Publication date: 13.05.2024
How to open a sick leave sheet remotely
As the epidemic season continues, the number of seasonal respiratory viral diseases such as SARS, COVID-19 and influenza remains high.
The Ministry of Health reminds that Ukrainians have the opportunity to stay at home in the presence of symptoms of these diseases and contact a doctor for an examination of temporary incapacity remotely.
To do this, you need to take the following steps:
Consult a doctor remotely using telephone, Internet telephony or telemedicine.
Based on the received information, the doctor will form a medical opinion on temporary incapacity - an electronic document in the electronic health care system.
You will receive an SMS message with the number of the medical certificate of temporary incapacity from the electronic health care system.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications will automatically be included in the Electronic Register of Sickness Certificates maintained by the Pension Fund.
An e-mail of incapacity for work is generated on the basis of the data contained in the MVTN.
This is exactly the document by which payments are calculated.
Now wait for an SMS message from the Pension Fund - with the number of the disability certificate. This means that everything is designed successfully.
Notify the employer that you are ill by calling or forwarding the sick leave number. He will be able to see your disability certificate in the policyholder's office on the Pension Fund's electronic services web portal. 7 days after the closing date of the sick leave, the employer will be able to pay it.You may also be interested in the following articles: development of documents documents development development of documents by a lawyer
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We draw your attention to the fact that if it is necessary to extend the MVTN for a period of more than five calendar days, you must appear for a personal appointment with a doctor.
It is also possible to receive an electronic prescription remotely, which a doctor can prescribe for treatment. We remind you that even the first electronic prescription can now be obtained without a personal appointment.
Conclusion
It is possible to obtain a certificate of incapacity for work remotely. For this, it is necessary to consult a doctor by phone or the Internet. The doctor will form a medical opinion, which will be the basis for issuing a certificate of incapacity for work.
Having received the number of the medical certificate of temporary incapacity for work (MVTN) via SMS, you can notify the employer and check the data on the incapacity for work certificate in the policyholder's office on the Pension Fund web portal. After closing the sick leave, the employer will be able to make the payment within 7 days.
It is also important to extend the sick leave for a period of more than five days, for which you need to consult a doctor in person.In addition, it is possible to receive an electronic prescription for treatment remotely.
The new possibilities of remotely obtaining a sick leave certificate simplify the procedure and allow Ukrainians to stay at home in case of illness, reducing the risk of infection in epidemic conditions.
