On Amendments to Decrees of the President of the Republic of Belarus on Improving the Organization of Sanatorium-Resort Treatment and Health Improvement of the Population
In order to improve the regulation of relations in the sphere of sanatorium-resort treatment and health improvement of the population, on November 2, 2023, the President of the Republic of Belarus signed Decree No. 343 "On Amendments to Decrees of the President of the Republic of Belarus" (which will enter into force on January 1, 2024), aimed at improving the organization of sanatorium-resort treatment and health improvement of the population.
The following changes have been made regarding the approaches to sanatorium-resort treatment and health improvement for individuals who independently pay mandatory insurance contributions to the social insurance budget:
1. The aforementioned individuals are entitled to sanatorium-resort treatment and health improvement, provided that they have paid mandatory insurance contributions to the social insurance budget for at least 183 calendar days of the preceding calendar year, or for the entire period from the date of registration as a payer of mandatory insurance contributions until the end of that year; 2. For the purposes of Decree No. 343, the average monthly monetary income of the aforementioned individuals for the 12 calendar months preceding the month of voucher issuance shall be recognized as equal to the nominal accrued average wage of employees of the Republic of Belarus for the year before the last month relative to the month of voucher issuance; 3. Unless otherwise provided by Decree No. 343, sanatorium-resort treatment or health improvement shall be provided to the aforementioned individuals no more than once every four years; 4. According to paragraph 7 of Decree No. 343, the aforementioned individuals who are disabled persons of group I or II are entitled to priority free sanatorium-resort treatment no more than once every two years.
Unified approaches and procedures for sanatorium-resort treatment and health improvement for military personnel (employees) and pensioners of the national security system bodies are also provided.