victims may be contacted with any questions by calling *3667

General Information

• Ringworm
• Ringworm victim
• Deterioration of a ringworm victim's medical condition
• Ringworm victim compensation from other laws
• Restricting fees for assistance or representation in a claim for ringworm victims
• Restricting fees for assistance or grant claim representation of Ringworm victims survivors'

Rights

• Financial payments to victims:
  • One-time compensation
  • Monthly benefit
  • One time grant instead of benefit
• Survivors grant
• Income Tax Exemption for People with Medical Disability
• Certificate of Disability

Procedures

• Submitting a financial payment claim
• Submitting a survivors grant claim
• Medical committee for ringworm victims
• Committee of experts for ringworm victims
• Appealing a medical committee decision

Aid organizations

• For a comprehensive categorized listing of healthcare organizations offering assistance and support, see Health and Illness/Aid Organizations.

Government agencies

• The Ministry of Health:
  • The National Center for Compensation of Scalp Ringworm Victims
  • The National Institute for Studying the Implications of Scalp Ringworm Treatment
• The National Insurance Institute

Court Rulings

• Malka Shachar v. Israel - Ministry of Health
• A benign tumor of the thyroid gland does not merit compensation according to The Ringworm Victims Compensation Law

Laws & Regulations

• The Ringworm Victims Compensation Law
• Ringworm Victims Compensation Regulations (Submitting Claims, Victim Recognition, Establishing the Degree of Disability, Committee Composition and Procedures), 5755-1995
• Ringworm Victims Compensation Regulations (One-Time Compensatory Payment, Benefit and Grant), 5755-1995

Additional publications

• Ringworm on Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Credits

• Original translation performed by The Shira Pransky Project as part of a grant from The Fellowship Fund.