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The last days of MSECs in Ukraine: how many fake disability certificates have already been reconsidered
From January 2025, medical and social expert commissions (MSEC) "will no longer exist as legal entities." Meanwhile, the process of reorganizing its work is currently underway, with law enforcement officers checking the disability certificates previously issued by these commissions. There are already some results.
According to Viktor Liashko, head of the Ministry of Health, law enforcement agencies have already handed over more than 2,000 cases of questionable disability certificates to the Ministry of Health. The Ministry of Health has already reviewed half of them.
"You see, there are people who take advantage of the system in every sphere. To (fight them), the country has created a large network of law enforcement and anti-corruption agencies. We de facto cooperate with them," the minister said.
According to him, Liashko's subordinates have reviewed almost a thousand cases of fake disability certificates that have been delivered to the ministry, which has already canceled the validity of 188 of them. Another 388 were handed over to the Ministry's research institute for further review.
Liashko emphasized, "Everything becomes obvious sooner or later." Accordingly, the Minister called on doctors in expert groups that will announce the disability instead of MSEC commissions to work within the legal framework.
The head added that a list of diagnoses that equal to disabilities will be established once and for all has already been determined so that "there is no need to come once a year or once every two years for re-examinations."
As reported, although the MSECs in Ukraine will be liquidated in January, all its disability certificates issued before December 31, 2024, will remain valid.
Also, after the social insurance reform, all payments for people with disabilities in Ukraine will remain in force too. At the same time, the maximum amount of insurance payment in the event of an accident at work will increase to UAH 40 thousand, with paid sick leave lasting up to 14 months.
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