IHSS: Régimen del Seguro de Riesgos Profesionales

Instituto Hondureño de Seguridad Social (IHSS) administers the Régimen del Seguro de Riesgos Profesionales, a component specialising in workplace accidents and occupational diseases. Its functions combine prevention and workplace intervention with cash-benefit administration and case assessment. The scheme belongs to IHSS and does not constitute an additional insurer with an independent legal identity.

At a glance

The occupational risks scheme sits alongside other IHSS social security components. Published forms document employer notifications, investigations, job studies and work reassignment assessments, each contributing different information to the evaluation and management of a case.

Contents
  1. A scheme within IHSS
  2. Notification and investigation
  3. Job studies and prevention
  4. Assessment and benefits
  5. Reassignment and capacity for work
  6. Frequently asked questions
  7. Related concepts
  8. In the blog
  9. References

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A scheme within IHSS

The institutional report distinguishes occupational risks from sickness and maternity and from pension protection. Each component has particular responsibilities and procedures. Incorporating occupational risks within IHSS connects benefits with prevention, but does not mean that every health problem affecting an insured member must be processed as an occupational contingency.

Notification and investigation

The official transparency portal’s forms catalogue includes employer accident reports and interview and investigation records. These instruments collect evidence about the event and employment relationship. Employer information is relevant to the case file but must be considered alongside clinical and technical evidence before the origin and consequences of the case are determined.

Job studies and prevention

Published forms include workplace job studies and records of prevention-management activities. The institutional report identifies intervention in affiliated businesses and monitoring of hygiene and safety conditions among its objectives. Job assessment connects tasks and exposures with preventive measures, while employers retain responsibility for implementing the actions assigned to them.

Assessment and benefits

The procedures portal includes accident or disease assessment for determining benefits under the relevant framework. The process brings together medical responsibilities, investigation and administrative analysis. An assessment request should be distinguished from a favourable decision: the former initiates or supports examination, while the latter depends on the findings and statutory eligibility conditions.

Reassignment and capacity for work

A published form requesting an opinion on work reassignment demonstrates a role beyond financial compensation alone. The relationship between health and the job may require consideration of suitable tasks and working conditions. A technical opinion must be read within its scope; it does not turn every change of position into a pension entitlement or replace employer prevention management.

Frequently asked questions

Are IHSS and RSRP separate institutions?

No. RSRP denotes the occupational risks scheme administered within IHSS. Some documents use the shorter abbreviation RRP.

Does an employer report alone decide benefit entitlement?

No. It provides accident information. Recognition requires the applicable assessment procedure and eligibility conditions.

Editorial information

Published and updated: 10 October 2026.

Editorial responsibility: Sabentis editorial team.

Author: Pablo RodríguezLinkedIn

Executive Vice President of Fundación Internacional ORP and Chief Financial Officer of Sabentis.

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