On Medical Documents Required to Open Charitable Accounts in Healthcare

Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus No. 304 of September 7, 2026 “On Foundations and Charitable Activities in Healthcare” entered into force on September 12, 2026. The Decree establishes that, to open an account, an individual submits to the bank a medical document, issued in accordance with the legislation on administrative procedures, confirming that the person in need of medical care has a disease.

Such medical documents include (Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus No. 200 of April 26, 2010):

· a medical certificate of health status. It is issued by the healthcare organization at the place of residence or by the healthcare organization where medical care was provided, within one day after a medical examination or medical assessment;

· an extract from medical records. It is issued by the healthcare organization at the place of residence or by the healthcare organization where medical care was provided, within five days from the date of the request.

To obtain these medical documents, a citizen should contact the relevant healthcare organization and present a passport or other identity document.

Brief information on how to request medical documents is provided in the table.

Name of the administrative procedure	Healthcare organization the citizen should contact	Documents and (or) information submitted by the citizen for the administrative procedure	Fee charged for the administrative procedure	Maximum time limit for the administrative procedure	Validity period of the certificate or other document (decision) issued (adopted) in the course of the administrative procedure
7.6. Issuance of a medical certificate of health status	healthcare organization at the place of residence or healthcare organization where medical care was provided	passport or other identity document	free of charge	1 day after the medical examination or medical assessment	up to 1 year
7.9. Issuance of an extract from medical records	healthcare organization at the place of residence or healthcare organization where medical care was provided	passport or other identity document	free of charge	5 days from the date of the request	unlimited

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