“How can Ukrainians abroad establish disability within the framework of the MSEK reform? The Ministry of Health clarified that from 2025, a new functional status assessment system will be in effect in Ukraine instead of MSEK. Ukrainians abroad can take the assessment remotely according to a special procedure.”, — write on: unn.ua
The reform of the medical and social examination system in Ukraine provides for the availability of services for citizens regardless of their place of stay, including abroad. Thanks to the introduction of new approaches to the assessment of the state of health, persons who are temporarily or permanently outside the country will be able to receive the necessary support and legal assistance
It is noted that Ukrainians residing in states with which interstate agreements on social security have been concluded (Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Spain, Portugal) are provided with the following mechanism:
transfer of medical forms: the authorized body of the country of residence of a citizen of Ukraine transfers medical documents to the Pension Fund of Ukraine;
examination of documents in Ukraine: the Pension Fund of Ukraine sends medical forms to the Ministry of Health, where they are examined by expert teams of the Center for the Assessment of the Functional State of Persons;
translation of documents: the Center for Assessment of the Functional State of Persons ensures the translation of documents into Ukrainian;
compliance with international standards: medical documents must comply with standards such as the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10).
assessment format: assessment can be conducted in person or using telemedicine, depending on the specific situation.
For Ukrainians residing in countries with which interstate agreements on social security have not been concluded, the evaluation process remains available according to the standard procedure:
preparation of medical documents: the diagnosis using the International Classification of Diseases of the Tenth Revision (ICD-10), the degree of functional disorders, laboratory and functional examination data (inpatient discharges, consultations, examinations, etc.) must be indicated in the medical documents;
translation of documents: documents must be translated into Ukrainian and the correctness of the translation must be certified;
transfer of documents: translated documents can be sent by mail or transferred to the attending physician through technical means of electronic communications. On the basis of the received medical documents, the attending physician will be able to form a referral for evaluation;
assessment decision: on the basis of the received documents, an expert team in Ukraine will conduct an assessment of daily functioning, which can take place in absentia or with the use of telemedicine.
The Ministry of Health emphasized that documents issued in the Russian Federation and Belarus are not accepted for consideration.
We will remind
From January 1, 2025, a new system for assessing daily functioning, which will be conducted by expert teams of medical practitioners, will be implemented, and the outdated system of medical and social examination will be eliminated.