Disability is a consequence of an injury or disease. The fact of such a limitation is recorded by the ITU commission, which assigns a degree of disability and confirms it with a certificate in the form established by law. Let's consider the procedure for passing the examination and obtaining an ITU certificate.
An ITU certificate is a certificate issued after passing a medical and social examination, the result is a doctor’s conclusion recognizing a citizen as disabled, which has a strictly established form and is filled out on a strict reporting form. The degree of disability due to health can only be confirmed after an examination conducted by a special commission.
Citizens who have persistent physical or mental health limitations and are in need of social protection can be referred for examination. The decision on referral is made by the attending physician based on the clinical picture and medical examinations.
Disability is established by the MSE (medical and social examination) on the basis of Law No. 181-FZ of November 24, 1995. ITU is carried out free of charge.
Where to undergo examination to obtain an ITU certificate
If a person wants to officially establish a disability, he must contact the bureau of medical and social examination. It is necessary to submit documentation to the institution located at the place of residence. It can be city or regional. All these organizations are branches of the ITU main office.
If a person needs an examination to obtain a certificate of disability, he can contact the institution at the place of registration or actual stay. If the final decision of the commission does not satisfy the citizen, the decision can be appealed. To do this, documentation is submitted to the regional main bureau or to the Federal institution.
Sometimes the ITU bureau is called VTEC. In practice, it is not always possible to contact the institution at the place of registration. Therefore, the question of whether it will be possible to visit the commission in another part of the Russian Federation becomes relevant. There is no provision in the law that prevents the action from being carried out. It is permissible to contact an institution whose visit is more convenient. A VTEK certificate is a document that can be issued even outside the Russian Federation.
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Why do you need an ITU certificate, what is it? These questions interest many. More on this below.
ITU bureaus are divided into territorial, federal or main. A citizen can undergo examination at any location. A referral to ITU can be issued:
- municipality;
- the clinic or hospital where the candidate received therapy recently;
- By the tribunal's decision;
- it may be a person's own decision.
The commission must provide certificates and conclusions that confirm loss of ability to work. The citizen himself or an authorized representative (having a power of attorney certified by a notary) submits an application and finds out the time of the ITU meeting.
Order of conduct
Having found out what the ITU is, it is recommended to understand the peculiarities of passing the commission. If a person wants to apply for disability, he will have to receive a referral. In practice, the patient does not always have the opportunity to appear before the authorized body on his own. The corresponding document can be provided to the guardian.
It is permissible to receive a referral for examination using the following methods:
- when contacting an organization in which the person is undergoing treatment or is registered;
- writing an application to the pension fund and providing additional medical papers confirming the presence of health problems;
- contacting the social security authorities and submitting a certificate in form No. 088/u-06 from a medical institution.
The pension fund and social security have the right to issue a referral for an examination based on Order of the Ministry of Health and Social Development No. 874. If the above institutions refuse to provide a document, the citizen has the right to file a complaint. It is sent to the ITU office. Then the future pensioner will have to prepare a package of documentation. Typically, a representative of the ITU Bureau indicates what list of papers will be required to pass the examination.
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Usually needed:
- Original work record book or certified copy.
- Identity card of the applicant and his guardian. If disability is assigned to a citizen under the age of 14, a birth certificate is required, as well as a passport of one of the legal representatives.
- Documentation of education.
- Original disability certificate if the examination is repeated.
- Characteristics from the place of work. The document must be drawn up in accordance with established requirements. The paper must contain information about production conditions, the length of the working day and how the person copes with his responsibilities. When a child is assigned a disability, a reference from the school or college is provided.
- All medical documentation confirming the presence of health problems. This includes examination results, outpatient records and hospital discharge notes.
The health record is usually not included in the list. Then you have to write an application. It is registered along with the referral and other documentation. The procedure is performed on the day the application is written. Sometimes it is not possible to bring all the necessary papers for the examination right away. In this case, the person is given another 10 days to correct the mistake. If the inaccuracy is corrected, disability benefits will begin to accrue from the first day of application.
Having received all the necessary documentation, representatives of the ITU Bureau will familiarize themselves with the papers. Then a time is set for the examination. The applicant will be sent an invitation. Documentation is provided within 24 hours from the date of the decision on the date of the examination.
The certificate will indicate:
- date of procedure;
- time of manipulation;
- location of the organization where the survey will be performed.
Having received an invitation to the ITU, the applicant must appear at the place of examination. If a person cannot come on his own due to health conditions, representatives of the authorized body may visit him at the hospital or home. In some cases, a decision is made without the presence of a person. The verdict is based on the data presented in the documentation. During the examination, examinations are performed. ITU representatives will study and evaluate a person’s everyday, psychological, social and labor abilities. All nuances of the procedure are recorded in the protocol.
The role of VTEK in access to specific work
There are situations when clinic staff find it difficult to make a decision regarding a person’s admission to a particular job. In this case, VTEC is prescribed.
Also, a referral can be issued to resolve disputes between an employer and an employee regarding injuries or disability at work. VTEC involves studying the patient’s work activity and his state of health. Not only working conditions are taken into account, but also a person’s desire to work in a particular position.
Final statement
The document is provided after the person has been examined by the ITU office. The document records the final data and the verdict. The certificate is provided to all people recognized as disabled. Additionally, the degree of ability to work that was awarded to the person is recorded. The specialist will indicate whether the applicant needs to be transferred to lighter work.
The ITU certificate of disability is provided immediately after the decision is made. The document is handed over to the person undergoing the examination. The corresponding extract is sent to the Pension Fund or Social Security.
There are a number of requirements for the document. It is issued on a pink form. To know in advance what the MSEC certificate looks like, it is recommended to study the sample by reading its photo.
It is important that the certificate that the disabled person receives contains the following details:
- series and number;
- information about the person to whom the document is provided;
- date of assignment of disability;
- established group, degree and cause of disability;
- the moment at which the disability begins to take effect;
- ITU seal and manager’s signature.
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What do you need to know about the features of filling out the ITU form?
The ITU VTEC certificate, or rather its form, must strictly comply with the order of the Ministry of Health. The norms were put into effect in 2010, and changes and additions were introduced in 2013. Therefore, the correct form must meet current standards.
All fields must be filled out clearly and correctly; vague wording is unacceptable. The disability group and restrictions on the workload are prescribed precisely. A copy of the ITU certificate must be properly certified.
You should pay attention to the presence of two numbers in the document:
- On the front side there is the main serial number and series of the form.
- This is the number of the report drawn up based on the results of the examination and on the basis of which a certificate is issued.
You should also pay attention to the availability of dates.
The certificate indicates the dates of the examination and the date of issue of the certificate; they can take place on different days. As a rule, an examination is first carried out and an inspection report is drawn up. And then an ITU certificate is issued (a sample is presented below).
Certificate of examination and sick leave
The above documents are also provided after completing the procedures.
An inspection report is a paper that contains the following data:
- applicant's passport details;
- degree of health loss;
- educational and work classification information;
- data on labor activity and working conditions;
- characteristics of the psychological state of a citizen;
- information about sources of income.
The above documents are submitted to the social security authorities or the Pension Fund. An additional sheet may be provided. Sometimes it is called a certificate of incapacity for work. The document is provided if the citizen has not been assigned a disability and it is permissible to continue working. The validity period of the paper is 30 days. The period may be extended until the next disability examination.
Making an expert decision
In addition to examining the citizen himself, the commission will be interested in the social and living conditions of his life and work. Was there any harm in the workplace? Based on medical reports, the commission concludes whether the patient has recovered from the illness and to what extent he needs social support.
A person is unconditionally recognized as disabled if:
- the subject needs the help of social protection authorities;
- the patient has persistent dysfunctions of the body, his health is significantly compromised;
- permanent loss of performance.
Federal Register of Disabled Persons
FRI exists so that people with disabilities have an official resource containing all the necessary information. Answers to questions are on the forum. Information on employment, establishing a health category, receiving a pension and social benefits is on this site. The database of disabled people is not accessible.
To receive data from the Russian IDF, the following conditions are required:
- The authority is part of the interdepartmental electronic interaction system;
- The person requesting the data has the right and grounds to receive the materials;
- The request is correctly completed with all required information.
If necessary, an employer who has the authority to do so can obtain information from the Federal Register of Disabled Persons of the Russian Federation. This process is provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation, it is controlled in SMEV.
Within a few days the requested data will be sent to the applicant. The organization's response is positive if the evidence is genuine.
What kind of fraud do ITU St. Petersburg bureaus encounter?
Info For ourselves, we have found one convenient method of dealing with fake directions. Now 90% of them are delivered by medical institutions themselves. Firstly, this confirms the authenticity of the document - no one except medical workers touched it, wrote anything in or pasted it in. Secondly, the patient does not need to contact the office again to sign up for an examination. - But fraud can also occur in medical institutions themselves. — Yes, the last such case was already considered in court a week ago. The judicial investigation established that the doctor at the St. Petersburg clinic took bribes and used official forgery. The actions of the patients who gave bribes, as well as other doctors, must still be assessed legally. Sometimes fraud is discovered in an unexpected way. For example, a patient comes in for examination with the consequences of a closed craniocerebral injury.
What is a medical and social examination?
Medical and social examination (MSE) is a procedure that involves examining a citizen by competent specialists. The inspection has several important purposes:
- confirm the diagnosis with which the citizen came for examination and establish the presence of disability;
- determine the state of the body and assess the restrictions that the disease imposes on the life activity of the person being examined;
- develop a rehabilitation program that the observed person will adhere to;
- determine the degree of disability (described as a percentage).
ITU is carried out in specialized bureaus. They are in every city according to the number of districts. To undergo inspection, a citizen submits an application (his legal representative can also do this).
Document confirming disability
Members of the bureau commission analyze the condition of the person being examined based on the following facts:
- documents from doctors;
- social and household data;
- professional and labor data;
- psychological data (conclusions from a psychiatrist from the PND).
MSE is an analogue of VTEC. The difference from the medical-labor expert commission is its focus on the rehabilitation of the disabled person and his integration into society.
Common mistakes on the topic
1.Mistake #1
The ITU and VTEC certificates are identical in appearance and completion
A comment
No, the labor commission certificate contains an additional clause indicating work restrictions, and a different form of certificate is also issued.
2. Mistake #2
You can go for an examination yourself
A comment:
Yes, absolutely true, it is possible, but as a rule, your attending physician or a doctor from the enterprise will send you there, so the procedure will be simpler than going there yourself.
3. Mistake #3:
The disability certificate is issued permanently
A comment:
No, it must indicate the period for which disability is assigned, after which the disability is either confirmed again or removed.
In what cases is a re-pass required?
Re-passing the MSA is required if the commission of medical experts has disagreements regarding the decision to assign a disability to the patient. There are many reasons for doubt:
1.unclear medical history;
2. patient’s behavior inappropriate for the disease;
3.lack of documentation or errors in its preparation.
Important! An exception is the re-examination by the decision of the citizen himself, if he is not satisfied with the refusal issued by the specialists (or the degree of severity).
Additionally, an examination may be appointed to make a decision on the duration of assignment of limited work ability: depending on the severity of the illness, the patient may be recognized as disabled for life or for a limited period (followed by mandatory re-examination by the ITU).
