From January 1, 2025, an updated system for determining disability began to operate in Ukraine, which will replace MSEC. The Ministry of Health explained how disability will be determined abroad.

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The reform of the medical and social examination system of 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 assessing health status, persons temporarily or permanently outside the country will be able to receive the necessary support and legal assistance.

Assessment procedure for countries with interstate agreements.

For citizens of Ukraine located in states with which interstate agreements on social security have been concluded (Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Spain, Portugal), the following mechanism is provided:.

Transfer of medical forms: the authorized body of the country of residence of Ukrainian citizens transfers medical documents to the Pension Fund of Ukraine.

Review of documents in Ukraine: The Pension Fund of Ukraine sends medical forms to the Ministry of Health, where they are reviewed by expert teams of the Center for Assessment of the Functional State of Individuals.

Translation of documents: The Center for Assessment of the Functional State of Persons provides translation of documents into Ukrainian.

Compliance with international standards: Medical records must comply with standards such as the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10).

Assessment Format: Assessment may be completed remotely or via telemedicine depending on the specific situation..

Procedure for countries without interstate agreements.

For citizens of Ukraine located in countries with which interstate agreements on social security have not been concluded, the assessment process remains available according to the standard procedure:.

Preparation of medical documents: medical documents must indicate the diagnosis using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10), the degree of functional impairment, data from laboratory and functional examinations (discharge from a hospital patient, consultations, examination, etc.).

Translation of documents: documents must be translated into Ukrainian and the correctness of the translation must be certified. According to the Law of Ukraine “On Notaries”, no consular fee is charged for the performance of notarial acts abroad by consular offices of Ukraine to certify the correct translation into Ukrainian of documents necessary for sending an assessment..

Transfer of documents: translated documents can be sent by mail or transferred to the doctor via technical means of electronic communications. Based on the received medical documents, the attending physician will be able to formulate a referral for an assessment..

Assessment decision: Based on the documents received, an expert team in Ukraine will conduct an assessment of daily functioning, which can take place in absentia or using telemedicine.

Medical documents issued in the Russian Federation or the Republic of Belarus are not accepted for consideration.

In case of difficulties with the transfer of documents, you should contact the consulate or embassy of Ukraine. To do this, open the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, select the “Embassies and Consulates” section, find the desired country, go to the website of the corresponding embassy and select the “Notarial actions” section.

Let us remind you how disability is determined in 2025.