When applying for a job, in addition to the basic package of documents, a person may be required to undergo a medical examination regarding his state of health. The same applies to vehicle drivers who want to replace or obtain their driver’s license for the first time.
As with applying for a job, this will require a certificate from a clinic in the established form, and in this article we will help you find out what is the validity period of a medical certificate for drivers in 2020 and the fine for its absence.
Sample certificate
In 2021, obtaining a driver's medical certificate is a necessary condition for registering a new license, which every citizen, being a driver, is obliged to fulfill. At the beginning of last year in July, the new medical certificate approved its status and came into force, which means that if your medical examination took place before this date, then in July 2021 the certificate became invalid.
The updated form differs from the previous one in its appearance, since it has decreased in size. Last year, for a medical certificate, drivers were required to collect signatures confirming the diagnosis from each doctor, but now only one therapist is required, which has simplified the examination. The dimensions of the form itself have also changed. Now the new sample has dimensions equal to an A5 sheet and is filled in on both sides.
The Supreme Court decided what to do for drivers with poor vision
Sergey Cheprakov from Yuzhnouralsk, according to the conclusion of the medical commission, must drive a car with glasses. He has a special license on his license. In December 2014, traffic police officers fined Cheprakov 5,000 rubles. for driving a car without a special license (Part 1 of Article 12.7 of the Administrative Code), since he did not have a medical certificate with him. Cheprakov was unable to convince the courts that he should have been punished for the lack of documents provided for by the traffic rules (Part 1 of Article 12.3 of the Administrative Code - a fine of 500 rubles). After that, he went to the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation to challenge the very rule about putting marks on the license about the conditions under which drivers are allowed to drive a car.
In April of this year, the Supreme Court refused to recognize clause 37 of the Rules for conducting examinations for the right to drive vehicles and issuing driver’s licenses as illegal. However, Cheprakov, convinced that the rule violated his right to drive a car, appealed the refusal decision. In his opinion, the court did not indicate which specific legal act established the list of marks to be affixed to driver’s licenses, as well as which document provides for the right of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to affix o.
Yesterday, at a meeting of the appeal board of the Supreme Court, the representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Gayk Maryan, said that the court was not obliged to point to these documents. “We can now point out this, we have Order No. 995, which establishes that in his case an o[] is affixed. The traffic police officer sees such a mark and understands that this driver must have glasses or lenses,” said Maryan.
According to him, the order was modernized last year and now the general phrase “a medical certificate is required” is not written in the license, they put a specific note that the driver must have, for example, glasses or a hearing aid, and traffic police officers do not have the right require a certificate. Cheprakov received his rights back in 2008, before the changes came into force.
— It turns out there are people who are required to travel with a certificate? But the license is issued for 10 years, and the certificate is for two to three years, what should they do? — asked Supreme Court Judge Sergei Astashov.
If the medical commission writes in the conclusion that a person’s vision is deteriorating and he cannot drive a car without glasses, then he must undergo re-examination every year, Maryan answered. “The plaintiff was given a certificate not like everyone else, but one that stated that his vision was deteriorating, and he might not be allowed to drive at all, a corresponding note on his license,” explained a representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Judge Vladimir Zaitsev asked what to do for those who have a note on their driver’s license that a medical certificate is required. “Should they all go and appeal it?” - he asked.
Government representative Nikolai Gilyakov assured that when replacing a driver’s license, this mark will be removed for everyone.
“Here you go, on November 19, 2015, a driver was fined in Perm for a similar violation,” the judge noted.
Gilyakov replied that the driver was brought in unlawfully and an investigation needed to be carried out.
The Appeals Board of the Supreme Court (Vladimir Zaitsev, Sergey Astashov, Vyacheslav Gorshkov) rejected Cheprakov’s complaint.
Notes:
1. The GCL mark gives the right to drive vehicles when the driver wears glasses or contact lenses, that is, vision correcting devices.
Validity period of a medical certificate for a driver
A driver who wants to get a license probably thinks about the validity period of the medical certificate, because when the time comes to draw up the documents, compliance with the standards and, therefore, the expiration date must be ensured. The expiration date for this certificate form depends on the situation. The category of the driver undergoing a medical examination also affects.
The changes in the deadline affected both categories, which include:
- Drivers, absolutely healthy, of all categories, from A to D1E;
- Drivers of the same categories, but with certain health restrictions.
An absolutely healthy driver of a motor vehicle differs from the second category in the absence of any diseases that impede driving, and the certificate is issued for a long period. A healthy driver does not need to undergo an annual examination of his condition and therefore the validity period of the certificate is 2 years.
The category with limitations (for vision, hearing, diseases of the musculoskeletal system, etc.) refers to drivers of used dangers, which means their condition requires constant diagnosis and a certificate in this case is needed annually.
Forms with a doctor’s examination and final diagnosis are issued for a year to persons from the second group, which include::
- Novice drivers under 21 years of age;
- Professional drivers involved in the transportation of goods and passengers. These individuals are more likely to experience health stress;
- Drivers over 50 years of age.
If you are planning to become a driver, or perhaps deciding to replace your driver’s license due to its invalidity, you must take a responsible approach to the medical examination. Because an attempt to reach an agreement in order to hide the fact of the disease endangers the lives of the driver himself and the people around him on the road.
How long is a medical commission certificate valid?
The medical commission certificate is valid for one year
Some drivers believe that they only need to visit specialists and update their certificate once every ten years. Just at the same time when it’s time to exchange your rights. This opinion is wrong.
As follows from the Order of the Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation, honey. Inspection for drivers of all possible categories must be completed every year
This is especially true for drivers engaged in international transportation, persons with certain diseases and people under 21 years of age.
On February 16, 2021, some changes were made to this order, according to which, in order to obtain an international license for a car or restore a lost copy, as well as in connection with a change of surname, the inability to use a worn-out license, etc., obtaining a certificate is not required .
The procedure for obtaining medical certificate 003-В/у
A medical certificate, whatever one may say, must be obtained and this is a fact, now we will find out how to get it. First, select a place to obtain a medical certificate. The examination procedure is allowed to take place in government organizations (polyclinics), as well as clinics operating as private businesses.
By choosing the first option, you have the right to come for a medical certificate for your license on any of the two Saturdays of the month or another convenient day. Of course, the cost of a medical certificate in this case will be minimal. By choosing private doctors who officially issue health documents for the traffic police, you will have to pay more, but you will not waste time waiting in lines.
No matter where the medical certificate for a driver’s license is issued, the list of doctors remains the same. All you need for this is a civil passport. Next, you go through all the specialized doctors who will write down your diagnosis in your medical record, and then you go to a therapist.
Lucky are those who need a medical certificate of permission to drive category A to M vehicles.
The changes affected the fact that a medical certificate for drivers in 2021 belonging to categories A to M is issued without the signatures of some doctors, namely:
- Neurology specialist;
- Otolaryngologist;
- Electroencephalography (EEG) room.
If you are going to retrain to driver category from C to Tb, the main specialists, on the contrary, will be added to the doctors mentioned above and blood and urine tests.
Excluded fields from the new medical certificate for the traffic police
We have partially analyzed what the driver’s new medical certificate looks like. It is several times smaller than the old one and will not take up much space among the other documents provided by the driver to the traffic police officers during a check during a stop. Let's now figure out which fields were affected by the changes, and why this document began to look the way it did.
- Firstly, the fields with the signatures of all specialized doctors, except the therapist, disappeared. All entries are made in the questionnaire, and the final diagnosis is made only by the therapist, for which a special field is provided;
- Secondly, the photo for the medical certificate, which previously occupied a place in the corner, disappeared;
- Thirdly, there is no field indicating until what time the medical certificate for drivers will be valid.
Time will tell how effective the solution to reducing fields will be, but the absence of a photograph makes it much easier and cheaper to obtain the certificate itself.
Fields added to the new type of medical certificate for the traffic police
Of course, due to the removed fields, the document frees up space for new data that is required to be filled out.
The added fields in the form will not result in more visits to doctors, and the procedure for obtaining it has become much more accessible:
- The opportunity to obtain this document not only at the clinic at the place of residence, but also at the place of registration or even in a private clinic. Previously, the old form included the address of the place of residence, which is why citizens did not have freedom of choice and were forced to undergo a medical examination only where they lived.
- For a driver driving an ATV, moped, truck, trolleybus or tram, there are now additional fields. Previously, the form indicated only 5 categories of rights, now the list has expanded and there are 16 of them, as subcategories have appeared in the table. The doctor himself will make a mark in the required category according to that indicated on the driver’s license.
- A table has also been added where the doctor also makes a note, but, on the contrary, prohibits the driver from driving any type of transport based on the diagnosis and contraindications (illness). Such a mark will notify the traffic police inspector during the document check that the driver does not have the right to drive a particular vehicle.
- In the new form, fields have been added where the doctor notes recommendations for the right to drive transport. For example, this certificate states that you have the right to drive a vehicle only wearing vision-correcting devices (glasses, lenses). This means that without them, driving will be considered illegal.
- The latest innovation is a field displaying the personal data of the doctor (full name, signature and seal) who issued the conclusion about your health status and the certificate itself. This doctor is a general practitioner.
Do I need to visit a narcologist?
Due to recent changes, this year’s traffic police certificate is somewhat different from the previous version. It has new content and a number of features. List of changes:
- Previously, photographs had to be taken every year. The new format does not provide for the use of a photo card.
- The certificate no longer has lines that doctors fill out during the medical examination. All information is stored only in a personal outpatient card.
- The certificate does not indicate the date of the next inspection. It is simply issued for a year.
More information about all changes to the rules can be found in the following video:
Regardless of the category, it is necessary to undergo a repeated medical examination every year. Otherwise, the driver of the vehicle may receive an appropriate fine. The procedure for obtaining honey. help is quite simple. Therefore, you should not take risks and try to acquire it illegally.
How to get a medical certificate
In addition to the main set of specialists, newly minted driver's license holders will have to go through two more doctors, unfortunately, located in specialized dispensaries. This is a narcologist and psychiatrist.
Medical institutions where they receive drivers should only be located at your place of registration; other dispensaries are not suitable for this purpose. If at a drug treatment center you are asked to have your blood tested, then at a mental health center you may need an EEG.
Naturally, it is easier to first undergo examinations at dispensaries, obtain a conclusion with a validity period calculated from 1 to 2 years, and only then contact a clinic. After being examined by specialists, which is done in one day, you go to your primary care physician.
The therapist will give a conclusion and put his stamp. If you needed a form about your state of health to obtain a license, then you have the right to go to the exams to pass your license on the same day. In other situations, your medical examination will become available at the traffic police within 3-10 days.
If the certificate is expired
By receiving a medical certificate in a timely manner, the driver protects himself from fines. There is no doubt that a person who has previously undergone a medical examination will not want to go through it again, but the expiration date of the form obliges him to visit all doctors again and at least once every two years.
Remembering that you had an appointment at the clinic several years ago, do not be surprised that the medical certificate is expired and needs to be replaced. With any official documents, you need to be on your guard and update and renew them in a timely manner, since delay is the same as their absence, and this often results in administrative punishment.
How to get a medical certificate correctly?
The process of obtaining this certificate is not complicated, but it takes time, since the organization of doctor’s appointments in our country is not entirely organized. Therefore, you will have to either use paid ones in queues. To do this, you need to be patient and follow these steps.
- Visit the nearest medical center or clinic to get examined there. Here you will be issued a medical card, with which you will need to make a visit to the doctors. If the clinic does not sell cards, you will have to buy one from a local printing house.
- After adding to honey. personal data card, list of doctors and necessary procedures. Each specialist will make an appropriate entry on the form.
The number of surveys depends on which categories need to be opened.
- Next, you need to visit a psychiatrist and narcologist, who fills in the appropriate fields in the medical record. You can undergo them at the same clinic (many of them provide this opportunity for an additional fee).
- At the end of this “fascinating” quest, you must return to the institution where the medical form was issued. cards.
The therapist must issue a special certificate to submit it to the traffic police.
To obtain a certificate, you need to take what is happening as seriously and responsibly as possible.
In most cases, there are no difficulties during the commission.
The candidate does not need to spend a lot of time and effort. Therefore, it is better to immediately get rid of the thought of buying a certificate.
If counterfeit documents are detected, their owner faces various large penalties.
At all stages of passing the commission and obtaining rights, it is better to always keep ready:
- passport;
- policy and SNILS;
- military ID or registration.
