The birth of a child is a joyful event, but it entails a lot of different troubles. Parents can expect not only the joys of fatherhood and motherhood, but also a huge amount of paperwork associated with registering the arrival of a new citizen of the Russian Federation into the world. Instructions on the State Services website, designed to clarify this issue, sometimes only drive unprepared mothers and fathers into panic - that is why FAN turned for advice to the chairman of the board of the All-Russian public organization for the support of motherhood and childhood “Council of Mothers” Tatyana Butskaya . In an interview for our publication, she named the mandatory steps that parents should take in the first weeks after the birth of a child.
Birth certificate
- Tatyana Viktorovna, let's start with the very first document that is issued to a person - a birth certificate. Where can I get it?
- Sometimes right in the maternity hospital. At some perinatal centers there are unique branches of registry offices where you can draw up documents for the child. The most important thing for you in this case is to choose a name in advance. And since this is often a big problem for parents, they have to pick up the baby without a document, and then spend a lot of time getting it processed at the registry office itself.
By the way, one of my proposals was to allow the registry offices at maternity hospitals to register not only newborns, but also their parents as husband and wife, since it very often happens that people have children without ever formalizing their marital relationship. They put it off until the last minute, as usual. Well, with the advent of a child, why bother thinking and procrastinating?
The family, of course, becomes stronger with the appearance of a stamp in the passport. In addition, many payments for a child are much easier to obtain when his father and mother are husband and wife. Few people, by the way, know that otherwise the father will have to adopt his child - and this is a rather unpleasant moment for a man.
In general, a birth certificate can be obtained not only at the registry office, but also at the MFC, as well as on the State Services portal. For registration, you must provide passports of both parents (if the mother is married, otherwise a document establishing paternity must also be attached), a marriage certificate (or a divorce certificate if the baby was born no later than 300 days after the divorce) and a certificate of birth of the child issued at the maternity hospital.
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What documents should be issued at the maternity hospital after the birth of a child?
When a mother and baby are discharged from the maternity hospital, the administration issues:
- birth certificate (coupon No. 3 and attachments to it);
- exchange card;
- birth certificate. It is important: without it it is impossible to obtain the necessary papers in the future .
In the maternity hospital, from the certificate, a second coupon is opened, according to which money is transferred to the maternity hospital from the insurance company under the compulsory medical insurance policy for the provision of medical care.
The extract includes information about delivery, medical procedures, height and weight, results of tests performed. The paper is attached to the medical record.
See in this article what a medical error is and what types of liability are provided for such an offense.
Maternal capital
— One of the most frequently asked questions among future parents concerns the procedure for obtaining maternity capital. How to get one?
— The practice of proactively issuing certificates for maternal capital is now widespread. In other words, you do not need to go anywhere specially with documents to confirm the appearance of a child in your family. As soon as the baby is born, information about this is received by the relevant authorities, who must subsequently notify you of the granted right to maternity capital.
The State Services website will soon launch so-called “super services” (they are really super!) for a variety of life situations. Among them will be the life situation “Birth of a child” - and as soon as the baby is born, an electronic birth certificate and an electronic SNILS will immediately be issued for him, his mother will be able to register the baby online at her place of residence and receive her “capital” . In addition, she will immediately receive an SMS on her phone with a question about where exactly the state should transfer her 18 thousand rubles - a one-time benefit for the birth of a child.
You won't even have to go anywhere! Parents will receive both documents and money for the child automatically. This whole fabulous story awaits our country any day now - at least that’s what they promise at the Ministry of Labor and Social Development of the Russian Federation.
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Where to contact
The parents of the baby can choose where to obtain the necessary insurance certificate, such as:
- insurance agency;
- state multifunctional center for the provision of municipal services;
- a specialized insurance collection center, often located near a medical facility.
Obtaining a certificate is both free and mandatory. Of course, it is best to contact those organizations where the family members themselves are insured, but based on which clinic will serve the baby. Finding out which agency the agreement was concluded with will not be difficult, and then contact it.
You can get a policy for your baby in several ways, which the family will choose at their discretion, such as:
- by personally contacting an insurance agent;
- sending by mail a completed application with notarized copies of the necessary documents;
- online application on the official website of the insurance agency with copies of scanned documents attached;
- use the government services website by filling out only an electronic application.
The latter differs favorably from the first cases in that there is no need to attach scans of documents. Thanks to the electronic interaction of the system of government bodies, the government services website will receive the necessary document data via internal mail. Of course, parents will have to appear in person to receive the certificate, since the registration procedure requires a personal signature in the registration journal.
Registration at place of residence
— What about registering a child at the place of residence? How is this issue resolved?
— The baby must live with his parents. Accordingly, he must be registered with them at the same address. Well, or at the registration address of the father or mother, if according to the documents they live in different places. The choice of registration must be approached responsibly, since the family will receive support precisely from the region in which it registered its child. Let me remind you that its size can vary greatly depending on a particular subject of the Russian Federation.
These regional maternity capital can be very steep: 100, and even 150 thousand rubles. So you really should take the issue seriously and choose carefully, if possible.
Registration can also be completed on the State Services website, at the MFC or at the Ministry of Internal Affairs. You will need to present: an application, parents’ passports and the child’s birth certificate.
— You said that each region has its own “maternal certificates”, which are issued in addition to the federal one. Let's take an average option - not the capital, but not the province either - the city of St. Petersburg. How is the issue of supporting families resolved there?
— I advise you to go to the website “vremyarozhat.rf” - there is a whole motivator there, in which everything is specifically calculated. Open it, write about your life situation and what kind of child will appear in your family (a lot depends on this) - all the amounts will be sent to you immediately. I think that St. Petersburg is in our “top”.
It was there that the authorities came up with the so-called “children's card”. The city transfers money for it, but you can spend it only in specialized retail chains that sell goods for babies.
By the way, some federal subjects additionally provide fathers and mothers with a kind of “humanitarian aid” for their children, such as free milk formula. As for vitamins, they are prescribed within the framework of territorial state guarantee programs under the compulsory medical insurance policy for both pregnant women and children under three years of age.
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Is it worth getting VHI for a newborn?
Registration of a voluntary health insurance certificate is carried out on a paid basis. It includes those medical services that are not subject to mandatory coverage, for example:
- rehabilitation;
- consulting;
- preventive;
- diagnostic and other procedures.
The cost of voluntary health insurance starts from 5 thousand rubles, valid for 12 months. The list of therapeutic measures is determined by the parents. Of course, if the child is sick, has constant health problems, and has 24-hour medical supervision, the parents will not be issued such a policy. We discussed the difference between compulsory medical insurance and voluntary medical insurance in more detail in the previous post.
Compulsory medical insurance policy and SNILS
— What about the compulsory health insurance policy? How and when should it be completed?
— For the first 30 days of his life, a newborn can live under his mother’s policy. During this time, parents need to have time to choose an insurance company and sign an agreement with it. To do this, you will need a birth certificate and a passport of one of the parents. On the day you contact the insurers, you will be given a temporary policy, which you can use for a whole month until you receive a permanent one.
As for SNILS (individual personal account insurance number), starting from July 15, 2021, it automatically goes to the mother’s personal account on the State Services website, so there is no need to obtain it anywhere specifically. If the child was adopted or the mother does not have an account on this wonderful resource, then you can apply for the document at the nearest MFC or at a branch of the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation (you must have a passport and the child’s birth certificate with you).
All! All documents for the child have been collected.
When to apply
This insurance is provided to infants:
- visiting a local pediatrician;
- visiting nurse;
- consulting, practical assistance from specialized doctors;
- laboratory, instrumental diagnostics;
- carrying out preventive measures.
Severe cases of illness warrant inpatient treatment.
a period of 3 months from the date of his birth to receive a compulsory medical insurance policy The first 30 days of the baby’s life are guaranteed by the mother’s insurance, which is provided by insurance companies. Then begins a period characterized by obtaining a personal insurance certificate, which falls on the shoulders of the family. The clinic closest to their place of residence can issue a reminder or warning about receiving the document. After a month, maternal insurance ceases to cover the baby, and therefore any medical institution has the right to refuse treatment.
This also results in the absence of the right to receive free medicines, mandatory vaccinations, or to call a doctor at home under necessary circumstances. Of course, this can be overcome by paying for medical services, but providing emergency care can cost a hefty sum, which will affect the reduction of the family budget.
