The Armed Forces of Ukraine are tightening control over the work of military medical commissions (MMCs) at Territorial Centers for Recruitment and Social Support. New measures are aimed at improving the quality of medical examinations and preventing the mobilization of people whose health condition does not allow them to perform military service.
This was reported to Suspilne on October 30 by Major Dmytro Lykhoviy, a representative of the Main Directorate of Communications of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
One of the main innovations will be enhanced monitoring of the validity of military medical commission conclusions. Based on its results, inspections of MMC work will be carried out to identify cases of improper examination of conscripts and unjustified decisions on fitness for service.
Special attention will be paid to people with chronic diseases that may worsen during military service. The goal is to ensure a more complete health assessment before a person is sent to a military unit.
Responsibility for fictitious or negligently prepared medical conclusions will be borne by the relevant healthcare institutions and specialists involved in their preparation. However, specific measures of responsibility will depend on the nature of the violations established and current legislation.
Additional checks will also concern officials of Territorial Centers for Recruitment and Social Support. Compliance with the procedure for sending conscripts for medical examination will be monitored, as well as the correctness of document preparation and entry of data into the Unified State Register of Conscripts, Persons Liable for Military Service, and Reservists.
According to current explanations from the Ministry of Defense, a military medical commission must determine a person's fitness based on their actual health condition. If a basic examination is insufficient to establish a diagnosis, the person should be sent for additional examinations.
The strengthening of control occurs amid numerous reports of violations during MMC procedures and mobilization. In particular, in the annual report of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, it was noted that citizens complained about superficial medical examinations, ignoring medical documents, and making conclusions without involving all necessary specialists.
People's Deputy Yulia Yatsyk, who is a member of the temporary investigative commission, has previously spoken about problems during mobilization. According to her, the commission receives numerous complaints about violations of the rights of mobilized individuals and improper work of military medical commissions.
The deputy reported cases where people with serious illnesses were declared fit for military service despite circumstances that raised doubts about the validity of such decisions.
Earlier, "Kurs Ukrainy" reported on the case of a blind resident of Odesa who claimed he was forcibly taken to and held at a Territorial Center for Recruitment despite documents excluding him from military registration. The court ordered the State Bureau of Investigation to register information based on the man's statement and begin an investigation into the circumstances.
At the same time, tightening control over MMCs does not in itself mean automatic review of all previously issued conclusions. Citizens who disagree with a commission's decision can appeal it through the established procedure via a higher-level MMC or go to court.
Based on materials: Suspilne, Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights
