A personal medical (or sanitary) book is a special document that is necessary for employment. This does not always happen. It may be needed for those people who plan to work in the production, transportation, storage and sale of food and drinking water, as well as in the field that provides household services to the population. Consider the validity period of the medical book and the procedures for its execution and renewal.
What is its function?
The function of the medical book is to inform the employer and the testing service about the health status of the employee. Thanks to this binding document, he can be allowed to work.
The medical book serves as a guarantee that when interacting with products or in contact with other people, the employee will not spread an infectious disease.
What do you need to receive?
It can be issued in a polyclinic by registration or in a special institution that deals with this. To obtain this document, you will need to go through certain doctors and pass some tests. These studies will help determine the presence or absence of diseases that can be transmitted to others. On average, the term for completing a medical book is from one day to one week. This will depend on the profession and the speed of the bacteriological laboratory.
A person who wants to receive a sanitary record must have on hand a personal identification document, as well as photographs of a standard 3x4 size. After which he must purchase a blank booklet form, in which information about the analyzes and marks of doctors will be entered. This form has an established sample.
If vaccinations are made in advance, then information about this is indicated in the book. In addition, other tests may be performed in a person or studies may be performed, such as fluorography. Then this information also needs to be attached to the medical book.
The need for a second physical examination
What is the validity period of a medical record? It is necessary to undergo a physical examination again after a certain time. It completely depends on the sphere of labor activity. These examinations are subject to mandatory hygienic and preventive certification. To maintain the ability to work in a particular place, the medical book is subject to regular renewal.
At some enterprises, the employer pays for the registration of the medical book. But sometimes an employee is hired only under the condition of an existing document or readiness to receive it.
What kind of doctors go for a medical book?
When you make out a medical book, you must go through the following specialists:
1. Reception of the therapist.
2. Reception otolaryngologist.
3. Reception of the dentist.
4. Reception of a dermatologist.
5. Admission venereologist.
The validity period of medical book analyzes depends on the profession.
Types of Research
The following studies are required:
1. Radiography (or digital fluorography).
2. Testing for helminthiasis.
3. Studies for typhoid fever.
4. Blood tests for sexually transmitted diseases.
5. Blood tests for syphilis.
6. Submission of tests for the presence of protozoal infections (giardia, amoeba and others).
7. Taking a smear for the presence of gonorrhea.
8. Submission of tests for the presence of the pathogen of intestinal infections.
Women should also visit a gynecologist, in some cases, additional examinations, for example, ultrasound of the mammary glands, may be prescribed. The sphere of activity in which a person plans to work has a great influence on this. Therefore, the list that we have given above is approximate.
Where to get a health book?
This question interests many, since the cost of the medical book depends on the choice. There are commercial hospitals in which the price of such a document can be very high. If you independently undergo a physical examination in a district clinic, then this procedure will be much cheaper. But you need to understand that this can take more time. Therefore, if a personal medical book is needed urgently, then you should overpay for speed.
However, you can take tests in different places - no one forces you to do this in a particular center. But this can also take quite a lot of time, which is not always desirable.
So, we will consider all options where it is possible to receive the sanitary book.
In a government agency
The cost of a medical examination here will be much lower than in private clinics and centers. But in a clinic or hospital, there are usually long lines. Therefore, be patient and expect. Completely free also will not work to pass the examination.
In the registry of a state institution, you need to present your passport, policy, SNILS, a blank form of a book purchased, an application for a physical examination (it can be filled in place). Then go through all the doctors and get a finished medical book in your hands.
Private specialized centers
It is quite simple to get the necessary document here. There are almost no queues in these centers, all specialists are located nearby. You only need to pay at the cash desk all expenses and fill out an application for passing the commission. In just a few hours, the medical examination will be completed. The book can be obtained on the same day. True, the cost can be very high of such services. It depends on the region. In Moscow, a visit to one specialist can cost about 1,500 rubles, which not everyone can afford. The validity period of a medical record is the same everywhere.
What else is required for the sanitary book?
The medical board is not limited to. Mandatory is the sanitary minimum. This is a kind of hygienic training - a lecture, after listening to which a hologram is pasted into the medical book . These lectures are conducted by the Center for Epidemiology and Hygiene or its affiliates. By the passage of the sanitary minimum, all tests should already be passed.
The lectures explain the basics of working with food products, talk about compliance with precautionary measures, sanitary standards and hygiene rules in the workplace.
Areas of activity where a personal medical book is required
Below are the employees who need a medical book without fail:
1. Workers in the sale and transportation of food products.
2. Workers in the production and processing of food products.
3. Employees involved in the preparation, processing of food products.
4. Employed in food service areas.
5. Trade workers (shoes, clothes).
6. Employees of institutions.
7. Health care workers.
8. Employees, Provision of household, cosmetic services.
If a medical book is needed at the time of hiring, the validity period and extension procedure must be specified in advance. About it further.
Validity
The term depends on the scope of work. The book itself is valid indefinitely. It is valid until it is completely filled. But the entries in it may become expired. In this case, the book must be extended.
At industrial enterprises, medical examinations are held once a year. Utilities - once every six months. Sellers in grocery stores - once every three months. The sanitary minimum is usually valid for 2 years.
If labor activity suggests the possibility of developing occupational diseases, then employees need to be tested regularly to monitor their health.
Renewal
The extension of the medical book involves the passage of the same specialists again. The cost of this physical examination will be the same.
The validity period of a medical book is determined by regulatory enactments:
- Labor Code
- The law on the epidemiological welfare of the population.
- Food Safety Act.
- Acts of government, departments and ministries.
The Labor Code indicates the obligation of certain categories of citizens to undergo a medical examination. The availability and duration of medical books is kept by the employer in a special journal.