Maternity and parental leave are regulated by the Law on Maternity and Parental Benefits, and the Croatian Health Insurance institute is responsible for the implementation of this law and the Ministry of Demography, Family, Youth and Social Politics is responsible for overseeing the implementation. Beneficiaries of maternity and parental benefits are divided into three groups, namely: employed and self-employed users, users who earn long income, farmers outside the system of income tax or revenue, unemployed users, and users outside the labor system. Beneficiaries are also entitled to a one-time money support for a newborn child. All beneficiaries must submit a request for exercising the right to the Croatian Health Insurance Institute, where the officials, based on the request and the attached documentation, determine the compensation for the requested right.