There is widespread corruption in the system of medical check-ups required for driver's licenses in Ukraine. Nearly 80% of medical certificates are issued without actual medical examinations, and doctors are not held responsible for accidents that occur from drivers with falsified certificates. The document proposes developing an electronic registry of certified medical professionals and certificates to replace the current paper system. This would enable automatic checks of certificates and help eliminate the corruption and bribery that currently allows many unfit drivers to obtain licenses.

1. How to eliminate corruption in the
system of medical check-ups

2. There are no registry
of certified
psychiatrists,
narcologists and
medical committees
as well as registry of
medical certificates
Key issues
The procedures of
medical check-ups
are conditionality and
boil down to bribes
for certificates
Doctors (committees’
members) are not
responsible for road
traffic
accidents/murders
because of issue of
forged medical
certificates

3. Average cost of medical
certificates without
medical check-up is UAH.
250
Corruption specter
The hidden income from
selling the medical
certificates and
certificates’ forms was
UAH. 159 bln in year
2017
Medical certificate is
mandatory to receive the
driver license
Almost 80% of medical
certificates is issued
without medical
check-ups
In year 2017, 795 387
driver licenses are issued

4. To develop the electronic
registry of medical certificates
and certificates (narcologists
and psychiatrists), medical
committees and licensed
specialists
Our suggestions
To develop the public portal
that will enable to check the
medical certificates and API to
check the data by state
authorities
To cancel the paper-based
certificates’ forms by
replacing them with the INN
from the registry of medical
certificates
To enable the integration
with eHealth to conduct
audit and avoid data
duplication

5. How it works
Narcologist PsychiatristCitizen Medical
committee
eHealth
Check the medical
conditions (Yes/No)
Check of the eCertificate
(Yes/No)
Registry of
medical
certificates
Public web-service to check
the medical certificate
(Yes/No)
Medical
check-up
Input of data on
medical certificate
Issue of record number in the
registry of medical certificates
Medical check-up Medical check-up Medical check-up
eCertificate
creation
eCertificate
creation

6. Development of the
information system
for audit and
maintenance of
medical certificates,
АРІ for development
of public portal
What do we need
Amendments to the
current legislation
Integration with
eHealth and
development of API for
MIS (Medical
Information System)

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